The Placer herald., 1856-10-04
Patriotism well Maid for.

QeDt, ana increase the taxatOn upon tne people
of Placer, is an item of SIPS. paid to Sheriff
Henson for "takng charge Of and attending pris
soners, and experimenting Jail"
Board for prisoners is legitimate charge and
in it is included the safekeeping of the same.
If guards are employed their bills may be
proper charge against the County, and should so
appear in the accounts.
We cannot regard this mixing of the attendance
on prisoners with the experimenting of the
building of the Jail, as anything else than an at
tempt to blind the people to the fact, that SLIPS
was donated to Mr.. Henson for doing that which
any public officer should have regarded as an OBJ
legation due from him to the public.
The county Jail is built along side the sherif's
office, and any supervision he may have given the
work could not have interfered with his time or
other duties
Court house has been built the Court of Sessions
experimenting the work. and no attempt has ev-
er been made to make an individual charge OF the
kind that Mr.. Henson has made.
The people can set this down as eleren hun
dred and twenty eight dollars ,corh Of REFORM
The people have ever complained of the enor-
nous fees connected with the Sheriff's and Clerks
offices in this State, and their prayers for relief
was answered by the Legislature of 1855, reduce
ing the same about thirty per cent.
Mr. Henson came into Office in June 1855 and
the very first session afterwards an attempt is
made by his friends to raise the fees of that office
This ,cas reform ,cith a vengeance.
Heretofore the officers of this county have re-
ceived their pay in the scrip of the County, but
Sheriff Henson and Mr.. Hawkins the candidate
for Senator, set their heads together and induced
the Legislature to pass an act by which the board
of prisoners and other necessaries were to be
paid in cash.
1t was said at the time. that by paying those
bills in cash. the prices of the same would be
greatly reduced.
The Sheriff receives his pay in cash and the
would be Senator his printing bills in cash, but
hare the people heard Of any reduction in the
prices ?
At the time of Mr.. Henson's election, among the
other reformers who slipped into place through
division of the Democratic party, was James E.
Hale our present County Judge.
His election came off in September 1854: the
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cient God knows. considering the bungng man.
ner in which business is managed. The Legisla-
ture of 1856, however, were importuned by the
Judge and his friends to increase his salary. and
were finally induced to raise it to S4,500 year.
There was reform Of $1,000 during his term
Upon the whole the people will see that the pa
triotism Of these gentlemen has been ,ceH paid
for and that oil their rttorms'hare had the ten
dency to put MONEY IN THEIR PURSES.
Fight with the Robbers-Ned Conway
Killed.
For some time past the officers of this county
have been on the watch for Tom Bell and his par
ty have made frequent jaunts in search of the
crowd. but were never able to get sight Of any of
them until quite recently.
On last monday morning, Jack Phillips, the
land lord of the Mountaineer House was arrested
on warrant issued from the county of Calaveras.
Jack is charged with being an accompice of
Bells in the robberies hercabouts, but whether
true or not we will not pretend to say, and in
view of the fact of Phillips having heretofore
borne fair character we think the public should
not prejndge his case.
formation that party of the robbers were encamp-
ed in a ravine near Folsom ON the road between
that place and Auburn.
Sheriff Henson and four Of his Deputies made
preparations to surprise the camp and about
nine o'clock at night, sales 70, ,th for that pur-
pose.
About half past twelve the sherif's party were
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little below the Franklin House, they met these
men on horseback. Deputy Boggs with guide
was in advance and had already passed them
when the guide remarked that THAT was the par
ty." Boggs Immediately demanded halt and
hailed the rest of the party saying "here they
are"
The robbers were now between the Sheriff's men,
they dsmounted, and at once commenced shooting
and retreating Two of the guns of the Sheritfs
party SNAPPED their caps;,-and in addition it was
quite dark. In the confusion some fifteen or
twenty shots were exchanged. the effect of which
was to wound one of the horses of the officers
and to kill Ned Conway Of the robbers. This
man formerly lived at Doten's Bar in this county
and is well known to many Of our citizens lie
was knocked off his horse by stunning shot along
side of his head by Mr.. B. f. Moore. and subse.
quently shot through the back and heart as he
was running. by Mr.. Boggs
The other robbers escaped, leaving their horses
and accouterments in the hands of the officers
1t is supposed that Tom Bell was of the party
but it is not certainly known. Before morning
one of the robbers had supplied himself with an
other horse from the stable of the Pine Grove
House located about two miles from the scene ol
the fight. Had there been concert of action in