White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-10
SUSPECTED MURDERER
PLACED UNDER ARREST

D. w. Nelson was taken into Gus
tody by Sheriff Nicholson at McGill
Wednesday night and is now being
held in the county jail.
Nelson is the man last known to
have been in the company OF o. c.
Jacobson. who mysteriously disap-
peared October 81 at Warm Springs,
New.
Jacobson and Nelson left Bakers
field, Cal, October %, driving in an
old Ford touring car. Jacobsen had
Just been discharged from a hospital
and as a result of the illness from
which he had suffered was in a weak
ened physical and mental condition.
He intended to visit his parents in
Brigham City, Utah.
The two men arrived at Warm
Springs October 81, when the motor
of the car they were driving deyel-
oped trouble. Jacobson, according to
the story told, wandered off into the
desert. His tracks were easily trace
able in a large semi-circle but finally
disappeared on the regularly Travelled
east and west road about five miles
west of Warm Springs, which is
about eighty miles southwest of lily
and between this city and Tonopah.
Nothing has since been seen of ia
cobson.
Sheriff William Thomas of Tono-
pah offered a reward in the sum of
s20o for information which would
lead TO the finding of Jacobson. who
was described as a man 30 years of
age. light complexion, light hair. .
feet 10 inches tall, normal weight
about $50 pounds. He was . Jew
eler by profession.
Nelson arrived in Ely a short time
ago and has since been kept under
surveillance by Sheriff Nicholson's
force. His actions have attracted at
tention and at McGill Wednesday he
was found in the act of burning his
clothing. After he was taken into
custody 1t was necessary for Sheriff
Nicholson to supply him with suf-
fcient clothing with which to pro-
tect him while he was being brought
to the county jail.
When questioned on anything In
connection with the disappearance of
Jacobson or his movements about
that time Nelson becomes highly ner.
vous and so far nothing of a definite
nature has been obtained from him.
/ The belief is entertained by the Of
fcers that Nelson knows considerably
more about the matter than he has
as yet told.
Jacobson is not known to have ever
arrived at the point where the tracks
made by his boots were discovered
neal Warm Springs and the officials
are not entirely satisfied that the
boots were worn by him at the time
the tracks were made. They are
working on the theory that 1t might
have been an easy matter for some
one to have disposed of Jacobson by
foul play along the route and his body
might thereafter have been thrown
in a prospect hole or otherwise on
cealed. The boots formerly worn by
Jacobson might have thereafter been
used by his slayer with which to
make the tracks in the large semi
circle near the road and then the
boots disposed Of, as the party who
really wore the boots and made the
tracks to mislead searching parties
could then have put on different
shoes and continued on his journey
Nelson will be held in the county
Jail until Sheriff Nicholson can have
a thorough understanding with Sher
IN Thomas of Nye county and he will
not be released until the officials
have fully satisfied themselves in tn,
premises.