White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-22

One OF the moat pfulai anu ue9ih-
crate murders ever recorded IN
White Pine county vas staged Friday
afternoon at spot about two miles
south of Cherry Creek, when Arthur
St. Clair a constable OF Wells was
instantly killed and George Reaua
mortally wounded by two automobile
bandits firing from ambush with
5000 rifles.
News of the killing was received
by Sheriff Enslow at 4 o'clock Fri
day afternoon and a posse was i'm
mediately organized To capture the
desperados.
The details of the tragedy were
not complete last night, but from
the reports received yesterday 1t ap-
pears that two unknown men broke
INTO the eommissary OF the Union
Cattle company at Deeth, Nevada,
FRIDAY and stole some guns and ani-
munition. including two 1880 rifles,
and to make their getaway stole
Ford roadster and started for the
county line. Arthur 5. Clair,
constable at Wells. with George
Requa and James Russell. as soon as
Informed the robbery, took az the
trail cf tie men aed followed them
south no White fiao county 20 n
point about two ~ a half miles
south OF Cherry Creek.
According 10 the report which j.
said to nave been told by James
Russell. the one survivor. the con-
stable and party reached a part of
the road where the mud was deep
and they decided to put on the chains.
When the car was stopped at a bend
IN the road another car was seen
ahead apparently stuck in the mud.
and the pursuing party recognized
the stolen car. As reported. while
Mr. Russell busted himself with pu'-
ting The chains on the wheels. ST.
clair and Requa walked toward the
stalled car carrying their rifles.
After the two men had gone dis
tance of about one-half mile beyond
the Car. Mr.. Russell heard two rifle
shots and, looking up, saw the hat
fly from the head OF George Reqaa
and saw him and Arthur ST. Clair
fall. 4 short interval after the two
men were seen to fall. two men
crawled out OF the brush at one side
and advanced toward the PROSTATE
men. According to the report, the
Two bandits were seen TO take the
rifles from the bodies OF the men
they had shot from ambush.
AS reported. Mr.. Russell. realizing
his helplessness, turned his ear and
drove for Cherry Creek, where he
wired the news of the murder &c
Sheriff Enslow at Ely.
II appears that the killing took
place at about . o'clock Friday after
noon. The telegram was received at
the sheriff's Office in Ely at $3.50 p. IN.
and Sheriff Enslow and his force OF
deputies left at once for the scene
Of the shooting. A posse OF men from
Ely was Immediately formed and
started out Friday night to surround
the men who II is expected will fight
TO the death.
Coroner James Collins left for the
scene Friday night and had the body
of Arthur st. Clair brought TO Ely.
George Requa. who was found TO be
still breathing. was taken to the
hospital.
Arthur st. Clair was shot through
the chest. the bullet passing complete.
ly through the body. apparently caus-
Ing instant death.
George Requa was found lying
near Mr.. ST. Clair with a bullet hole
In the left side of the head. hut upon
the man was found to
be breathing. lie was hurried 10
ELY and taken to the county hospital
where an examination by the doctors
showed that the bullet had entered
the left side OF the head just above
the brain. No hope Is held for the
recovery of the wounded man, but
Yesterday his breathing was natural