Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-14

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STANwfX, July 1.-THE party who
went in pursuit of the Mexican, Ven
tura, who committed the cold-blooded
murder of G. r. Whistler at Burke's
Station on the 7th inst, returned on
the night of the 9th with the prisoner.
They captured him near the copper
mines, sixty miles south of here in the
direction of Sonora.
When Col. Woolsey's party came
upon the murderer he was on foot,
having ridden down his own horse, as
well as that of the stage company,
which he took with him. Ventura at
once showed fight and attempted to
escape. After some twenty shots had
been fired at him, one of the pursuing
party got down from his horse and
took aim, shooting him through the
leg, when his capture was speedily
effected. He begged his captors not
TO kill him. and they assured him
they did not wish to Kill him, but to
take him prisoner. On disarming him
it was found that his six-shooter had
hut one load in it, and the nipple of
the loaded chamber had no cap upon
it. He had threatened to shoot when
they first came upon him as desper.
ate attempt TO frighten them. The
captOrs at once started back with their
prisoner, and as there was no extra
horse the party rode by turns and put
Ventura on horseback. They arrived
at Bnrke's Station at 10 o'clock on
the night of the 9th inst, and turned
the prisoner over to the proper author
tiles.
. When arrested Ventura acknowl-
edged having done the bloody deed,
and when brought in he was recog-
nized by Mr.. w. Matlock, the stage
driver, who escaped on the day of the
murder. The prisoner also had in his
possession when taken, the clothes
which he had stolen from the station.
On searching his person but ten dol
lars was found, which he had secreted
in his left boot.
LATER.
STANwIX, July 1.-THE search of
the prisoner, Nentura's person having
been concluded, and his guilt having
been fully established, he was then
taken by a party of citizens who had
rssembled from various Stations and
put into Il wagon (he being unable to
walk on account of his wounds) and
conveyed to a tree which was at con-
ly hung. He would not make any
further confession at the place of exc
cution--the only wOr's spoken by
him when the rope was being adjusted
about his neck were, in his native
tongue, "My friends, [ have nothing
to say" He met his fate without fur
Ather word or sign.
The party who trailed this murderer
over the mountainous country and eff
fected his capture deserve the hearty
thanks of the whole community; they
have we'll earned the reward that was
offered for his capture.
So ends this bloody chapter, and an
other desperate has gone from our
gaze.
TUCSON, July 10.-Last night, about
0 9o'clock, Refugio Rivena, a Mexican,
went to the house of cOuntrywOman
named Refugia Marques and stabbed
her in the neck and body with large
butcher knife, killing her instantly.
Constable Espurza, in arresting Rivena
soon afterward, was stabbed and seri-
Ously wounded in three places, one of
the cuts being on the neck near the
juguar vein. Coroner Warder has
just held an inquest on the body of the
murdered woman. Rivena is in jail,
and is to be examined before Judge
Osborne at 10 O'clock this morning.
The murderer is about twenty years
of age and bears bad reputation.
He was drunk when he killed the
woman.
PRESCOTT, July 1o.-The companies
of the Twenty third Infantry that
lately marched from Verde and Whip
pie for the Colorado river were caught
in terrible storm of rain and hail
last night, while camped near Ameri-
can Ranch. Their tents were blown
down and baggage and stores swept
away by the torrent that came tearing
through their camp. Although there
were no lives lost, there were many
narrow escapes, the water in the road
frequently being so deep that the
horses were compelled to swim.
Says the Truck Republican,: "The
citizens of Sierra valley very gener-
ousy contributed the sum of $3.50 o
Mrs. Van COtt. Quite in contrast "
the niggartlly conduct of the Powell
Street Church in San Francisco, where,
after she had raised them $4,000 to
pay q church debt, they gave her TIE
princely sum of one hundred dollarsW
The Dime Savings Bank of Sacra-
mento has declared dividend at the
rate of II per cent. per annum, for the
six months ending June 30th, payable
Immediately. The Capital Saving
Bank has declared n dividend at the
rate of 10 per cent. per annum, for the
six months ending June 30th, payable
after the 10th inst.
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