The weekly Butte record., 1861-02-09
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Fldel Enderlin, on Tuesday last, was crushed
to death, by the caving of a bank while al
work in the mining claim of j. S. Lutz & Co.
on Oregon Point, FL Dorado county.
Last week Ord s. Horton. fell from his horse
somewhere between Shasta and Whiskeytown,
and dislocated his elbow joint.
A difficulty occurred in dance house. at
| Chips Flat, about ten days ago. between a
man named Tim Kennedy and another called
Toddy." The difficulty originated about a
| Spanish woman and resulted in Kennedy.
drawing pistol and shooting the other the
ball taking effect in his leg, above the knee,
severing an artery, from the effect of which he
died in about a week. The Spanish woman,
about whom the row originated, was also
wounded in the leg by the same ball, but not
dangerously.-Neuada Democrat.
Daniel Powell and Edward Mercer, while
engaged tamping in claim on Moonshine
Greek, short time ago, were blown up and
considerably burned by the premature explo-
sion OF blast. Both are rapidly recovering
from their wounds
While engaged raising a shaft in the claims
OF Alr. Orland Evans, on Buckeye Hill, Tues
day last, John 2. Shea had his knee fractured
by the fall of boulder He is doing well un-
der the surgical treatment of Dr. r. n. Web
Der.
A fellow, named Hart, at Woodbridge San
joaquin county, on Friday, drew a pistol on
some person. A constable being prsent inter-
iered, when the pistol exploded the ball graz
ing the cheek of the constable.
The residence of DR.. S. S. Todd, of Santa
Rosa, was destroyed by fire on Monday last
Loss, about $3.50.
A citizen of Nevada became intoxicated the
other night and was robbed of $500.
The night watchman in Auburn caught
Chinaman in the act of firing building the
other night, and arrested him.
A shooting affray took place on Saturday
night in the town of Nevada, between John
Murry and Patrick Gallagher 1t appears
that Gallagher went to Frazer river, leaving
his family in charge of Murray. Recently
Gallagher returned and found that Murray
was on too intimate terms with his wife
Meeting be took deliberate aim and would
have killed him but some one knocked up his
arm.
A Chinaman was knocked down and robbed
on Saturday night in the outskirts of Auburn.
He was struck with slung shot and severely
hurt
The Alameda Grand Jury have found true
bill Of indictment against Edward W. Borney
for the murder of Auguste G. Hirsch.
On Monday last, Jan. 29th, Richard Peden-
ton and Thomas Brunk, were killed in shaft
at Hooper's Lode, in Southerland's ranch, be-
tween Drytown and Indian Creek They
were timbering the shaft at depth of one
hundred feet from the surface; and while
standing on platform erected across the shaft,
an attempt was made to lower heavy log to
them, by means of the engine, and a rope and
break. The break giving way, the log fell,
broke the platform and precipitated the men
to further depth of one hundred and twenty
feet. Pedeaton was Instantly killed, and
Brunk died before he could be removed from
the shaft.
A man whose name is unknown, was fouud
dead in the snow about mile beyond Cornish's
Ranch, Sierra county, last Monday. He had
evidently been destroyed by extreme cold, and
must have perished several days before he was
found. His body was much eaten by wolves