The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-06-26


murdered. I'll various =1aG~ iraji.--
from san Jos and Santa Cruz r.er,. p.
vaIed 10y lri- gang, and ~ai" travel upon
them became au !g:p-'>~iHliI'y. NH>gUrz
| securing the country iu aH iiraC,.s.-.
ciUGrd every attempt ar eagiu... tu
the 10Th OF August last La. with e. iar-1-
band. entered the village "i Tr-= Hiuo~.
| in the ParrCciIe Nail-y. near tn. new
/ Ilra mine. about noon. ami proceeding
/ 10 large sJOr" where provisions. ci"IA-
/ ing and all the ucce~~&rie= Of life were
! sold to the uiner~. bound the iumatr-
! and began TO rob the building o. ali i.-
/ valuable contents.
= the citizens came they shot them.
/ killing four or five and wOuudiuC Othcg-.
| and when they had secured all the MON
ey that could be found, and lar-a
amount of provisions clothing, g..
which they packed into wagons. they
fled to the mountains. evadiug pursuit
rs usual. The following December a
like successful raid was planned and rN-
ecuted at Kingston. in Fresno county.
3j men were bound by the robbers, all
their money and VaiuableS stolen. and
safes, drawers. &c. robbed. The ci;i-
zeus hastily armed themselves and fred
upon the bandits. but the latter returned
the fire with navy revolver and being
better prepared, effected their escape 90
the mountains. only two OF their Mum
Der being captured. \ few weeks a-3
Nasquez and his companions Appeared
AT the rancho OF Il wealthy Italianinamcd
HpettO, known as the San Gabriel 1iis-
sion, representing themselves as sheep
shearers and desired employment. But
before the owner of the rancho could IT
r.iy- .lrt4,- I
began 70 raHsJck the building for money.
BY threatening TO shoot a young nephew
Oi the proprietor, they found $50 in gold !
where it had been secTetcd by the boy. |
and under threats of instant death com |
PEELED his uncle Repetto to draw Il check /
on the bank of Los Angeles for $500. /
giving iniunctions 10 the boy to hastily /
ride tlIither, have it cashed and briuc |
them the money, saying that if he gave /
any alarm, his uncle would be instantly /
murdered. Tie excited manner OF the
boy attracted the attention of the oil
GERS OF the Los Angeles bank, and
posse OF men, headed by the sheriff. iu-
mediately followed him, too late, hOwev-
er, as the robbers had taken the money
from the boy and fed The sheriff and
his party gave chase. UnSUccpssflliy. as
'Ni' 'e+4Ns ll-' tift tra'
terine q wagon with iaur mcn. robbed
them OF their watches and money. and
rode 70 Elizabeth. Lake county. where
their trail was lost.
Other and Numerous Ike adventures
succeeded, and might have been coutin-
Eed up to the present time, had not tie
@rccn-cyed monster. and the large re-
ward offered for ,aSgGcz tempted one !
al hi fgrsrF,4rrfrs-t-
qucz was never married. and although
in MS interview with reporters OF thc
press. he said he had never trusted w0-
men sufficiently with Ills affairs To- give
them power L. hatr;ly him. Il y.as.uGtcr
al, throu-!: the affair IN c.ur wi:h a
married woman t.Iat her husband gave
the :uiosmItion which led :, ms arrest.
This i at least the inference though not
clearly 50 stated. NasGuez had Planned
the robbery o. the Day-trIin on the
Southern Pacific Railroad. hcrweoH San
Jose and GiIroy. ~ place known as
Tie Divide, Il Few months since. Ills
plan was to cut and Remove q section Ol
rail. bat his preparations had not been
lE2.,r rapidly cnough. and tie train be
ing ahead OF time, the affair WAS most
happily Il failure. EasgUea' account Of
lliinSeifmauitestS Il cruelty and hard
enod viilaiav seldom cqudIcd I'm lie an
mails OF crime. lie possesses no reaceuing
traits whatever. and t!:c sooner Ilr Is cy-
Ccuted rhe better for tie peace Of soci-
cjy Oh tie Pacific Coast. lie makes the
unsuccessful attempt of ali hi..!iwaynpn
after capture 10 save his neck. hy aver
ing that he never robbed poor i.au.
and never committed u murder iut
too many well known fI-t- demonstrate.
that this = false, and Iuercl au al; ;,"Hpg
to save his life 10y having MS punish
iuent conunuted TO imprisonment nl-
stead of death. when he hopes again %
effect lis c>cap" aud re>uEr lis former
career ofrObbeFH and murder. Although /
many Of his band are yet uncapturrd.
their power OF evil = lost without their
leader. and II the law takes its c0ursr
and the viilGin0Us scOuHdrcl is uut pr
mi,;cd 10 creep through its mc>ilrs
Southern California viii d. relieved
from the PesJifcrous scourgr which his
freedom has inflicted upon hc- citizens