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

Mining Company; did nothing for . week and b.
came tired Of the life; concluded to stay al winter,
and common oed building house, the largest one
there, for boarders did not finish it, the company to
whom lent the $500 never paid me; they left; l
bought OF Daniel Casey, one of this company, all
the things the company had left; searching their
clothes; took them; wore part of the clothes dur
ing the remainder of my stay; one night afterwards
went to Me- Dodges house and had game Of
sdered vas cheated, and thought would be YEN
with them; so stopped that night up at q tent,
and saw him put his money in . chest; when they
had got to sleep, went in and took the chest;
opening the chest, found 81 300 had one piece
worth about 81 ,56S another, $733; tho rest in
dust, and about 5000 in silver; / took all this,
and ssorstod most Of it in my garden; then went
afterwards; | was then apprehended for stealing
the trunk having bought all in tie house, con-
sderea the clothes belonging to me also; was ad-
for and the n aspssr t T.
forwards was taken up for stealing the $1,000;
for that | was committed again to Marysve,
on charge Of grand larceny; the mob that night
wanted to hang me; the judge swore in about
% men TO protect me; the next morning, Captain
Dodge, the largest loser, came to me, and said,
if would give him the money he would let
me go, and see that l was not hurt; another
party came to me and told me that his wife and
familywere suffering at home, SO concluded to
give it up, and oil but about $50 was found allow
ed had lost this; remained with the Sheriff this
afternoon, and then asked the Judge about selling
my things; called an auction, ssld my things, and
gave my boat away to friend; my things brought
about $40; the Sheriff kept this money in his
possession Edward Barr, Sherif) went out at night
to collect some of this money, and while gone, his
cook came to me and said, g if he was in my place
he'd co." told him couldn't we'll go without mo-
quently went; went about three miles that night,
and took mare; next night about 10 o'clock
rived in Sa Mamento; sold the mare the next day;
stole the mare; had no money to buy one; staid
Sacramento n o. o II
with two or three Americans and one Sydney man;
they did nothing but steal horses and mules used
cramento; the names of the men are "Dab," James
Peate; Johnny Griffith was getting away from
prison brig with irons on, and was drowned; went
brig in the soUd Ssn Of
on board-about $4,000; we went aboard of the
brig and got all there was, about 5000; went on
board with Grifiths (dead), Edwards Brown dead;
next day we agreed to come down to San Francisco;
Edwards told US We could get some money out of Q
vessel in the harbor; man came with called
"Jimmyfrom-town,' (Burrs); came down in the
New World; "Jimmy-fromtown'' robbed Span
lard board Of thirty ounces in coin; Jimmy from
town was slowed away by me on board Of the Ten
nessee; he gave me the money, and it was divided
among four of US; the same night We boarded this
vessel in San Fran ,isco and robbed her; myself,
Edwards, Brown and Smith accomplished the deed;
the vessel was the j. Casket; had some hard fight
ing on board the captain was desperate and We left
him almost dead; in the fight his wife came out of
the cabin with a sword in her hand; took it away
from her; acted as captain in that mob; left the
other in charge of the captain we were all masked;
searched the cabin; his wife gave me up what
money there on board; then asked her if there
were any arms on board she gave Of
Aliens six. shooters, large size; / gave the
money and the pistols to one of the party; do
to take her husbands life; said did not want
to do it If he would be quiet; | then looked in |
the cabin and saw that she had a splen did gold
chronometer watch; she hoped would not take it,
a /
conditions will not take the watch;" the others
kickedup row for not taking IL; told them was /
master; they had made me so, and would act as
liked; tied the captains hands behind him and |
shut him in the cabin told his wife not to speak for
two hours. as should not leave the ship; also tied
some boys who were on board at the time. and then
$4,000, and only got $40; he advertised loss of
$500; when his wife gave me the money, she said |
she had sent it nearly all home in the previous pac
ss,, Srws should have gSs it, no doubt stayed IN
y Guilds store; stopped in it all one night, and |
found could not do it; wanted nothing but the |
money, but could not get it the safe was too heavy;
three or four days afterwards went to Sacramento
alone; stopped in Moor's house in l. street; did |
nothing but play cards, and won good deal Of
ney; sold mules and horses for others they
brought in, in the name Of Campbell; Moor died |
who kept the house; bought his wife out for $50;
paid $40 rent all the things stolen in Sacramento
were brought to the house; John Grifiths, John |
Jones, big Bill Nelson End sold Jack were board
rested for pickn mans pocket Of $500 in
tion store on street; on Monday he commited |
TO the prison brig; was baled 10 the Of 800;
they were kicking up q row in Sacramento at this |
time, and would not 20 straw bail; SO took team,
loaded it from my house with stolen goods, and |
started for Mormon Island; sold all at Mormon |
Island and Salmon Falls, and returned to Sacra-
mento county; went to the Sheriff Of sacra mento,
procured an order to 90 on board of the brig aud |
see Griths; got on board, and found that the night
before, in trying to escape, he was drowned; while |
N y0nA IN fha min hka1 kax
OF every things did not think il worth while to open
another house, and went to live in a small house
near the burying ground; few days after, was ar
rested for HOUSEKEEPING, and employed MIR. Pix
ley he got me out Of it BY one of my men swearing
false; old Jack swore false gave him 500, and Mr.
Pixey agreed to get out of the scrape il would
give him $50 more; told Pixley was guilty; about
a week or ten days after, was arrested again fer
breaking into house in lumber yard very near
got shot there through my hat at all taken
and committed aboard the brig for trial. previously
robbed house on Sunday night, corner OF Front
and streets, clothing store, with Mat Hopwood
goes by anne Of Big Brummy, (5yduey mani; got
from $500 to $500 worth OF property; about two
day. a after Yves on board the brig; exPloyei Mr.;
for Big Brummy, for robbing oman; t~o days
after had been on board the prison brig con-
stable came down from Auburn and identified me
ss shooting the Sheriff Of Auburn; two or three
hours afterwards two more constables came on
board-one from Fosters Bar, and one from Mays
vile; the one from Fosters Bar identified me as
the man having committed murder at roster q
Bar one Chas Moore; one had warrant; they went
on shore to Judge Sackett; he gave them order
to bring me ashore; took me to the Judges
Office in street; Mr.. Pixey appeared for
me, and would not allow the Judge TO
examine me; was then sent board the brig
again; the Judge then gave the Sheriff order
to take me to Marysvile; Sheriff came for me the
next morning. and Mr.. Pixley told him that the
variant was not legal, and he could not take me;
90 he had TO 60 TO Marysxille for another, | then
gave Mr.. PiSley my bag Of gold dust TO we Ugh out
$780, and an order for $3.50, which he told he had
got and would pay me next day; the same night
made my escape from the brig; walked that day
TO Dry Creek-half way 10 stockton; next day
got into Stockton, disguised myself and came TO
San Francisco on HENDERSON ewhere In the mid
die Of December; then went aud STOPPED in I'd.
wards houte in Sydney Valley; never went cut of
the house during the day; during the night went 10