The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-11-29

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Capt. Carleton left this port in April last
bound on a voyage to Puget Sound, and from
there to Honulula. After taking in his home
ward bound cargo at the above port, and be-
ing ready for sea, a man called on board d
his vessel and wished to work HIS passage tc
Puget's Sound, and stated that he was a con
sufs man. The Captain replied In case
you are a Consul's man, go to the Consul
and bring me a certificate to that cffect.'
The man did so, and the Captain received
him on board in good faith, supposing him to
be man that had been left sick and desti-
tute at Honolulu. The captain then pro-
ceeded on his voyage and arrived safe at Pu-
get Sound. On his his arrival there he dis
charged the man, who remained on shore
one day, when he asked the Captain TO allow
him to come back on board again and work
his passage down to San francisco. stating
that he had friends here. The Captain con,
sented. On the arrival of the brig off the
Heads the Captain noticed that the man
was on deck, but paid no attention to it.
When the brig dropped anchor off Mission
street wharf, the Captain noticed the man.
(Wllson Hunt, according to the Consular
certificate, come on deck, dressed in citi-
zen's clothes, and call waterman. The wa
terman came and took him off This man,
this Wilson Hunt, is no other than Martin
Gallagher. tf Is
"A vigiant search has been made for Gala
gher IN the city and neighborhood for some
days back, but hitherto without success.
| The fh;p1y
track, and that they will have him before
long. When caught he will most assuredly
oe hanged, as the terms of his original SEN
tence by the Vigilance Committee. "a.
This is the only sure means to deter 9th
erS OF the banlshed from returning to afflict
the community with their vile presence. a.,
The following account is given of the cap
ture and execution of the notorious Tom
Bell ..,...- '' 'F'5lai
For several days past, rumors and contra
dlctlons OF them, in relation to the capture
and execution of this notorious highwayman
have filled the papers. .l
A proof sheet from the office of the ST..
Andres Independent, give particulars as fol-
lows:
Thomas J. Bell was young man, aged 26
(but looked olde. and as if he had exper-
fenced many privations,) educated, and was
oy profession physician. He was about
SIX feet one inch high, weighed AS or $50
pounds, had fine high arched forehead, blue
eyes, light sandy hair and whskers; his un-
der jaw extended out, slightly overlapping
the upper; the bridge of his nose had been
broken, making an indentation as much as an
inch deep, which he said had been done when
ne was boy. He wore black dress coat,
green cashmere pants, boots well worn, high
crowned hat, but p!iable, so as to be easily
altered to 2 low crowned one. s.t
When arrested he had but $40 in his pock-
ct, and no property except some stolen hors-
es and cattle. r3Hl
The particulars of the arrest of Tom Bell
as We learn from one of the Sheriff IS party.
consisting of ID. L. Mulfold, A. A. Adams.
and others, (who arrived at the scene Of the
arrest and execution the morning after Bell
was hung) are these:
| BY the information obtained from one Bill
White an escaped convict and one of Bell's
gang, who was arrested by the people near
Knights Ferry, it was ascertained that some
Of the bandits were concealed in the willows
near the junction Of the main slough leading
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six miles above Firebaugh's Ferry. Also that
two brothers by the name of Farnesworth,
were keeping camp, and that woman and
three daughters were with them.
Acting on this information, Judge Belt and
Mr.. Armstrong, of the Merced, organized a
party of eight men, armed and equipped for
the most desperate emergency, and hastily
started in pursuit, taking White with them
as guide. After arriving at the place of
the robbers rendezvous, Belts party went
into camp and t. uad that Mnlford and Nc
Nish Adams and others, had previously ar
rived and arrested the Farnesworths and Sc
cured the stock, &c, belonging to the rob-
bers. They also posted aguard to arrest any
new corners. After the guard had stood SEN
try five days and nights without discovering
anything, they broke up camp on Saturday
morning and started for Stockton Two of
the Sheriff Is party had previously started for
Stockton with the prisoners already arrest
ed. When about mile below Firebaugh's
ferry, one of Judge Belts men, Mr.. Robert
Price, of Sonora, separated from the party
and crossed the river, on his route to So
nora. i. t.-.,.
After crossing the river he observed man
on horseback suspicousy concealing himself
in the willows; Price went his way as if not
noticing the incident: when out of sight, he
hasti y returned to Belts party and informed
him of his suspicious. Three men including
Judge Belt, followed the trail. while the 9th
ers too'i position on the plains SO as to pre-
ven hs escape. The three who were on the
trail came up to Bell, who was sitting on his
horse, talking to Mexican, also on horse
back. When within about fifty yards of
them, Belts party rode briskly up, the Judge
at the same time dsmounting, and aiming
double barrelled shot gun at Bells head and
ordering him to give up his gun, Ga Missis-
sippi rife, which be did without reply or re-
sistance. Belt then said, 81 believe you are
the man we have been looking for?" ,,aVery
probably" coolly replied Bell. One of the
party then stepped up to the bandit, and
took navy revolver and bowie knife from
his belt and proceeded to tie him, and order
ed him to dismount, which he did without
lnurmur; he was accordingly secured, with
the Mexican and taken to Firebaugh's ferry.
This about eleven o'clock on Saturday, the
4th day of October, and they hung him at
O'Clock of the same day. aaH
| Tom Bell said he had not robbed any for
two months; that he had been in a fight on
Tuesday night previous, near Auburn, but
did not know with whom, or what had been
the fate of his companions. He himself was
not hit in the fight, and his company was
entirely broken up and most of them arres-
| ted. sa5 ef ali fJ3bai are
| Bell wished time to confess. but, the ,ener-