The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-20
Hold Up Three Men on Freight
Train, Fatally Shooting
One
ROBBERY WAS THEIR OBJECT
Jack Welch the victim-lt 10
Hoped the Guilty Ones Were
Caught

portion of the Southern Pacific rail-
road near Lovelock last night, and
started in to levy toll from all who
attempted to ride through the valley
without paying. The coal crackers
were their chosen victims, and three
OF these got the worst of it at the
hands of the ruffians. Jack Welch
was shot three times and probably
fatally wounded, his partner, AL Wall
man, is said to have had his nose
broken and been otherwise bruised
and beaten, and young man whose
name could not be learned was rough
~ handled while undergoing the ex-
perience OF a hold-up In addition to
these adventures a brakeman on No.
200 was shot at three times, but es-
capped injury. A roundup of some
twelve or fourteen tramps at Lovelock
is thought to include the tough cases
who did the highwayman act
About 10 O'Clock last night the
freight No. 220 left Lovelock. A
young man who was on the engine
passing coal was singled out by a
party of three armed fellows who took
the train and rified his pockets. He
was then thrown off the train, and
making his way to Oreana, telegraph
ed information of the robbery here.
Rear Brakeman Mohn and Conductor
Pease, who were in the caboose heard
the shooting, and the brakeman start
ed to investigate the cause. AS soon
as he got within shooting distance
of the gang, they halted him and fired
three shots at him. They then dis
appeared and were seen no more by
the crew of 220.
From subsequent developments it is
believed that these three, reinforced
by a couple more, doubled back to
Lovelock on No. 219. another freight.
IL was on this train that young Welch
was attacked Welch is a young man
or about twenty years of age. he
has been employed for several weeks
on the ranch of Reinhart & Staufer
near Winnemucca, and is spoken OF
in the highest terms by the foreman
of the ranch, Mr.. Merchant. He and
his partner, AL. Wallman, were PAID
of yesterday, and decided to go to
Reno. They were on the same train'
No. PIG, and as stated, Welch was
cracking coal to pay for his passage.
Just about midnight he started back
along the train, on top, to find Pratt
He had not gone more than three OF
four car lengths when he ran into the
bunch of five men, and saw that all
of them wore masks and were armed
"One of them asked me for
match" Mr.. Welch stated to Silver
State reporter at the county hospital
this morning; Il told him l dldn
have a match about me, and then one
of them said, well, you - -
throw your hands up | had no weap-
on, and fight was useless anyhow, SO
| complied. But just then one OF
them shot me through the left arm
just below the elbow, and announcer
one shot me through the left Ieg'
above the knee. They then gathered
around me and searched my pockets
| had bought a Wells-Fargo express
money order, and had it in my inside
vest pocket. and they did not ma 1t
They then took me to the edge OF
the car and kicked me of. and Jus'
as l struck the ground, they shot ms
in the back. They had got hold O
AL, too, and l think his nose was
broken. He found me. for he ha'
been thrown off, too, and as | eoul(
not walk he struck out to get help.
did not see him after that and don
know how badly he was hurt.
After | had lain there long time
bleeding and suffering, l heard
freight coming, and managed to ge
up and flag it. The trainmen picke'
me up and brought me to town.
got pretty good look at the fellows
and l am certain that | could iden
tify four of the five."
1t was Conductor LaPoint VIII
brought the injured man in this morn
ing. He was taken to the count
hospital, where DIR. Giroux dressed hi
wounds. 1t was found that the bullet
which passed through the leg an
arm had inflicted flesh wounds onl,