The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-03-01
SENTENCED TO DIE
PAROLED THREE TIMES
Nevada Indian Writes Inter
estingly of Changed Mode
of Living.

loIe the uistrlcl court at Ploche for
the murder of Bill Williams in what
is now Clark County. The boy plead
ed guilty, and although the iudpe
went so far as to change the plea to
not guilty, on the witness stand the
Indian insisted on his guilt, and was
convicted and sentenced to be banpad
January 2S, 1904.
shortly before that date consid-
erable influence was brought to hear
on the governor and the board of mar.
dons in favor of the boy, and. largely
through the personal efforts of Major
ingalls,, an Indian agent in the early
days of Lincoln county, his sentence
was commuted to life Imprisonment.
Since the commutation of his SEN
tence, Segmiller has been paroled
three times, the last being in Nov
ember. 1917. At this time he was
turned over to William E. johnson.
former Indian service man who lives
in Westerville, Ohio.
From his new home Segmiller
writes the following interesting letter
to Phoebe friends:
Nothing But Snow.
II respectfully state nv recent ar
rival here at Westerville, Ohio, Since
| came here l have often thought of
my dear old state of Nevada. some
times l feel somewhat to seeing if
again, because Nevada is more
warmer state than state of Ohio, and
again since l came Fest that | have
met with lot of snow and cold
weather and can see nothing but the
snow all around here everything are
covered with it, l saw it here that
down to 20 below zero, l guess that
aint cold for man thatnever used to
Eastern States.
when l left Carson City my in
tentions was to start the life over
again and try to make a man out of
my and see if can be a man of high
standing among the white people,
Mr.. VIM. e, Johnson has placed
great confidence in my ability to
make good therefore l will not
dc things that will hurt Mr. John
sons feelings.
Has Quit Booze.
II suppose there was talk about
me that l be boozing again when
left Carson City, but l will fool them
once anyway and show them that l
can be man my words, | don't think
there is any doubt bout the booze
being my downfalls,
THE other day / went to Colum-
bus Ohio to took in the City, while
l was in the city a few drinks were
offered to me which l past and told
them that l would not touch that a
hot drink again and have enough
troubles of my own to take care of
without drinking fire water, so
some one called me a preacher be-
cause I wont touch what they offer
ed me,
Lost in Big Town.
LAS while | was in City of Colum-
bus the all streets were all a like to
me and some time get lost in it, this
was happen three or four times dur
ing my visit in the city, but | was
lucky enough to come to same place
where started from the first time,
finally find my way out of the city
and came home, just as | walked into
the folks came to me and ask why
didn't come home early in the even
ing, but of course had to tell them
of my troubles and explain to them
that I was lost and could not find
my way out of the City until this
morning.
"The Columbus are a very large
Town and the largest that ever
beenin before in my live,
1T is so cold here there's no work
going en- out doors, for past afew
days have been working inside and
doing what little to be done in Mr..
Johnson's house some painting and
repairing etc.
81 have made a few friends here
since | came here the Peopl are
treating me very nicely as so far
don't tink l can be treated any bet
ter at my own home than l am treat
ed here at my new home,
II sincerely hopes that you people
are not having as bad weather as
alr having in this state of Ohio.
Wishing you all good luck and
enjoying the best of health,