Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-08-08

chairman denied the sending OF
tba telegram. but the Western Union
onerator brought the original mes
sage into court and swore positively
thar Chapman was the man who de-
liyered Il 10 him early in the morn-
ing OF November /. His attorney
however. still presented his con-
tention of the lack of jurisdiction,
and produced authorities TO support
his argument. Among others was
one from California. where in
certain robbery case the defendants
were tried in one county. while the
robbery was committed in another,
and the supreme court OF Caiifornla
granted a new trial on the grouhu
OF lack OF jurisdiction.
But General Clarke, in remark
able argument. successfully combat
ted the contention of Chapman's at
tornev. He convinced the judge OF
the district court. and on appeal,
the Judges OF the supreme court OF
the state. that the conspiracy was
eoncocted In Nevada. Chapman be
ing present; that the sending OF the
telegram from San Francisco was
mart OF the same unlawful act which
eliminated in the train robbery in
he state of Nevada. and that Chap
nan in law was as securely in the
jurisdiction of the court as any OF
The other defendants. and that II
he could not be tried in Nevada the
law could not reach him in Califor-
mia. since the sending of the mes
sage from California did not constr
| ute crime against that state.
The sentence of the convicted rob
| jers ranged from five 10 % years.
Jones getting the lightest sentence
| and Chapman and Sauires the heaVi-
est
The sending of these men to the
| 1enitentiary wiped out the stage
robbing Industry in Nevada. for IL
| imprisoned the men who for years
1ad been stopping the Wells-Fargo
stages. The officers of Washoe and
Storey counties had long been con
/ sinced that Jack" Davis and John
| Squres had been In every hoid-up,
but their work had been so smooth
hat whenever they had been before
a jury they had succeeded In estab-
| fishing a reasonable doubt
| snort time UtibIf Aiif AbNbNt-
Wells a. Co had put on an extra
guard to protect their stages, In ad-
litiou to the regular shotgun mes
senger. and guards Travelled behind
he coaches on horseback and the
,ang soon concluded that there was
no more easy money TO be had out
II the stages. so they were forced
o change their base OF operations
'hapman and Squires conceived the
Dbld idea OF holding up a railroad
rain ID was remarkably well
,oneocted plan. and all the details
we're worked out TO perfection, the
1nly mistake being In the selection
If the men They did not need
| Gilchrist and Jones who were no
ices in the business and gave MP
everything they knew under pres
sure Of the sweat-box.
| The men all served their terms
m the penitentiary except Davis. A
few years after the Incarceration
here was "break" al the Nevada
state prison, In which several guards
were killed and Warden Denver tied
~. The convicts had complete con
troll OF the place. but Davis refused
to pass through the open gates.
and, in fact. rendered some assist
!. | nee to the officers For this he
was pardened. having served five
wears Within a year after his dis
, charge he attempted 20 hold up
tage IN White Pine county, hut Eu
, gene Blair. a shotgun messenger, got
the drop on him and riddled his
hest with buckshot. making truly
good Indian OF him.
, OF the others connected with the
obbery. nothing Is known OF their
lives after their discharge, excepi
Squires. who next turned up In
/ California whore he was convicted
) v iurv fixing and served five years
= in San Quentin A year ago last
( all he was a spectator at the Cans
Nelson fight in Goldfield lie Is
: low a gray-haired. decrepit old man.
j 90 old to do much damage in this
+ world
1 OF the officers who took a promi-
: rent part in the arrest and conyic-
!. ion OF abe train robbers. only one
i Is living He Is James IT. Kinkead.
+ now superintendent OF mines at
i vireinia City. and inventor Of tho
y Xinkead mill In 1870 he was M
Il Ter sheriff Of Washoe county. and il
= vas he who followed the small foot
u 'rints through the mountains unfil
they led him to the lair of the rob
f. 'ers lie also collected most ~ the
e violence used az the trial and for
iis services received most Of tho
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