The Shasta courier., 1855-04-07
Another Horrible Murder.


Another Horrible Murder.
Verify it would seem that the viciously dis
posed are determined that Shasta County shall
not longer occupy a secondary position to Los
Angeles in the annals of crime. Only few
weeks since worthy citizen was deliberately,
and in cold blood, shot to death on Middle Creek;
and now, even before the murderer has expiated
with his life the tremendous crime, another OF
equal enormity blackens the criminal calendar
| OF the County.
! On last Tuesday night, James Allen and Mark
Sikerman, while indulging in game with cards,
at French Gulch. got into difficulty which re-
suited in the death of the latter by s,abbng with
a bowie-knife. According 10 the testimony
| given before Justice Clark. Silverman had OBJ
served Allen in several instances raise fours. -
that is, raise poker hand OF four aces, or four
kings, or queens, or jacks aud the last time
he discovered him performing this trick, had
gently and without anger tapped him upon the
hat, and remarked to him in effect, !" now, old
fellow, don't do that any MORE won't stand
Tive seen you do that three four times be-
fore" At this Allen jnmped up-swore Silver
man told id lie-and, drawing his knife.
with one lick inflicted severe wound upon his
right arm, and cnt cash in his right side at least
five inches in length. Several large blood vessels.
as we'll as portion of the entrais, Were severed
by the same lick, and the unfortunate man bled
| 10 death in less than two hours. In the coniu-
sion that Immediately ensued, Allen effected his
! IL.
at Grizzly Gulch however, aud taken back to
French Gnlch.
AS might have been expected, as soon as he
arrived the cry was hang him hang him -
and all the preparations were at once made to
carry out this purpose. Officer Bloomfield, how
ever, resisted the excited people by every per-
suasive means, for several hours, when he was
joined by Sheriff Nnnnally and several citizens
who We're opposed to lynching the criminal. So
excited were the mass OF the people. however,
that it only by the utmost GOODNESS and good
nature on the part ofthe Sheriff. and those acting
with him. in resisting the crowd that they al
last induced To consent to the prisoner remaining
in the hands of the officers to be dealt with by
the proper legal authorities of the country. AL
len now lies in the Shasta Jail, and will probably
be tried ON next Tuesday Wednesday.
Silverman German, and quite young
man. Allen is from Mercer County, Kentucky.
and is also quite young man. We believe he
came across the Plains last season.
| Rich AND LAuGHABLE.-We are frequently
amused at the cold rony-co.d as steel-fre-
quently INDUCED i'll by the State Journal. when
speaking about the ncorruptible integrity of the
politicians OF the State. For months past charges
of certain members having been bought and
sold like SO many sheep in the shambles. have
been made again and again. without any effort
at vndicaton by the parties whose good names
were thus compromised. With this deplorable
state of things notoriously existent. the fol
lowing portion of paragraph in the Journals
leader of the end inst, (f it had been on the day
| previous it would have been far less trenchant, J
does seem excruciatingly severe. In speaking
of the probable resumption of the Senatorial
fight. now that Senator Gwin has returned the
mercless editor says:-
| 1t snrely cannot be that it is intended to nfiu-
ence with golden arguments the new contest
| 1t surely cannot be that members 0t the Legis-
ature to he nsulied by the offer of money.
| This we will not believe. A wrong SO foul
would be bitterly avenged by the people.
JEPTHA MARcH.-Ths unfortunate man, who
was condemned yesterday evening week, by
jury of his countrymen, was brought before
Judge Daingerfield on yesterday, and sentenced
to be hanged by the neck the 18Th of May
next He received the sentence without exhi-
biting any unusual emotions, and SIMPLY re-
marked to the Court, Judge. have no doubt
That it is law but not justice" March is from
kentucky.
| DAIGH's RArFLE.-The tickets of this Rafhe
are going off like hot cakes. " Every body buys
EN-. The reason for this is a very simple one.
The prizes are bona fde-they are known to be
very valuable-and those having the lucky num-
bers sure to get the prizes There is no
shenannegan" about it. Ticket holders will
| please bear in mind, however. that the first
prize, the :. Eagle Hotel.'' is ours-the six hun
dred dollar mare ditto.