Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-11-06
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Some weeks since our community was
startled by the appearance in many OF the
public prints all over the land, OF 4 telegram
To the following effect "Ion. James a
Banks cx-Speaker of the Nevada assembly
aad formerly prominent Republican legis
lator in California, was murdered by the
Indians near Camp Winfield Scott, Paradise
Valley on The afternoon of Thursday Aug
ls," Information subsequently received by
the friends of the deceased convey the ful
particulars Of the sad affair From which
il appears that Mr. BInks was spending a
short time in recreation from the cares ol
business at Camp Scott n military past on
the Northern frontier of Nevada. and that
at 4 time when all was reported and believed
to be safe, al distance of less than q mile
from the camp he was way-laid by Indians
and shot. The perpetrators OF the decd
escaped unharmed and undiscovered. His
body was recovered IN the evening Of the
same day and conveyed 10 Camp Scott f@r
interment. 1t is the desire Of the friends,
NJ as carly period as possible, TO have the
remains brought East and deposited in The
family buryiug place.
The deceased was the Oldest son Of Hon.
David Banks of this county. lie was born
Jan, 1:th 1928 and was consequently at the
time Of his death in the Both year Of his age
He will doubtless, he remembered by many
of our citizens as a young man Of upright
and gcalemanly habits decided talent and
unusual promise. The position he occupied
and HE character he sustained on the Paclf-
ic coast are obvious from the following para
graph which we take from the Humboldt
B:gisfsr Of Aug. 10lh.
The murder Of Hon. James 4. Banks
has shocked the entire community, nud
caused the most intense excitement through
out the county, Every man e e,s as if tht
of death had visited his own
household liz the prime Of manhood, in
the bloom of health, n bullet from gun in
the hands OF an Indian, concerled behind
rock, peuetrates his heart and his body falls
a liieless corpse.
We learn the diseased has no relations on
The coast, but wherever he was known he
had a host of warm personal friends. In
the County he was universally esteemed, and
the confidence and respect Of
The entire community. He was man of
great energy and industry and of the stric-
list integrity. In all his relations with his
fellow men in pubic and private life, he was
guided by the spirit of strict honesty and a
pure Christianity"
lie came TO California in 1852, from Penn
,ylvania, his native state. lie resided in
san Francisco for number of years.
And from that City was elected TO the State
serving one term in the Assem-
bly, and two in the Senate. In those bodies
ne was an active and leading member, and
yon for himself a high reputation as legis- /
1tor.
"Mr Banks was member of the Constitu- |
ional Convention of this State, and also |
served one term in our Legislature, being |,
Speaker OF the Assembly. During the last
our years he has been resident Of this
HumbodD County, actively engaged in
successful mining operations. In his death
we lave lost a most exemplary and worthy
of Society and one of our best citi-
,ens Our entire people are his mourners"
The high estimation in which the diseas-
ID was held, is still further attested by the
action taken at the various meetings occa-
oned by the sad intelligence of his death, in
-arious portions of the State. At CnionrAe
t was unanimously.
"Resolred, That words are inadequate to
express the sorrow We fell in this bereave-
nent; that in the death of James \. Banks
we have sustained loss nothing can replace.
We mourn him as a citizen, n comrade and
a friend Whenever our local interests de-
manded an eXposiior, his eloquent voice
YVES always heard pleading our cause;-
W hcnever q massacre occurred on our bor-
J.r, and call came for i,clr, he va. s.Taye