Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-04
MURDERS MAY
NOW BE SOLVED
INDIAN SUSPECTED OF HAVING
KILLED GRIFFIN AND CON-
NORS ARRESTED.

The mystery of what appears to be |
one of the most cold-blooded muir
ders committed in Nevada, may be
cleared up, says the Goldfield Trib-
une. Nearly two months ago Barney
Griffin and Jim Connors met their
deaths by gunshot wounds in camp
on Cottonwood, eight miles south OF
Silver Peak. How long they had
been dead when found, no one could
tell. The bodies were badly decom-
posed and were covered with cedar
the ruins of their tent, which had
been burned by the murderer. The
assassin or assassins had long start
when Sheriff ingalls, was notified of
the tragedy, but he went to work to
work on the case, and it looks as
though he had not missed any IF
the trails that finally resulted in
what appears to be the capture of the
right man.
Williams, was brought into town yes
terday and landed in the county Jail.
He will be charged with the murder
of the two prospectors.
The Indian was arrested at Sweet
water on Tuesday, by Deputy Sheriffs
w. J. Box and w. Y. Gale, and he
made no resistance. He was covered
before he was told to throw up his
hands. Last September the accused
of stealing horse from rancher
on East Walker river, and landed in
the county Jail. He was given his
liberty, and one morning quietly dis
appeared. The next heard of him he
was in the neighborhood of Silver
Peak and Cottonwood.
The supposition is that he made
the acquaintance of the prospectors
and patched with them for while.
1t is supposed that he got hold OF
a shotgun and one day left it in the
tent and took a 1920 rifle they own
ed and went out into the hills. He
was next seen at Valcalda Springs
and had the rifle with him. He told
the proprietor of the little store
there that if Griffin and Connors
would leave his shotgun with him he
would gladly return and give up the
l1'ifle. This was done. The tragedy
occurred few days later.
When the officers arrived on the
scene a heavy snow had fallen, ant
there was no way of tracking the
murderer. A silent hunt was insti
tuted, and slight clue was secured
as to who the probable murder was
1t pointed toward the Indian. A dep
uty sheriff who knows all the trails
in that section, as well as the wayi
and habits of the Piutes, was put OIL
: the case. He discovered that viii
: liams had come into the Indian Queer
4 camp, near Summit, riding burro
S which he left there, and also tn,
shotgun, which he traded for food
He stole horse there. it is said, ant
4 away he went again. He was located
: by Deputy Sheriff Jones over nea
y Mono Lake, a month ago, but wa
S evidently informed by some other In
y dams that Jones, who knew him
was in that vicinity. and away h.
e went again on the stolen horse. H
: was finally located on the Conwa
s ranch. where he was employed 4
II hauling hay. by Deputies Box an
/, Gale.
a The rifle was found at the ranch
= as well as the stolen horse and tw
9 silver watches which are suppose
u to have been in the pockets of tn
e two men killed. One of these watche
u had been sold to a prospector, an
the other was found in the ROOF
occupied by the Indian at the ranc
II house. While on his way to Cole
5. field he refused to talk about his al
l. rest. Sheriff ingalls, tried yesterda