The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-26
BAD BOY FROM
S|ERRAv|LLE
ATTEMPTED nOLD-UP OF 0BERON
SALOON AT RENO
Tho Wild Youth Claims to nave
Spent Days Recently IN
Winnemucea

- saloon and gambling ho"So
-. u,r,aav night. He is from SIERRA
oo,,.orn;a where h worked IN lhe
MAINTAIN City quartz mill tor
ava months. He says that he's
: ,,,,a Rockies, Montana
~ lost 500 at craps in the ooeio
..raov and I believe they USED cfo
a,o. 70 get my money, Tnaes '"
- 60 hold up the place. There was
,hout osss on the faro layout
wontea IT. I intended to ride to Giei''
horsa 7 had hitched in the ahes'
,,.r strike into the hills on foot.
.r came to Reno from Sierravihe anu
,asore that / was at Winnemucca TOT a
short time"
Ginnis, or Carver. as MS feai "a
NAV be. does not look like a ooio' Dau
h~ighwayman.
Twenty-one years old. stockily Duii''
with gray eyes and an open countenaho'
lighted by a pleasing expression ne looms
more like an industrious young iaoorer
hon ANYTHING else. His rudy cheeks
and clear complexion belle the theory
hat he is a dope iend. or a orinNef'
and his general bearing is not mat OIL
= vha has lived about saloons n
gambling houses. He says that oeioie
ha worked in a quartz mill he was a
vaoucro and this is probably true
r,nsonbisticated he is. or he woaio
never have attempted the Oberon hoiu
nm under such disadvantageous circam-
stances.
..n,,r,np the afternoon / planned Just
how I would hold up the house.. sao
vounr Hnn TO q Gazette repres sntnti1s.
~ looked over the house and oo1c'uaei
that I would tie a fast saddle i-crse III
the alley back Of the saloon and thfei
and make my exit from the rear doni
7 got the horse from the Shot livery
stable and tied it with a slip knot IN
the alley back of the Gazette Office l
made a slip knot with Il hop thai would
Jerk loc sc easily an.l With ny gun IN
my coat pocket stepped VITA he oa>k
Of the saloon.
IT waited for a moment until l could
edge my way between the last two faro
iayouts and when the moment seemed
favorable 1 threw the gun against the
dealer and told him to throw up his
hands. He did and then / told the look
out to put the money in my pockets.
Instead, a fellow next to me struck my
hand and the gun went OF. Then a black
heavy set fellow grabbed me and the
next second every man about the place
took a hand. / was thrown to the floor.
disarmed and taken to jail.
ITS the first job l ever tried. ! was
never arrested before. l handled cattle
in oMntana. but had heard a great deal
about hold-ups and / thought l knew
how to manage one myself. l had no
partner. The statement that I have
Is untrue.
II came to Reno from S~ierraville with
Charley Elithorp OF S~ierraviile, a miner.
who vent on to Olinghouse. He. knew
nothing of my scheme. In fact. didn't
discuss 1t with anyone
4 intended to rid like the devil to
Glendale and then strike into the hills.
I didn't intend to keep the saddle horse.
II went after the Oberon because I
was satisfied I had been cheated out of
my mony. I wantd to ct vn and !
would had 1t not been for the two fell
lows that grabbed me Jack Farrell and
Proprietor Wacker). / Intended to get
my back against the wall. drive every
one into the front OF the house, take one
OF the dealers with me until / reached
the back door and then light out"
The gambling house was crowded when
Ginnis entered n he never had "a
chance from the FIRST.
He was In a crowd when he drew his
Weapon and levelcd it at Dealer Bill
Spinner and II was easy work for those
at his sideto disarm him. The first blow
was struck by Jack Ferrel. a gambler.
who drove the gun out of range caus-
ing it y explode. the ball going beneath
the table.
As Ginnis tried to shoot Farrell. Pro-
psfetor wsctev wrested n FROM him. tbs