Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-11-09

cate the bullet but without success
The physicians state the condition of
the officer is critical but he stands al
Slight chance for recovery.
Burrus was shot in the right side
The bullet in entering struck the
ninth rio and glanced, splintering the
SPINAL column. His condition is be-
lleyed to be even more serious than
that of officer Brown. The physicians
state that in the event the wounded
man does recover both legs will be
! paralyzed.
| The men were on their way to Yer
! ington where they were to work on
/ the ranch of Sauter's brother. They
had arrived in this country only
! few days previous and had started on
the way to Yerington Immediately
after they landed. They had consid-
cradle money with them and had
crossed the continent with a country
man who acted as their guide He
! left them at Reno and continued on
to California after making arrange
! ments for them to continue on to
i Wabuska, where they wolld be met
by their brother.
Before leavBing them he gave them
note asking that they be shown
their train and helped on their way
While at the Reno depot a we'll dress
aH fra Cynr h..
| and they handed the written request
for assistance to him. After reading
), it he took them to the ticket Office
| and secured a ticket for each Of them
| to Wabuska. In paying for their tick
cts Sauter flashed considerable money
: and he was invited over to German
4 Hotel by the stranger to get some
5 thing to drink and eat. The others
5 of the party were told to remain by
1 the stranger. Sauter. according to hi.
0 companions to whom he had told the
, story before the trouble commenced
e was taken into the back room of a
0 hause and held up for all he had
/ about $500. He managed to escape
t and when his assailants appeared or
the scene started after them in ar
effort to overtake them. He drew his
2 gun which he had brought from Ger
Y many with him, and fired it in the
y air hoping that some one would come
e to his assistance. Officer Brown re
sponded and attempted to take tn.
It gun from him before he did some
s vas an enemy and they grappled TO
y the gun. Not being able to under
n stand English and not comprehendin.
:, what Brown was about lie turned tn
Il gun on the policeman and fired witt
is, the result as stated above.
mi The other two companions of tn
Is man started ON the run and caugh
sol their train which was Just leavin
le ne fieerc:ro depot. They were later al
le pretended at Sparks and are now i
lyl the Jail at Reno where they will b
IN held until after the coroner's inques
or over their dead companion, afte
which they will be sen ito their de-
co tination. they being guilty of n
orl crime.
,t-I Brown has a family of five childre
i'd and the people of Reno have starte
st. subscription to help them out i
or their present terrible trouble Burrc
re IS a Reno boy and but 10 years
,e- age. The tragedy has cast a gloo
,r. over the entire city as both tn,
m young man and Brown were we
Sc and favorably known to the either
ot of Reno.
he Chief of Police Leeper stated la
evening to "a reporter from IL
on Journal that he and his force hs
ia already adopted a plan of proceedu
nd and would rid the town of all II
no desirable characters within twent
cd four hours According to the Chi
mel they will have to show what the
av occupation is or out they 90.