Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1853-06-23

Joaquin, the Modern RinaIdO IsinaIdini,
A correspondent of The San Fra"cisco
Herald, writing from Monterey, April I6lh,
says:
Rumors reached this place yesterday !
that Joaquin, with Two 0f his band, sur
nr,sed the inmates of a CaliinrnIa house on
the Salinas Plains, one night last week, by
knucklng AT the door and demanding en>
trance. Alter much hesitation they were
admitted, when they cIvilly asked for some
reireshnenIs-rhe spokesman saying thai
he and hls companions had lost their road
and were helaied. The rancherO and his
family seeing these men armed To the teeth,
in the dead ol night, were lain 10 he Ob.
servant of discretion. TIE spokesman was
a tall, handsome man, about twenty one
wears old. with long heard and apparently
false mousiache, and carried four REVIEWERS
and large bowie knife. The other two
were also well armed, and had the best o!
hOrseS-the best the TancherU had ever
seen. Alter talking awhile on various sub
jtcls, with great familiarity and poteness
n came int" the occupants head that the
verilable Joaquin, the rnbbcr Chief OF
SIanIslaUs Placers. was the man who wSs
c0nversing with him. He asked the guess
ton of The polite nan with SIX shooters. if
he had just come from the pldcers, and il
any new had been heard OF Joaquin, as
he was told great many parties were sent
in search OF him, with the expectation nt
receiving large reward. The person adj
dressed pn, his hand to his hear, and with
grave poIlleness and penetrating glance,
replied
'Sir, am that Joaquin, and no man
takes ne alive, or comes within one hun
dred yards of me with these good weap ons.
| Without any further ceremony, and per-
fecilv unexciled, The robber went on 10 re-
ale The reasons of his late career; he had
been oppressed, robbed, aud prosecuted by
| the Americans in the pacerS; had lost
! $40, O0O-5een driven fiOm piece oil land
which he was working with an American
companion; had been lnsnlted and gros >ly
maItreaied without justice had been hog~
ged, aud he was determined To be revenged
for his wrongs four fold. He had robbed
and killed many, and more should suffer IN
the same way. He appeared then TO grow
very serious and become excited,
q was once q great admirer of the
Americans, and thought them the most
generous, noble and liberal people in the
world, from having so many Of them in my
own country and here, who were men of
most generous and honorable principals, to
whom tyranny and injustice were as hale
fol as the rule Of Gachupinns to the Mex
lcans. hated the insecurity and revolu-
| tons Of Mex CO. and came here, thinking
10 end my days in California in peace as a
citizen of HE United States. With an
American friend took up piece of land
| not far from Stockton, and was getting a
fine little farm under way, when ] was an>
noyed, insulIed and injured o such degree,
by my neigIIbors, lhalI could not live in
peace. | then wen, in the pacer<, and was
getting on very well, when | was driven
from my hole by some Of my lawless neigh>
bnrs. ! was in trade and business the re,
and was wronged aud cheated by every
one trusted. Al every turn took lost,
or was swinded and robbed, and that 100,
by those protesting the greatest friendship
and admiration. saw them daily commit
acts Of The most outrageous and lawless
injustice, or of cunning and mean dupIiciry,
hateful 10 every honorable mird. then
said to myself | will revenge my wrongs,
and Ike The law in my own hands those
who injured ne I'll sIay, and those who
have No, III ruh-my track shah leave a
tran OF blood, and he that seeks me shall
bite the dust, or will die in The struggle
l will gel my money back some way or
other, and at least viii not submit unre>
venged to outrage
Joaquin said that hearing large reward
was offered for his head or living body, he
rode into Stockton disguised, walked leis>
urely around with h's serape thrown over
his shoulders, reading the d ferent bills
posted up about the town. Coming TO one
OF these, in public ihnroughlare, where
$5,0OO,was offered for his capture he wrote
III pencil underneath: Il will give $4,000
niyself-JoaquIn'--and leisureIy rode GU,
of town.