lgaving town together, Carr was immediately suspected. However, he
KAXE had fled to Tyoln .
captured and returned to Carson City. Convicted and sentenced to
dieg he was hanged on a scaffold erected within twenty feet of the
spot where he had killed Cherry on /fble Over 10,000
BAFEAXE people, many of them women, had gathered to withess this,
Nevada's first legal hanging. Carr met his fate calmly and his last
words were spoken as he looked towards the house tn which he had
directed Cherry's attention: "Do you see that light? My God, I do at
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1862
CARR, Bill
Carr, a white gambler, operated a gambling concession in Sonora,
Calif., before going to Carson City, Nevada, in the silver rush of
1860. Suspected of cheating in his Carson City game, he travaled
by stage to Thousand Wells Station (now Wells) where he opened anothe
game, the income from which he supplementbed by robbing various.
emigrantsMagENX as they passed through. The man who owned the sta-
tion, Bernardo Cherry, Suspected Carr's activities as a highwayman
and on’one occasions prevented his robbing a young man who was
passing through. He thus earned Carr's enmity and when, shortly
afterwards, Cherry became ill, gold out and moved to EXEKESK Carson
City, teking a room in the Ormsby House, Carr followed,xkex détermined
to take revenge of Cherry and also to rob him of the procedds of the
sale of the business which he assumed Cherry would carry on his per=
sone Late one night, he pesuaded Cherry to go on a stroll out of
town to discuss a proposed joint business venture, They walked along
talking and when they neared a house, Carr pointed in that direction
and exclaimed: "Do you see that light?" When Cherry turned his head
to look, Carr shot him in the back of the head and robbed his body
of a twenty dollar gold piece and a silver dollar. Cherry's corpse
Was discovered the next day and because the two men and been seen
1862
CARR, Bill
Carr, a white gambler, operated a gambling concession in Sonora,
Calif., before going to Carson City, Nevada, in the silver rush of
1860. Suspected of cheating in his Carson City game, he travaled
by: stake to Thousand Wells Station (now Wells) where he opened anothey
game, the income from which he Supplementbed by robbing various.
emi grantswagEenx as they passed through. The man who owned the sta-
tion, Bernardo Cherry, suspected Carr's activities as a highwayman
and on‘one occasions prevented his robbing a young man who was
passing through. He thus earned Carr's enmity and when, shortly
afterwards, Cherry became ill, gold out and moved to BaXKEKK Carson
City, teking a room in the Ormsby House, Carr followed ,xkax détermined
to take revenge of Cherry and also to rob him of the procedds of the
sale of the business which he assumed Cherry would carry on his per=
sone Late one night, he persuaded Cherry to go on a stroll out of
town to discuss a proposed joint business venture, They walked along
talking and when they neared a house, Carr pointed in that direction
and exclaimed: "Do you see that light?" When Cherry turned his head
to look, Carr shot him in the back of the head and robbed his body
of a twenty dollar gold piece and a silver dollar. Cherry's corpse
Was discovered the next day and because the two men and been seen
1862
CARR, Bill
emigrantewagmmx as they passed through, The the sta-
tion, Bernardo Cherry, suspected Carr's activities as a highwayman
and on‘one occasions prevented his robbing a man who was
City, taking a room in the Ormsby House, Carr followed,xkmx déternined
2
town, to discuss a proposed Joint business venture, They walked along
talking and when they neared a house, Carr pointed in that direction
and exclaimed: "Do you see that light?" When Cherry turned his head
to look, Carr shot him in the back of the head and robbed his body
of a twenty dollar gold piece and a silver dollar, Cherry's corpse
Was discovered the next day and because the two men and been seen
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