Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-04-17
i!NDERMAN'S CONFESSION.

car toward the middle Of the train.
After proceeding for say, about six !
miles, we started over the train to. |
ward the engine, German in the lead
with gun in his hand, and handker- |
chef over his face, Sevenier coming |
next with tue same ornaments, a gun
and mask. came behind them Dut /
not knowing anything about such bust. |
ness, did not place mask on. Mel |
Their did take my gun from my poe.
ket on the east bound train. Roberts |
stayed back on d fiat car. but joined
US later. While we were on the fiat
car, Mr.. Mohn, the brakeman, saw him.
After arriving on the car next to the
engine, a man was lying on that car
who we found out later was Town
send. German and Sevenier handled
him all alone, not touching him, but
as they all turned to go toward the
the fire box door. the light showing
full in my face and l not having q
mask on, gave Townsend ample chance
to see my features. Well, the other
two men took Townsend back about
four or five cars from the engine and
after robbing him Of his watch and
$40 made him get off the train. The
| train slowed at lola siding and as
| there was a west bound train taking
the siding, we agreed to go back to
Lovelock. On this train the murder CT
Jack Welch was carried out. When
we boarded this train we were up
near the engine and after the train
} got to moving very lively, we all lined
along the cars, German in the lead,
Sevenier next. then myself and Rob-
erts behind.
DETAILS OF THE CRIME.
Walking over about fifteen cars, we
came to the scene of the murder. Wal
dron and Welch were lying on the left
hand side of the running board, which
is the middle of all box cars. German
and Sevenier, who had their masks
on and their guns in hand started to
rob them. Myself and Roberts neither
of us having masks on came up close
to the rest and as Waldron and WEIGH
were lying on their backs, they had a
very good opportunity to see our faces
1t was only a glance however, because
: l looked over on the next car and saw
Kelly. My handkerchief being around
| my neck as l stepped from the cal
, where German and Sevenier had theil
. victims down robbing them, I pulled
, my handkerchief up over my nose ant
with a gun in my hand ordered Kelly
) to give me his money. Roberts wa:
: with me and as I took pocket boo}
from Kelly's pocket. said here kid
: take this and see what is in it. l tool
: fifty cents from him and as he begged
r me piteously not to take his life, l al
/ lowed him to get up and run to thu
I caboose. Kelly also had valise whic!
3 Roberts and searched. While all thi
: was going on, between Kelly, mysel
! and Roberts, German and Sevenier ha'
. Waldron and WEIGH down on sid
! ladder trying to make them drop of
II They seemed to be having hard tim
i with them. Sevenier was down on tn
= ladder beating the poor man Walcl
l. with a revolver and standing on hi
Il hands. WEIGH was begging piteousl
Z for his life. German was standing o.
the top of the car with his gun pointe
down at the men. l was on the ca
a ahead of them shooting in the air t
a keep brakeman back who was IL
l. clined to come toward us. He soon IL
e cided to leave for the engine. In tn
meantime l heard German say 'Fo
y Christ's sake take that and he empt
l. ed his gun into Jack Welch's body.
e EXONERATING ROBERTS.
y Now I declare emphatically tina
Fl this is true account of the murder
+ that the transcript of the case doe
n. not get it in this way. l will explai
n the reason why it shows that myse
E. and Roberts fired the shots that kille
u Jack Welcn anu ~, lave alreca d
o. stated our positions on that train, W
Of will jump to the hospital where tn
If Identification was made by the dyin
Of man. Roberts and Sevenier were take
s. in first with the crowd and stood b
k fore the bed where Jack Welch VIZ
G, lying. AS l was not in there l did n
know but was made to believe the be
IL Roberts made himself very cOnspic
re Gus by placing his face right down
10 to Welchs, while Sevenier stood pc
IN fectly still. Now l stated while '
he were on the train Roberts and | nev
III had a mask on, but we took a look
1r. Welch and Waldron, SO if they saw o
va faces, they would surely rememb
,a+ them. This must account for Wei
- saying ROBERTS ShOt me. Inc BOY ne
- er had a gun at all. After these t
10, 10. were taken out German and l went
W and WEIGH looked at Germans ia
- Welch said, You were there on
~. car He said nothing to me and
i"' they were taking us out, | said to t
sheriff, That man did not identify I
so he says, Get back where you {
to be- So l made myself more conspi
the Gus than Roberts. but what was
wn object? l knew l did not shoot t
ers man so of course took chance of /
saying, I was not there at ALL S
lier to him, Take a good look at me p;
le;r ner, and be sure about it He 5;
ript You were there; you shot me +
in say | did not shoot that man.
tile fair minded man can look into the u
lelr ter and see that from the way it re
rec who is the actual murderer of j
ting Welch. T. F. German stands g