The Trinity times., 1855-07-14
Thc Murder Of Cant. Francis go94

90" h't"s since SO spoke ot ne mur
DR. Of Capt. Best, near Orleans Bar on I'll,
l., .math b. his other in-law, John Chap
man. We stated 1t 'hn, time, on What v,
considered good authority, that The onl,
ProyocaIon fur tie ac' WAR sl'g Dispute
fou MI cll ihc deceased turned and in WALL.
ing away was fired At several times. aud
finally sloi in the back, the bi, loI.in.
fgd'fsi lie breast bone from wh ch he *
I'rcd IN fey minutes" Wcaiso suited thar
The murderer was going at large IN lie com
mnnily where tie decd vas pprpc,ra',d a d
no steps had been takcn ia The matter by the
civil authorities. The H,D,LolH Ttmes saw
TT 10 comment upon our statement, as being
false ia every Particular" and said tia
Chapman was ready to give himself up 10 tic
cl'.l autLoiiiies AT any time.
We have refr..oed 20 rcpiy TO the remark
Of the r n,~s until wc could inform our.,Iyc,
satisfactorily in regard to tho true merits Of
the Gaze, and whether or no cur prcyious
statement vas really Glse il every part.cu.
hg"
We have examined into the ma,icr, aud
from the Information We have received from
Va9i"us fourccs, from persons conycrsaut with
The Circumstances attending the murder, the
relations oi the parties previously, and tic
course pursued by the murderer since wc are
tal''ind that"ur previous statement was cor.
rect, If not in "cvory pauicuar,' at lca.t in
oil is csscnial point. We are fuIly ,a,lsGed
that it was a cod bl"odcd, do bcratc murder,
Prcmcdl'acd, and wthout excuse
The facts Of the case are these: Capt. Ecs:
WITS ven known trader aud an old resident
Of klama.h county. John Chapman, you!
"f some twenty one or two years Of age, aud
brother IN law Of The dcccascd, VIZ n Lis
employ, principally engaged in packing.
Some difficulty had arisen between the
parties consequent upon tic dissipatcd habits
:" The boy, who when entrusted with money
Tor the purchase Of goods, had gan blcd it
AWAY instead of applying it to Tie purpose for
which he received It. Capt. B,si bad finally
sIeiorniucd to retain him ~ longer IN hi-
supoy thinking lhat the young man ni-Lt
perhaps, be induced to form il thrown upon
his o~h ;, sources. Chapman, aware of The
l. r q. a. -
vaniuge of is absence, from home 10 draw on
from III books "A rumbtr cf accouIis, which
he proc cd,a 70 collect, taking noies in eases
"hrn he could not procure money. Thi-
fact coming 10 the knowledge Of Capt. Brst
and he happening to meet Chapman on the
lgal do~n the Klamath, near Orleans Bar,
asked IAN 10 d,lycr over the notes to him
Chapman ,,(u.ed 10 do 70, Say ing " ILele
is a Ju,,.co al IL, pcace over across the
river, and YOU may go and sue me ii you
,hoc,c" Best asked him 10 60 over with !
linn. Chapman refused. Thcrcupon Best
took hold Of the collar of hs coat and dragged
him along some Eve or six yards, when Chap
man '.lp,G h IS coat or and jumped back a
few steps; rs he dd So Best turned to 90
back 10 hls mule Chapman then pulled ont
his pistol aud commenced firing at hiL'. test
sin confined walking away, the only words !
hc spoks were: Hugh, addressing one OF
The mcu Who were prcsent) the boy is killing
,ne"- aud ,hen dropped dad This, We are
assured i. in fw brd words, true state
mont Of the vLo'e affair.
The perpcuator Of his revolving murder
is, according to the Eui bo'd 7p0. "a
good amiab'c Young mnn-nelther quarrel
some nor bad boy" an individual Of whom
cal speak in terms Of commentator, IN
the community whore he is well known
The history OF the BOYS lie ard ccniuti
would seen 10 show rather . Singular per
version % ta,te on Tic Part Of those Who con
side, him "a. good. amiable Young man -
Driven fyom the pat,rnal roof IN corscqn,Ece
Of his youtbial wee and d'pra'iy- protected
and borr,ud,d by hs brother N law, who
,rouch the vcicl,ucss oi tie youth VA,
brought into Humorous dihculues, which re-
suited in The cs,raugemeut Of two twin bro
thers Who p ey,ously bad always cherished
The most devoted affection and esteem lor one
,,o,h,r-mGu'gcd, We fear too much ly his
l.ua l.eartcd protector, "ho through The va
r.ou. vicis,i,ulcs OF a California ''c, ~ Ne
Law, been told Ivy those we'll acquainted Vlh
Tie parties, always soasAt to secure the com.
font aud laPpig,ss Of sLe waywasd COY ia'hd
u,n his owu-wc find him al LEM yth sqnan-
lerug at til, gambling 'atle the hard cared
money Of his b,ae'ae'or, and finally without
,,morse or 4 snsl, thought - The thousand
l,udness,s heapcd upon him foe years, h'