The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-07-08

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Restores Girl to Father.
"Mr. Isaac had followed me to the
Indian camp. and turning as he APP
preached near by, l said to him. There's
your girl, and to the Indian. You come
with me. He said Let me get my hat
and / told him no, that / would pro-
vide a hat for him.
Leaving father and daughter to-
gether, / took Joe to the blacksmith
shop. about 200 yards distant, to wait
for the Roberts Greek stage, due to pass
there at noon, to come to Eureka.
'In a little while Mr.. Isaac came to
the blacksmith shop with Joe's hat,
which he handed to me. He gave no
outward sign Of what he contemplated
doing, and while / knew he was terribly
wrought up over the affair and wholly
undone from his long hunt and loss of
sleep, l did not mistrust him as intend
ing to do any violence. He left us aud
went to the old house. 20 or 80 feet
away, where he had left his rifle.
Father Gets His Rife.
Il was standing between him and the
Indian when he came out of the house
with his rife. Raising the weapon, he
shouted, Billy. get out of the way l
covered him with my revolver, saying.
Maurice, this is my prisoner, obey the
law. He continued to approach repeat
ing, Billy. get out of the way while
I expostulated with him to obey the
law. When within two-gun lengths Of
me he said, Billy you've done your
duty as an officer, now get out of the
way aud let me do mine. or I'll kill you,
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Joe was standing right behind me
and as I turned sideways he ducked
and we both missed the first bullet.
Joe then ran into the blacksmith shop
when q second shot from Isaac's rifle
hit him with deadly effect. The bullet,
which was a soft-nosed 25-35 Win
chester. hit him sideways in the
muscles of the left arm and went clear
through the body. He lived about 10
minutes, but did not speak.
The Only Witness.
81 was the only witness to the shoot
ing. but in a few minutes Mrs. Roach
and the Marteletti boy came from the
Roberts Creek ranch house and the
former asked if she could do anything.
l told her no, the boy was dying. Isaac
surrendered himself to me and we
waited for young Isaac and Bianchi
to reach there. They arrived about
1890 noon.
"Mr. Isaac arranged for Bianchi to
return his daughter to her home and
for his son to accompany him to Eureka.
l left the body in the blacksmith shop,
latched the door and told jeff Marteletti
not to leave any one touch the body
until l could notify the officers in Eu-
reka aud have some one sent out from
town.
i. Indian Did Not Show Fight.
I'VE left Roberts Greek about l p. m.
and arrived in Eureka about 5 O'Clock.
l turned my prisoner over to Sheriff
Sweeney. / told him the Indians would
likely make trouble on the ranch and it
would be well to send an officer there
to keep down any disturbance that
might RISE"
Mr.. Laird was asked if it were true
that Joe was armed and showed fight
when arrested. He said he had the
drop on the Indian and he had no
chance to show fight. and that he had
no arms OH him when arrested. Mr..
Laird stated that he did not search the
wickiup. but that young Isaac and
Bianchi told him they saw a pistol.
a rife and a shotgun and 100 rounds
of ammunition in the wickiup when
they went in to gather up Eina's things
and get her ready for home.
Indians Get the Body.
There were a large number of Indians
In Eureka from the surrounding places
to spend the Fourth and they were
greatly aroused when they got news of
the killing Sunday evening. The fact
that a great many Indians who usually
come here for the Fourth had gone to
Elko no doubt prevented more trouble.
AS it was. ON Monday morning five or
six bucks and squaws hitched up a rig.
got several bottles Of whisky aud
started for Roberts Greek. When
they got there about II O'Clock they
were all drunk and In an ugly mood
and commenced to make it look very
bad for Mrs. Roach and jeff Marteletti,
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