Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-02-20

WILKINS, the seventh man hung at Los
Angeles, during the months ofNoyember and
December, by the Vigilance Committee, made
the following confession on the 10th of De-
Cember, at which time he paid the penalty Of
all his crimes: &-.
He said that he was English born ) that his
parents were living at salt Lake city and we're
Mormons; that he, had sister living at Go
shen, about go miles from Salt Lake that he
Killed his first man when II years old, COM
ing to this country that he was in the
Mountain Meadows massacre" where he
got $4,000 or $4,000, and that with that
money he and Others went to,the States and
mad a spree on it that he killed Blackburn
on the Mohave, when he got $500 in money,
and lot If mules, &c. '' ''727
Wilkins said also that Wilbur was not
ElIleo10y the lndisns, as reported but BY the
mormons. Two years ago party from here
ana San Bernardino went out through the
Ca9on Pass after horse-thieYes. Near Rock
creek they recovered over 40 horses, and
caught two Of the thieves, who were sent to
the State Prison but the third man escabed
10 the mountains. Wilkins was that third
man Of that band. From there he afterwards
made his way to Salt Lake. He said he
was one of the prisoners, having been SEN
fenced from San Luis Obispo for stealing,who
made the break from the State Prison a year
or SO ago, and that he was the one who help
ed TO hold Lieut.-Goy. Chellis before the can
non to save themselves from being fredupon.
he says that about year ago he killed
drover named Carr, near Yreka-doubtless
many will remember the murder. He says
that he and Mexican who escaped from the
state Prison at the same time that he did,
agreed to kill the droYer and another man;
that ne killed Carr J; that he generally made
sure OF his man, he said but the Mexican,
though he fired 4 or 5 shots at the other man,
did not get him, and he got away. Wilkins
SAID ne got, | think, ABOUT So 900 this time.
From Sanford he only got his pistol and
1nife and about 500 in money.
When asked if conscience did not trouble
lin for having killed Sanford and others,
Wilkins, replied, No, that be thought nomore
If killing man than he would dog. He
aid that the Mexican who helped him kill
he droYer at Yreka, is-now or was lately
knocking about here in this county.
Wilkins. said that he stole pistol ard bo-
vie knife from the Bella Union Hotel here
bout six weeks ago, Che was here about that
lme and pistol and knife were stolen then,)
nd gave them to Woods, one of the five
ersons hung by the people here on the 21st
f November, and told him to go out on the
Dad and earn bis living with them-that he
ad better do that than hang about the dance
ouses here. Woods acted on his ad-,
ice, turned highwayman here in the streets
our city, and soon afterwards was hanged
y the Vigilance Committee, along with his,
'eomplice Ybarra. '.'-'','.
RESOLUTIONS passed at meeting of the.
laho Union League, February 18th, 1861
ResolUed, That in being so soon called up
1 to mourn the loss of two more of our
embers- brothers M. P. Burns, and James
ope--the members of this League are foro-
ly reminded that Gin the midst Of life we
e in death, and are soIemnly invoked, each
lie Of us, to be ready for the final summons.
RESOLVED; That we sympathize deeply With
e friends and relatives Of the deceased, thus
Hing in the midway Of life, far from their
ndred and their native land. I'D 1854, "o
ReSOLved, That these. resolutions be spread
on the records of the |. U. L., and publish.
in the Boise News.
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