The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-21
Bunch Of the Outlaws We're
in Carson Valley Last
Sunday Night
GOT WHISKEY AT WATERLOO
No Attem pt Was Made To Cap
ture Them-They Have
Provisions
(From the Carson News.)


Ira Pickney. foreman of the sheep
interests of the Dangberg Land and
Development company, was in this
city last evening with a thrilling story
of the convicts and an avenging trail
er Mr.. Pickney has charge of the
three camps in Hope valley, Alpine
county, and the convicts have been
seen more than once by the men.
One day this week a herder re-
ported to Mr.. Pickney that two of the
escapes were at the upper camp and
Pickney quickly gathered a posse of
his men and they moved on the camp
only to see the two men leave the
cabin and take to the brush Just be-
fore the party was within gunshot.
The pursuit was kept up as long as
practicable but was finally abandoned.
Afterwards three of the party were
seen going into Lake valley and Mr.
Pinckney is of the opinion that the
party of five which robbed the Ruffner
place a week ago Tuesday, separated
after that and that the three spoken
of were on their way to Phillipes, and
will return down the American river
on the back track
The other two. who called at one OF
his camps, are, he believes, Theron
and Woods and are still in Hope val
ley To trail them is impossible, owing
to the grass and brush and it is only
occasionally their tracks are ever seen.
The convicts killed two sheep and
had feast on Monday last.
Contrary to all reports, Mr.. Pinck-
ney says that there is still one lone
man on the trail of the convicts, and
who keeps on, day and night, often
for many hours without food and with
out sufficient sleep for weeks past His
clothes are in rags. his flesh torn by
briars and brush, his shoes worn un-
I'll his bleeding feet are exposed, but
who, with dogged determination, re-
mains with the one purpose in view,
of overtaking the convicts and wreck
ing vengeance on Convict Woods This
is the way the story goes:
1t seems that Woods was employed
by the United States army in the
Philippines as a scout. One day he
had some trouble with a brother SOL
dier. and a few days later when they
were out alone together, shot him in
the back, The shot did not kill his
intended victim, however, and Woods
stabbed him with a knife and robbed
him. Even yet life was not extinct,
hut satisfied that death was certain to
follow. Woods buried the man alive.
His disappearance remained mys-
tery for some time, but finally, weeks
afterward, two Filipino women were
brought into the American camp as
prisoners, and they told the story OF
the murder. claiming to have been eye
witnesses. Woods Immediately a.
serted, only remaining on the island
long enough to murder the two Fill
pino women who had informed against
him. The finding the body of the muir
dered man as described by the two
women sustained their story
Woods managed to elude the vigi-
lance of the officers and came to Cali
rornia. where he committed murder,
and was sentenced to Folsom for life.
The Philippine story was not told, as
the criminals identity was not sus-
pected until afterward, and then the
only man who had a particular inter-
est in it had his reasons for keeping
IL unknown. This man was brother
of the soldier robbed and buried alive
by Woods in the Philippines. He in
tended to wreck his vengeance on
Woods in the prison, but failed in his
attempts. but Immediately on learning
of Woods escape. he took up the trail
and has been following him ever since.
He asks for no company, takes only
the most ordinary precautions, but is
determined to kill Woods or die in
the attempt He is the only man
seeking to catch up with the conviets.
SAID TO BE IN CARSON VALLEY.
A gentleman came down from Car
son valley last evening who stated
that the second bunch of convicts
from Fulsom spent Sunday night in
the valley.
First they called on the village OF
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