The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-08
GEO. P. RowELL Co., Park Row. N. Y.
Authorized to solicit and collect for sdvertis
Ing in New York and other eastern cities.
MURDER AND Wholesale ROB-
Berry.


and vicious looking Mexicans have been
riding about this county, and were not
known to have any particular business any
where. On Tuesday February 25th, they
stepped and robbed couple Of Chinamen
on Horsetow1 hill and afterward took them
out into the brush and tied them to tree
by their "tail," Last Saturday morning
the robbers rode up to Paul De Pays store
at Centreville coming from the direction
of Shasta, got off of their horses, went into
the store, and after purchasing revolver
and indulging a general TRADE Of ahrse
against the Yankees, one of them asked De
Pray to give him twenty-five cents worth
Of whisky in bottle. De Pray proceeded
to comply with this request, and just as he
stopped to pick up bottle from under the
counter one Of the Me1icaus partially DIRE"
4 revolver from its scabbard, but fortunate
ly Mrs. De Pray opened side door just
in time to detect the hostile movement and
found means to put her husband on bis
guard. Seeing themselves watched, they
soon took their departure, swearing they
would kill the first American they met
A few hours aiterward, VIM. Roberts, who
keeps trading post for George Willard
near Picty I!ill, on tie Piety Hill and Red
Bluff road, observed two gray horses, tied
together by halters, coming down the road
aud following them, on bay horses, we've
the two Me1icaus. Fearing that the fel-
lows meant business" Roberts closed the
store door and fasteded it securely from
the inside. The Mexicans let their loose
horses 20 on past, but they rode up to the
store. stopped and ordered Roberts to let
them in. He made no reply and the Mex
leans told him to open the door or they
would burn the house and kill him too
Roberts then fred random shot from
revolver but the outsiders didn't scare worth
a continental. On the contrary one OF
them went up to one of the windows. smash
ed , glass out and fired shot inside, the
ball entering the wall about two feet abov,
the bunk 10 which Roberts sleeps. Rob
ert. after parleying awhile, agreed to let
them in if they would spare his life. These
terms of capitulation having been agreed
to, the door was opened and in came one
of the Mexicaus, while the other watched
outside. Under the .eu'le p"rsuaSion of a
cooked revolver Roberts handed over about
$50 and fine gold w,.ch The rohber
then proceeded to search the estah;isl ment
and help himself to Whatever suited him.
While the pillagin. was going On, Chi
naman happened to pass by and the Next
can on the outside called him up, robbed
him. and ord, red him inside and when he
entered the room the other rohher jetked
him down on the Aoor, and finally took de-
liberate aim at the Celestial aud sent y
bullet into his face. which ra"gin. upward
into the brain, produced almost instant
death. Hearing wa-co comm, the high
waymen 10 .ked Roberts iuSide, told him
to keep quiet, and rode rapidly away in the
direction IF Fed Bluff Shortly after this
they stopped " Mcrtz on the road and rob
bed him of all the money he had, and he
only prevailed on them to spare bis life by
doing some of the tallest kind Of begging
At Cottonwood the highwaymen came
across woodchopper, whom they robbed of
his money, ali his clothes but his hat. and
sent him home in Modoc fighting uniform.
Of6cers are in pursuit of the desPerados.-
The capture and hanging or shooting of the
red handed scoundrels is certainly public
necessity Five hundred dollars has been
subscribed by citizens here. and Sheriff
Hull has offered this amount as reward
for the arrest of the outlaws. Cannot Gov
ernor Booth increase the sum to $1,000?