The Trinity journal., 1856-05-03
The Trinity Mountain Robbers.

We learn from the Sac Union, that infor-
nation having been received that Geo. Walk
er, olias Williams, Adolph Newton, a Swede,
and Niconora, Mexican, who were engag-
ed in the perpetration Of the above robbery,
were rendezyousing in the vicinity of Fol
som, officer Harrison, Of the Sac City Po-
lice Isaac Anderson, late Marshal, and A.
j. Barklcy, late Captain Of Police of Ma
rysylle, commenced active operations on the
DIST ult. for securing their arrest. On that
day Newton was arrested at Folsom, by Of
fcer Harrison and sent to Sac City, and
lodged on the Prison Brig. On the same
day, Harrison, in company with the inform
ant of the Un1on, visited the cabin Of the
felons during their absence, on the bank Of
the American river, about one mile from
Folsom, and on examination found in a bunk
therein, gold watch, marked Joseph j.
Friedman to lthamer Hickman" being the
same taken from Mr. Hickman by Newton,
at the time of the robbery
On the 22nd, the day after the arrest Of
Newton, Harrison came to Sacramento and
procured disguses and returned to Folsom
on the evening train. Between 8 and o.
clock that evening, the three officers above
mentioned, proceeded to the cabin of the
robbers, and after a desperate resistance, in
which the contestants were eyen-handcd, and
well armed, succeeded in arrcsting Nicono-
ra, but were compelled to send Walker to
his final account, and await another oppor-
tunity to arrest a third inmate Of the cabin,
Bill Gristy, al1as White who effected his
escape. The particulars Of the arrest will
be found in the evidence of Officer Harrison,
before the Coroner's jury Of inquest on the
body of Walker
RoJeu Harrasoa, stcorn-Liycs in Sacra-
mcnto is policeman knows deceased as
Geo. Walker had been informed that a par
ty Of men connected with the Trinity and
Shasta Mountain Express robbery were at
or near Folsom | went there on Saturday
last, in disguise, in pursuit Of them one or
two days before, | arrested DoIph, the
Dutchman, as he is called | saw him in the
vicinity and he was recognize by party
there | could get no Information from him ;
| am well acquainted with Walker, the G@-
ceased man told me that Walker and MS
party were now at Folsom he went with
me to the cabin no person was in the cab
in when he went there we searched one Of
the truks and found in it a gold watch, mark
ed Joseph j. Friedman, to Ithamar IIck-
man" | put Dolph in jail, and brought the
watch to Sacramento and gave it to Judge
Curtis | arrested Dolph on Monday eve
ming came to the city on Tuesday morning
and returned to Folsom the same day dis
gused Marshal Anderson and Captain
Barkley, Of Marysyille, and myself, armed
orsclyes with three double-barrel shot guns
last night and between 8 and o'clock pro-
ceeded to the cabin, which is about one mile
from Folsom when within 60 wards of the
cabin, the parties in the cabin came out with
lights, looked through the bushes and after
wards returned into the cabin 1--WE then rnsh
ed to the door Of the cabin ; told one Of
the party to pass right be the door and Jerk
it open, and we would enter with our runs
cooked he .jerked the door open and Mar
shal Anderson and myself entered with our
guns cooked | said " Now we have got YOU
surrender j presenting our guns at them |
intended to say the one that moves | will
KILL" but before | had time to speak more,
the deceased, Walker, sprang at Marshal
Anderson | thought Walker caught An
derson by the arm or shoulder and thought
he shot him, as at the same moment he pre-
sented his pistol at Andcrson's breast and it
went of Anderson stepped or fell back to
one side, and, as | suppoSd, fired both bar
rels Of his gun at Walker, but upon cXam-
inng the piece afterwards | found neither
barrel had been discharged but both caps
had exploded about the same time that An
derson snapped his piece Walker was at
tempting to shoot again, with what | took
to be a large pistol at that moment | dis
charged one or both the barrels of my gun
at deceased | thought the whole contents
OF the gun went into his heart or side he
Tell dead-do not think he ever struggled :;
''-'- ''''N" ny KUN NtoNIl, 'lNN MY IllNiOI
and commenced firing at Bill Gristy ataS
White he appeared to be trying to get ont
at the rear Of the cabin or tent, and was
shooting back at us think shot at him
three times ; then shot at Nicouora, the
Mexican, who was running from one corner
OF the tent to another with pistol in his
hand he fell, apparently dead, running the
muzzle of his pistol into the ground two Of
the chambers Of his pistol were discharged
l found on examination that he was not
dead, hand-culled him and brought him to
the city he was wounded twice ! recog-
nike deceased as the same man who was ar
rested and lodged in the Station house in
this city, for robbing Langton & Co.'S EX-
press at Forest City ; | have been informed
that he escaped from the Downieville Jail
while lying there under the charge of rob
bing the Express of Langton q Co. :; /
heard that deceased vas one of the parties
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