The Placer herald., 1872-04-13

,,opr ApoUT THE LINCOLN MURDER.-Mrs.
-, .ba wife of the man killed, was discharged
Iost Saturday morning, six young men having
Tan arrested the evening before as being in
,,,,e way connected With the killing of Rose. The
IAN were held for examination here on Monday
49,, before Judge Fitch. At the time fixed
charles Greenleaf, Samuel Dodd, Jr., Frank But
,,r Thomas Ward, James Hort and Frank Ran
,,,t all Young men in good standing in the COM
,,ritv were present to answer. ]. NJ. Fulweiler
n;strict Attorney appeared for the State, and
| Con. Hamilton, E. L. Craig and W. c. Norton
t,r tbe defense Mrs. Rose was the first witness
t,r tbe State, and testified as follows Her hus-
hand came home from work in the evening and
said he had heard one man say to another that a
,ouse was to be broken open that night, and she
,bouoht it annoyed him; that about II o'clock
some parties came to their door and Knocked
when Rose asked who there, and was an
swered. "a friend, let me in" He replied, 81
will not get up at this time of night to let anyone
in" The answer came back, eff you don't let
rs in we will shoot and break in. She and her
husband then got up, lit the lamp, dressed and
went into the front room, when Rose opened the
door and two or three masked men entered the
room. Rose said, Oh you, leave She
turned to escape by the back way and call go
for help, but as she did SO two shots were fired
in rapid succession, and her husband said, 'AIy
God am shot, 1 am killed. and staggered
hack and fell on the floor. Her mother then
came into the room, and she ran for assistance
and the doctors Rose lived till 8 O'Clock the
next morning, but did not or could not tell who
did the shooting. Mr. Reese testified that he
could not sleep, being troubled with heart dis
ease and was walking around town for relief,
and when he came in view of Roses house the
door was thrown open, and Mr.. Rose fired shot
out of the door, which was Immediately followed
by two shots, crossing each other, one seeming
to come from inside the room, and the other
from the outside, but he did not see the parties
who fired these shots He heard the cry of dis
tress, but after hesitating moment, he turned
and walked away, and met two young men, one
Of whom is now under arrest, but had no spe-
cia talk with them. Seven white masks were
found in the town after the shooting, which the
District Attorney exhibited one of which Mrs
Rose believed she identified as worn by one of
the men that entered the ROOM Another lady
testified that she saw some masks in the parlor
Of the Brainard House when she returned from
the Good Templars meeting that night, similar
To those exhibited, but did not see anyone touch
them or take them away. Other testimony was
had, but it was of less importance than the
above. We have only given the substance of the
more important testimony, if any of it could be
regarded important. 1t is evident that nearly
the entire community have been exceedingly anx-
ious for months to get this family out of town,
on account of the behavior of Mrs. Rose. After
two days spent in the examination the Judge
discharged the young men, the evidence not be-
ing sufficient in his judgment to hold them for
farther tral. The people of Lincoln and sur
rounding country have been much excited over
this most unfortunate occurrence, but through
ont the whole time their sympathies were almost
universally with the accused. This much we
have thought proper to say and give of the trans
action and its results and this is the substance
of all the public can know at present There
was no malice or ill-will towards the man killed
inyate opinions are freely expressed, but we
nave no right or inclination to speak outside the
testimony.
IHE festival on Thursday evening last, given
by the elder girls of the Sunday School, drew a
iull house and was a real jolly entertainment
Evidently the Misses in command were taken by
surprise by the attendance of so large and liberal
crowd, and must feel chagrined that they were
not prepared to receive all the money that was
'nere and at their command. More ice.cream
ana refreshments, and more thngumbobs in the
grabbing would have doubled the receipts. Look
out Tor this next time, girls. AS it was the girls
cleared $50, which is not to be sneezed at these
hard times.
T. S.-Since the above was in type we have
Oeen requested to say that the festival will be
continued at the Hall this evening, with q varia
uoh OF the exercises, and a new and bountiful
supply OF ice-cream and other refreshments
ana also full grab-bag, loaded post-offce, etc
Inc lateness of the information prevents further
particulars. Admission free and all invited.
iAHDoNED.-Governor Booth has pardoned
frank Steinman. Steinman was convicted in
'iiS county at the May term of the District
"our'' III 1867 of murder in the second degree,
ana sentenced to hard labor for 25 years The
'"'e was hard one. He had been stopping at
muse IN the upper end of the county, and had
''''h drinking until his money was all gone, and
on al attempt to turn him out he charged that he
D'u oeen robbed, that there was money yet due
-'''' night ensued in which he killed, with
'"ie pocket-knife, the proprietor. He has
1e,'ea some five years, and we think Gov Booth
N'u right In granting the pardon.
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we" AND SUPERIOR SPRING GOODS D W.
-'''ech mas Just returned from San Francisco,
mere he has laid in, and is now receiving at his
a'o,e IN Masonic building, Auburn, the largest
'' nhest stock Of Spring and Summer goods,
r"0 u 81 the latest styles, opened in Auburn.
ine public are invited to call and examine and
p'''e these goods, with the assurance that they
~" u suit themselves with any article desired in
N'' lhe' No charge for showing goods.
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