Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1910-08-11
ASSAULT and ATTEMPTED HOLD-UP
IS COMMITTED AT SEVEN TR0l)CnS
Hammond Saloon Keeper Of Seven 1nugs the Victim was Struck over h
g .EF
A. I. Carter a Life Insurance Agent as the Assalmt


c. L. Hammond, who runs the
Seven Troughs Saloon, was held up
in that town last Tuesday night and
hit over the head from behind with a
billy. r. E. Carter, an agent for the
North American Life Insurance com.
pany. who has been operating in this
section of the country for the past
two months, has been ARE sted on
suspicion as the person who committed
the deed, and the evidence against
him is almcst conclusive.
Just before he was assaulted Ham
mond had closed up his saloon at
about Ia:3o O'Clock and was going
home, having on his person 5000. 90.
He was approached from behind and
struck over the head with a heavy
revolver that cut a deep cash in
the back of his head about Eve inches
long.
The blow almost felled Hammond !,
but he straightened up and showed
fight, when his assailant disappeared
after his hat had been lost in the
scuffle. This hat was afterwards
identified as the one worn by Carter
and on the inside were Carter's ini-
tials, "a. T. c."
The evidence against Carter IS very
strong. Monday night he approach
E. l.. Holt, one of the proprietors
of the Owl barber shop in Lovelock
and asked him to drive him out to
the district promising him $40 to
take him out, and giving him $40 to
bindth bargain Holt accepted the
offer and a rig was hired from the
Livery stable. Holt and Carter left
lown that evening and. drove out to
the district. A few miles this side
of Seven Troughs, Carter had the
rig stopped and gotao out telling Holt
to remain until he returned. This
Holt refused to do giving as reason
that he had to work the next day,
and could not wait out on the desert
for several hours. 1t was then agreed
that Holt should return to town and
drive out the next day, meeting Carter
at the same place. s, Holt came back
to Lovelock and. on the following
night again drove out. He found
Carter at the same place. The, later
was hatless and out of breath. They
drove quickly to town, Carter going
to his room at the Alaska Hotel
where he endeavored to get his grips
SO as to leave on No. S. Mrs. Ray
of the hotel refused to give him his
grips because he owed large hotel
bill, and he decided to 60 to bed.
The people at Seven Troughs i'm.
mediately telephoned Constable Wolf
of the hold-up and the suspicion cast
on Carter. The constable went to
the Alaska hotel and placed the Life
Insurance man under arrest.
Carter declared he was innocent
and stated he had not been in Seven
Troughs since the preceding Mon
day.
To TRIBUNE reporter, Carter
also stoutly maintained he was inn
ocent of the charge. His statement
is about as follows:
s'There is nothing to this charge.
l haven't been in Seven TrOughs
since last Monday. l know Hamm-
ond well, l have been 10 his place Of
business numerous times and hung
out there while soliciting policies in
the district. may have made plen-
ty of OF money soliciting insurance
and did not need to hold up any one
to get money. l wrote over seventy
policies in Seven Troughs and did a
fine business in Lovelock. "Iiow
about that hat, with your initials in"
queried the reporter. ~ don't know
anything about it. l have several
hats but haven't my initials in any
of them, just borrowed this hat from
Holt." Last evening, an auto load
arrived from; Seven Troughs to file
the against Carter and he was FORM
ally placed under arrest.
Attorney T. A Brandon of Winn-
emucca representing the District At
torney's Office arrived this morning,
and left for Seven Troughs where he
will look after the interests of the
state, in the assault matter.
Constable AL. McCarty of Seven
Troughs came'in last night and form
ally placed Carter under arrest. He
was taken back today and his trail
will be held there tomorrow.