Butte record., 1854-04-29
Confession and History of Rober, Soon.

was executed at Auburn, Placer county.
for the murder Of Andrew King, written
by himself, and entrusted to Mr.. John
Spell, will be published in few days.
1t is a pamphlet of eight pages. From
a hasty perusal Of the proof sheets, we
fnd that Scott arrived in San Francisco
in July, lS49. He soon made the ac
quaintanee Of u Sidney man, with whom
he proceeded to the Southern mincs.-
After remaining thore short time they
obtained employment with an American
going 10 the Southern counties after cat
! tie They murdered this man near the
Mission of San Miguel, about four months
after Scott arrived in California. They
obtained his money, amounting to four
thousand dollars, which they divided at
San Jose, and then separated. Scott
returned to San Francisco. After re-
naming here short time he started
south, and making occasional delay on
the road, stealing horses, &C., he arrived
at San Luis Obispo, There lie fell in
with hi@ I'D partner, and after arrang-
ing and carrying out plan with him to
rob Dutchman, in whose service his
partner was employed, of his money and
riding mule, Scott murdered his partner,
and killing the mule, secured the money
amounting TO three thousand doll rs, and
on the following morning, went bimself
to the Dutchman, advised him to obtain
a warrant at San Luis Obispo and follow
the robber
After accompanying the Dutchman as
far as Monterey. and obtaining 10 news
Of the robber, he received his pay at that
pl 'ce. and leaving the Dutchman, re-
turned to San Luis Obispo. to remove
the money which had been buried at the
time he killed his partner. From there
he proceeded south through Santa Bar
barl, Los Angeles to San Diego, having
spent Il few months at the island Of Cata-
lima, engaged in catching and shipping
goats To this place lie then proceeded
to Lower or Mexican California, where
he was engaged in several murders, horse
stealing, and in smuggling goods, from
San Diego TO Ensenada, III connection
with band which at that time were
prowling about the settlement in the
nrighborhood Of the boundary line He
gives accounts Of the murder Of seven
entecn persons, besides numerous others
which are referred to as the acts of the
bands with which he was at different
times associated. While engaged in this
wholesale robbery, he obtained, with his
special partners, he less than twenty
thousand dollars from his victims The
statements have the appearance of truth,
aud are sad comment upon the organi-
zaiion Of society in California. We give
The following extract from the Confess
jon."
After crossing the Chopchilla we over
took a man travelling on a mule, who
told us he was going to Coarse Gold
Gulch for the purpose Of engaging freight.
We travelled with him for some distance,
when | ordered him to dismount from
his mule this he refused to do, and at
tempted to draw his revolver, whereup-
on my p rtner shot him. We got from
him SIX hundred dollars in gold dust and
three hundred dollars in coin. and then
packed his body off from the road about
a quarter of mile and left it. We then
went over to Jim Savage's camp on the
Fresno there my partner left me and |
Joined another who had the reputation OF
being the best horse theft in the State.
We then went from there over on the
San Joaquin, and from thence to Fine
Gold Gulch, where my partner threw
me off for twelve thousand dollars His
name is James Collins, alias Red jack
ct, from Oregon. l then returned to
Aqua FriO, where | gambled away all
my money | then went to Carson's
Greek, where | met - and some 9TH
ers of the old boys.
We formed ourselves together and
committed great many murders in
short time. mostly Mexicans. At last l
came very neai being caught lost all
my money one night gambling, and
pawned my revolver, which was the one
| had taken from the man we killed on
his road to Coarse Gold Gulch, and the
number of the pistol was noticed by the
man to whom pawned it, he having seen
it advertised soon after the murder. He
sent off to Aqua Erio for proof and as
sistance, but Mexican friend of mine
by the name of Martinez and then part
nor nf Ioa,-in informed mo of what