The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1852-06-16
More California Items--Murders. Deaths
and Aneidents

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More California Items Murders Deaths
and Accidents
The N. Y. Times has made up the fol.
lowing items from its late California ex
changes:
An lrishman named John wilkins, was
wounded by Indians. in tho Shasta region,
recently, SO severely that he died the next
day. He was from New York. Thomas
Brown, also from New York, and former
ly from New Bedford, was also wounded
by an arrow in the arm.
Mr.. Jas. v. A. Wright, Of Chicago, ILL.,,
was killed at Shasta, by the accidental dis
charge of his gun, while dismounliDg from
his mule.
Nathaniel Bowman was hung at Monroe-
vile, on the 24lh April, for the murder of
a Mr.. Seigler.
AS VIM. p. Chapman and John Asp
were engaged in mining under The bank al
Wilder's bar, on The Consumes river, the
earth suddenly gave way and falling upon
them Instantly killed the former and seri.
ously wounded the latter.
Mr.. Silas Stiles was seriously and pro.
badly fatally injured in consequence OF be.
ing caught in the machinery Of Whiteside's
Crushing Machine and Saw Mill at Grass
Valley. Several of his ribs were broken
and detached from the spine.
The military post on the Gila, which al
last accounts was seriously threatened by
Indians and famine, has been maintained.
Supplies had been conveyed thither from
the relief vessels moored in the Colorado,
and the troublesome Indians held in check.
A thorough examination Of the ella river
shows that it can be navigaled by small
| steamers, such as are used on the Ohio.
Report speaks in warm terms of com.
mendalion of the officers and men of Ma.
jor Filzgerald's command, lately engaged
IN a skirmish with the Indians on the Col.
orado. PasquaI, the celebrated Chief Of
the Yumas, an intelligent, fearless and
dangerous enemy, was killed within thirty
yards Of our line Of skirmishers, while
maaing a desperate effort to brIng his forces
into close quarters with the whites.
A shock of an earthquake was felt at
San Diego about the 18Th April, continuing
for sumo thirty seconds. The motion was
yibraiory, and osciIlating from west To east.
A Sidney man, al Granite Greek, near
Coloma, named Thomas George, was &C.
cused of robbing Michael Mckenzie Of
one hundred and fifty ounces Of gold. He
was tried and found guilty by twelve Jurors,
appointed at a public meeting Of one hun
dred miners, and sentenced 10 be hung, un.
less he should produce the stolen property
in half an hour. The lime having ex-
pired, a lariat was put around his neck,
and a party proceeded to execute the sen.
tence pronounced against him. They run
him up, and kept him, suspended as long
as it was safe, when he was lot down aud
restored by the application Of water and
other restorativcs. He still refused to con.
less, but when they were about 10 repeat
the operation, with a promise of its beng
final and fatal, he changed his mind, and
led them to where the purse was concealed
under a stone. The populace being %salisi.
ed with their part in The affair, took the
prisoner 10 Coloma and gave him up 10 the
Sheriff, TO be provided for as the law shall
require.
On the 18th April, at Coloma, two men
"a white man named Henry George, said
To be. from Sydney, and The other a negro,
named VIM. Mlller-were forcibly taken
from the Jail and hung by a mob, for rob.
berry. The man here called Henry George,
is the same who, under the name of Thorn.
as, received the mock hanging punishment
a day or two previous. A horse thief
named Dougherly narrowly escaped a SINH
lar fate.
Daniel N. Gary, formerly of Brooklyn,
New York, was drowned at CoX's Bar,
about three miles from Downieville on the
10Th April.
A Mr.. John Todd was found dead, Aaril
Is, in the road, a short distance from his
residence, on Ratilesnake Bar, near Au.
burn. 1t was supposed that he was thrown
from his horse and killed. He had been
Il trader Tor some lime on The Bar.
Capt. I hing, formerly of Boston, was
accidentally drowned al Long Bar, Feather
River. on the 18Th April, in consequence OF
the capsizing of his (erry.boat. HIS wife
aud children had just joined him in Cali
fDrnia.
A young mar from New York Stale
named Henry A. Pinkney, was killed a
Shasta recently by the accidental discharge
of his W gun. lie wore a small GOLD
ring, with the words "A Mothers Gift
engraven on the inside.
The body of Mr.. Charles III. Morris
of New York, was found near Mokolumne
Hill lately, with his brains knocked Out.
His cabin had been robbed of $500. Its
supposed he was murdered by his com.
panion-a man from Crawford county,
Mo.-who is missing.
A Mr.. Spencer, formerly Of Butler coun'
ty, Ohio, was stabbed and killed, on the
2lsl Of April, at White Oak Spring, by a
man named Hughlet, who was Immediately
taken by the crowd and hung,
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