The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-26
SHERIFF LAMB TELLS THE
STORY OF THE SHOOTING

his latest crime being the coldblooded |
attempt to murder James Edison, is
that told by Sheriff Lamb, of Hum |
boldt county, who, with one deputy, |
went into the mountain fastenesses OF |
the country inhabited by Taylor, who
mad declared that he would never ne
taken alive, and there brought the
criminal to justice.
The sheriff this morning said:
1'Soon after my return from my
first trip to the Little Humboldt to
capture Taylor, / had received defi-
mite information as to his whereabouts
and last Wednesday afternoon in com
pany with J. II. Strickland, member
of the Nevada state police, and who
knew Taylor years ago in Idaho, we
left Winnemucca for the northern
country. Our guns had been sent on
ahead and Strickland left town about
an hour ahead of me- We passed
through Soldier pass and arrived at
Kelley creek at O'Clock the next
morning We expected to catch Tay-
lor at Rodeo Flat on Saturday night,
and we remained at Kelley creek,
keeping indoors Thursday and Friday.
At dark Friday night we started for
Rodeo Flat At the gate to the Evans
rield in this flat we turned our horses
loose in the field and started to walk
from there to the place where we
expected to get our man. There Is
camping place there and we found the
Hendrix boys who had been expecting
us. We went inside of the tent at
the camp and remained there till dark,
when we expected Taylor would came
in. About eight o'clock Taylor came
to the camp He circled around seN
eral times before coming in and final
Iy got off of his horse, and came INTO
the camp He talked with the Hen-
dirk bows. | knew it was him by his
voice. He said: How is my disguise
what do you thing of my make-ups
He asked about the reward that had
been offered and said it was cheap
offer He asked how Edison was get
ting along. Then | heard one of the
Hendrix boys say Here is the mo-
new About nine o clock he asked for
something to eat and sat down at the
table TO eat. Oneof the Hendrix boys
started for the creek to get some wat
er and the other came into the tent
where Strickland and / were. AT the
same time / stepped to the door of the
tent. Taylor was sitting at the table
10 the left of the tent door about q
or seven feet from the door and hal
the left side of his body to the tent.
| said to him, Throw up your hands.
! did not call him by name. He jump
ed up, partly turned and had his right
hand at about his right hip pocket He
did not throw up his hands as ! had
ordered. and I aimed and fired with
nv gun. a sawed-off shot gun, number
10. He dropped and did not speak
word.u
The testimony Of Tom Hendrix, in
the employ of Edison and Taylor at the
Little Humboldt. contains a full ac-
count of the tragedy.
"I knew Jim Taylor since about the
25th of last month. The first time
] saw him after he had shot James
Edison was on the night of the shoot
ing. Shortly after dusk ] had gone
down to the creek fishing, and as
was sitting there on a gravel bar,
heard rustling of the bushes, and
looking around | saw Taylor walking
up the creek with Winchester IN his
right hand, and watching very close
ly on all sides He did not see me,
and | did not let him know that
was there for fear hewould shoot lie
went on down the creek about 2oo
Yards and then crossed over the hills
IL the south.
THAT night after we had gone 20
red. Taylor came to the camp and
yelled to us, and asked If we were
there. anskered that only us two
were there. He said, Come out
here, boys said mo, we won =
come out there; if you want to see
us you will have to come in here ne
came up to the camp fire in front OF
the tent and said 4 want to talk
to you boys. want to sell you my
horses, and he said that he would sell
them to us for $350.00 We agreed, and
he said that he wanted the money Ia
$5 pieces. He stayed at the camp
until two O'Clock in themorning, and
we agreed for him to be back Sat