The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-03-20
HORSETH|EVES CAUGHT
One Surrenders On Being Told to-Ths
Other Shoots At Officers

Mr.. o'Donnel of st. Thomas. lost three
head OF horses and one mule from the
range just across the line east Of st.
Thomas in Arizona and from signs Of a
camp was sure they had been stolen,
The tracks were followed which showed
they were headed up Meadow Valley
wash. and at Moapa Mr. Donnel secured
the services of Joe Keats. 1t was
| thought that these We're the same par
ties who robbed Sloan's store at Moapa
about six weeks ago. getting away with
some rifles. revolvers. ammunition and
other goods, and description of the ar
ticles stolen was got from Mr.. Sloan by
MIR, Keats The tracks were followed
as far as Elgin, where the train was
taken by Donnel and Keats to Caliente
and from there they took the Phoebe
train Monday morning. and on coming
q up close to Condor Canyon. which II
about two miles above Bullionville. they
saw a camp and asked the conductor to
: drop them off up the line q littlefurther.
which he did. They then returned eau
! tiously and found no one at the camp.
. hut among the traps they found three
stolen TiIleSs duu IWo ASVoAv0AS Wn~~-y
were some Of the goods stolen from
:, Sloan's store Mr. Donnel stayed at the
!. camp while Mr. Keats rode into Panaca
to get Henry Lee. the deputy sheriff.
as 1t was evident that they mad only
: left the camp for short while. While
in Panaca Mr.. Keats found that the
men had been there that morning. and
ne and Mr.. Lee started to return to the
= outlaws camp taking cross lots: they
u had just got there when they saw two
men coming. and evidently the horse
: thieves also saw them. for they cams
:, along for a few more steps and casually
turned around as If to go pack. whea
!, Mr.. Lee and Keats called on them y
- surrender. The two horsethieves wert
quite a distance apart. and the near
- est one threw up his hands and surreno
- eerd. while the other started to run,
- shot was fired over his head to scar'
- him, and he returned the fire by takinl
two shots at che officers and diving In
to the high brush. They surrounded hi
hiding place and soon made out wher
eo he was and again called on him to sur
ny render, to which no reply was mad
w when a shot was fired SO that 1t woul
rHi sing close to him, but no response. VIII
on the officers then went into the brush
re- brought him out He was fully arme
rs ana had reloaded his pistol after takir
as- the shots at the officers. They wei
al handcuffed and taken on the afternot
70 train to Caiente-. and FROM there tn
and '.,,ani,, 90 Ias vapaa where they we
''A landed in Jail.
MrD avis, deputy sheriff OF Mona
county was also after one Of them al
passed through Caliente Sunday, goii
tno out west from Panaca Monday nigf
He said he was sure one Of the ms
aih was wanted in Arizona for murder, a.
s was the one ne had been trailing.
sh' The fact of finding In their can
u. scme of the goods that were stolen fro
Sioans store in Moapa about six wee
:, 1 ag,. Is good evidence that they are t
parties that broke into his store a
looted it of the rifles and other thini
- Great credit is due to Mr.. Donnel
Keats for trailing the thieves so 81
cessfully and also credit Is due to
s'S' Henry Lee, deputy sheriff, for the spi
did assistance rendered In the captu
OF them. Sheriff Ronnow was advis
= by his deputy of the occurrence
Pi- phone and he left for Panaca, retui
,onseI ing on Wednesday. as he found tf
,,ner everything had been attended to-.
We we're unable to get the names
e VI the alleged horsethieves, or anything
lar, their past record; as they were sil'
and refused to divulge their names.