New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-14


caine 70 San Fnasoasco on .iessner->,mewher- m
| he middle OF December then went AMI stopped IN
| Ed~ aESes house IN sydney Valley
lie immediately formed connection with several
other persons, who appear to have had spe, and
,nformans IA Different parts Of the city Therc ver.
eight the gang, besides number Of outsA,. ,y.,,.
tie con;eSses to their havrg made a,,empts 70 carr,
OF the safes of M,ntum & Co, Maconiray 81 Co
Beeoe. Ludlow & Go and other merchants. AMI then
projects 20 describe the murdeEous attack On Mr..
Jansen and the ROBBERY OF ms store
Morgan went into Jansen's store first the rs>,
stopped IN he road Whitaker and myself stood II
window during this time ! thought be too long
and would get 10 money. - went IN 10 help hum .
cot halfway Up the shop behind the counter heard
Jansen ask Morgan Whist he wanted there Morgan
told HIM hat he wanted 10 look 10 some blankets he
turns round, ana me behind the counter aiss
told HIM | wanted blankets. tie stepped about two
ylrds TO show me some blankets, ,we had cloaks ON
for 4 disguise hii h.m on the head With sluUg
SHOT and Knocked HIM down | then lef Morgan
20 take charge of HIM, while | looked after the
money only ht hun once opened do>A. and took
ont a shot-bag containing money
We then carried the money home 10 sydney Val
ley ! carried tie money | counted the money
there WAS 81 So II gold com we divided Il in eight
parts. making $l96 each then came down town
lgain went into Airs. Nogan's stopped there two
or three hours and then went home again Mrs. Ho-
gan lived on san>ome-St. next day there was quite
FUSS about town We CD not commit more rob
aeTleS while The men arrested for striking Jansen
were under trial We did not wish them hung.
hey were innocent. We would have shot atty men
rather than hey should have been hung We agreed
that II TIE above men were hung which expected
they would b. on sunday night to burn down the
town.
The following accoun; 81 The trial Of the persons
concerned IN the robbery Of the Custom House At
Monterey. gives mos, remarkable picture OF the
course OF regular law
Next morning hired horse at a stable and rod.
TO Monterey. Al tins time had Just taken the name
q Carlisle previously was called Campbell. The
day arrived 40 Monterey the men were about o. be
tried for robbng Monterey CuStom.house My
things were Ten at Kitchens and have been there
ever Since. went 70 Monterey purposely 10 attend
The trial. Went 10 the waich-hou and saw the
prisoners. The second night my horse was stolen
from me. Dick OSman was first put ON trial Par
burt went down from san Francisco 10 defend him.
and appeared as witness IN his favor. Whitaker
was also at Monterey. Kitchen arrived at Monterey
IN the steamer. Briggs MAS then IN custody We all
knew the parties were guilty Although they took
$4,000 down from san Francisco. al that was robbed
was 5000. though Randall said he hal lost $50 NdO
The fact Is, that Parburt, Mcdonald and Judge Mer'
rt were counsel for prisoners, and Col Weller.
Bolts and Wallace for prosecution there was ,
great deal OF swearing falsely and bribery. All the
money was taken from the prisoners. the Court
charges, amounting 10 $1,000, was first taken out,
ana me balance ot $4,000, say $4,000. was equally
dlSloed between the prisoners and prosecuting coun-
sci The prisoners then paid their own lawyers
Randall got half and the prisoners the other hall
az The $1,000. Morgan, Tom Quick and Ryan We're
IN Jail but OSman tled and consented To the Ill
vision. ParbWt told me ~ let the prisoners out ot
lall. and broke the door down and let them out.
We have not space to follow further tins abandoned
career of Nlany. There are two or three sentences
this last extract which show the reality OF thedan
gers to which The Caliiomans have been and still
exposed
Haze heart kmrejS remark ksrs that the day lcesid
Uhcn ms cOETB Uoid be taken ~ ne Syt
reg people. We have had an understanding with pc
ice officers - and -- for a long time
they were concerned with us IN the robbery OF
loungS Bank, next to the FL Dorado. Ryan was the
only one who robbed the Monterey Custom House
that Ieaped any benefit gave Pixey order FOR
$ll3 on Lowe. lives on FrontSt.. Sacramento City.
Money stolen from Jansen divided IN Edwards
house, near ClaTk'S Point quarrel between -
and Whitaker was caused, because they did
not equally divide the money We should certainly
hare frcd The torn fhrfe four places had ne men
0rresfed for striking Jansen bc,n hung.