Show 1 TRAGEDY CAUSED BY HILHWAYMf I Two Masked Men Murder a Nevada Barkeeper and Take About 1200 From the Place Shooting Believed to Have Been Dune by an exConvict Who Hated the Murdered Man Indian on the Trail of Robbers and They Probably Will be Caught Cobrc Nevada Two masked highwaymen high-waymen entered Hillmans saloon at Cobre killed the night bartender J H Gilliam and robbed tho cash reg ibter and roulette wheel of about 1200 Tho men were very cool and evidently old hands at the business Ono of the holdups entered tho saloon sa-loon by tho front door Tho man coming com-ing from the rear door entered a few steps ahead of his partner and ordered or-dered all to hold up their hands Gil lIam did not see the other man coming com-ing In and made an attempt to get his revolver from behind the bar The other holdup was too quick for him however He fired while still outside tho door the bullet striking Ollllam a littlo behind and above the left ear Time holdup fired another shot when soma one yelled Dont shoot him any more he is dead now Get behind be-hind there and pull him out lets see if ho Is dead responded the highwayman high-wayman Gilllam was carried out and laid In tho rear of the saloon and died about a half hour later The thugs then proceeded to ransack ran-sack the register securing about 70 after which they took about 1100 from time roulette wheel The men loft the place and made for Limo hills east of town At daybreak every man who could get away started out to bunt the murderers mur-derers About 4 oclock In tho afternoon after-noon word was received that aS old Indian from this place had found where they camped and was hot on their trail and expected to capture the men at any time Ho has Instructions Instruc-tions from the sheriff to shoot on sight Before coming to Cobro Gilliam was chief turnkey at the Washington slate prison and it is believed that the shooting was done by an excon vlct of that place is Gilliam had received re-ceived several threatening letters since coming hero from men who had a grudge against him One of the holdups was heard to say before tho shooting I will kill that guy behind the bar |