The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-06-08
lLs Lat st Account Of Joaquin-Ths
Modern Riraldo Rinaldini.
A correspondent Of the San Francisco


A correspondent, Of the San Francisco
Herald, wiring from Monterey, April l6h
says;
a. fsRumprs reached this place ycsierda,
stllat Joaquin. with two Of his baud, surpri
sed The inmates Of a California house OF
sihe Salinas Plains, one nigh, last week, BY
knocking al the door md demanding en-
trance. After much hesitation they wer'
admitted, when they ci,illy asked for some
srciFtshmsnt--ihe spokesman saying lha
he and his companion had lost their road
and was helaied; that they were on lhriI
way to The South 10 purchase cattle. The
ranchero seeing these men armed TO the
hteeth, ihsthe dead Of night, was fain 10 be
observant Of discretion. The spokesman
Nyss a tall, handsome man, about twenty
ione years Of age, with a long beard and
apparently false monstache, and carried
fiar revoIvers and a large bowie knife
sfhe other two were well armed, and had
the best Of horses-lhe best the ranchero
had ever seen. After talking a while on
various subjects, with great familiarity and
polileness, il cams into The occupants
head that The vrritahle joaquin, the robber
rlief Of the Slanislaus Placers, was the
man who was conversing with hin. lie
asked the question of The polite man with
the four shooters, if he had just come from
the placers, and if any news had been heard
If Juoquin, as he was told a great many
parties were sent in search of him, with the
expectation Of receiving a large reward,-
The person addressed put his hand 10 his
heart, and with grave polilencss and pene-
tcating glance, replied:
'Sir, | am that joaquin and no man
tikes me alive, or comes within one hun.
dred yards Of me with these good wea.
pons."
Without any further ceremony and per
fcclly unexciled, the robber went on to re.
late he reason Of his conduct in his late
career; he had been oppressed, robbed and
prosecuted by the Americans in The pll-
GERS; had lost 100000, been driven from a
piece If land which lie was working with
an American companion; had been insulted
aud grossly maltreated without justice; had
been logged, and he was determined to be
revenged for his wrongs four fold. lie
had robbed many, killed many, and more
should suffer in the SANE way. He ap.
peared then TO grow very serious, and be-
COM excited.
81 was once a great admirer Of the
Americans, and thought them the most
generous, noble and liberal people in the
world, from having seen so many of them
in my own country, and here, who we're
men Of the most generous and honorable
principles, 10 whom tyranny and injustice
were as hateful as the rule of Gachupinns
10 the Mexicans. | hated the insecurity
and revolutions Of Mexico, and came here,
thinking to end my days in Califor ia in
peace as a citizen Of the United States.-
With an American friend | took up a
piece of land moi far from Stockton, and
was getting a fine little f.r m under way,
when was annoyed, insulNT and injured
10 such a degree, by my ~neighbors, that !
could not live in peace. then went into
the placers, and was getting on very well,
when | was driven from my hole BY some
lawless neighbors. ! was in trade and
business there, and was wronged and cheat.
ed by every one | trusted. At every turn
] took | lost, or was swindled and robbed,
and that, too, by the very men for whom
had the greatest friendship and admiration
! saw them daily commit acts Of the most
outrageous and lawless injustice, OF Of
cunning and mean dupliriiy, hateful to
every honorable mind. | then said to
myself. | will revenge my wrongs and take
the law in my own hands; those who have
injured me I'll slay, and those who have
not III rob-my track shall leave a trail ol
blood, and he that seeks me shall bite the
dust. or | will die in the struggle. | will
geimoney back some way or other, and
at least will not submit to outrage"
Joaquin sad tha, hearing a large reward
was offered for his head or his living body,
he rode into Stockton. disguised. walked
ieisurely around with his serope thrown
over his shoulders, reading the different
hsndbilIs posted up about town. Coming
to one of these, in public th~oroughfare
where s5 900 was offered fnr his capture
he wrote in pencil underneath; 81 will give
$4,000 myself--JOaquin"--and l%eisurely
rode out Of town.