The Shasta courier., 1872-04-20
SHASTA COU RI F r.
SATURDAY MORNING APRIL % 1879
ARREsT-A few days ago our enter

ARREST "A few days ago our enter
rrising Sheriff. S Hull, left town on the
look k-out for the parties accused of having
robbed Voluntine's safe last week. At
Tehama he learned that the chaps he was
after we're there As the men were not
together, it was arranged that the Con-
stable of Tehama should arrest one of
them and Hull the other. The Constable
visited the house where his man was, but
the game took the alarm, escaped through
the back door and took to the brush.
Meantime, Hull sited saloon and COB
bled his man, who became so indignant at
the idea of being arrested that be watched
his opportunity and struck the Sheriff in
the face with the handouts with the in
tention of knocking him down and escap-
ing. The blow. however, was not well
calculated, or the Sheriff parried it, as i
only inflicted light scratch on his cheek
The prisoner is now in Jail, and pursuit is
being made after his chum
FROM SODA SpRINGs.-G W. Bailey
sends us these items from Lower Soda
Springs
On the 9th, while Clay Brown was driv-
ing six mule team along the road near
Strawb berry Valley the wind blew large
tree down across the road Just as the team
was passing. Seeing the tree start to fall,
Brown crack ed his whip started the mules
up, and jumped from the wagon but did
not get entirely out of the way as limb
struck him on the head and cut cash
several inches long in his scalp. The tree
struck the rear end of the wagon bed and
broke it off at the hind bolster
The weather has been cold since the 1st of
April, with occasional snow, sleet and rain.
The frost has killed Bailey's peaches, but he
thinks his apples may come out all right
The roads are in fair condition and travel
increasing.
Fishing not lively enough to be interest
ing yet.
CoURT-District Court, Hon. A. NJ.
Rosborough presiding, convened on Mon
day. In the case of Gilbert VS.. Parsons,
action for $4,000 damages, Gilbert was
awarded $4,000 and each party pays his
own costs In the case of Goodall vs.. Wi
denbach, Goodall was awarded judgn ent
for $4,000 10 the case of Curry ct al VS.
Wynne ct al, Wynne demurrel to plaintiffs
complaint, demurrer sustained and plaintiff
given until May Goth to file amended com
plant. In the case of Barbara Johns VS.
John V. Scott, the plaintiff asked leave to
amend complaint, which was granted and
case went over. The case of the People
VS.. John " Scott ct al, action to recover
on official bond, continued over.
THIEF-A few days ago boy about
Is years old, who gives the name of B II
ton, made his advent into this county, Wis
ited the house of Mr.. Barber near Bu X
eye, appropriated couple OF revolvers and
came into Shasta ''big as life" Visiting
Chinatown, he sold one of the revolvers to
a Chinaman for so and left town. On
complaint of Barber, a warrant was issued
for the arrest of Barton, and Sheriff Hull
found him at Bells Bridge and furnished
him with lodgings at the ounty Hotel
He had an examination before Squire
Knox, and on Thursday evening was sen
fenced to ten days imprisonment in the
county Jail.
Barton is of the hoodlum stripe, such
as are now numbered by thousands in
this State, and if he don't mend his ways
he will soon have chance to learn trade
at San Quentin.