Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-03
Correspondence Of the Democrat.
GExoA. iCarson vallcy,) June 3nth, !

NIHONs tNd'sbH NiSgby Suuc o'tup AoOos
| FDrfcEs MorSTAIN DENocRAr: Apparently all is
quiet IN the Valley. Occasionally, however, q group
ui lcraouS be sccn in secret conversation, vet
not ~ frequent ~ thoy were several days since
| Jerry" has requested me-hc being too indiAposcd
! to write vUu this wcck-in his naiile 10 make twu
c'rrct tuS in his last letter to YOU. namely: Hc
| should have written that Edwards dDprOdcheL in.
stead ii Swing "eUtercd Lucky Bill y house vt his
! ranch, with his gun cooked, &c. Also, he should
have infJ med you that the rerdic! Of the Jury WAS
that Odds should leave the Valley in 4s hours, pay
tine, &c, but tho Court gave him (Olds) Icnicncy,
| and let him have ~ or ~ dayS to "wind up" his
business and leave the Valley and that he was thus
At ~ hbCEty, u. N D1uKlass being his b0ndSnIsD.
undCrsldnd-I have not seen it-that Mr. Odds hns
petition in circulation in ihe Valley TO get Sgners
'rrcto To the effect that he b. entirely released from
alt blair, and that he be permitted rtmu" in the
Valley. Now. | would merely snv to Mr.. Odds that
tins move of ms is doing him nuI injury than good
that this IuLty ,, mus. Y" Ertrer, and that, too, in
n few hours after the time allotted to him expiies
| ul'n would say To him that he should remember
IliaI there was onlv nun Of the eighteen jurDrs
who prevented him from receiving that punishment
which was melted to Lucky Bill. Olds should be
very careful how he acts aud 0f what he says.
S"Angrr returned from Honey Lake Valley last
e'rning, and informed me that Edwards was hung
Wednesday june 2"d l-J~, between and O'cl ca
=. NJ. tore lac WAS hung he made full confess
Sion and the following statement. un'ICr oath:
Honey Lake Valley, June 23d. 1853.
WIN. W. Edwards sworn. deposcs aud says
That WIN. Thoting,On first proposed to inc the muir
tlrF Of GttfdISF= When he was in Honey Lake Iia
proposition to enticc GordIcr tu Carson Vale.
and then murder him; when he, ThoringtOn, was To
buy the G"rjIer stock, much below its value, his
share of the robbery.
"Mysclf nnL John Mullen were the only persons
IL tnallr engaged in committing the murder II Cor.
dicr. TL"rIngnn said he could very easily conceal
the murder Ly the evidence lie would b. able to
produce.
"when first went to Carson Valley. utter the
mid had, FAD
There Was n" other person but ia, self aud Mullen
went IL CaiSO Valley lie story ub0EtthS snGA 90.
| ing ~itt re, rJa mere. r;ibri'dtiOn.
:" II Snow knew ANYTHING about the murder.
"ett" h'I Ian; but Mullen told MT that lie could
max" him Dr. dnWhiny. Snow I undcrai ood either
from him Or Mullen, had formerly shot man.
Mntcn admitted To me that he lad killed
Spaliard for his money near Marysville (Cal)
--" am the man who killed Smelling IN Merccd
county, Cal. but did i, in scli.dcfencc This. the
murder of GordicI, is the only crime Of which AIN
guilty"
This the foregoing statement, is certified to, to
the citizens Of this Valley. BY Mcssrs. Chas C. Wal
Ien, IT, y. Breed, y. Strrshlcy and u. v. Spaulding
and ais" sworn to before Justice Of the Peace, Mr.
Jn". IL. Neal, If pMmas county. Il presume tina, he
Is j. l.. Of that county, by The same gen |, men
a> bc'n@ truc and correct | am requested by Mr..
Swangrr to say to vnu to ask the Sacramento Union
and M,rH'y tn publish the foregoing affidavit, rs
both Of 'hosc papers have large circulation III the
Valleys East Of the Sierra Mountains.
The last few momcnt' Edwards had to live, lie
devoted himself Ia prayer, asking his Gud to forgive
him bis many sins. II is to be hoped that his play
rrs were heard. and that now his soul rests in He
ven. HIS fate! how terrible TO his accomplces in
crime NOT only to his HccOmpccS, but u all Of
his --vcs, @YMpdfhiSTs!
Jerry" requests me TO say 10 you that il il Use.
less for him 10 send you copy of the evidence
as taken down by himself at the trial. as he finds
that Mr.. Notcware has already published il. and that
i is reported correctly. Al that is left out is e.
"tt's explanations ut different points in tho evi.
dcnce. lie also says he has not yet been released
from his promise :" NOT 10 publish the evidence yet"
lie thinks SOME men I strangely"
MrSSrs. Dorsey and NOtcwarc arrived in the Val.
ley last evening with their families and cattle. We
promo Of such settlers. Both Of these gentlemen
are well and extensively known in your county and
vicinity: May many such men and families come In
our midst
John 7. Williams has just returned from Walkers
River, and reports that miners there eighteen in
numbcr) arc making from 50 10 a. per dav. mot
making that much clear, hut taking that much ont
If the ground and that there is id little grub to
cat besides" Those were his words. Mr. W. has
been on Walkers River and prospecting thcrcabnut
some SIX weeks, and saws that he prospected us far
asSixty miles East Of Walkers River, und at Owens
Lake he found dirt which would pay two cents to
the pan He seems to be well satisfied with his trim
and the prospects he has seen to prove which he in.
tends To start back on his return tO.mOprw or the
day after lilo does not give any advice.
In y month or two Mr.. Rose will have COMPLETED
his ditch into the fat at Chinatown" (month of
gold canon) and then, men can 60 to work with Sc.
cnrity that they can make more than expenses -
Your correspondent Jerry" il employed or rather
engaged to put the work through 10 thinks il will
be finished within six weeks after they get 10 work
May Jerry" have good luck
Yours, QUIS.