The weekly Butte record., 1861-02-16
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

about fOrty-nFe, lell dead on the street at Mis-
sion San Jose, last Thursday The Alameda
Gazette says he leaves family in Ohio
Two miners, going to Brandy Flat from
Washington, on last Saturday evening. the
night being quite dark, fell into an abandoned
shaft, forty-fve feet deep, the bottom being
covered with water TO the depth of fifteen feet.
Fortunately the windass, which was dilapida-
ted, had been thrown in the shaft, and enabled
them to maintain themselves above the water
They remained four hours in this disagreeable
position when their cries were heard by a man
going to Washington from Brandy Flat, who
procured assistance and hoisted them out
Necddd Democrat.
The Stanislaus Index says three men came
to cabin of an old man, famarly known as
Uncle Brown, living at Six Mile Bar, and re-
quested him to put them across the river. As
he opened the door TO go out they seized him,
threw shirt over his eyes, tied his hands and
feet, and presenting pistol at his breast, de-
manded his money They succeeded in rob-
bing him of $3.50. which was buried in the
ground, inside of the cabin.
William Churchill was killed, on the 9th of
February. at Deadwood. Siskiyou county, by
the caving of bank upon him. He lived five
hours after the bank caved in, as could be as
certaned by his cries, though he could not be
extricated alive.
Recently quarrel took plack at San Ber-
nardno, says the Herald Of that place, between
the sons of Mr.. James and Mr. Thomas, about
i6 years old, and threats Of shooting passed
between the parties when a Pah-ute Indian
who was present, got gun loaded with ball
and took aim at young Thomas, which he per-
ceiving, drew and fred upon the Indian with
shot. The firing was almost simultaneous
The Indian was slightly, and young Thomas
mortally wounded. James was arrested as an
accomplice but was discharged The Indian.
after secreing himself several days, came to j.
Castees for something to eat, and was handed
over to the Sheriff.
The Shasta Herald is informed BIZ Mr..
Hulse, of the Salmon River Express, that j.
T.. Thomas was killed at the adove named
place, on Saturday, February %, by the cav
ing OF a bank at the mouth Of tunnel in which
he was at wOrk.-His wheelbarrow and candle
were found twenty feet from him, undisturbcd.
1t is suppose he heard the cave coming and in
attempting to escape from the tunnel was
caught by the falling mass of dirt and stone
He was a native of Cincinnati, and come from
Illinois or Iowa to this State
Two men, named David L. Essex and Geo.
W. Michel, while at work in hydraulic dig
giugs near Chalk Bluff, in Nevada county,
were buried by the caving of a bank The
miners in that vicinity Immediately went to
work to extricate them, and succeeded in TAX
ing out Michel alive, but Essex was dead when
they reached his body. The physician thinks
Michel will recover.
The body of Henry C. Phelps, of this city
says the Union, of Wednesday, was brought
from Folsom by yesterday mornings train
under circumstances of a melancholy character
About six weeks ago he left the city, leaving
wife and child at their residence, corner OF
Twelfth and ID streets, and sought and obtain
ed employment at his trade, carpentering, at
Strawberry Valley, between Placerville and
Washoe. About four weeks ago he cut his
right leg severely below the knee. He refused
TO inform his family of this accident, as it
would cause them, as he thought, useless dis
tress, and as he expected to be able to return
home in a short time. On Monday evening
his wife received dispatch by telegraph from
Mr.. Mack, for whom he had been working. in
forming her that the body of her husband
would arrive in few hours on the cars. This
was the first intimaton she had received of his
illness, and but little has yet been received as to
the circumstances Of his death. The funeral
took place yesterday, the remains being inter-
red in the City Cemetry.
Joseph Belaus was the name of the italian
murdered at Half Moon Bay, Sunday. The
murderers are still at large.
Poauds residnce, in Boston Ravine, Neva-
da county, was entered on Thursday night
Feb. 7th, by a villain, who assaulted Poland
with bottle, while the latter was in bed, and
inflicted a wound upon his forehead which ex
posed the bone at least one inch and half /;
the Iutian then absconded.
Charles Simon, Qnartcrmaster of the United
States steamer ohubrick, was found drowned
in the bay on the llth.
The trial of John QUINN for perjury. in
Stockton, resulted in verdict of guilty. One
Pool was also fined fifty dollars for insulting
counsel, and sentenced to five days in the Coun-
ty Jail.
The Bulletins Panama correspondent re-
cords the assassination of Joseph L. White,
President of the Accessory Transit Company,
by Jonathan Gavitt, an old Californian, at
Point Icaco, Nicaragua, on the 9th of Janua-
ry. They were rivals in the India rubber
specuations. Gavitt says the shot was acci-
dental, but he had threatened Whites life.
On Monday, February 1lth, a miner named
John Hartlof, who was at work in his claim
on Goat Hill, within half mile of the town Of
Knights Ferry, was killed by the caving of a
bank upon him. Hartof was native of Cap
peIu, in the Dukedom of Schleswig, and was
twenty three years of age.