Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-26
The CONVICTS STORY
How they Passed the Officers Of
This County

The story OF the capture Of two con-
victs in Reno last Sunday was all the
talk in Carson, and the fact that two
of the men spent Saturday in this city
naturally caused more than usual III
terest in the affair. No new stories
are afloat, or at least none that lead
the officers of hearers to take much
stock in. The fact that a half a doz-
en- men travelling from the agricultural
regions above pass through town ey-
cry day, and they might all be taken
for cOnvicts by their unkempt appear
ance, has given many resident the
firm belief that they have housed and
fed the bounded men.
The Reno Journal of yesterday con.
tains the following account Of the cap
ture and the interviews with the men
now in Jail at that place:
Murphy told the story of his escape
and capture as follows:
Il was only at Folsom about three
months when the break came. | was
not in the confidence of the gang.
The first knew was when the line
broke and made the rush. Having IA
years ahead OF me l was of course
looking for the chance to get away
and thought saw it. took the
chance and have tried my best to get
out of the country. | have suffered tor
lures the past month and although
/ suppose may hang for it, | would
not go through it all again for my
liberty.
Then follows an account of the es-
cape and fight at Pilot Hill.
Il saw none of the gang after Pilot
Hill until Miller walked up to me
as i was sitting by the road on The
summit above Carson Valley | rec
ognized him at a distance and lie.
him come up. We went down into the
ranch, while | laid around in the brush
Keeping guard over him and watching
for officers or posses. | was with Nil
Ter just week. Last Saturday we
left Martins ranch and walked to
Carson arriving there about 80. We
made up our minds that we had better
put up a bold front instead Of sueals
ing around back streets We walked
up the main street and had dinner al
a restaurant and loafed around town
all afternoon going into a saloon and
watching a card game for awhile. Sew
eral times we saw the officers bn
they seemed to pay little attention T
us. This emboldened us, and to thi,
fact l attribute our undoing. w
were overconiident.
1--WE left Carson late in the after
noon and followed the railroad tract
all the way to Franktown, walking {
short distance apart to avoid ambush
es. At Franktown we had dinner an.
a drink at the hotel. Continuing on
way we kept on the railroad all thu
way to Steamboat keeping out of sigh
of course and not visiting any houses
''At Steamboat we boarded the es
cursion train. We took the front pass
enger coach. We intended to pay on
fare but no conductor showed up an
as the car was crowded we stood O.
the front platform. At Huffakers' W
got of and again took the railroa
track following it all the way int
Reno. We came up Mill street fo
. distance, intending to go directl
down the main street as we had don
at Carson, believing that the safes
plan.
"A short distance down Mill stree
from Virginia we saw a man followin
met by some one in a buggy, coming i
the opposite direction. This locke
suspicious and we turned toward tn
right to the river through a cara
and to the rier bank. We wake
mp to the bridge and took the foe
path. We stopped about half wa