The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-14

Morgan, 3. Whitaker, Edw. M Cormick, (Teddy,)
Billy kswes, -. Ed ssrds-all of US had been
who had just come up from Monterey; Briggs and
Morgan were at Mscondrays; had falling out
with Mackenzie, and he had 10 go; Morgan went
INTO Jansen,s store first; the rest stopped in the
road; WHITAKER and myself stood at the window
during this time; thought he was too long aud
would get no money, 80 went in to help him;
got half way up the shop behind the counter; heard
Jansen ask Morgan what he wanted there; Morgan
told him that he wanted to look at some blankets;
ne turns round and sees me behind the counter
also told him l wanted blankets; he stepped about
two yards to show me some blankets; Eve had
with q slang- shot, and knocked him down; then
left Morgan to take charge Of him, whilst looked
after the money; only hit him once; opened a
desk, and took out shot bag cont aiming money
we then carried the money home to Sydney Valley;
| carried the money; counted the money; there
was 81 ,568 in gold coin; We divided it in eight
parts, making $l96 each; we then came down to wn
again went into Mrs. Hogans; stopped there two
or three hours and then went home again; Mrs
Hogan lived on Sansome street; next day there
was quite fuss about town we did not commit
more robberies while the men arrested for striking
Jansen were under trial, as we did not wish them
hung knowing they were innocent !; We would
have shot fifty men rather than they should
have been hung; we agreed that If the above
men were hung, which we expected they
would on Sunday night, to bum down the town;
by Beebee, Ludlow & Co., on Montgomery street;
in this we were to be assisted by - and =; we
tried two mig hts; opened the outside door by false
keys; watched it two days, and concluded there
was not money enough to attempt the robbery, as
we observed the porter of the bank come each
morning from Argenti's with bags Of money depo-
sited the evening previous the next night we went
to the bank next to the Ell Dorado, in Washington
street, Morris Morgan help to build the money
vault, and gave us the information; went down the
FL Dorado steps; opened the door with false keys;
entered and found two beds; discovered that there
tao a1n
dered it too dangerous, and gave it up; =
was an accomplish with US there were eight in the
gang - was generally an outsider and done the
watching next night stole q small safe out Of
night; there was bot twenty four dollars in this
safe Adams stepped out at the time of Minturn's
robbery; next night stole a safe from Glad win s.
Whitmore; took it up on the sand-hills; were dis
covered before We had broken it open / brought
the safe down stairs; Morris Morgan and lanes
Briggs were arrested by the police in this scrape;
here we lost all our tools, which were worth $500
went home that night ;not liking to see men go to
the watch house, / wanted the rest to come and
take them from the watch heuse by force but they
refused; they thought by employing Mr.. Parburt
Morgan was acquitted and Briggs committed to
jail next day went to Gold Bluff in schooner B.
l.. Allen; had twenty-seyen days passage to Trini-
dad bay; / there saw Bob Mckenzie, also saw
Dabb, the horse thief, and the Jew Peet they
came from Oregon; they said that five horse
thieves had taken about sixty horses from Sacra-
mento City to Oregon, and there sold them; |
found Trinidad to be bad place for me; played
cards with Dabb, and won all his money, about
three hundred dollars; then came back in the B.
L. Allen, and paid the passage of Dabb and Peet to
San Francisco; arrived in San Francisco
q Sunday; Dabb threatened to inform on me
Il didn't give him some money, so gave him $50;
went to James Kitchens house, and sent him on
board the schooner for my bed and blankets; the
same day Dabb and policeman stopped me in the
'order's with him; l drew my pistol to shoot him,
and he stood of; there we're many people about,
and gave him (the policeman) one hundred dol
ars ITO quiet him; then went to Kitchens, and
It ,pped that night; l went and Mrs Hogan;
'he told me there was warrant out for Whitaker,
and Long Charley, for robbing man in her house
IF fifteen hundred dolls-s she advised me to leave
Inc town said the police were searching her house;
next morning, hired horse at a stable, and
rode to Monterey. At this time, had just taken
The name of Carlisle previously, was called Camp
bell; the day | arrived at Monterey, the men
we're about to be tried for robbing Monterey Gus
tom house; my things were left at Kitchens, and
have been there ever since. ! went to Monterey
purposely to attend the trial; went to the watch
house and saw the prisoners; the second night,
my horse was stolen from me; Dick Osman was
first put on trial; Parburt went down from San
Francisco TO defend him, and | appe lred a wit.
ness in his favor Whitaker was also at Monte
rey; Kitchen arrived at Monterey in the steamer;
ties were guilty; Ialthough they took thirteen
thousand dollars down from San Francisco, all tha,
was robbed was eight thousand dollars. though
Randall said he had lost thirty thousand dollars;
The fact is, that Parburt, Mcdonald, and Judge
Merit, were counsel for prisoners and Col Weller,
Bolts, and Wallace, for prosecution there was a
great deal Of swearing falsely, and bribery all
he money was taken from the prisoners; the court
charges, amounting to one thousand dollars, were
irst taken out, and the balance of thirteen thou
sand dollars, say twelve thousand dollars, was
equally divided between the prisoners and prose-
'uting counsel; the prisoners then paid their
awyers; Randall got one half and the prisoners
he other half Of the twelve thousand dollars; Nor
gan, Tom Quick, and Ryan, were in jail, but o.
man was tried and consented to the division; Par
burt told me to let the prisoners out Of Jail,
md broke the door down and let them out;
then started on foot from Monterey for the
Southern mines; reached San Jose; in San Jose
tole ,rse, saddle and bride, but was captured
ear San Joaquin; got into a row with eleven
who took my gun from me, stating that
had stolen their horse; they took me back to
Livermore's pass; gave them my watch and chain
o release me, and went on foot TO Sonora; from
here went TO Sullivan's and worked about a
worked there about five weeks met there two
Americans, who knew me; did not think myself
aie, and left for San Francisco on foot; arrived
here last Tuesday night saw Kitchen in the VI
Dorado; wen. to his house where he used TO
i've; then went to - and slept that night:
Wednesday morning arose and went to the MfsCJn
0 see an acquaintance, who lives at q bakery at
he Mission; this same acquaintance pre- viously
'ished me to rob Spaniard's house at the Mission
went to see about robbing a Spaniard at the
lisson; the acquaintance at the Mission is short;
nd had on a black hat. III is known to our COM |
aittee who this friend is.
went into the mansion house and looked ut the |
afe, and tod him | would see him again about it, |
took the hills on the way back from the Mission /
0 avoid being seen, and arrested on the sani |
iils doing nothing; / was on the way 10 North |
each.
In coming from San Jose to San Francisco, last |
anuary or February, came in the steamer New |
star with one smith, who after wards shot in |
.acrauento City, robbing house; went from
san Francisco to san joe purpose TO rob the |
hurches Of the silver and gold images; were
old there was a gold image weighing ten pounds, |
nut We could MT find IL.
Got stuck on a mud fiat On the passage; in the \
morning oil hands called in the cabin and told
hat passenger bad been robbed of 81 900 in gold
lust; they took my gold dust, and tha; Of another |
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