The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-01

IRON Il o San FRANCISCO Herald, Aug "A
For time past the people residing ia Contra Costa
end ali that section Of the country, have suffered much
from the Expectations Of cattle thieves sad great hal
become the ardaciy Of those who engaged in this ncfa
Gus business that it unusual thing to have
whole herds Of cattle driven of in night. The work.
ing cattle, mich cows and fat bull9cks OF the Ear
being ccnhtany stolen, AMI they had learned by
experience that little protection msh; be ted
frt the laws they determined to take the c.tter in
hand themselves aud make example OF the first cattle
thief who might be caught in the act. About four
months ago. 70 less than eighty seven head Of cattle
were driven of in night and twenty seven OF thsm
tracked to . corral Oakland. watch set
ana the thieves arrested brought to trial. and
fenced to tno years in the state prison. but OF tho
parties so,n afterwards parioned by the interacsi
ton Of the executive eemency exercised often with
discemmsnt II is notorious fact that large por-
ton of the b Of sent over here from oakland ia stolen
the ferry boats At oakland but had scarcely besn
Allowed away when officer cams on blard and in
about sterling and t,e Captain ssd that he would not
ale the beet TO be delivered in au leisoo but would
brig It back Suspicion OK red snl the keeper of
the toll bridge near Clinton, with three or fonr other
pro led TO slaughter house viii Ii had long been
supposed to be the headquarters Of the cattle thieves.
and hiding themselves, watchedto SEQ what you'll trans
pire. This Monday night. lbey Lad not re-
NAKED long till Eve hesd of cattle wero driven iu,
Slaughtered their hides buried. They then rushe
in and cd the parties who proved 10 bet FTens
named Amsdere Carennc and Peter Ausaamba nit,
who had long en- suspected as tho chief cattle s;salecs
in the reighaorhood They broc gh them over to San
Antonio together with the two butchers a. whose place
the cattle slaughtered, aud delivered cia TO
the civil authorities there Thy ,nnel at wctsr
tys ard during the whole Of tst evening considerable
excitement prevailed. Fairly Wednesday Tnorping, a
PARTY numbering forty or atty, csn,c down from
the RedVooas, ana brought out the prisoners anl
tried them The proof ii their guilt positive, svd
sener &c OF death pronounced upon them The two
butchers who arrested AZ the ttno, were hoy
let loose the evidence not strong enough to
convict ths principals il appearing that ney only
actet as hiied assistants Csrenne and Augh7mhsult
we're brought out 70 tree near the house were
thrown around their nects and they strung mp 70
one Of the While preparing for The execution,
al party of Fnnchrlcn CAME down. Tor the pur sose
Il supposed, Of rsacuirg CaIeane but limo was
marked out, and those who ordered the execution an
nounced chat the 8rst who would step Inside Of il
woui te shot down The feet OF Of the parties who
MAS hung were not that six inches from the ground
Csfenne reputei 10 be wealthy man lis wife
keeps the otet de France San Antonio, and is be
sides the OF considerable property. It u said that
she came forward on Tuesday night and offered large
sums If money the release Of her husband Augham
hsult was from Illinois. At O'Clock Yesterday, the
bodies dangling from The tree, bat the excitement
had abaied considerably.