The Nevada journal., 1853-03-04
WHOLE NO., 149.
From the Los Angeles Star.


The defendant appeared and plead gull
ty to assault and battery, which plea
wa; accepted by the Court with the con-
sent of the District Attorney. He was
sentenced to pay fine of one dollar and
the costs OF prosecution.
PRAIsEwoRTHY.-The wretched, worth
less, wo-begone Indians who, as regular
ly as Sunday comes round, occupy the
city prison on charges varying from
drunkenness to stealing, making disturb
ances in the street, stabbing, etc, are
now employed by the city authorities in
cleaning the ssreers.
The overland mail from San Diego
reaches Los Angeles only semi-occason-
ally, and then with news several months
old. The Star considers this mail fine
speculation for the persons who have the
contract for transporting it, but further
than that, Of no possible good to any
body.
ATFRAY.-A quarrel occurred between
two Sonoranians, named Damasio and
Jacento, on the Sth inst, which resulted
in the cutting of the former badly in the
arm. As the assault was entirely un-
provoked, Jacento was arrested by some
Americans, present at the time, by whom
he was tried, after fashion peculiar to
themselves convicted and sentenced to
receive ifty lashes On his bare back,
which sentence was carried into imme-
diate effect on the public plaza.
SAD ACCIDENT On tho Tth inst,
female who lives in the house OF Don
Tomas Sanchez, was badly burned in
consequence of her clothes taking fro
foom match, which she accidentally
ignited. A child, which she held in her
AIMS at the time, narrowly escaped
similar fate. The sufferer, though in
extreme pain from the wounds, will pro-
bally recover.
Horse STEALING--AR OF THIEF
-MoRE LYNCHING.-1he citizens of Los
Angeles have suffered SO severely in the
loss of stock by thieves within the last
year, that they are now extremely care
ful and vigilant. Two len named Smith
and Williams, were connected with n
band of professional horse thieves; they
proposed to one Price to join them in
their depredations; he feigned acquies-
cence but informed the citizens of the
facts, and told them where the rendez-
vous was to take place. At the hour ap-
pointed, party Of Americans, we'll arm
ed, proceeded to the place designated;
Price had preceded them and when the
party came up the three were together,
the two thieves saddling up the horses
which they had stolen, and tho other
pretending to be about something else.
The pursuing party came upon them un-
observed, and one Of them bursting upon
the grour, discharged his pistol The ball
taking effect upon Smith, who FELL but
Immediately got up and fled to house
about a mile distant. Williams also
fed and in endeavoring to shoot him,
one Of the pursuers accidentally dis
charged his piece at Price, wounding
him in the hand. Williams escaped,
but Smith was followed to the house in
which he had taken refuge, and cap
turcd 1t was first intended to try and
hang the prisoner at once, but propo.
sal to bring him to town prevailed, and
he was brought in On Sunday and placed
in Jail.
A Lynch trial being thought by some
persons in town, the best for his case,
and no one appearing to oppose it very
strenuously, in obedience to notices pre-
viously posted up, small number Of
persons met on Tuesday who, taking tho
prisoner from the Jail, proceeded to in
vestigate the evideAce against him. -
The result was the deduction of the
facts above related, upon which he was
sentenced to receive seventy-eight LASH
es upon the bare back The sentence
was carried into effect the same after
noon-Smith and Mexican passing
through the ordeal together. Smith has
made tracks and is now at liberty to re-
sumo his profession. 1t is said that his
real name is Isaac ID. Martin.
When the man Smith was about to be
hogged for horse stealing, he objected to
having the punishment inflicted by an
Indian, and call was made for some
white man to do ia compensation Of
ten dollars being offered to any one who
would undertake the job. An Ameri-
can, young man, apparently in desti-
tute circumstances, stepped forward and
accepted the offer, and, for the money
paid, performed the disgusting task
No sooner had he finished, however,
than he was seized by portion Of the
crowd, who bad collected to witness the
1oggng, thrown upon q blanket and
tossed up into the air several times, as
high as the united strength of those who
assisted in the operation could throw
him, in his last descent falling so heav-
lily, upon his head and shoulders, as TO
injure him severely. The concuss,on
was so violent as to deprive him OF his
senses ut the time, but we learn that he
has since recovered His escape from a
worse fate is almost miraculous. The al
legged reason for this conduct, on the par
Of the perpetrators Of the act, was thai
any American who would offer to Will
: one of his own countrymen for none,
dcserved IT,