The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-08-24
THE SUMMERFlELO CASE AGAIN.
Finding Of the Body Conflict for the
Fatal ViaI--DeaGk of One OF the Par
ties-PrOcIamaticn of the Cover
nOr-COrOmer,s Emluest, sNc.

An Auburn (Cdl.) correspondent furnishes
the following additional particulars, as a
sequel to the SummeItieid homicide
The remarkable confession of the late
Leonidas Parker has given rise to a series of
disturb Dances in this neighborhood, which for
romantic interest aud downright depravity
have seldom been surpassed, even in Calls
forna. Before proceeding to relate in full
detail the late transactions, allow me To re-
mark that the wonderful narrative of Pars
ker excited throughout this country seEti-
ments Of tie mCst profound and contradic-
tory character. |. for one, halted between
two opinions-horrOr and incredulity and
nothing but subsequent events could have
fully satisfied me of the uuquestiouabe We
Eacity of your San Francisco CORES pohdent,
aud the scientific authenticity Of the facts
related.
The doubt with which the story was at
first received in this communicated which
found utterauce in buresque article in an
obscure county j urnal, the Stars and
hipes, Of Auburn-has finally been dis
pelied. and we fad ourselves forced to ad-
NIT that stand even now in the presence
Of the most alarming fate. Too much credit
cannot be awarded to our worthy coroner
for the promptitude Of his action, and We
trust that the Governor of the State will not
be less efficient in the discharge of his duty.
Since the above letter was written the
following proclamation has been issued -
P. j:
PROCLAMATION CT THE GOvERNoR-$10, 000
REWARD.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE BY virtue of
the authority in me vested, do hereby fer
the above reward of ten thousand dollars. in
gold coin of the United States, for the arrest
a RI fbolC for
as Black B art. Said Graham is accused of
the murder Of 2. q. Gibson, late of Auburn.
county of Placer. on the t4th ut. lie is
five feet ten inches and a half in height,
thick set. has a moustache sprink led with
gray, griZz ed hair clear blue eyes, walks
stopping, and served in the late civil war.
under Price and Quantrel, in the Confeder-
ate army. He may be lurking in some of
the mining camps near the foothills. as he
was Washoe team~ter during the Comstock
excitement. The above reward will be paid
for him dead or GliUe. as he possessed him
self of am important secret by robhing the
body of the late Gregory Summerfield.
By the Governor Given at Sacramento
this, the 9Th day Of June. 1871.
Ii. G. NICHOLSON,
Sec. of State.
Our correspondent continues:
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not been so active in the discharge of his
| duty as the urgency of the Case required.
but he is perhaps excusable on account of
the criminal inter ference of the editor above
alluded to. But am OBTAINING you from
more important matters. Your Saturdays
paper reached here at o'clock, Saturday,
18th May, and as it now appears from the
evidence taken before the coroner, several
persons left Auburn on the same errand, but
without any previous conference. Two OF
these were named respectively Charles Z.
Gillson and Bartholomew, Graham. or, as
he was usually called, "Black Bart" Gill
son kept a saloon at the corner Of Prickley
Ash street and the Old Spring road; and
Black Bart was in the employ of Conrad q
Co., keepers Of the Norfolk livery stable
Giilson was a son-in~law OF Ex Governor
Roberts, of Iowa, and leaves wife and two
children to mourn his untimely end. As
for Graham, nothing certain is known Of bis
antecedents. 1t is said that he was engaged
in the late robbery Of Wells & Fargo's tx
press at Grizzly Bend, aud that he was
habitual gambler. Only one thing OF HIM
is certainly known. He was a lieutenant
in the Confederate army, and served under
Gen. Price and the outlaw Quantrell. lie
was originally OF fine education, plausible
manners and good family ; but strong drink
! seems early In lie to have overmastered hlm.
and left him but wreck of himself. But
he was not incapable of generous, or rather
romantic acts, for during the burning Of the
! Putnam House in this town last summer,
| he rescued two ladies from the flames 1C
. so doing he scorched his left hand so serious
! ly as to contract the tendons of two fingers,
/ aud this very scar may lead to his appre-
| henslon. There is no doubt about his utter
desperation OF character. and il taken at all,
it will probably not be alive.