Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-26
Correspondence Of the Democrat.
GKxOA, Carson Valley juno q, 1868.

absorbing, has been prevalent here for the las
week, scarcely parAllclled by that Of the Wig
lance Committee Of San Francisco in 1866
Il IL we'll known throughout California tina
Carson Valley and the valleys Fast Of tn,
Sierra usUuhtainsI have been for long tim,
mast infested with thieves, and been the grea
reeOft and lurking place for all fugitivcS from
Justice Of your State; and that frequent,
such persons have been re.arrcstcd here ant
taken back, tried and punished according t.
law. In this letter l shall not endcavOr tC
give you the evidence, but merely synopsis
I do this at the earnest solicitation Of partic.
most concerned. In week or two will SEND
YOU fell and GWthentic copy Of oil the eri
dence, to be treated Is you deem proper.
You have, doubtless, heard Of the murder
of one Henry GOrdier, committed in Honey
Lake Valley in March or April last. lie had
been murdered or missed about q month OF
six weeks, when the citizens Of the former
Mace became suspicious that there had been
foul play some where and that Gordicr, the
FrenchInan, had been murdered. Search
was instituted and the body was discovered.
Suspicion rested upon certain party moves
were made to find out and arrest the murder.
CT and mote to him his just punishment.
Mwards he was proven to be the same
EdWardS who murdered Smelling at SnelIing's
ranch. MERGED river, last fall, } was suspected,
--he having something to do with the stock OF
the murdered man. Through the ingenuity
and stratagcm Of McsSrS. Elliot and Gilpin, Of
Honey Lake Valley, they learned from W.
H. Th0FingtOn that Edwards was Sccrcted in
end around this valley, and that he (Thoring-
t0n) knew his whereabouts and would take FL
Hot and Gilpin 10 seek him, Edwards This
WAS AFTER Elliott and Gilpin had gained the Gu
tire confidence Of ThoringtOn aud others
Lucky Bill, "Or rather Harrington and
his friends, at first seemed to be afraid Of FL
liOtt, aud used the utmost prccaution before
Harrington divulged anything Of interest.
1t WIS proved that Huntington left this valley
last March; that he had been in Honey Lake
Valley the same month; that nc there had All
interview and cOnvcrSed with Edwards that
he talked Of buying GordirrS cattle in con.
ncction or in partnership with Edwards; that
ThOTingtOn left this valley to go t. Hone y
Lake Valley or in that direction in search vi
. man by tile namc Of Steward, supI~>c,l 10
be the murderer Of Dir. Wade, who had been
murdered OH the Fast Fork Of Carson River
last fall. Winncmuk-Son Of the chief Of the
I'iutc tTibe-had informed Thorington that
there was white man among the Indians,
WHO'S DESCRIPTION cOrreSpOnded precisely with
that Of Steward. ThUringtOn and his party
did not find Steward; went to Honey Lake
Valley. and there. as before stated. saw El.
wards. together with Elliott and t:iluin. and
Aalkod a. above stated about the (;orI;cr rat.
lie.
After Elliott and Gilpin had gained the con-
sdrrre Of Thorinu,on' and i,aI ry,rv,l;nc
arranged (as Won will learn from the evidence
vhen send il TO vou. ". Il. Thn,in-,ou
Jermue Thor;mvtoI. { son Of ". KTI JuLn
n Mcbride and Grin GRAY. Of this rlnrc and
Iute Old. Cal Austin and I,a., (;anJv IF
the upDer end of the valley. were arrested and
taken 20 the ..C'lcar Greek Ranch" far An in.
vesaivn,ion IA he mad. Nv the uconl. Of fins
and The Attaining valleys Edwards was mr..
r,sted that night Monday night throurh
ami nv The ssrsi.rrm ri .Jrromr Thuriuv,nn
Jerosneshad L.cn in the habit Of carving
Tood N EAwards and cn,iccd him Ia 90 wi,L
him 70 M. f.ther'x ranch ON thc FAST Fork
of (iar.o0 river. where and when Edward,
vas arrested Edwards entered th, hons.
v;,h ~. 0,,u .o,Lc,I hct.ru,;n,d n. IL, I,;J
% rLooe down any an. whns. a,,marnn,, in.
,I;c.t.d hostility ar whom Lc did no, like
4 n aDDcar. tbs, he VAS rather sus,,iriou.
Theoaore Winters cayu him A Iirk over the
40 ~ri,h n clnh kuo.Lin,, him ,luwn and
ehen the N.r,v secured him withou, ,h,l,uItv.
Edwards Is a desperate man. rcycnvrlul and
Determined. The Honey Lake people lcft the
vsIIev Yesterday morning with Edwards
wOJcrssood j, wss their attention to take him
to Honey LAKE Valley and hang him.
A. Clear Crevk Ranch" Il WINS proved
thot there Vas a gang or band 81 thieves and
hsrhos rr. Of mmrd-rerx in mi, valley. There
Tag mat however smlF,cirnt ,roof Ia hang n
man eIiT;tr,l on The trial where court, arr,
nronrrIv orc,ni,.G The strongest urror of
vilIsin1 Csll wnon Thoriur,on Nv The uun,,.
iuS9as VOTE oI c;vhtr,.n iur"rs Thoriuc,on WAS
l,ss~~ht in 0uiltv. and sentenced 10 I've hung
tjlI $500 awful scnt+uce. Olls and Aus,
lin were sentencetl to ,,ay a finc forget the
S,nos,ntl ana lave the valley within fo,,y.
eirht hour from thr Tim. The shackl.s wric
knocked frOm tI,e,n. Nothing being proved
a0ain.t Nessrs. draw. CANDY AMI Mcbride.
excent heinz friends and svmnathiscrs Of Thor.
in~tcr'n marty thew wcrc sci a, liberty ,J,.
ror~ Thorin9,on Was released Lv his i,ro,nis.
Inc n trII Iii he kncw about the affair exrrnt
In SSlat;on "a hix fsther lie did 50. Jerome
Il a vouSS man Lvinr but in his seventeenth
v.ar = mere Inv Of isne intellect. and had
ks E.s.,,ed to tIc ;ndic;o,,s odmonitions Of his
Inothep. ard resisted the influence of part .cs
seeoped in crime, he never would have been