Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-03-25
MURDER Turks In
SHADES OF NIGHT
Killing OF Unknown Near Ida
Followed by Battle With
Highwaymen.

people to this country is bringing
in its train other things not so de-
sirable as merely a large floating
population bent upon legitimate
enterprise.
AS an indication OF this there have
been several occurrences OF late
which demand decided action on the
part Of county officers. First came
the undoubted murder of Aaron
Mack, less than two weeks since, at
this place, and last Monday night
came the killing Of a man named Lo-
gan near Ida, and the hold.up Of an
Italian wood camp, at Montezuma
near Goldfeld
So far as known the circumstances
Immediately surrounding the death
OF Aaron Mack are as much Of a
mystery now as they were at the
time his body was found, although it
may be assumed in all fairness, that
the sheriff's Office is doing what is
possible to unravel the mystery.
MURDER AT A soUAw CAMP.
The killing reported from Ida,
although presenting facts of a DIFF
ferent nature, is somewhat the
same. or this murder more is ap
parently known. George r. Logan,
was last seen in company with
one Usher, and the two went to
a nearby squaw camp, from which
Logan returned alone. making the
statement that his companion had
been killed. A party at once formed
and repaired to the scene of the
killing, where a number OF squaws
were found making the customary
racket over the dead. The women
refused at first to say anything
about the matter, and Usher was
equally reticent. However, upon
being openly accused Of the crime by
n of the party, he is said to have
talked Il great deal, and made, dur
ing bis excitement many damaging
statements. At last one of the
squaws, pointing her finger at him,
said; you shot him Ia the back y
Usher was taken into custody by
the citizens and removed to
Ida. The murdered man was
dead when the party reached the
scene, having apparently died almost
instantly from the effects of a gun
shot wound which took off the
back of his head.
HiGHwAYMEN HOLD UP wooDCHoPpERE
On the same evening which
witnessed the killing of the mar
Logan near Ida, Il lively scene wa.
enacted near Montezuma, about
twenty miles from Goldfeld. This
was nothing less than the hold-up OF
party OF Italian woodcutters by q
band of five knights OF the road, the
securing Of about four hundred dol
lars in money, followed by u lively
fight, in the course of which u hors,
is reported killed as the only fatality
The five highwaymen were mounted
and descended suddenly upon tn,
startled Italians with a demand fol
their money. This, owing to th,
persuasive eloquence of large and
dangerous looking six shooters, wa.
at once handed over. Then the lv,
departed, but the Italians had il
a measure recovered from their sur
prise, and, finding themselves nj
longer covered, secured a gun ano
opened fire upon the retiring forces
of the bandits. A lively fight, in tn,
course OF which many shots were ex
changed, followed, but so far as tn,
news at hand tells, no human life wa.
lost. One horse was killed and an
other threw his rider. The track
Of the marauders were easily fol
lowed till the hard ground Of til,
travelled road was reached, wher
all trace of the five was lost.
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