The New York herald., 1851-12-02
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IN. .oI The p ssa Irsneisso fe.e, Oct 2al
sstswsrs in hid. oss1csS.us q enc of ths Ssnd S 3,
twyiass, i believed 70 have Effected his esoaps,
;ysssrday, y getting on board sfths bark Frsnois,
wnsca :eaisd yesterday morning for Sydney. II
prisoners while in the hands Of the Com ui.tee of
Vigilance, that Briggs was the man Who entered
the store Of Mons Robert. and robbed 1t of large
quantity OF ,jss sery. in juno last. Every vessel
rauined moro or less, BY the select committee ap-
pointed by tho Vigilance Committee for tho pur-
pose Of apprehending such of the aiming nu1bsr
Of the gang a. could be beard from. The brig Gen.
Cobb was boarded on Wednesday evening, before
her departure for Sidoey the following morning. BY
several Of tho committee, for the purpose of
making search for Briggs; but he could not
be found ON board On Wednesday afternoon
. maA and . woman were seen to enter Q boat
from North Beach, and row OF to the bark
Francis, which had cleared for Sydney. The man
was believed to be Briggs. Immediately after. the
This fact having become known to the CON nit
tee, exertions were made to charter boat and fol-
low in pursuit; but as the bark had three or four
hours In her favor, and night approaching the pur-
ing, however, the bark was reported to be in sight
Just outside the harbor she having dropped anchor
and remained during the night. Capt. Griffin, Of
the steam tug Fhefy, immediately waited upon
several Of the members Of the committee, and ten
dered them the of his boat to join in pursuit Of
che bark Accordingly, steam WAS cot up. and.
passing the U. 5. revenue cutter Polk, Capt. Web
ster gave the party reinforcement of men and
arms, and the little steamer was put under full
'headway in chase. In the meantime the bark had
weighed anchor, and taking the breeze, had gained
too great distance for the little steamer to over
haul her The pursuit was kept up till the fuel
nearly exhausted. when the steamer put back, ar
irving at Long Wharf at about o'clock P. M.
From the Sacramento Union, Oct "a.
Mr. Hubbs, proprietor of the Downieville ex-
nVA oepSuA uAA 10 kAu L. s-co
that on Sunday afternoon he was alta ,ked Dy ruff
6a1 few miles this side of Downievlle, and robbed
OF $400 In gold dust and specie He had dismounted
from his horse for moment, and was about re-
mounting, when the villain sprang from behind 3
tree, seized him, piniened his arms and then pro-
ceeded to rife his pockets Of their contents Mr..
had about $40 In silver, which was taken, be-
reward Of two hundred dollars has Been offered
for the arrest OF the robber and the recovery of the
money.
Under date of French Corral, Oet 10, 1851, We
On the sth Of this month, Mr. James Taylor,
while looking for some stray cattle, discovered
murdered man lying on Shady Creek, about four
miles above this place, near trail leading to and
from Nevada. On the 9th, number of us living in
this vicinity assembled the spot for the purpose
of identifying and interring the body. Four ribs
had been cut with sharp instrument. in the left
side, and below II q stab had been inflicted De-
composition having taken place to great extent,
he could not be identified with certainty, but judg
ing from his size, his teeth and clothing (hlckory
shirt torn of, corded cashmere pants short cowhide
boots, and woolen hat,) Is far as recollected, we
suppose tim to be man by the name of Roberts,
a Weshman, who came from some part Of Austria
liza to this country The same had been working
here last winter, and at intervals this summer, at
About two months ssH Is near =; ;s sso0
pose, as he said, to get cured of cold which he
had contracted, and also to recover some money
<about 81, 4O0) which he had lent ont at interest
-pected to be back here ere long Nothing has been
heard from him since, and he may have met an uu-
timely end. He had family in Australia, and is
supposed to have some acquaintances and frien ds
and in some degree doubtful, We have thought il
our duty, through ycu, If you will have the kind
ness, to make public.
ThsAmerican Consul at the Sandwich Islands has OH
cisly communicated to the Vigilance Committee Of San
Frsncseo that Belcher Kay would not be allowed to
action they wished to take in the matter. It is
stated that the committee have sent tor Kay and
informant expresses the belief that the head Of the rob-
Der gang Of California is destined meet his de-
sers. The Stockton Journal says that law and justice
have been triumphany vindicstsd In that Several
-desperaAoss whose trials commenced few days
since have been found guilty and received their senten-
ees in the extreme penalty Of the law In each case
The horse thief mentioned In our last, upon
which the jury could not agree and discharged,
sgsin for trial before the Court Of Sessions on
munity and to the Law which has been often laxy Cd
minist~red.
The first case was that Of Frederick salkmar alias Fiat
Foot and careful hearing II submitted to the
jury The verdict found him guilty and the Court
enced the prisoner receive the severest penalty OF
which, under the new statute Il death by hanging.
James Boand next up for trial, and received Is
his quantum Of Justice ten years In the pcnitentary.
James Cochran, indicted under the same statute as
confederate Of the above two birdsn also found
guilty and sentsncsd 10 years In the penentiary
James WILSON, aiss Mountain jim, yesterday was con
vcted before the Court Of Sessions the crime
stealing and adjudged 10 die When the sentence vas
pronounced by the foreman he very quietly remarked
that that was but what he expected by God" rhis
man was the consummate villain In the crowd and
his depravity was boldly written on his face
These srrested last summer, and at the time
their punishment threatened spring directly from
praged citizens But the public excitement calmed
and they have met deserved fate This Ia should
be- and expect much good om this exhibition Of le
gal severity and justice.
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