Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-02-10
A Heroic boy.

The following IS the testimony before Judge
Hays, by the brave California boy Of fourteen
years,in retaliation to the attack upon his moth.
er's house. Few men would have exhibited
more coouess and determined courage, and
when it is recollected that was awakened
from sleep in dark night, his heroic self pos
session excites our admiration:
"On Wednesday night, my mother. myself
and sister went TO bed between seven and
eight O'Clock. Between II and l 2 O'clock
think something awoke me. and | saw as lay
on the bed, three Mexicans inside my room.
AS lay still supposed they did not see me,
as they kept straight forward. They opened
the window to get in. just as they were go
ing in the back parlor, one Of them who was
in front, a small man, scratched n match on
the match box he instantly held it up in his
fingers, apparently TO see the way into my
mothers room.
| All at once they rushed into her room.
knocking over tables and chairs as they went.
suddenly | heard my mother and sister
scream--when heard my mothers voice,
was on my feet, with my rifle in my hands,
and saw one of them outside my window, as
though he wss standing guard for the others
in the house When they lighted the match,
saw that they were Mcxicans, and five in
number. | counted them shot out of the
window at the one as | supposed standing
guard. fred TO one side Of the window. as
he stood that way, but the ball struck the
window frame, and passing through, struck {
post beyond.
The ball was found next morning lying OF
the ground, with piece Of blue blanket at
tached, and some of the men say piece o
red lining-After fired ran to the writing
desk where DR.. Sturges kept his holster pis
tolls and got one. | saw a man IN the par or
right at the entrance to my room.
cooked the pistol. He stuck out his heat
and | snapped at him. The pistol did not g
off He then entered and rushed at me wit
large knife, u large machote. ! strnck hin
on the head with the pis.o' | tried TO strk
him again, but missed as | was lodging b'ov
of his knife. He cut at me again, and spran
backward so as to avoid the knife, which cut
cash in my right cheek about two inches ii
length, (Which the magistrate examined, anC
. foond it to be as described by witness)
fell over table on my head. He immediate
Iy jumped out Of the window. The other
had also jumped through the window of m
{ molher's Dom. heard my mother call f.
me, and started to her. She had no ligh
, was about reloadng my double barrelle
shot gun. asked her not TO light candle, u
they might shoot in the house at me. M
$ mother told me they had choked, and neerl
strangled her. My mother asked me if | wa
i hurt.
o told her no. My mothers neck is no
:. very black. Her check is badly swollen.
n hollowed out of the window Murder NJ
IS body came. We kept still about an hou
and hearing no noise Of any kind, we wei
7 over to Mr.. Mlard's house. Mr.. Millard toI
: us he was afraid we were pursued. MyseI
mother and sister staid at Mr.. Mlllard's Il
!. day. The robbers did not carry away an,
q thing from the house. l did not recogn
is any Of them except Louis Molino, who is no
q here, and do not wish to be too positive abo
If him thought he was the man who light'
:, the m tch. cannot swear positively tn
IS Louis Molino is the man. The accused NJ
ID limo. was discharged, having proved an ali
m -AAa California.