, 1864-04-09
ATALE Up CmIME.

We have received from the publishers
Messrs. Allen and Wood. Of Napa city
CAL, the Life and Confessions of james
Gilbert jenkins, the murderer of eighteen
men, whose bloody career terminated or
the gallOws, in Napa, on the 18th ult
The confession is in pamphlet form, neatly
printed by Harrison & Co., Of San Fran
cisco, aad is for sale at fifty cents Per copy
As purely narrative crimes, the life Of
this wretch excels any that we remember
to have read. Commencing at the early
age Of nine years, at which period he left
his home and parents, in the company and
employ Of villain named john Forbes
who impaired to him his fr.t le,sons in
crime, he continued unremittingly on his
wicked course, with singular good fortune
until his thirtieth year, when the gallows
claimed him as its victim. The cstensible
business Of Forbes Was horse racing, and
jenkins was engaged to ride his races
When only twelve years old, he assisted
Forbes in numbering and rObbing man ou
the highway in Tennessee. The next muir.
ders were committed in New Mexico; the
victims being two mOuntaineefs, whom he
and Forbes shot on horseback, and then
robbed. Subsequently journeying through
Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, Ken.
tucky, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, where
his father resided, jenkins found his way
to Iowa; here he murdered and robbed a
man named Williamson. His next ex-
plot was at St. Joseph, near which place
he intercepted and robbed the mail. When
nineteen years Of age, he murdered a man
in bed in Ray county, Missouri, and robbed
his house. For this crime he was pursued,
and killed two officers who were on his
track. Their horses he sold in st. Joseph,
whence he started for the Rocky Mountains,
where he killed at different times eight In
dians. In 1856 he again visited his father
and in 81 proceeded to California, where
he shot and robbed man, near Placerville,
soon after his arrival. After the commits
sion Of various crimes, during which he
led rowing life through the State, and
gave himself up to a free indulgence Of
the worst Of vices, be finally encountered
bis last victim, Patrick o. Brien, with whom
he entered into partnership to farm on
shares. While O'Brien was at work clear.
ing some land, jenkins shot him with rife,
buried him, and made no attempt to escape
until 1t was too late 10 do so. f5s tsd
The above is a hurried sketch Of the life
Of James Gilbert jenkins. His confession
portrays him as one Of the most daring,
cold-bloOded, and remorseless villains to be
found in the annals Of crime. He gave no
sign Of repentance, but died as he had lived,
totally depraved and callous-hearted.
lo c0RONER's INQUEST. al
,a TEEKALET, April 9Th, 1864
Editor HsrqId:-The enclosed informa-
tion is forwarded to your paper for publica-
tioD, for tho benefit Of whom it may COR
cern. jda ss.t 81, s.-,s, s-.,s-
We, the undersigned jurors, convened
BY order Of NJ. s. brew, Esq, acting Cor
oner Of Kitsap county. TO examine the
body Of - Wilson, Of about thirty.five
years Of age, laic Of Colseed, Jefferson
county, after careful examination, find
that said 49, Wilson died suddenly on
board Of the sloop Midnight Cry, on Hood s
Canal, on the 4th inst, from hemorrhage
OF the lungs. 50 ss 91sl g
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,sa 1al Jss - A. s. Miller, sdt baa
,jpats7i samafsb 4lsai hg, Jurors.saa aa
Sworn to before me this5th day Of April,
1864. aFla fiNi iaii .a ai9ad Tas
sass,J sc Z ,FGal NJ 8. DREW, aata
!. j. P. and acting Coroner Of Kitsap Co,
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