The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-04
POSSE MEMBERS
LEAVE COLCONDA

eight Indians at Kelly creek last Sun
day is still being heard by Coroner
Buckley and jury at Golconda. De-
spite the assertion of Reno paper
that separate inquests are being heard
over each Indian killed, there will be
but the one inquest for the entire
number.
Yesterday the testimony of many
members of the posse had been con
cluded and they were excused. Cap
tain Donnelly, of the state police, and
Officers Newgard and Stone, Sheriff
Smith, of Modoc county, California,
the murdered men, left town on No.
last evening" the members of the
state police going to Reno. Sheriff
Smith and Mr.. Cambron stopped off
in Winnemucca, leaving on No. 5 this
morning, the former for Alturas,
Modoc county, and the latter for Con
stantia, Lassen county, California.
The two California men were seen
last evening by representative of this
paper at the Office of Sheriff Lamb,
but little could be learned from them
that has not already been published in
the Silver State. While there has
been columns of alleged news regard
ing the battle published in the papers
of the state, the only authentic account
of the affair was printed in Tuesday, s
Silver State, being the one given out
by Skinny Pascal upon his return
home Monday evening. The account
given by Sheriff Smith and Mr.. Cam
bron corroborates in practically every
detail the story published by the Sill
yer State As stated in the article re-
ferred to, Hogle was killed in the lit
tie ravine where the Indians made
their last stand, but not, as erroneous
ly published, by a wounded and dying
Indian. At the time he shot Hogle this
particular Indian had not been hit. He
was lying in the sagebrush when dis
covered by Hogle, who, thinking he
was wounded, incautiously advanced
to investigate his condition. When
Hogle had arrived withing so feet,
the Indian arose and fired at him with
an automatic gun, the bullet going
clear through the body of the white
man. He had scarcely fallen before
the Indian fell, riddled with bullets
fred by members of the posse who had
witnessed the incident The shot that
killed Hogle was the last one fired by
the Indians.
Had the posse been fighting with
superior force of Indians and been
routed, Mr.. Cambron would have found
himself in an embarrassing position.
After riding over the ridge and sight
ing the Indians, he dismounted from
his horse and walked away for some
distance. At the first shot the animal
bolted and soon disappeared from
view. A day or two after it was
rounded up, miles from the battle
ground, and sent in to Winnemueea.
Rewards Overestimated.
1t now develops that the aggregate
rewards offered for the capture of the
Shoshone band were overestimated by
the press. Last night Sheriff Smith
stated that SO far as he knew, the diff
ferent sums offered would foot up to
about 5000. To this amount it is
thought likely that Miller & Lux, who
suffered heavy stock losses from the
depredations of the band, will make
a substantial addition, possibly ST.
900, which will bring the total up to
$4,000. As yet there has been no
talk among the members of the posse
as to how the money should be dis
tributed, but an amlcaDlc ana eqult-
able arrangement will no doubt be
made.
A Momentous Question.
The four Indian children captured
by the posse were taken to Reno by
Sheriff Ferrel ON No. 5 Thursday morn
ing and lodged in the Washoe county
JAIL where they still remain. What
disposition to make of the young cap
tives has placed the authorities in
quandary. While the coroner's jury
that investigated the killing of Hogle
placed share of the responsibility on
the shoulders of the young squaw, it
is not probable that civilized people
will visit vengeance on the head of
sixteen -year-old barbarian who fought
the best she knew how for her own life
and those of the members of her fami
ly. 1t is thought probable that the
Federal Indian bureau may intervene
and relieve the state authorities of
further responsibility in the matter.
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