The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-18
LICE POINTS
TO The MURDERERS

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gun from my pocket on the east bound
train. Roberts staid back on a fiat
car but Joined us later. While he was
on the fiat car Mr.. Mohn. the brake
man, saw him. After arriving at the
car next to the engine. a man was iy-
ing on that car whom we found out
later was Townsend. German and
SEWER handled him all alone, / not
touching him, but as they all turned
to go toward the rear of the train,
the fireman opened the firebox door,
the light showing full in my face, l
not having a 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
rain. The train slowed down at lola
Siding and as there was a west bound
train taking the siding, We agreed to
go back to Lovelock. On his train
the murder of Jack WEIGH was car
ried 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, Sevner next, then myself and
Roberts behind. Walking over about
fifteen ears we came to the seen" Of
the murder . Waldrom and WEIGH
were lying on the left hand side of
the running-boasd, which is the mid
die Of all box cars. German and Sew
ner, who had their masks on and their
guns In hand. started to rob them.
Myself and Roberts. neither of us hav-
ing masks on. came up close to the
rest, and as waldrom and WEIGH were
lying on their backs, they had a very
good opportunity to see u faces. 1t
was only a glance, however, because
looked over on the next car and saw
Kelly. My handkerchief being around
my neck, as I stepped from the a
where German and Sevner had their
victims down robbing them. / pulled
my handkerchief IN over my nose and
with a u in my hand ordered Kelly
to give me his money. Roberts was
with me. and as I took 2 pocketbook
from Kelly's pocket 1 said, He e. kid.
take this and see what's in it." I took
so cents from him and as he begged
me piteously not to take his life,
allowed him to get up and run for
the caboose. Kelly also a a valise.
and l and Roberts searched it. While
all this was going on between Kelly,
myself and Roberts. German and Sew
ner had Waldrom and WEIGH down on
off. They seemed to be having a r
time with them. Sevner was down on
the ladder beating the poor man WEIGH
with a revolver and standing on his
hands. WEIGH was begging p.teously
for his life. German was standing on
top of the car with his gun pointed
down at the men. l was on the car
ahead of them shooting in the air to
keep the brakeman back. who was in
clined to come toward us. He soon
decided to leave for the engine. In
the meantime I heard German say,
For Christ's sake. take that" n he
emptied his u into Jack Welch's
body.
Now / declare emphatically that
this is a true account of the murder,
but the transcript of the case does not
give it this way. / will explain the
reason why it shows that myself and
Roberts fired the shots that killed
Jack WEIGH. and as I nave already
stated our positions on that train.
will jump to the hospital where the
identification was made by the dying
man. Roberts and Sevren were taken
in first with the crowd and stood be-
fore the bed where Jack WEIGH was
lying. AS I was not in there l did not
know, but was made to believe the boy
Roberts made himself very conspicu-
u by placing his face right dow into
Welch's while Sevner stood perfectly
still. Now ] stated while we were on
the train Roberts and I never had a
mask on when we took q look at