The Nevada journal., 1852-09-10
Arres, and Conviction Of Horse Thlev,

| the bodcn AZ the fl0yS, ana TOW
wards the small schooner Plutus
cautious manner as 10 excite suspic
Some persons watched his movsm
for a time, and as he was leaving
side of the vessel, Mr.. Ksating,
owner of the plutus, who was sta
on shore that night, hailed him from
end Of Barbes's Wharf, and Us
/" Whose boat ia that - The man
piled that it was his own. Keating !
demanded that he bring the boa
| shore or he would shoot him, At
same time bringing his gun, which
loaded with buckshot, to his shoul
The man Muttered over sometf
which was unintelligible, and cont
ing to row ont into the stream, Kea
fired, but the distance was so great
the shot did not reach him. The
was then pulled down towards the y
and before the people could be ass
bled 10 pursue him, the man had Ian
and made his way up the hill thro
the bushes. Early on Saturday mt
ing, MIR. Keating started for Old To
and made a rtatenent Of the circ
stances when Sheriff Reiner, Juy
Hayes, Phillip Crosthwaits, Mr.. I
belts, and others started out towa
False Bay in pursuit of the man. !
few hours they came in with two
picious locking men, whom they im
diately placed under guard, and Q
out another party, well mounted, in p
suit of "the man with the red shin
who attempted to steal the pilot bc
Mr. Reinsr, our indefatigabls dsp}
Sheriff, proceeded on as far AZ Rod
Ranch, and hearing nothing Of him,
gave orders to the Mexican hav}
charge Of the place, that if he shot |
happen to see any wayfaring man "
red shirt pass that way, he must
evory exsrtion to arrest him. The s
riffs knowledge Of Spanish being scr
being somewhat limited, and havin
broad Hungarian acccnt, the MsNid
understood him to say, that il any
picious looking hombrs, with . red ID
on, came along the road, he must !,
him dead or alive and bring him
town. el1 bs4ee fyH. sag yty,5o
About twelve o'clock that night,
Mexican made his appearance Cd !
plaza, with q man tied on mule
his head tied up in . handkerch
Upon being examined, he proved 10
the identical individual that Keat
fred at from the wharf the "red hi
was still on him, The, Mexican sta
that the man came to his house Just |
ter dark, and asked fer som sthine to I
that he afterwards laid Down b
seeing some movements on the part
the Mexican that excited his S1spici@
be made for the door and attepptsd|
escape, whcreupon tho Mexican's wi
handed him RATA and an old Rrtills|
sword, and they both joined in Il
chase. For the frst hundred yardd
was about an even race between "r|
shirt" and the Mexican. The latt
then began, to gain, and pretty soon d
the riata might have bssn seen desert
ing circles over the Mexican's hoa
then away it went whizxing through q
air with fatal precision, and down can
the moose over the body of Yankee Jir,
pinning his arms close 10 his sides. il
did not seem to relish this being broue
up with ''round turn" and comme enc
struggling to free himself from his tsi
but was soou brought to the ground
a tremendous blow on the head with h
old rusty sword, making q most ghas.
wound just above the ear, which won
have killed him bu, for the protect
OF thick hat. ne was then bon,
with strong cords, lashed upon the ba
Of mule and brought to town. '74l7h
A COMMITTEES of citizens took them I
next morning, and before night persu
ded them that they had better own Z
By their confession (and the stnteme
of one corroborated that of anotber) tn
had come down from Stock ton togcth,
stealing and selling horses, and comm
ting rascalities generally. When Ii,
arrived hero they sold their horses
$40 and SIS apiccs-bougbt provisio
with tho money y-s,ele boat bolonri,
to MIR, Wall--laid in water for q month
voyage-and but for the mercst accidsl
they would now be on their way to Low,
California, in the fast sailing pilot bo
Plutus. ~ rs
After they had made their con fsssiio
they were turned over to the Couft'
Sessions, which was sitting at tho tim
and tho Grand Jury brought in tr,
bills against JAS w. Robinson, ali
=" Yankee Jim," and VIM. Harris, ali
VIM. flarney, for grand larceny, a,
against James Grayson Loring as an q
cessery to the fact.
On Tuesday the 18th, jury was sr
pannelled, and Robinson was arrsign,
for trial, The jury brought in a verdi
Of guilty, and sentenced him to death.
The othors were found guilty 4,
sentenced to imprisonment one year
tho state prison. 1N 81 ~
Robinson is to be hanged on the 49,
Of September.-San Diego Herald.
Cholera.--Thc Upiom says IL lear
from a number Of respectable phys
clans that there have been a few r
am,t ooeae ~ ,,,l,at al Ill