Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-01-04

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as circumstances can permit
On Friday night. the 9th of Nov. Mr.
Wall and Mr.. Williamson arrived a,
Mularms Ranch. where they took supper
and stayed all nighl. Ats o'clock a
Californian inquired who was in the
house. and was ,niorEed that the gentle
men in the house were Wall and Will
hanson and two strangers. The person
Of whom the Californian inquired, OBJ
served tina, he was accompanied oy six OF
eight med on horseback. lie was salts.
fed with the information and left. On
Saturday morning. about 6 o'clock.
Messrs. Wall and williamson lef, the
ranch, ,akin 9 The road that leads to San
Luis Ohisp,. About half hour later
the two Strangers Amer,cans) before
mentioned. followed them III full ga!lop.
At I o'clock, A. NJ. some Mex,can, who
were herdng ca,tI e near Lonylle Ranch
four hundred yards distant from the scene
o. murder, aud three miles dlslan, from
Mnlar'ns Ranch heard report OF fire.
arms, as if a volley had been fired, but
being the season for hunting it excited no
alarm: tn'sht, an Indian reported to
Gongales that a stray horse, wounded on
the back, was Avn ,hs their stock. They
went in search and traced the horse by
his too,marks To the place where the mur.
der had been committed. The ground
bore appearance OF the recent presence
of eight or ten men After search, the
bodies Of Mr.. Wall and Mr Villa I'm, on
were found but the dlscoyerers were afraid
TO touch them, owing to the fear thai sus-
plcion might res! upon hem. Word was
however sent to the Justice Of the Peac.
and 10 Monterey. when party under the
lead of Capt. Ba atdwln, U. 5. A., left the
latter place to y.sit the scene. They
first cam; upon the body Of Mr.. Wal!
aud found that a bullet of a~large stze
had penetrated through the head. having
entered behind and coming out at the
ght eye. HIS left wis, vas shot
through, and lns horse was wounded III
the hlp, the bal, having entered the hip.
and come out near the back bone, under
The saddle. The body of Mr. wall had
been dragged tu distance OF sixty yards
bv the feet aad thrown over Il steep bank.
Oa examination Of his person, a valuable
ing was found missing from his finger.
The appearance "f the ticgef indicated
that the ring had heen violently torn from
1t. A thousand dollars IN com was found
untouched IN one I'll his vest pockets
The body of Mr. Williamson WAS found
about one hundred yards distant from the
body of Mr.. Wall, aud had been dra gged
sixty yard, from where It tell. He va.
shot in the back of the head. the bali
having Come out near the ear. These
unfortunate gentlemen were fired at by
concealed villains, who, as the range oI
the balls Indicate, were in ambush like SO
many Indians.
PURSUIT OF THE MURDERERs .
On tie night of the lGh, party o
Americans and Californians, headed b,
the Sheriff. started in pursuit OF Anasta
sia Garcia. who is supposed 10 be one
Of the murderers Of Messrs. Wall and
williamson. The information which in.
duced the suspicion tina, Garcia was con
nected with the murders, was given by
joaquin de la Tore, before his brother,
who is a Justice of the Peace. The
party arrived at Garcia. about B o'clock
A. NJ, aud set close watch around the
house. joaquin IN bursting open the
door TO seize Garcia. while il was suppos.
ed ne was in bed, was shot dead by
Garcia. This Anas,asia Garcia and 9th
er men with him, burst ont Of the house
aud made their escape, bu, not before
they had severely wounied Charles Say
ton keeper Of the Point Pnos lighthouse
and A. G. Brekwith Of the u S. Hotel
II is believed that, from the evidence oi
Joaquin, Anas,asia Garcia and eigh, OIL
ten men committed the murder Of Wal
and Williamson. With M. Williamson
he had some old enmny. bn, with Mr.
Wall, none. All The people living near
Carcass place have been drawn away
from tho vicinity. The whole Of these
events are more or less charged to BE-
connected and strung together, and aow-
ing ou, Of the iniquitous vlllainy of Wm
Roach, in his defalcatiou to the estate ol
jose Maria Sanchez. How this conuec.
ton exists, time and events will, at nc
very distant day. doubtless develope and
make plain but At present oil is black
mystery.