New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-14
CALIFORNIA
The Confession OF STUART.

authorities 70 protect life ana property The en-
tire confession Is too long FOR orr columns. IL I'M
pllcaies a number Of people, but the names o. many
Of them sre suppressed IN orier ,ha, measures may
be taken for their arrest: stuart commences his story
u follows
Left England about 10 years Of age committed
forgery. and went 10 eA->Outh- Wales TO lie III
terceS>ion OF friends procured emancipation ron
there TO soui-Austlalia Adelaide Siayci some i've
wears then went - Callao vas about 2 years
shocking about tie southern Continent finally
reached Panama shipped IL The Tennessee. aud
came 10 san Francisco lie DAY arrived .en tor
sacramento ID the Senator next day went - Marys-
Fue rom NarI>lille ~ Fosters Bar lOiret the
Rock Mining Company, ana went To Rork l. H. one
company, and les employed IN cutting rae
worked IN this company one month | Alref >Ch
van, the witnt = Who appeared against NE, work
n my place for one month then went down the
rlyer a5ou, four miles, and worked for myself
mining worked TWO weeks by myself went up and
hired man 10 work m >ulllviu'S place AMI took HIM
with me finished his month out Gown the river and
fortw days extra work paid hIm $50 We then went
10 Fosters Bar together then bought another clasm
OF the next comparv and paid $500 orit bought life
boat for $40 subsequently lent this boat 20 another
company. ana they worked Il on ha shares teTry
boat then went with sullivan 10 slate Range, abOu;s
miles higher up We bought part OF a claim and paid
SO each worked tins claim for hall Oi a iay
old not pay well enough left sullivan there and re-
turned TO Fosters Bar thought would rciurn and
work III the Winter; went T. work and hnl>aed the
race !nN NiIicu we .lNeI ieh1 me missouri N1In-
pany $500 finish their business tke "a, the race
, was turned, tOund the Cttlm would uOf more
than Sl2. ami abandoned II then went do~a the
riycT - tie old place ard worked three weeks or
month longer hal .ow with Col PreG'SS. LET, and
went I'D "a Fosters Bar two of Us ua lie a garden.
and I'D very well built my self "A house subsequent
" did 10 Work at mining received about 81 per day
from M boat u the clam PAID $500 oI 10 others,
and hey gave ne . SHIRE for privilege %! working
It received nom >iO to Sly per day from this then
took partner. Bernard Feather. 4 German, and
commenced store kt eplng N my house pre-
VouSly N The same company aS myself the Rock
.Nr4
came tired OF the ne concluded 70 stay all Winter,
and commenced building house. the largest one
there. Tor boardt!S. dld not hni>h q the com
pany 10 v HON lent the 5000 never paid me they
LETT | bought OF Daniel Casey. one Of this COMPANY
all the things the company hai i''i searching
thef house. found trunk the trunk Wa> opea AMI
full of clothes | took them | wore part of the
clothes during The remainder OF my STAY one night
afierwa Yard went 20 Nj D0dgc's house ant had
game of monte lost suppose that night s2l1 con-
>dercd was cheated and thought would Dc even
wlthlhem 50 stopped that night mp al tent and saw
HIM put his money IN 4 chest when they hai got %
sleep went IN and took the chest opening the chest,
found $1,000 had one piece worth about sl.j6s an
other s'3o the rest n dust ana about 5000 IN silver
| took all this and Sccreted most OF Il IN my garden
| then went 10 work again usual. worked about
ten days aiterward | was then apprehended for
stealing the trunk having bought all IN the house.
considered the clothes belonging 20 me also was
admitted 20 bail IN $500 TO appear At MaTySEllie or
tral. and deposited the money three DAYS AFTER
ward was taken up Tor stealing tie si3OD Tor that
| was committed again 10 Marysvle, on charge of
grand larceny the mob that night wanted - hang
me the Judge sworc IN about sixty men to protect
me the next morning Capt Dodge the largest loser.
came 10 me and SAID II ! would give hlm the
money he would let me go, and see that | was
not hurt Another party came 10 me ami told
that his Wlie and family were suffering AZ
home, 80 | concluded to give II up, and all but
about $3.50 was found allowed had lost this
remained with the Sheriff this afternoon, and then
aSkc the Judge about selling my things called an
auction. sold my things ana gave nv boat away 10 A
friend my things brought about Sl,7O. The sher-
III kept this money IN ms possession Edward Barr,
sheriff went out al right to collect some o t!llS
money! and while gone his cook came to inc anl
said. nj he was IN my place he'd 90 told hn
couldn't well 90 without money he sad hal het.
ter 90 without II | consequently went went about
three miles that night and took mare next night,
about 10 o'clock, arrived IN Sacramento sold the
mare the next day stole the mare had no money
to buy one stand IN Sacramento about A fortnight
got acquainted with two or three Americans and ore
sydney man they did nothing but steal horses and
mules, | used To sell them for them, the cholera
broke out N Sacramento the names of the men are
DAB" James Peate. Johnny Grlfiths Grltliths was
geuingaway from Wsonbrig with irons on, and was
drowned went down 10 bail HIM out a BOY toll
GrIffths there was brig IN the rlyer with gooi
deal of money ON board, about S2O,OOO. we went
aboard the brig and got all there Was-abOut
$4,000, went board with GTlithS. dead Ed
wards Brown dead , next day We agreed 10
come down u san Francisco. Edwards told W.
could get some money out OF vessel IN
the haroor a man came down with Us called - Jln-
my-hom-town" Barns 81 came down IN the New
World " Jimmy om-town robbed spanlari on
board of thirty ounces IN com (''Jlmmy
was stow ed away by me on board the tennessee ne
gave me the money. and II wa, divided among four
Of lis the same night We went aboard TINS vessel IN
san francisco and robbed her myself Edwards
Brow n, and Smith accomplished the deed The vessel
was the J. CaShet had some hard hghimg on board
the Captain was desperate, and We LEFT him almost
dead the fight hls wife came ont OF the caDln WIN
a sword IN her mana TOOK u away from her act
ed a. captain that mob LETT the other IN charge OF
the Captain We were all masked searched The ca
BIN MS wife gave me up what money there was on
, slatfH B. ItsTe
board She gave me of Aliens six shooters, large
SIZE gave the money and pistol to one oil the party
90 not remember which the woman begged me not
To take her husbands lie SAID dld not VAIN 10 80
H. II he would be quiet then looked IN TIE edbln
and saw that she had splendid gold chfonoIneter
watch she hoped would not take IT, As her mother
had gwen II to her said, q" On these conditions
Will not take the watch the others kicked up |
row for not taxing It | told them was master they
made me 50, and would act as bked ued the
Capialn's hands behind HIM, and smut MN III the
cabin told Ms WIFE rot SPEAK FOR two hours, a.
should not leaycsthe ship also tied some boys VINO
were on board ~ the time. aud then "ent ashore
supposed We should get $4,000 Or $1,000, ihd only
got $40 be advertised loss Of 500 Wheh mo
wife gave me The money, she sall she hau sen. ~
nearly al home il the previous packet or we silouu
have got IT, no doubt >tald IN san Francisco I'VE or
six DAYS tred u rob Grayson Guilds store stopped
IN II ali night and found could not 90 II "a3'-
90 nothing bur the money, but could not 2et ut
safe was roo heavy. three or tour DAYS dllel"hu
went 70 Sacramento alone stopped al M9otes
house II L-,t. did nothing but play cards anu Won
d deal Of money sod mules ana horses ioT ounce
a. hoy were brought IN, IN the name OF Campbell
Moore. " no Kept The house died bought his wife
our Tor $3.50 pad so rent all The things stolen
N Sacramento were brought 10 TINS mouse Ionh
Grif6fh John Jones. boy Bill Nelson, ana
..Olc jack were boarders Of mine few days
affeYward Grifiihs arrested Tor picking 4
mans uorNei of $500 IN auction store on isl.
an Nonlsy he was committed 10 the prison png |
Mas baIled IN the sum of $500 they were AcAing |
M row IN Sacramento al TINS time ana "0u'1 nor /
or straw .5all--o took team, loaded from my 1
Porse With .,olen goods and started for Mormon /
Island .old all Al Mormon Island ard salmon ais,
and returned 20 Sacramento County ~ehI % ine
hs,% sro % see GrIffths got on board, and found
that the night before. IN trying 20 escape Ae Wa
drowned while had gone to ihe..mlnes. sohe one
rohbeo rov mouse Of everything did noi thiAA II
~b uT;le ~ omen another house, and went 70 I'VE