The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-18
ACCOMPLICE POINTS
TO MURDERERS
In Fear of Death at Hands of His Partners,
Williams COnfesses==Places Murderers
in Proper Light--FuIl Confession

We turned the bills into American
money the next morning in Nixons
bank in Winnemucca. We carried the
diamonds part of that day, but as
Mr. Lamb, the sheriff, seemed to sus-
picion US. we concluded it would be
advisable to cache the diamonds on
the desert. Mr.. Lamb followed us al
day, so in the evening we agreed to
leave town. We took a west bound
freight train. but as the sheriff was
on the same train. we left our plunder
behind. Arriving at Mill City, where
the train took siding, Sevner and ]
went over to the saloon to get some
thing to drink Mr.. Lamb being in
there, ordered us to throw up our
hands. He took off all our clothes,
and of course not finding the diamonds
he allowed us to go on our journey
We took a passenger train from there
to Humboldt House and doubled back
to Winnemucca on the fiier. Getting
our d'amonds, we left on a eight
train for the west, arriving at Love-
lock and staying there all day, left
that night for Reno, arriving there the
sell our diamonds, getting sales for
most of them at very low prices Now
this happened between the 18th and
18th of August. On the morning of
the 10th / was introduced to German,
as Sevner was well acquainted with
him. The boy Roberts was also with
German. / found out later that Cor
man was in possession of a gun. II
was SO calibre Iver Johnson revolver.
Sevner was anxious to make a pur-
of two diamond rings that morning.
he made purchase OF a gun like Cor
mans. Now l had never owned nor
ever in my life had a gun in my pos
session, nevertheless / was persuaded
to buy one. German making the pur-
chase for me. not knowing what to
buy. Well, after everything went
along smoothly for the day. we left
Reno that night, the 10th of August.
getting off at Lovelock the next morn
Of August. We sat around Lovelock
all that day, also the 18th and 10Th,
drinking and spending what money
we had left from the proceeds of our
diamond robbery. After eating our
supper on the night of the 18th of Au-
gust. we bought a bottle of whiskey
and went over to the water tank. A
freight train. east bound, came along
ard we agreed to take 1t. 1, being
under the influence of liquor, could not
see the danger before me, but my
memory never failed me. know
everything that transpiI ed on that IA
tai night. If l had only known the
character of the men who were with
me and had been aware of their mur-
derous dispositions, never would
have consented to accompany them on
that trip. l never thought of ever
committing murder when l stepped on
that train, but as 1t was committed
by these men, Goiman and Sevner, l
must suffer, together with this boy
Roberts, for the part they took in
that atrocious crime.
My conscience does not allow me to
keep this matter a secret / wish the
and to expose the actual murderers of
Jack Welch.
Never would German and Sevner
come to the font and confess to their
crime. No, they know the transcript
of our case contains the evidence i'm
their favor, ard myself and this little
boy Roberts have to suffer for their
crime. These men have terrible rec
ords against them, never hesitating
to commit mul der at any stage of the
game, and If they had not been so
free in the use of their guns on that
fatal night, would be serving nothing
more than ten years, instead of being
here awaiting my time TO be executed.
the company Of such notorious con-
victs, but If 1 must suffer death for
my share in this crime, / can 60 to
my death knowing l was not the cause
of Jack Welch losing his life. I will
now proceed to relate how these
crimes were committed
AS related before. we took the east
bound freight. getting on a car to-
ward the middle of the train. After
proceeding for. say, about six miles,
we started over the tain toward the
engine. German In the lead with a gun
in his hand and handkerchief over his
face. Sevner coming next with the
same ornaments. Gun and mask.
l came behind them. but not knowing
anything about such business, did not
put on a mask. Neither did / take my