San Andreas independent., 1856-10-04


up tne street, and about two rods from the
house saw him put his knife in his pants be-
t;naa I niln' and commenced to run. At the same
20 - neafd the cry of murder. The prisoner
OFF ,ha Up ABOUT to DR.. Boon's Office, and thence
H. IL Ls ioao. | did not see him again until in
any .he nanus OF the Constable. Saw the knife in
80 piisoners hands-resembled the one in
go. was not acquainted with the deceased:
500 doo loo qaainted with the prisoner. Did not
49, oeeeased have any arms of any kind. should
S;rnad y ne had any in his hand
MARK S. TORY
,,;,;t neoey, scorn.-Being called to
stahhad .a.'. uu"i' who it was stated had been
ssd ce,.,a T,l ~ Tue house of Geo. Nuninger.
,,.o,,,d ;af;otnJ,;.s armstrong, with large
left side the junction Of tho oaa.:'a, on .ne
true and false ribs, extending sl;oh,,,. Sa - .ne
and towards the right side-nsss;ny,. ipt'
both lobes of the lungs. Hemorrhaaeo .aaousn
profuse, causing death in about half On ho'
signed WM A. KELLY, MD.
Other witnesses were examined. whose ~;
dence corroborates the above
The following is the Coroners verdict
State Of California, County Of Calaveras,
Township, No. s. D. ..
An lnquisition, taken for the people of the
State of California, at the house of George Nh
ninger, in Angels, said county and State, before
me, c. G. Lake, one of the Justices of the
Peace, of said county, and in absence of the
Coroner of said county; now acting Coroner,
upon the view of the body of Thomas Arm
strong, then and there lying dead, upon the
oaths of Edward Stickles, 7. j. Whiting. Geo.
Lockwood, H. Mathews, E. K Waterman. B.
Strauss, A. Lennon, Thomas L. Lindsey. B. r.
Coon, D. knight H.. II. Reynolds, and John
Gardner, good and lawful men of the said coun-
ty, who being duly sworn to enquire on the
part of the People, of the State of California,
into the circumstance attending the death of
Thomas Armstrong; and by whom the same
was produced, and in what manner and when,
and where the said Thomas Armstrong, the de-
ceased, came to his death Do say, upon their
oaths, as aforesaid, that Thomas Armstrong,
the deceased, came to his death by wound
inflicted by Bowie Knife in the hands of VIM.
Colbrook, believe, from the testimony
before us.
In witness whereof, as well the said Coroner,
as the jurors aforesaid, have to this inquisition
set their hands and seals, and the day and date
of this inquisition aforesaid Signed)
c. G. LAKE, Coroner
II. MATHEWS, Foreman. land by the Jury
By this time it was dark, and the prisoner
was taken to S. S. Abbot's shop, in irons, and
chained to the floor in front, and to q post in
rear. During all this inquest the crowd had
been increasing and now numbered from 700
to 1000 persons. Addresses were made and a
committee appointed to wait on the officers, and
demand the prisoner. AT this time eight per-
sons arrived from San Andreas, to rescue the
prisoner, and take him to Jail. The same in
formation was impaired to them, that had been
to the Constables, that they could not take the
man out of this town, until he was regularly
f+n1 q -
to the door, and demanded the prisoner. The
Constable told them that they had promised
not to disturb the prisoner while being examined.
and asked them if they intended to keep their
word? many said they never promised it. but
those who were present at the commencement.
and made the PROMISE came forward and told
the people, that they had made the promise and
were going to keep it; that they might hear
the evidence. This was acquiesced in by the
crowd, and Judge Lake came to the prisoners
quarters to commence the examination Wit
nesses were called and sworn, and the same
testimony adduced, as at the Ceroners inquest,
the witnesses being the same. During all this
time, from the arrest Of the prisoner, with the
consent and even request of the Constables, the
people had on guard with the prisoner.
to see that he was not taken ont of town nor
permitted to escape. When those persons came
from San Andreas they were admitted. guard.
to assist the Constables. This exasperated the
people very much-they were strangers, in the
town. 1t was said, that the officers here. were
capable OF doing their duty, without assistance
from strangers. The man that the people had
asked to stay with the Constables and prison.
er, came out from behind the bar. for mo-
ment, during the examination of the third wit
ness, and upon going back he was stopped and
prevented from going behind the bar, where
the prisoner and officers were. He told the
COnstables, that those men were strangers and
had no right around the prisoner; and that he
wished to enter; that be and the people. had all
confidence in the officers of the town. that if
they objected to fjs being in there he wished
them to turn out the strangers from behind the
bar, and take charge of the prisoner them
selves; or else to leave, and the people would
take him In charge Themselves The people.
seeing, that noao they were denied the riebfe
having guard with the prisoner. Which,
been accorded to them before immediately ~
the officers, extinguished the ightssg
few minutes, scene ensued
scripton Clashing Of ch
ters and lock, turning
and curses, knocking
were but part Oily
one hundred pef
darkness, in a ~
feet The kea
the ConstabX
street. IN tl
proceeded
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