Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-10-14

of solano county. The jury in their YER
dict exonerated officers of the boat from
all blame, and added "We further say
that whatever wrong may be attached to
any parties for the disaster, should be at
tached 70 the Company, for using such
iron in their boilers"
RobbinE tho Dead.
John B. Darlington, Justice Of the Peace
of Montezuma township, and Coroner
Knorp, of solano county, did everything
in their power to protect the rights Of
property of the dead. While Knorp sum
moned a jury and held an inquest, Justice
Darlington acted the part Of detective
officer, and succeeded in arresting two
scoundrels who had been engaged in cut
ting out pockets and robbing the bodies
of the dead. Pat. Farron, a deck hand on
the Yosemite and one Of the arrested, had
on his person five watches and about $500,
most Of the money being in cloth pack
ages, marked in Chinese characters. The
other robber, who gave his surname as
Mcguire, was also a deck hand on the Yo-
semitic. He had on his person two
watches and several hundred dollars in
treasure. These two robbers were exam
ined before the Justice and sent to Suisun
Jail. Justice Carrinton also succeeded in
finding slowed away in the forecastle Of
the Yosemite about $1,000 in coin and
dust. Most Of this coin and dust was
also in cloth packages, marked in Chinese
characters. Darlington says the officers
Of the boat rendered all aid in their power
in detecting robbers and hunting up lost
treasure. .''"
Arrest Of Parties Charged with Rob
bling the Dead.
SUIsuN, Oct. 1873 P. 1.-TWO thieves
were brought to Fairfield, solano county,
to-day. They are charged with robbing
the dead on and about the Yosemite after
the explosion. It is reported that officers
found four gold watches and $500 in coin
on the persons who committed the rob-
berry. One watch had part Of & gold
chain attached to 1.-THE missing part was
found on one of the killed.
LATER.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. l4-2 P. N.-There
are now eleven patients in the Court
House Hospital, who are receiving every
attention at the hands Of the Howard
Benevolent Society, Sisters Of Charity,
and numerous ladies Of this city.
O'Brien died this morning. There is
no hopes for the recovery Of Hughes nor
Wasberg. There are also three others in
very critical condition, who will proba-
bly, die. Feukhauseus' face, hands,
neck and back are severely burned.
Mr.. II. Lindauer occupied a stateroom in
company with Mr.. Witkowsky, and was
asleep in his berth at the time Of the ex-
p~losion. The stateroom was blown to
atoms, and there is no doubt but that
Lindauer's body was blown overheard
and carried down the river by the current.
Witkowsky was on deck at the time, and
escaped with slight injuries. G. W.
Seaton, who was killed by the explosion,
was one Of the owners of the celebrated
Seaton & Rightmeyer claim, located
in Amador county, Cal. Two Of his part
ners were killed on board the Washoe
about q year ago. -
The owner of the Court House building,
which is now occupied by the Howard
Benevolent Society as a hospital for the
victims of the Yosemite explosion, is C. ].
Janson, of San Francisco, who was also
on the boat, and a victim of the disaster.
The steamer Antelope will take the
place of the Yosemite in the San Francisco
line,