The Nevada journal., 1851-11-15

gagged in carrying goods to the mines.
He was from Boston, or vicinity. lie
was on his down trip to Marysville.
He had slept the night before at Mil
ler's House, between Honcut Rancho
and Natchez, and about two miles
from where he was murdered. On
that night he did not sleep in the
house, but camped out in his wagon.
About an hour after supper, four
Mexicans rode up to the house, and
going Immediately into the kitchen,
asked for supper to be got ready in a
hurry, as they wanted to go to Marys-
vile that night. While their supper
was preparing, they laid hold Of the
fragments of the regular supper, and
devoured them like wolves, as if they
had not recently eaten. A person in
the kitchen, who had been interpreting
between them and the cook, asked
them where they had been, and they
replied that they had been on Feather
river selling cattle. They manifested
great haste, continually hurrying the
cook and would not 60 out into the
public apartment to eat their supper,
insisting upon doing SO in the kitchen.
All four of them we're young men,
we'll dressed, two Of them in blue pam
falcons, open at the side, with bright
buttons, and were of light complexion.
Their appearance excited the remark
from the cook, that he had never seen
Mexicans so we'll dressed and SO
"bright" and geEtlemanly. Their de-
scription by him leaves very little
doubt that they were the same four
Mexicans mentioned in yesterdays
Express as being suspected Of the
murder near BidwelPs. While at
supper, one Of them was seen to walk
twice over to the wagon in which
Mather was lying, and go completely
round it. About half an hour after
the Mexicans had left Miller's, one of
them returned, and Notwithstanding
they had eaten a very hearty supper,
bought several pounds of crackers,
some sardines, md some onions, though
the party had stated that they were in
a hurry because they were going
through to Marysville that night.
These matters however, were not par
ticularly noticed until after the intelli-
gence of the murders.
The two men before mentioned had
also told the same story at Natchez,
when they stopped, that they had pre-
viously told the man who related it at
the Honcut Rancho. Four mounted
men therefore left Natchez in search,
and after proceeding short distance
they met a party of six men from
BidwclPs, who were in search of the
four Mexicans, and with them went in
search of the murdered man, but to
their astonishment they found tsco in
stead of one, and returned to Natchez
with this information. They arrived
there about two hours after nightiall.
In the meantime, Mr.. Parftt had ar,
rived there with the intelligence Of
having found Mather, and his and their
stories being at variance, party of
fifteen or twenty men, on foot and
left, with horse and cart,
which was taken to bring in the
bodies. After searching some time
with lights, the two men were found
about one hundred yards from Ma
theirs body. These two men were
recognized as two who had left Honcut
Rancho on foot, that morning. They
were going to Natchez.
1t is probable that they had met the
four Mexicans who were numbering
Mather, and had interfered. 1t was
stated at the Honcut Rancho that these
two men were not armed. They we're
lying. when found, near together.
One of them, whose name is supposed
to be Jenkinson, from the papers found
on his person, had seventeen stabs,
seven of which were in the breast,
and almost any of which would prove
mortal. He was dressed in brown
pants, With green stripes, and red
shirt; his hair was light, and he was
quite a young man. The other, whose
name appears 10 be Gardiner, from a
pocket book found upon him, in which
was license in that name, for selling
liquor, had his throat cut, as if at two
cuts, there being space between the
gashes. He was dressed in dark cord
uroy pants, and blue flannel shirt; his
hair was quite light, and his front
upper teeth quite prominent. Hewas
also young man.
The pockets of one Of these men
was cut of, and the pockets of both
rifed.
Mather had his throat cut horribly Il