The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-17
Murder, Robbery, and ARRAY.

The Sacramento Union gives an account OF Il
most horrible and revolving murder which was per-
pcrated on the fist Sunday in February, at Russian
River, about thirty miles from Sonoma. The name
Of the murdered man was Louis Legendre HI was
highly esteemed in that neighborhood. His BODY
which was recently found, bore the marks of ball
wound in the right breast, sabre wound across the
left temple. and the fore part of the skull broke in
If struck with IN axe. Four men in the nei gh-
boIhood were arrested ON suspicion, among whom
was vaquero, who was great tavorite Of Gustayo
SabTonsa Denulolble Zone of the parties arrested),
and who this vaquero declared had murdered Lee
gendrc. From his statement of the facts. this Deau
lorbe. after the murder was committed called upon
the yaqucro TO assist him in disposing Of the body
The murderer tied one end Of lariat into the era
vat Of the murdered man. and the yaquero. fixing
the other 70 bis saddle dragged the corpse about a
mile from the place Of MURDER and there buried it,
This Deaulorble acknowledged that he killed the
man, but said he did it in selt-defence. He was
committed
A bloody ARRAY took place at Sacramento on the
18th ut. Two gentlemen. named Green and Baker
Germans, have been doing business in.that city, and
Il difficulty had existed between them for some time
owing TO an improper intimacy between Baker and
Green's wife. Green gave out that he was about
visiting the Sandwich Islands, and started; but it
appears his departure was uSe TO try the integrity
oi his wife. he came back at early hour this
morning, and went Immediately to his house. where
his suspicious, il il said, were authenticated by
iacts. About six clock A. NJ, he met Baker near
the corner of Second and streets, and fired at him
low the heart He then rushed at him with d knife.
and cut him in several places. Baker was lingering
up TO last accounts; but hopes entertained for
his recovery. Green was immediately arrested, and
is now in prison.
A daring and high-handedrobbery was committed
At the Hotel de France, kept by Duplix s. Godfrey,
at jackson, on the 9TH OF February. The robbers
entered the bedroom OF the proprctors, which joins
the barroom, about o'clock, when the house was
literally filed with people, and carried of trunk
which, however, contained nothing but clothing, and
attempted TO carry of a small iron safe which con-
tanned the money. The safe was fastened to the wall
y chains and staples and to the floor by bolts through
the bottom. They succeeded in wrenching off the
chains and staples but frightened of before they
could force the safe from the floor There were no
less than i've cabins broken open while the owners
VIE out, and probably by the same gang. They
succeeded in carrying off about FIVE hundred dollars.
aud several reyolNeis and watches One miner had
most lucky escape he had his entire earnings for
two years in bag. which ne kept under the head
81 his bcd but today, for the frs time, he took il
with BIN. When he went back to his cabin he found
il broken open. and bis bed had been thoroughly
searched and lapsiZed.