Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-28
DAILY VIRGINIAN.
From the San Francisco Herald. ]
6tartli Z Narrative q Chine


A Msrderous Trio Poscer. .fnH Memory cf a
Murderer. -ff5srss5t f.a.a11o
Some months ago, large section IT the lnif-
rior country embracing portions Ut the connites
Of Canveras, Ell Dorad" aud Placer, was the 'n~-
n,re of series of horrihle and nysterious mur.
drr., attributed to Mexican bsnditti. In e.t'rs
cn.es the victim was u miner. known u nave
been worth pood claim. and rituntcd in . local.
" where. IN case of mn nitack by robuess' ne
would have little chance ~ escape, and s'h' rss
chance of arsis,ance frcm neie ehbors. In eesrf"
instances. men were murdered and their ooaee
burned on the spot, and upon making searcn Iof
the missing, the only ground Cos suspicion. that
the marty sought for had been murdered, war IN
the fnctthat his tent cabin bore traces of have
iue been riAed and evident hasty departure IN
the occupant. The officers OF the law wste una
bio to gain any trace to the route pursued ny 'ne
murderers, or Of their number or character al-
though It was universally believed that they were
Mexicans
Some weeks since u murder was COMMITTED IN
FL Dorado county, and suspicion attached 20
nan named Wilson, and although there was noun
tnr of proof sufficient to warrant his arrest
Deputy Sheriff Of that county resolved 10 Hy
what could be done by strategem, and accord'ng-
" approached Wilson, and charged him direoty
with the murder. Wilson manifested every
symptom Of guilt and Immediately exclaimed:
Have they caught Kelley!' The officer said
Yes, we have caught Kelly" when tho other
,.nl;oa =. Then the d--d scoundrcl has blown
upon me-" Wilson was Immediately taken to
the Coloma Jail, when he was induced 10 become
States evidence, with the condition tina, No
should be liberated upon the conS'ct'on o, MS
mariners in ori,ne. He then commenced long
narrative Of murders. to which he had been
witness aud party, and ndimplioatcd two men nam
cd Kelley and Mickey Free, with whom. II ap-
pears he was associated in nearly every mutaer
that has been committed In the' sect'oh !" t"e
country specified during the last year. lie nre-
lated his story with such minute de'"'i, SpP".
rrniv' exhibiting such w"nder'u' po"s' .,
memory, that his listeners were almost inoec'o
L, the belief that they were being deceived Dy
the imngirings Of n mad man.
MANY of the circmDstances which ne reintue
however. were IN some measure known " " ,'e w
icer-, aud n careful note VIVA thk"n"S nii sn~ W.
scriptions which he gave relative to tue pos",o"s
of the bodies of mrn that had been murd r'o oy
him and his compnnions and burned, hs Plr5
caution against Immediate investigation "' tne
murder In every instance these descriptions
were found to bc wonderfully correct, even IN
such details as the tearing ot "a garment ana
stutiing the fragment into the m"uth I" inc wy
tim. to preven, his alling tor ns-'-ihnoe' o'
dies Of murdered mon. described hy LIN M nav
ing been burned ut u distance from any hao'tmn.
we're found in the exact position indicated. Inc
form and color of rock, the peculiar incl'nafion
of the brarc ches and fhrub'ery Of tree IN a spot
visited bv him bat once, and then under circom-
stances which gave little time "r opportunity ior
remnrk, were described with such accuracy innt
the officers hud only to refer I" the chart wnlcn
he hnd marked ont for their guoance, ana Iney
were sure Of finding the objects which u indica-
ted. ...5a ~ i.uips.a
Soon after the arrest Of Wilson a policeman, q
this ci,y visited him in his cell Mt Colnrna jaiL
With the view of ascertaniug II he was the per-
son Of the same name whu is accusedof murder
ing man in Monterey county some years ys SINCE '
| A. soon as the officer entered the celi 2" saw
| that Wilson was not the man he was LOOKING isrs
| and Immediately turned away--when the JA,lrr
| remarked To the officer "l'll bet you that " iron
can describe 10 m. every article Of your dress-
| The officer remained IN position where he could
| listen without being seen by the prisoner, ana
was startled 10 lrar coInpicte Description nor
only of hi- apparel but even of p"cuarties ~ MS
pprson which he hmsefhaI never previously no.
iced II is admitted by all, that n man OF such
remarkable talent. capable OF employing it. in the
manner illustrated by his own story OF crime, is
too dangerous person to be allowed his liberty.
Mickey Free ono Of the murderous trio, haa
| been arrested, and will undoubtedly be executed
Kelly had not been captured at tho last accounts
but It is believed that he is in the state, and can
not finally escape the punishment which Is justly
due for the crimes he j. said To have committed.
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SLEEPY HEADED BuReLAR.--One of the boil
dest attempts at robbery of which we have heard
for some time, took place on Tuesday night.a the
clothing store Of Tucker Webster, corner OF Mid
die and Temple streets; and the manner in which
it was frustrated is singular as the attempt was
bold. 1t seems the robber, or robbers for there
was probably moro than one, entered on temple
street, by breaking the glass and climbing through
| the hole in the door. He then took several arte-
les, vests, port-monnaies, &C., &c., which he
either carried away or handed to an accompicc
outside. .E
He afterwards collected together a large guam
| tity of ready made clothing-coats, panfaoons,
&c, which he laid in heap near the door,ready
to be carried ,off--when. by some singular fatal
! ity he laid down on them and went to sleep
| When the store was opened in the morning. the
astonshed occupants discovered the burgular
fast asleep on his heaped up spoils.
| He was immediately arrested and carried 20
| iail. He gave his name as Edward Carr. lie VIII
| probably be tried Mt the next term OF court
| I'VE do not learn whether he carried of any thing
| of much vnlue-though it is impossible to ascer-
| toin the precise amount.-[ Portland State of
| Maine, Nop. 2.
| PHRENcLoGIsr PosEp.-- An itinerant phre-
nologi,t stopped at a rustic farm house, the pro-
yrietor Of which was busily engaged in thresh-
ing. "Sir, | am a phrenologst Would you
like to have me examine the heads If your chill
drenl I will do it cheap" "Wall.' said the
farmer. pausing between two strokes. Il rather
guess they don't need it. The old woman combs
'em NTH a fine tooth comb cnce reek ~
sf .51'
A Rev. Mr.. Gates recently married Mr.. Joseph
! Post to Miss Martha Rails. If this match don't
make good fnc- we should like TO know What
will Exchange. -. -.