Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-10-21
BURGLARDOES
SHOOTING

Last nlSnt at NlntOn, PiumaS COun'
ty, Cal, some thirty-two miles from
Reno, an unknown burglar shot TWO
men seriously and wounded a third
with knife and teeth, when he was
surprised and brought to bay in an
upper room OF the Ninton hotel. Then
/ heescaped and a posse is still in pur-
suit. The burglar secured much jew
elry.
Robert Canonica, one OF the victims.
discovered the burglar, when he
came hOme to his fathers hotel to
his supper. He heard someone up
stairs and going up, found the man
with the jewelry in one hand and a
pistol in the other ready for battle
Canonica went down stairs to SET
ms gun and give the alarm. He re,
turnede with Joseph CanOnica, his
father, Bert Questa, the bartender,
and the village blacksmith. All armed
Just as the parity had almost reach
ed the top OF the stairs the burglar
opened the door and began firing.
Robert Canonica fell, shot through
the abdomen; Questa, the barte nder
sank to the floor with a bullet in tnc
groin.
The head of the nOu5e kept on ad
vancing and grappled with tle uvs
perate intruder, clubbing him over the
head with his own weapon. but The
man bit Canonica through the right
arm, and with q knite sIashed the
old man left ann, freeing himself
and dashing away.
The burglar LETT by way oil the
rear stairs, going in the direction
Of The Western Pacific tracks.
Immediately the little town, which
mas only about a dozen houses, was in
a state OF excitement. Men rushed
from all directions and some took up
the chase While others helped the
injured.
Questa, the bartender, was the
most seriously hurt and it is feared
4al he may die The younger Ca
monica, Will recover, as the wound was
superficial. Joseph Canonica S wounds
,tere not serious.
Although the men at tle house sent
many bullets after the burglar, he ap-
parently escaped all. His only
,ounds were those on the head from
the butt Of the elder Canonica's re-
Nolver
TIL eburglar's booty consisted OF
tIany articles OF jewelry belonging
10 the Canonica household including
sold chains, pins, rings and diamonds.
Tie list OF articlestakeninclude
sold rope chain with gold cross Set
Nth diamonds, diamond ring, signet
ing OF gold, with initials B. c.
Il beauty pin with black engraving,
,No stick pins OF gold and a pair OF
cuartz cuff bultons, stick pin made
ri two-and-a-half gold piece, and 4
1luable diamond.
Although the desperado's name is
UOt known. there are men in NintOn
who say they recognize the hat he
Irft in his flight, and the 3S-calibre
revolver wrested away from him by
remember him as working on a tnrrsn
,As machine in the neishDul aood.
The description giveu UI lnc Dan
dIti that of an American-a blonde
ma NOT average size, about 80 or 80
years old. He was . feet, s inches
TAIL, weighed l5O't to 10 pounds, wore
Il heavy blonde mustache and hau
j. ght round hat, wore dark clothes and
u heavy pair OF prospector's boots.
There are two railroads out Of Vim
ton, the Sierra Valley Narrow Guage
and the Western Pacific. The dis
tance is about s miles to Plumas
junction. . The posse is securing the
country for the bandit, but here is
little hope for his capture for he had
good stort owing to the confusion.
Bert Questa, the bartender, who
was shot is well known in Reno,
where he worked in similar capac-
ity in many business houses. His
, father is wealthy. One relative keeps
d saloon at Huffakers, and another
has ranch near Reno.
Chief Burk of the Reno police OBJ
| tanned a description of the bandit last
night and has already posted ais men
to look out for the burglar.