Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-18

thought that there are none TOO Iualy n.ei'
stationed here for public safety. Inc
work on the new earthworks around the
harbor of San Francisco is being pusheu
vigorously forward, and everything DE-
tokens a fixed determination ON the part
of our military authorizes to be ready tor
any emergency. I notice line OF white
tents erected on the southeastern point Oh
Angel Island within few days, and can
see That the battery recently erected there
ia already manned and ready for action.
General Mason assures me that all de-
mands for troops likely to be made on the
Pacific Coast can be filled Immediately by
volunteering, as no difficulty is expert
euced in obtaining as many men as are de-
sired, and as Government does not wish
to imperil our safety by sending men from
here to the East, no draft need be appre-
hended.
A STRANGE MEETING.
Your readers will well remember the
story of the capture of noted thief and
burglar, Charles F. Mortimer, in Santa
Clara county. near San Jose, in Septem-
Der last, by Rose, the noted detective, and
the cowardly attempt of the former to
murder his captor. Mortimer had gone
to the residence of Mr.. Charles Virgins,
the Mayors Clerk of this city, at seven
o'clock in the morning, and telling Mrs.
Virgins that he had an appointment with
her husband at that hour, was allowed to
90 up to the bedroom where Virgins
was sleeping. Soon after he came down,
bid Mrs. Virgins kind good morning,
and left the place. When Virgins awoke
he found that he had been chloroformed
and robbed of money, jewelry and valua,
bles, including the ring on his finger and
pin on his shirt front, TO the amount OF
81, 900 or $1,000. Rose was sent for and
the case put into his hands. He followed
up the trail of the robber, being satisfied
that Mortimer, with whom he was &C
quainted, was the man, and arrested him
at San Jose. Mortimer took him out into
an unfreouented field to show him, as he
pretended, where the plumber was buried,
and watching his chance, knocked him
down with stone, beat him insensible
with his own pistol after a desperate strug-
gle, and then cut his throat with his own
knife. Rose was found still living, and
ultimately recovered. As soon as he was
able to walk he resumed the search for the
robber, actuated as much by the desire for
vengeance as for the reward offered for his
arrest. He came across his track IN the
mountains of the Coast Range and nearly
captured him, but finally lost him. and
since that time no trace was found Of him
until last evening. The prisoners from
Yreka, who recently made break to es-
cape ard were overpowered, were being
brought into the calaboose on their way
to San Quentin, and Rose was standing
near the door conversing with Captain
Baker. One of the prisoners, convicted
under the name of Foster, of daring
burglary, and sentenced to seven years in
the State Prison, had been shot in the face
and neck. and had his face muffled up SO
as to conceal his features entirely, but as
he passed Rose recognized him by his fig
ure and walk. and sprang at him like
a tiger, with the exclamation, Mortimer,
by Cod" Luckily for all parties con-
cerned, Rose was caught and held by the
officers who stood by, before he had time
to use his pistol, or there would have been
a coroner's case instantly. AS it was,
Mortimer was locked up, and his seven
years will probably be heightened into 20
at least. Truly, truth is stranger than
felton," sometimes.
THE LATEST HORROR.
The carnival of crime seems to be at its
height in San Francisco this season, and
new horrors turn up daily. Last night a
man going home from Hayes Park by
moonlight and when just back of the Pa
wilton, saw place where the ground APP
peared to have been disturbed by dogs,
and what appeared to be peice OF coat
sticking out of the earth. He took hold
of the cloth and pulled it out of curiosity,
he started back in horror, for human face
was revealed beneath. He ran home in a
terrible fright, told his wife, and locked
himself into the house for the night. This
morning he told the police, and the body
of well dressed man evidently murdered
for his money or for revenge was found
Deceased had evidently been dead week
or thereabouts, but who he was or who
were the murderers, remains as yet q mys-
terry. The body had evidently been
dragged some distance by rope which
was still around it. San Francisco my
dear boys. is a Christian City, situated in
a civilized country, don't forget this fact,
for which we should all be duly thankful.
SHAMEFUL ROBBERY.
A gray haired old German lady, EVIL
IDENTIFY unsophisticated and hardly compe-
tent to take charge of property, named
Christina Klete, appeared in the Police
Court yesterday morning to prosecute
Casper Wolf, creature of perhaps one
half her age, on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. According
to her testimony, she became acquainted
with defendant about year since, and
after some months of intimacy agreed to
marry him. he protesting to be greatly in
love with her, single man, and doing
business on Montgomery street. She had
at that time some $1,000 in gold, in a
pitcher in her room, the proceeds of years
of hard labor as washerwoman, and he
prepared to buy place and celebrate the
nuptials at once. To this she agreed, and
he soon after came to get $1,000, with
which to make part payment on the
place. This she gave him, and he depart
ed. Months rolled on. and still he de-
ferred the day, until she at last begun to
suspect that all was not right, and de-
manded settlement. He then agreed to
20 to New York and there marry and set
tie down with her for life. She.was again
deceived, and at his request furnished
$3.50 more, to be invested in greenbacks
to be taken East. The morning Of de-
parture came, and she was at the steamer,
but he did not come to time. He was too
busy, and could not 60 until the next
steamer; she had better go on and wait
for him in New York. She doubted. He
silenced her doubts with draft for $780,
600, and she started. At New York she
found, by some one who could read, that
the F." draft" was bill of the Mexican