The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-08

letter in general terms announcing MAD succee-
ded in carrying out his wishes
THE TsAGrpy o. SAN MIGUEL, CALrFoRrIA-The
Boston Herald publishes the following relative to the
tragedy at San Miguel the 2sth of December ISIS,
biained from on. of the crew of the u s. ship Oho
recently arrived at that port from Cxlifornia:-A
murder OF unusual atroci'y committed short dis
lance from here lately The perpetrators three
men. who had deserted from this ship in November
last and two others TO throw more light tn,
jcct here give Lynch's confession Ny mama is Jo-
seph Ly nch; born In the Dukedom Of Hcsss Darn
stadt: my native town is Mauch; my age is 2S years
started fer the gold mines In company with ;nrae
men. two Americans and Que 1rhman. named Mike:
about three week. ago IN the night the Que named
nike murdered the two Americans TO got the gold
that they had brought With them to the mines; Mike
then said 10 me that if run ne would shoot me- pass
ing near Weaver Ranch wished to stop Ia order to
work there. but he told me If stopped he would
der me; We thes divided the gold between us which
We bad taken from the murdered men; arriving the
Mission ct st Johns bought two horses; anu the
Mission Of La Solidad met live men three sailors
vi whom Two are now prisoners ana one was killed
the tghtl and two marines; tn. three sailors Jeff the
marines at the Mission not wishing to travel further
with them aud joined Us; We all came together
Mission Of st. Miguel an Indian, nam.d John cam.
on With us from the Mission Of La Soliisd: the
three sailors were foot about two three miles
this sde Of the Mission If La solidad we found
Two ola horses; two OF the m"n that Joined mount
cd them but one Of them giving out the road
We only brought one to the Mission OF 81. Migu'l;
We arrived al St Miguel shout O'Clock In the at
terboon: We got supper ana stepped there all night;
the next morning about oelock We ten ana went
Ing very hard we sold ,srty ounces Of placer gold
to MIR Read; he had b.cs talking to us about his
trip to the mines saying that he had gold than
his boy could iift; when We went about half mile
We halted and began disputing, some saying that
Read had good deal II gold aud 1t wo aid be best
TO take it; we then decided TO turn back which we
did and stopped there all day; during the evening
was talking to the prisoner Quinn about the idea Of
robbng the geld. and he sad that IL was not right
.na sn ,S, "Is my s ynsd him
sweIcd that If he did they would be- mad with him:
during the evening the rest came in. and the IAN
that wac bamberry came in and sald III had been
men We would be looking round Abou; s o clock
Mr.. Read came into the and on the bench by
the FIRE; Bambcrry was standing hind him cutting
some wood with an axe be had In his hand to thros
the IRE; he stepped toward the fire aud thre. on
the weed. and then walked back again behind Read:
me coal of ire; just H. giving me- the nr- I
heard the blow Of an axe struck by the BAN berry
On Mr. Read. he struck him on the head; Read fell
and after he had fallen. Bsmberry struck him sever.
timer the head With the axe after this the Indian
stabbed him With Knife Quinn aud ran out INTO
the corridor after that, and Mike and Bamberry
brought ne back again aud ,hut the door; Bamborry
opened he door again and told come on h. then
raid There Is no backing out" On. man named
Peter RI mcr went into the kitchen and Killed the me-
gro there with an axe. TINS man il on. of the
Rrison'rs) lie then returned and said Come on y
We ell then went towards Reads room; Mike opened
the door; we had double birr,led gun and An Old
ertass Upon opening the door. he said, 81 enos
noohss, Ssnortias' good night. lsde--and they ali
vent In but me; ian out IN the corridor AMI iu,ss
sfi,r me, Who ssked me where was going. I b-,rd
one OF the women scream when l running aud
Mike raid to me-, have stabbed her with thi. sword
AFTER this they all sidc the house and a,everv-
thing WAS quiet they must all have bccn killed tn,
pcrsons In R.sds room, Bamb,rry then SAID to m.
by don't you shoot that Indian aud be id, vougr
There was an old indian in the other yins by the
me Itold him he door wa shu aud Rencr sail L wili
cp,n H. gave the door kics aud IL frw .p.n
Benberry then sAid to me "shoot hin snsw,r.I II
can't j cannot TAX" sight lie then ed n ,un and
shot him. MY gun va ~ ing on my arm aud pulira
the trirg'r and u vent on but d,nt tn nix tn hail
struck near him ZONE time after tn occurred 4 can
not cay whether IL was before aft We lefs tho Ns
sion-i heard H. men say they pull q au Indian how
from under the bed. one II them aid he had bari
hi,- meaning he disd hard Mike then n kcd Qun the
wound,d prisonsr hos he hit him sod ne a,-..y.I
he did net know how he struck him Bsmbsrry then
,aid hat Quinn had split hs h. al open with an axe az
Ter this We went aud DRANK -ome vine in Reads ro,m
hen.r TOOK a. sxe aud hrOss open h. chest where ne
money was they then commenced hraskiny on.u N.
other chests aud riding their contents Am,uy other
thne- Bami~rry got n silver watch. about half an
hour sftr the murder was committed 90 left the
Missiop; about half M le th-re Banterrv thew
the bag Of silver dollars on the ground saying D-n
IN. stun " IL too heavy you fellows t,k. your sh.rs
60 pack and ~e divide Il by and nv Fscb man
then took share to pack after ft IN. Nilsson "a
eide Of the first rancho the following We
s " creek this side of the mission Of 81 Iouis
u was here the indian boy away bearing win him
two silk shswls wcmsn's dress. some rlben A.. a.
vh,r. Ne met Dragon. the mail driver; we had oniv
four hors.s Remer being sfoot n,sra rancho W. met
spansfd riding aud driving two ahe al If him:
bamtcfry wanted kcmer To shoot him In order 10 cot
his horses but Remer said Do You thirk am IA
fook To shoot q In the scttleur. otsl' Unt an.
spspisrd vent round the hill the opportunity vas
ltt nsxt rancho stcpptd st bought four h,rs.
tbe following night passed through SAINT, Uarlare
atpui midnight, aud eamp,d about mile the other
sd, q ~; started 1t sunrise and went about
mles and stopped 1T n rauehe wacr W IA ,ur
.,ser and horscs and bought Two t,. ~ asusd.pt.
~ hi.d N On, ~ our guns ADD reloaded the rest 81
our fr-nrni,; I'm the" about L. " ,nd haa not
preceded more u al uuus when We rere .tt.ssad
auo taken prisoner-"