The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-09-18
The DAILY DISPATCH,
INTERESTING CALIFORNIA NEWS

INTERESTING CALIFORNI1 NEWS
BY the arrival of the Ell Da,.ao :, NJ =.
leans, we nave some intelligence Of in,ere,, |
from California. The frst relates 10 ~. ,,;.,
OF Corporal VIM. D. Hayes, for the murd., os
Col. Craig. The court convened a San n;...
on the 18th of July.
The prisoner is an Irishman, about tven,v-
seven years OF age, and At the time Of the com
INITIAL of the deed was deserter. DR.. Sum,
mers. of the U. 3. Army, was appointed to act
as his counsel. The evidence went 10 show
that Hayes, in company with private John
Condor, deserted from Camp Yuma on the
Colorado river on the 30th Of May, and whilst
making their way towards the coast they were
met or the desert between Sackeit's Wells and
Alama Mocho by Col. Craig and his escort
Every inducement was used by the Colonel to
induce the deserlers to return, and promises
were made to them that they should not be
punished if they complied with his demand.
Hayes and Condor obsiiuately refused, and
swore they would die before they would be
taken back. The Colonel had taken off his
sabre and dismounted, and was approaching
towards the deserters, making an eloquent ap-
peal to their nobler feelings, when the wretches
fred, COL Craig falling instantly, and Sergeant
Bales, who was near at the time, receiving
two buckshot in the leg, and having his horse
killed. Col. Craig received the charge in his
this bloody deed had been committed, Hayes
returned TO where the body Of the deceased lay
and asked "whether the old fellow had any
brandy about him."
The prisoners were subsequently arrested,
on the 18th of June, by Lewis A. Rouen, who
resides near Temacals. They represented
themselves a. travelling from. Sonora. They
were delivered in charge of Col. Asgruder.
Hayes did not wish to cross.examine any oi
the Witnesses, but being called upon to state
anything in his defence, he made quite an elo.
quent speech. He acknowledged that the wit
nesses testified to the truth, and that he did
kill Col. Craig; it was not for any animosity
he bore TO him, but he was determined to es.
cape at all hazards. All he requested was
spiritual consolation and the death of soldier.
He wished to be shot, and not hung.
The proceedings of the court are now in
charge of the commanding general, who will
soon give publicity to the verdict. OF course
the prisoner can expect nothing but death.
The Alta California has confirmation of the
reported murder of Mr.. Jas. L. Freaner, the
we'll known "Mustang." The following are
the facts as communicated to the Alta:
A Shasta squaw, who had been taken prison
er by the Pitt River Indians, escaped and came
in at Yreka. She states that the Pitt River
Indians had killed four or five whites; that the
party killed were well armed. The party Of
Col. Freaner consisted oil FIVE persons, and
were we'll armed.
In addition to this, Col. Freaner's ridiag
mule was brought in by man, who said he
traded for him with the Pitt River Indians, al
Sheep Rock, in their hunting grounds. This
is precisely on the contemplated route OF Col
Freaner.
When our informants left they were getting
up a party at Yreka 10 60 out and chastse the
Indians.
The following account of an execution al
Mokelumne will be read with interest in this
section:
Anextra from the office Of the Calaveras
Chronicle furnishes US with the particulars OF
the execution, on the 31.s ultimO, Of Samuel
Green, who was convicted Of the murder OF
William Lang, at Murphv's Camp on the Goth
Juno. Up 10 the morning of his execution, be
here himself with carelessness and unconcern
of the awful position il which he had placed
himself. To the last moment no considered
himself the victim of A. unfair trial. He was
born in Harrison county, Va, in 1877, and
served through the campagns Of Mexico, un.
der Col. Jack Hayes. He was Of manly form
and prepossessing manners. His only regret
was the effect which the news Of his fate must
produce upon his relatives and friends at
home. His last words were that "he had no
fear; that he felt confident God would forgive
him." He fell full seven feet, and life became
Immediately extinct.
A correspondent from Mariposa furnishes
the Journal with the following melancholy
and too hasty action OF Jud &c Lynch. The
lives of all the rogues in the land would not
compensate for the wrongs done the unfortu-
nate person mentioned in this communica-
ton:
Carico, a young man from some Of the
Western States, was found guilty OF rObblng
the house of Moore g. CO., of the sum OF nine
hundred dollars. This robbery was committed
on Sherlock's Creek, seven or eight miles
from this place, and suspicion. at the time, be-
ing directed to an old man named Johnson,
he was arrested by the mob and hanged by the
neck until he became insensible, and whipped
upon the bare back in the most cruel manner;
but all this failing TO extort from him the theft,
Mir. Carrico, who was the leader OF the mob,
proposed TO place his bleeding and iacerated
body upon hot embeTs, and TO extract the nails
of his fingers and toes with pair OF b0llet-
moulds. But this diabolical proposition met
with no support; the poor old man, more dead
than alive, was set al liberty. lew days
thereafter, Mr.. Carico left the neighborhood
under rather suspicious circumstances, and
being followed By an ofhcer and arrested a
part of the gold dust, the identity OF which ne
had endeavored to destroy by beating II up,
was found upon him; whieh circumstances
connected with others, led TO his conviction,
and sentence to FIVE years in the State FRI
son.
By the same arrival we have some Interest,"
ing intelligence from Mexico, from which we
select the following:
The great revolutioner Rebolledo 10 in the
seid again. After The failure his pronuncia-
men,o ia Coatepec, he joined his godfather,
called aGoIJen Arm" al Hususco, and after
hsy;nr again raised sas banner Of indepen
dence. he defeated Mr.. DE la Lave, who had
marched from Orizaba with only fifty men, but
had 10 yield afierwards TO body OF one hum
dred men, national guards. who had come TO
LIave's assistance. According 10 the latest
telegraphic report. neilBer Onzaba nor Cor.
dova had Joined in this revolution. and i 10 ex-
st.t QahoitoA.. wtii ha finally can.