The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-19

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county. Csliferuis. ~ IGca rs vsll-ksowa
Hook farm. A man uamsd Johu Jackson,
stopped al night At ths houseof Mr. 6aaer.
and was treated with kindness by HE host
sud hostsss. o. tho following morsinG Af.
Bader started 10 Capt. Suffers house on bssi.
moss, Jackson saying that he Wopld rsKAiA ~
company for the lady until ~ hushsnd'4 satnfA.
When the husband satusnsd hs calio4 al0ad
several times for his wife without racsiving any
answer; when he concluded Ia 70 = Tie ccssai,
get horse. and make search for her; bat J-et
con met him 1t the bars, with biz revolver pre-
scented, and informed him that be could mot leay
there alive. cooked his pistol and puiisd No.
trigger. but the cap alone expIodsd. ha1tr
then searched foF his pistol, bot Il wa gore; n
ran TO HE shotgun, which be hid loaded the
previous evening. but both barrels were dfs~
charged. Having given BIZ horse 70 Jsckso,
who demanded it. he caught another, and they
both left the house together. tho one TO give the
alarm, having then become fearful Of the fate OF
bis devoted wife, the other 10 make bis escap
The alarm being given. the Rsnd wss soon
arrested, and the body Of the W -fstsd woman
found In the slough near BY whl ksAs had bsea
washing, with finger morks upo6aAes throat Z
bullet hole In the left brssst, one on the right
side OF the back bone, and upon more close
examination by ladies present, anothsr bullet
hole was found In the side. Upon search. Badsr
found that his trunk was minus twenty Of thirty
dollars and his Collie revolver, which WIS = ter
wards found ON the person Of jackson. fine
enraged populace, knowing that there was not
the least possibility Of doubt Of his guilt,
threw lass0 around his neck and ran with M
to convenient tree and threw the rope Over \
iunh InnL ~l~~1A -. -
fession. which he refused to do, remarking that
he had nothing more to say. Upon this the
order Was given to haul him away. when 10 was
suspended about thirty feet from the ground,
where he still hangs, an example Of the sxecu-
ton Of justice for one of the most heartless nm.
provoked aid fendish murders that can ever
disgrace the pages Of criminal record. Badsr
| and wife are natives Of Switzerland, and Jackson
of Norway but all spoke English.
There seems to be much fear of another In.
dian war in the San Juaqnin region. party
Of eight miners left Coarse Gold Gulch about
the middle of May, on a prospecting tour to the
Upper Sierra, near the head waters of the
MERGED. After travelling about seventy miles.
they wero suddenly surrounded and attacked by
a large body of Indians belonging to the Yeose.
moty tribe, who killed two Of their number,
named Rose and Shurborn, and wounded one,
SooSPu ! uuUI. Luo party tnoU ueus ~ Ll0tr
arms and ammunition were out Of order. Alter
travelling five DAYS without provisions, they ar
rived at Coarse Gold Gulch, in On almost famish.
ing condition. A party Of forty men immedi-
ately mustered and started out to chastise the
Indi,ns. They found the bodies Of the two
murdered men and buried them, the Indians all
the time haunting them with threats Of defiance.
After some manHuvering, the Indians crossed
the river, which being very high, the party did
not wish to pursue them further, and returned.
A company of U. s. troops was out in pursuit.
Of the savages At last accounts,
A Mexican named Cheverino was hung by
mob at Jackson, Calaveras county. He was sup
posed to be one of those who murdered acoupla
of Frenchmen recently, while sleeping in their
tents. An examination of the prisoner was had
before justice Mcdowell, who committed him
for trial. The mob rescued him from the
authorities, and hung him at an oak tree op.
posite the hstor House, on Main.street The
prisoner was first raised from the ground wit,
his hands not tied behind. He caught the rope
and thus preserved his life for ten minutes.
when he was let down, his hands then tied be.
hind him, and again swung up. He confessed
his guilt +
ALEXANDER McAIL-srER gambler who hau
killed two men, at different times in California,
attacked Thomas Moore in hotel at Sacrame,-
to, firing a pistol at him. but missing. his aim.
Bystanders interfered to prevent repetition Of
the shots; but in the meantime Moore himself
drew a revolver, and fired four times at his !.
salant, each shot taking effect, McAlIster lived
about 35 minutes Moore was arrested but di,.
charged from custody on the plea Of justi6abls
homicide.