The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-14
CAREER IS LAID BARE
At CORONER'S INQUEST
MUCH LIGHT is THROWN ON REC
ORD OF SANDERS, WHO HAD
COMMITTED MANY CRIMES.

The testimony brought out before
the coroner's jury at the inquest de-
yeloped the fact that Sanders mad
criminal record which extended yir-
tually over the entire southwest aid
which included train roDberies. bank
robberies, individual hOldnps, stage
robberies and shooting scrapes That
were so numerous that the witness
could not recall The individual cases.
Sanders was a desperate, accord
ing to this testimony, who ranked In
GOODNESS and nerve and in the char
acter of his operations with such men
as Jesse James, Cole Younger, GUAM
trell, Christinason boys and Others
who have stained the pages of south
western history with great blots OF
blood.
During the course of the exam
nation the woman was drawn out In
detail by Attorney Charles r. Reeves.
who by his skill as keen and care
full cross-examiner, unraveled piece
by piece the long history Of crime and
depreciation.
In answer to question as to the
events that had transpired earlier In
the evening, the woman said that
Saunders had taken his gun earlier
in the evening and had gone down
town. He then returned and took
the woman's gun out of her trunk.
That gun mas not yet been located
"Do you know any of the relatives
of Mr.. Sanders?" asked Attorney
Reeves mo, sir" she said, ''but
he has a sister in Clayton, New Mex
ico''
The testimony that was after
ward adduced and which told in full
the story of his criminal career, was
as follows:
Q.-How long had you known
him?
About three months.
Q.-What relationship existed be-
tween you?
A.-None at all. He worked for
me. Did housework.
No Feeling Against Gilbert.
Mr.. McGill asked:
Odd the deceased have any i'll
feeling against Mr.. Gilbert?
A.-No.
Q.-Did he ever say that he would
never be taken alive?
A.-Yes, sir.
| BY Mr.. Cartwright:
Q.-Was the deceased a desperate
man when in liquor?
| A.-Well lat times he was.
Q.-Had he been drinking Satur-
day night?
A.-Yes, sir.
| Odd he ever kill anybody that
you know of?
A.-Well, he just didn't kill them,
but he shot them-they got we'll.
Q.-Where was this?
Always i'm Trouble.
Al don't know just where it
was, whether it was in Indian Ter
ritory or Texas. 1t seems he has
been in trouble wherever he has
been; he was in trouble in Texico in
/ New Mexico He robbed a train at
one time and he took part in the
hold-up of couple of fellows.
Q-Has he ever held up anybody
since he has been in Ely?
A-No, sir.
Q-Now tell where these things
occurred?
Ale told me he held up a train,
4 I don't know where 1t was. There
seemed to have been another party
with him. They got the other party
and did not get him, and don't
know whether that was the last time
he was arrested or not, and he broke
jail
Q.-Do you know where this oc-
cured?
Al don't know whether is was
in Indian Territory. he has been all
over that country.
Had Been Train RObber.
! Q.-Did you know Sanders before
you came to Ely?
A-Yes, sir, knew him in New
Mexico.
Q.-How long back?
About five or six months ago.
Q.-You stated that he held up
some people, where did that occur?
Al could not tell you that, |
: forget the names of the places.
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