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

kitchen and into four separate
rooms where men were sleeping be-
fore he found the man he was
looking for Here again the OIL
Ger hi d the luck to disarm the man
/. ithout waking him, and gathering
M his clothes and boots, he arous-
I'd him and al the muzle OF tee
rifle drove him out OF the Eouse
aud Their allowed him 10 put on ms
clothes.
While this was being done. the
man who had entered the barn
came out. and Squires Immediately
yelled to him that he was being
robbed The household was soon
in eommotion. and the officer, fear
ing a rescue, hurried his man away,
accelerating his motion by an oc-
casional prod of the gun, and sue
ceeded in reaching Loyalton be-
fore the rescuing party arrived.
After securing his prisoner the
officer made a speech to the crowd,
which was growing noisy, explain
ing that he was an officer In dis
charge of his duty and that he had
arrested Squires on suspicion OF
completely in the train robbery.
Squires, who knew the officer, rails
ed the question that he was out OF
the jurisdiction of Nevada, and
mat the officer had no right TO
make an arrest This view was
,oncurred in by the crowd, espe-
ciaily as Joe Squires, the brother
OF the captured man, was re-
spectacle citizen OF the valley,
| where he had many friends, and II
oegan to look bad for the officer
A team was being hitched up by
| the constable at Loyalton, and when
It was ready and standing in the
rear OF the saloon. the two prison
srs were rushed out and the Off
GER and constable succeeded In get
| ing away from the crowd and sale
y landing their prisoners In the
! iruckee Jail On arriving at
iruckee, the officer telegraphed IA.
| T. Blalsdel. then governor OF Ne
| ada. for a requisition on the gov.
srnor OF California, and on the fol-
owing day this arrived and the
| prisoners were taken across the
| me INTO Nevada on the same rail
oad whose train they had assisted
% hold up.
I'm the meantime Gilehrist had
| Ieen Kept separate from the other
| hen and had been "sweated, with
| he result that he made complete
tatement before notary pubic, in
I al no. nE al II
| ne parties connected with the rob
| )ery kilograms were immediately
eut to Virginia City, directing the
trrest OF Jack Davis. and tC
ieuo, calling for the arrest OF John
napman. Sol jones, Chat Roberts
lnd Fit Cockerel Davis was ar
ested by Chief of Police George
! Downey and Constable Ben Lackey
md Jones Roberts and Cockerel
! thief Burke OF Sacramento ano
louis Dean OF Reno Chapman. who
vas in San Francisco on the day
Jf the robbery, came up to Rene
IN the following day and was ar,
tested by Deputy Sheriff Edwards
'his completed the arrests, and tn,
ntire gang was rounded up within
our days after the robbery ant
most Of the money was recovered
Gilchrist showed the officers where
he money was cached, and said 1
vas their intention TO let il remain
there until the. excitement OF tn,
robbery had subsidized, when it wa
o have been dug up and divided
A grand jury was immediatel.
aalled by Judge G. y. Harris Of tn,
district court OF Washoe county, In
iictments quickly followed. and tn
men We're put on trial early in DE
ember They we're all convicted
md with the exception of Gilchris
( md Roberts, took their Christina
Inner at the Nevada state prisol
he same year, and for that matter
many years afterwards.
On account of the popularity O
, he crime and the circumstance
/ surrounding IL. the trial was a mem
, Irable one in the criminal annals o
leyada. The prisoners were abb
. defended. Judge Thomas r. Hay
ION OF Reno appeared as specia
! ounsel for Chapman, and the ott
J RS retained William Webster q
r Aashoe City. who afterwards b'
4 anne editor of the Reno Journa
( 'he state was represented by Rol
! NJ NJ Clark, then attorney ger
. raj OF Nevada a very able crimini
! awyer. who afterwards successful
= Prosecuted the United States mil
n hieGes at Carson City, and Willial
d 4. Boardman, district attorney {,
d Nashoe county. and General Tho
r !. Williams appeared in the int
e St of Wels-Fargo a Co. while Il
celebrated criminal lawyer. jim
T. 'otlroth Of California appeared 4,
q be Central Pacific Railroad con
% pany.
" u was one OF the greatest leg
s, BATTLES In the history OF the stat
Is and the principal fight was ov,
10 Chapman lie was IN san Fra
y. sisco ON the day of the robber
ID and his attorney claimed that ii
Ne tate OF Nevada had no iurisdictio
al In order to bring him into m