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

these tracks up Dog Valley creek
and over Dog Valley hill, where II
was easy trailing through the snow.
into Sardine valley, Cal. where he
made his first arrest at the Sar-
dine Valley house. Here he learn
ed that three strangers had lodged
there the night before. Two had
left there early in the morning and
the other was still in his room.
About this time a party OF hunt
ers from Truckee arrived at the
house They were well supplied
with shotguns, and the stranger IN
the house mistook them for Off
GERS. and running out of the back
door. attempted to escape. The
Washoe officer raised the alarm
and covered him with a weapon as
soon as he cleared the door The
hunters took hand in the capture
and the man was soon taken and
bound and sent to Truckee IN
charge of the hunters.
This man proved to be Gilchrist'
miner from Virginia City who,
up to that time, had borne a good
reputation. and no doubt that was
mis- first venture in the 'hold-up
business. At any rate, he after
wards proved To be an easy mark
for the officers when they put him
in the sweat-boX,
The landlady Of the Sardine Val
lev house gave the officers very
good description of the other two
men. She described them accurate
~ and went into details about their
clothing. Among other things she
said one of the men wore gam
oilers boots, and from her de-
scription OF the other man, the
officer guessed rightly that he was
John Squires, an old stage robber
whom the Officers OF Storey county
mad been trying to land for years,
He was heading for Sierra valley,
where his brother Joe, an honest
blacksmith, resided and where he
tnought he could rest in safety I'm
ill the excitement caused by the
robbery had subsidized. After feed
ing and resting his horse which
lad been on the go since daylight,
che officer again took up the hunt
or the other man.
As darkness settled down over
the road the snow began falling.
rhe officer was out of his iurisdic-
lion and unacquainted with that
section of the country. lie found
Il necessary to procure a guide to
put him On the right road at 81
srra valley There We're several
uen at the Sardine Valley house,
out none of them had lost any
robbers. and they ali refused to
act as guides, A boy however, vol
inferred for $40 to 60 with the of
icer as far as Weber Lake juno
ion and put him on the right trail
o Sierra valley, with a distinct I'M
Outstanding that in case the rob
Iers were encountered the boy was
% turn back and let the officer
light it out alone. Nothing OF this
Kind occurred. however, and at
about midnight they arrived at the
little town of Loyalton in Sierra
valley, Cal.
Arousing the landlord of the
jnly hotel in the village, the Off
GER made himself known and asked
# there were any strange guests
| N the house. The landlord replied
| hat be had one, and described MIN
/ out the description did not tit either
/ 1f the men sought The officer
/ however. thought best to take q
/ .ook at the man and asked the
/ landlord to SHOW him to the room
BY this time, either from the
cold or from the thought OF des
perado being in his house, the
| landlords teeth We're chattering
and he declined to go; but giving
che officer candle, told him tht
| man was in room IA. The hote
mad just been built, and had no
been painted, and on account o
the damp weather the doors wer'
swollen and the door OF room Il
could not be shut tight enough L
Jock For this reason the occupan
aad placed chair under the knol
on the inside Of the room and ha,
gone to bed, probably feeling quit
secure against intruders.
The officer. after reaching tn
| 1tCOlu Stbl0 VI Allt ubAtlf ltahii
lound room IA, and noticing tina
The door stood partly open, h
= gently pushed it until the chat
moved sufficiently to enable hin
o get his arm through the crac
md remove the obstruction, Thi
lie did without awakening tn
: sleeper. and the first object tina
attracted his attention after entel
ing the room was a boot lying o
he floor with a little heel that ha
made the tracks he had followe
e or so many miles, and that ate
r ward cut such an important figm
N the trial OF the robbers.
J After entering the room the o
g iieer found his man sleeping lih
y log and first proceeded 20 remO'
9 six-shooter from under his pillo
e without disturbing his slumber
: aud also Went through his cloth,
@ in search of further evidence
= connect him with the rubber
q When the officer finally ARGUS,
a aim TO place him under arrest.
q bounded from his bed and land,