Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-02
WARNER SCOTT
BADLY WOUNDED
BROTHER OF scoTTY BROUGHT
TO LOS ANGELES
Scout Who Accompanied the Party
on the Desert Trip Tells OF
the Attack From
Ambush

Seriously but not fatally wounded by
bullets received from an ambush at
Wind Gate pass, Warner Scott, brother
of the famous "Scotty," arrived in Los
Angeles yesterday and now Is at the
California hospital.
Drs. C. w. Lawton, E. r. Smith and
Ray Smith examined him and dressed
Of large caliber had entered his right
side and plowed it's way to the left
thigh, where it is now lodged against
the bone. The attending physicians
said last night that the patient was
resting easily and that he probably
would recover.
Rol King, "Scotty's" manager, said
last night that Scott went to Death
valley to take provisions to his two men
who look after the other properties,
but not the real gold mine, and that he
was accompanied by his, brothers
Warner and Bill and by Scout A. Y.
Pearl.
Story of Scout Pearl
Scout Pearl returned to Los Angeles
last night and gave an interesting
description of the fight. He said he
left Barstow in company with the Scott
party and intended to accompany them
through the Wind Gate pass. At the
leave them and go to his properties.
The two parties had with them two
wagons and $1,000 v7o"th of provisions
Bill Scott was left at Lone Willow
watering place.
When the men reached the entrance
to the pass they met Mexican who
was greatly excited and who said that
somebody had shot at him. Pearl says
they had heard the shot and they now
believe it was a signal by the party in
ambush He held a consultation with
"Scotty' and they decided that their
enemies were only one or two men and
that they would not dare to attack so
large a party.
Scout William Keyes, who does some
work for "Scotty" and who has not
been to a town for six years, was sent
by a roundabout way through the pass
to investigate, while the remainder OF
the party went directly through.
Shots From Both Sides
They had gone more than half way
through the pass and entered round
basin that is formed by tie mountains
when the first shot was fired. No one
was in sight, and Immediately other
shots were fired from the rocks TO the
right and left of them
mules and Warner was in one of the
wagons. All they could do was to get be-
hind their mules and open fire. gaugng
their aim as best they could by the
flash of the guns that were pointed to-
ward them, which they could plainly
see. as it was only about o'clock in
the evening.
Pearl emptied his guns and Scott used
his Winchester and his side arms
"Scotty" realized that Warner was in
the most danger, as he was IN the
wagon which contained ammunition
which might be set off by stray
bullet. He ran back to tell his brother
to get out of the wagon, and as he
neared the wagon bullet went
through his hat and another one
whizzed by his head. 1T was the latter
bullet that struck Warner.
Stitched His Wound
The Scott party could not tell what
effect their shots had tbut the men in
ambush ceased firing. Warner was re-
moved from the wagon, and with the
needles and lint which they had taken
with them in preparation for just such
an emergency they took Twenty-Five
stitches in his wounds. Every moment
they expected to be struck by bullet,
for it was necessary to light a candle
in order to attend to the wounded man.
The men in ambush, however, must
have had wounds of their own to at
tend, for they ceased firing.
A watch was kept all night and none
of the party slept. In the morning the
$1,000 worth of provisions was dumped
upon the sands to tighten the wagons,
and the party made hurried trip or
13g miles back to Barstow to get the
wounded man to doctor.
"Scotty' now is at Barstow waiting
for the return of his brother Bill and
fer reports from the men whom he has
sent out to look for Scout keyes.
"'Scotty' never forgets his men," said
Rol King last night.
Mr.. King received a telegram from
Scott yesterday asking him to have the
doctors save the bullet so that he
might know what kind of gun was
used. Mr.. King feels satisfied that it
was not miners who did the shooting.