Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-27
PIUTE INDIANS
AFTER DESPERATE
OFFICER AND REDSKINS HAVE
CORRALED THE MURDERER
NEAR RHYOLITE.

RHYOLITE, Sept ga special
to the Goldfield Tribune says: Twen-
ty frenzied Piute Indians, together
with deputy sheriff from this point
are tonight surrounding a clump of
willows, demanding the blood of
Charles Clay, said to be one of the
most notorious and successful des-
peradoes in the western country. The
redskins and the officer are all heav-
lily armed. while Clay, who is in hid
ing in the Willows, has Winchester
fend himself. He declares he will
never be taken alive. Up to late
hour tonight no advices had been re-
ceived with regard to the attempt to
capture the bad man, but it is the
general impression that his body will
be riddled with bullets before the
posse has sufficient nerve to approach
his hiding place. Clay is we'll known
to the authorities of Goldfield, Green
water, Rhyolite and throughout
Idaho.
A few nights ago Mexican by the
name of Castro was killed at Beatty,
and an Indian was shot to death
at about the same time at Pahrump,
small place 40 miles south of Am
argosa, in the southern extremity
of this county. AS to who killed Cas-
tro there is considerable doubt, but
five men have been arrested charged
| with the crime. Empty cartridge
shells were picked up near the body
of the dead man, but no firearms
were found
The Indian is said to have been
assassinated by Clay, who poured
lead into his body with practically nc
provocation whatever. Clay escaped
| Immediately after the crime was COM
mitted, and was located only today
On Monday, John Casey, a deputy
sheriff from this place, accompanied
by Justice of the Peace Kalaher, went
down to hold an inquest over the re,
mains of the Indian, and the verdic,
was to the effect that Clay had com.
mitted the crime without provocation
Tonight Kalaher returned to Rhyo
lite and stated that just before he
left the southern camp Clay had beer
located in large clump of willows
1
whittier he had fled after securing {
: Winchester and two revolvers. Thu
Indians in the southern country, al
of them Piutes, and great friends O.
the murdered man, have been wild
ever since the crime, and assisted
Casey in running Clay to his rendez
| vous. But simply locating the al
. legged desperate and forcing his sur
render proved different propositions
and at last accounts the man hunter
. were baked, but had the clump o
willows we'll surrounded, and in
tended watching all night. Clay i
i said to have shouted warning from
the bushes that the first man at
tempting to capture him would fal
dead in his tracks, and that he woult
pick all others off one by one. TIL
fellow is known to be dead shot
, and how to bring him to time with
out killing him outright is prob
lem. Every Indian has one or NOR
! guns, while the deputy is veritabl
walking arsenal. Two or three 0
the redskins are reported to hav
urged the officer to allow them t
walk into the thicket and tackle Clay
even at the risk of their own lives
, but this was considered foolhard
move and was denied. Before morn
ing, however, it is believed a slaugh
, ter of men will have ensued. 1t
extremely difficult to get any wor
, through Rhyolite tonight
= Clay broke Jail in Idaho, year
ago, and is said to have openl
, boosted that he would never b
taken alive by any man.