The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-26
MURPHY AND
WOODS TALK
TOREPORTER
Discuss Their Travels from
the Time They Escaped
Until Captured
THEY ARE GLADIT'S ALLOvER
Both Expect to be Hanged for
Their Pat In the Prison
Delivery

The Reno Journal reporters did good
work in getting up their story of the
capture of Murphy and Woods, the es-
capped Folsom convicts. They had but
a short time to do it in, but presented
a graphic, connected account in which
none of the details the reading pub
liz would care for were omitted From
it we clip the following interesting in
terview with convicts Murphy and
Woods after their capture and incar-
ceration in the Reno prison. After
telling the story of his trial and con-
viction, in which of course he claim
ed to be victim of injustice, Murphy
told the story of his escape and cap
ture as follows
Il was only at Folsom about three
months when the break came. l was
rot in the confidence of the gang
The first | knew was when the line
broke and made the rush. Having
fourteen years ahead of me | was, Of
course, looking for a chance to get
away and thought | saw it. l took
the chance and have tried my best
to get out of the country. | have suf-
fered tortures the past month and al
though l suppose l may hang for it.
would not go through it all again
for my liberty.
Then follows an account Of the es-
cape and the fight at Pilot Hill.
| Il saw none of the gang after leav-
ing Pilot Hill until Miller walked up
to me as l was sitting by the road
on the summit above Carson valley.
recognized him at a distance and let
him came up. We went down into
the valley and Miller went TO work on
ranch, while l laid around in the
brush keeping guard over him and
watching for officers or posses. / was
with Miller just a week. Last Satur-
day we left Martins ranch and walk
ed to Carson, arriving there about
| IL. 80. We made up our minds that we
nad better put on a bold front in
stead of sneaking around back streets.
| We walked up the main street and
mad dinner at a restaurant and loafed
around town all afternoon, gong into
saloon and watching a card game
| for awhile. Several times we saw the
officers, but they seemed to pay no
+ attention to us. This emboldened us,
and to this fact | attribute our un-
doing. We were over-confident.
I'VE left Carson late in the after
neon and followed the railroad track
All the way to trankLown, walking
short distance apart to avoid am
bushes. At Franktown we had dinner
ana a drink at tne hotel. Continu-
ing our way we kept on the railroad
ali the way to Steamboat, keeping
cut of sight, of course, but not visit
ing any houses.
AT Steamboat we boarded the ex-
cursion train. We took the front
passenger coach. We intended to pay
om fare but no conductor showed up
and as the car was crowded We stood
on the front platform. At Huffakers
we got off and again took the railroad
track, following it all the way into
Reno. We came up Mill street for a
distance, intending to go directly
down the main street, as we had done
at Carson, believing that the safest
plan.
or
from Virginia We saw man follow
ing up rapidly on horseback. He was
met by some one in buggy, coming
in the opposite direction. This look
ell suspicious and we turned to the
right toward the river through a cor
raj to the river bank. We walked up
to the bridge and took the footpath.
We stopped about half way across to
watch a couple of men who came up
the street we had just left. AS they
went into the hotel we continued our
way. At the end of the bridge | met
my Waterloo. Miller was ahead and
the last l saw of him he was falling
over the end of the porch OF what
they tell me is the Salvation Army
hadl,. About that time | had some
trouble of my own in the shape of
Deputy Sheriff Maxwell
"Now that II is all over. I am glad
it turned out as il did. / have killed
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