The Shasta courier., 1870-04-23

iet things rest for the present. You manifest
an undue haste in this matter, which is not
commendable, and your wife and friends
will tell you so.
Mr.. Beechey followed the counsel Of his
friepd, and the two walked back to the tavern,
Mrs. Beechey being at once made partner
with him in her husbands suspicious on his
recital Of the scenes just described. The
next dag Lewiston was alive with the adyen-
ture Of the night. In the course of the eve
| ming il became known about town that How
| ard and Romaine were of the party, and that
Bcechey had remarked that they had muir
dered Magruder, producing much feeling
against him with majority of the residents.
Three days elapsed, and a party of ten
men arrived from Bannock City. A great
crowd gathered around them as they dis
mounted in front of the tavern. Hill Beechey
was the first to speak
Where is Magruder ?" he inquired.
! Why, has mt he come in ~ asked one Of
the traders.
mol" cried dozen men at once.
'Then he's gone to Salt Lake. He left
Bannock City three or four days before we
did, in company with Charley Allen, Bill
Phillips, Doc Howard, Chris. Lowry, Jim
Romaine, and Bill Page and there were a
u
little dust along-there were nine of them in
ALL"
Beechey stood as one petrifed At last be
said, in loud tone, addressing himself to
the whole crowd Gentlemen, Lloyd Ma.
gruder has been murdered, and know the
murderers."
This remark was received by the majority
of toe people present with manifestations Of
disapprobation, as half of the idlers who had
assembled at the tavern were men of the
same character as Howard and his associates.
But most Of the people of Lewiston had like.
wise expressed an opinion the day before that
Beechey had not only been precipitate in his
convictions, but indiscreet in giving them
frequent utterance.
. Are you sure these fellows started from
Bannock City on the day you say ?" asked
one of the roughs of the new comers.
:" Certainly we all saw them off,"
swell, how is it that Magruder wrote to
his wife that he wouldn't leave for twelve
days? That don't hitch, does it?''
. That's very plain, indeed" said another,
dismounting from his horse. "He had about
S25, 900 in his possession, and he wanted to
throw the road agents off the track. He left
Bannock City the third day after writing that
letter.
During this colloquy Mr.. Beechey had
returned indoors. The first man he met was
Tom Pike.
Toni he said, "Im off tonight for
Portland, and | want you to go with me. I'll
pay all of your expenses, and give you five
hundred dollars in the bargain. We are
agreed, you know, as to what has become of
Magruder. Now for the murderers. I've
got acquisitions on all of the Governors west
of here-I got them the day after Doc How
ard left, l was so sure his party had made
way with my friend. What do you say?"
go it. I'm with you ~
" I'm off in an hour; will you be ready ?"
'Yes," said Pike.
In less than an hour the two men were off
for Walla Walla, where they took fresh
team for Wallula. Here they got a boat for
Portland, and arrived in that city during the
second week in November. Beechey at once
sent Pike to Victoria, and engaged the SER
vices of a detective, who rallied the informa-
tion that the four men had started for San
Francisco the day before, minus some six
thousand dollars loaned to the Portland faro
banks. As nine days must elapse before an.
other boat left Portland for San Francisco
Mr.. Beechcy took the stage, and arrived at
Yreka, the most northern telegraph station
in California. in three days. From this point
he telegraphed to Captain Lees, the chief of
detective police of San Francisco, to arrest
the four men whom he was pursuing. giving
him description of them, and suggesting
the most proper mode regarding the means
of capture. Mr.. Beechey arrived in San
For conclusion see inside page.