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

caught hold of Mrs. Roach and at
tempted to drag her from the house.
Having no protection and no means
OF defending themselves with a crowd
of drunken Indians, Mrs. Roach and
Marteletti hurried to the corral. saddled
two horses aud started for Eureka,
leaving the Indians in possession Of the
ranch. They reached here about 5
o'clock Monday afternoon and Mrs.
Roach informed Sheriff Sweeney of
what had occurred. He instructed his
deputies to arrest Pete and Mince Pie
aud they were taken into custody as
soon as they got to town.
Sheriff Takes the Body.
1t was about dusk when the Indians
got to Eureka with the remains. They
proceeded to the Indian camp back
of the Eureka Con. works in
the northern part of town. As soon as
they reached camp. Sheriff Sweeney
went down aud demanded the body for
the Coroner. The Indians protested,
saying they would rather attend to the
burial. The Sheriff insisted on having
the body and it was taken to p. II.
Hjul's undertaking rooms.
The COrOner's Inquest.
Coroner L. w. Cromer held an in
quest over the remains on Tuesday
morning. The following comprised the
jury i%mpaneled to inquire into the
cause of the Indians death: l.. N. Des.
Marias, A. +. Stinson, George Gavin,
N. Barlow. G. Hildebrand, Otis Fulton.
William Laird, being duly sworn, de-
posed and said: ~ was detailed Fri
day, June 80, 1905, by Sheriff Sweeney.
to find and capture the Indian. Joe
Richards, who eloped with the daugh-
ter, Edna, of Maurice Isaac. / first
got sight of the Indian. Joe Richards,
at Roberts Creek ranch on Sunday,
July 2, 1905, and Immediately placed
the Indian under arrest. A few min
utes later Maurice Isaaca ppeared with
rifle in hand, and despite my protests,
he fired two shots at the Indian, the
second shot taking effect. The Indian
expired, l believe, about Is minutes
later. Maurice Isaac Immediately sur
rendered himself to me and / ! brought
him to Eureka and he was arraigned
before Justice L. w. Cromer."
Deputy Sheriff Laird was the only
witness and after hearing his testimony
the jury returned a verdict tn It Joe
Richards, Indian, came to his death at
Roberts Greek ON July 2 by having been
shot and killed by a Winchester rife in
the hands Maurice Isaac of Cortez,
Nevada.
Isaac Out on Bond.
On Monday Maurice Isaac appeared
before Justice L.. w. Cromer and
waived a preliminary examination. He
was held to answer before the next Eu-
reka County Grand Jury with bonds
fixed at $1,000. Mr.. Isaac furnished his
bond aud about 4 O'Clock Monday after
noon he and his sou. Elmer, departed
for their home near Cortez.
Buried by the County.
The funeral of Joe Richards was not
held until Wednesday as a message had
been sent to his father, Dick Richards,
who was tending sheep for the Eureka
Live Stock Company at Squaw Noun
tain. No answer was received from
him, and Coroner Cromer OH behalf of
Eureka County buried the body about
4 o'clock in the afternoon. The re.
mains were inferred by the side of the
boys mother, who died in Eureka thu zee
years g and was buried just east of
the Odd Fellows cemetery. His two
sisters. Ida and Rena. were present at
the funeral. aud all the Indians in this
neighborhood marched behind the dead
wagon from the undertaking rooms to
the place of burial.
Dick Richards Arrives.
Dick Richards reached Eureka about
s o'clock Thursday morning. having
left Squaw Mountain as soon as he
heard of his sons death, which was
conveyed to him by an Indian sent by
the tribesmen in Eureka.