The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-18
GOT ALLIE HAD
COMING TO HIM
Winters Got Four Years,
Adams Three-AddmS At
tackled in the Jail

Out Of two indictments returned by
the last grand jury four convictions
have been secured-a record to dis
may the knockers. for sure. But bet
tel than that-for they are of little
moment-it is a record that will stag
ger the criminal class, and make them
boldt county's courts OF Justice. To
be convinced of this one would but
need tc listen to the expressions of
surprise heard in the county Jail as
the report of each jury finding and
sentence was carried in. The prison
ers were astonished and wonder. as
one Cf them was heard to remark
"Wot's gittin' into these fellers here,
anyhow" They may rest assused
that so long as the present regime
is IN office. they may expect to find
as rough shedding as the few have
had at this term of court, and be made
to realize that the way of the trans
1GSSOI 10 lnuteu udIu.
1t was nearly 10:30 last night when
| the jury in the case of the state VS..
+. Winters reported Their verdict
was that the defendant was guilty of
the crime of burglary, as charged in
the indictment. 1t was not unexpect-
ed even a disagreement would have
been far more surprising. But the con-
viction is in a large measure due to
the tireless efforts of the district at
/ torney and the sheriff and deputy in
/ the prosecution of the case. Mr.. War
1en's arraignment Of Winters, whom
he characterized as a human tiger
was terrible He had penetrated the
mask Of one Of the most hardened
criminals that this court has ever had
to deal with, and showed up his hide
Gus nature in convincing manner.
That this is true was proven this
morning, after Winters and his part
ner-or more, properly speakin, his
/ dupe-had been sentenced by Judge
Bonnifield, the former to four years
and the latter to three, and returned
to the big apartment of the Jail, where
\ ell the prisoners are allowed to con.
giegate. Sheriff Lamb conducted
them in, and had scarcely turned the
bolts and stepped back into his office
when Winters made a sudden and
~ 4
the more powerful of the two, be-
side catching his victim off his guard
he gave him a terrible beating before
/ he could be interrupted.
( When Winters began his cowardly
attack, Adams back was turned. He
sprang at him. certainly with all the
/ fieTceness of a tiger; for a wonder
/ the other prisoners did not attempt
+ to separate them. They all retired
into a corner and watched the one
sided fight in breathless silence. AL.
most at the first lick the blood flew
Blow after blow Winters rained upon
the head and face of his victim, un.
! til Sheriff Lamb opened the door and
jumped into the room. He made a
pass at Winters with his club which
4 Winters lodged. Then he wilted like
leaf, and began to exclaim, 'I'll be.
have, I'll behave" The sheriff showed
him into the solitary cell, hot ana
dark, and then looked after Adams
whose beating proved to be most Sc.
we're. None of the other prisoners
made any attempt to cause trouble
but it was a position which few brave
men would care to be placed in. In
the cell or room were Murphy and
/ Hanley, recently sentenced, and still
sore" at everybody in general and
the officers of the law, who did theii
duty, in particular. There are alsC
others who would undoubtedly hav,
taken a hand in a mix-up had they
not previously formed a respect fol
the sheriff, and among these are the
two toughs who tried to escape from
the guardian of the chain gang a few
days ago.
! Sheriff Lamb will take the foul
prisoners, closely guarded. to Carson
tonight. This will be the largesi
number convicted and sent up from
any one term of court from this coun-
4 ty for a long time. and though II
may seem a sort of paradox, it's great.
ly to the credit of the county X G
Lamb. brother of the sheriff, will ac-
company him and see that all the
quartette are safely put away behind
the big bars.