, 1875-03-20

p1tB?lcd ruIan, Aslr0tt lOEaoth!ef, and notorious
scan,p, may provo OF lntoeost to tho readers Of
TnE TRIBUNE. IIo was born In tho town Of
Monterey, Cal, In tho ynar 1853. Doth his
pa1onts nto dead but ho teayos soycral brothers
living; ono residing nonr A1on!orey, and another
In tho vicinity Of Hernandez Valley, In Ban
Donito County. Tibureio III his youth
was mutually snart and Intelligent; ho
received fair English education, which
was cultivated alld improved In alter
yoarH. At manhood hn poyecHsed q conf
nand Of tho Eug11b, language mitch above tho
average Of tho Californian Gfnaacsi wltlo Ills
llnudwriting WAS as fnc and as deiscato ~ that
OF 1aty'A. This IL NJ, accomplishment in Which
oyery Cnfornlnn-sf -sfexicau e1ceis. Tho strong
suit of that clnss ol wcli Tnzqncz la MI export
ia lazlneeB, aud your correspondent, Willie At
cou,plime1tetl upon the beautiful ctllrogtnphy Of
his Mexican students, " OIL yes shoy arc good
doal mora ornamental lhRm ueoful.n
III tho year 1864 Ilburcio attended fandango,
nnL became eHamorfsl rr0 TEN. OF protty seno-
rita. suo, however, showed l!stlo partiallty to-
waris another Californian, md VhaqHez, not do
hiring that his u talreciio,l Should rcmAin slorc-
quised, pr'mcd himself "ilh aq,,adionto aud un-
derlook 10 ~
sMaHlt THE cALtroESIAx
mud every QUO elBo 10 the Hatonn. IIlo constable
ur the town undertook to tluell tho disturbance.
wet Fasquoz drew knlfo aud stabbed him to
tuo uEAFt 14u HlIGu LIN Q40CAf NGAF4u vi
coat-sloeyc, aud i1ol to The mountains, where he
rciualuea concealed until thn affair waY enttlea.
when ho frcqueuLel his uDual Aaunts without
fcar Of mpleBtat,op. As Tho wttncaaeH wcro oil
countryn!cn Of tho murderer, the case waa n'is-
represented III tho courts, and tho matter
wa8 looke1 upon merely Us mn cvlaenco
Of tho prccocity Of tho average young Californian
Of tue day. This exploit raiscd him high in tllo
estimation Of Lis sympathotio country men, aud
he short limo afterwards usHoc,ascd h!meolt
with band of hcrac-thsyes and cut-throasH,
who we1o then tho forror Of Montnrcy County.
After tho gang had bcon thnned out by to
Yig.lantes lo transferred his UrtratlohB to tue
aoctiun of country nortl, md east Of Monterey
County. and for two yoars "lntoroatod" blmsof
In tho Affairs Of tho large Hiockowners. 1n 1857
ho went to Los AngcleH County but, owing
to son,o prejudice nsainst linn grow
e sg o o 1 ste hS'G psaa st o 10 ss
1lo Hot tired Of prison life after having trieu 1t
for year and y 1laif, mud escaped with other
prisoners ou tho 18th Of June, 1850, aud kept
quiet for q few weeks Ut his mountain rotEcnt
near old Diabc, wltro lo was tho honorod eueat
OF Il California ranclscr. Having rccnperRled LtH
energies ho visited Amador County. mud WIS
again made tho victim Of tue prejudsco existing
against his
aud was agaiu eent 10 tho State PRISON, w1cte he
remained uut,l tho lash Of August, 1866, nj hen
lata tcrm expired. 1io Lad not boon out two
month"; boforo lie 'borrowed"' aotuo
IuQnCy IRON lhll-pCuAlNE W31l'iH Ito ulEs
in lonely part OF tho ro4d ou tho San JoaQuin.
III 1861. Ao honofod with Its prcscncc the New
Aln,adcn, Tho Guadalupe, and tho Eurlquita
quicksilver ,nines. At Eurilu!ta, ii, tho latter
part OF tho year. an ItRlian butcher was found in
bis ahnp ono morning with a bulIet-,ole In hia
load aud several ku.tc-cutK III his throat a1!l
brcass. About $500, hnown to have bccn In liu
possession, was missing. At tho Coroner III.
quest, FnEqucz. who was tho only Californian III
tho piaco who could spcak English, was sworn aa
interpreter, aud lo Interpreted no well that tho
Jury returned verdict shat Tho deceased cat,le
to htH death from = plBto}-lnllct fired by como
per1ou or persons unknown, ~
Il fow dAys Afterwards ShcEtr Adams received
Information which Iod him - toliove that tho
murder was committed BY Faustluo Lorcuxano
and Tlhurco VaBquoz, bur before Ito could make
any arredts tho precious couple had dccansl,ed.
Tho handit thou changed btu quartera to Boaoma
Ing one or two prcdatory excuta!one ncar tho
baao Of Mount Diablo, ho fell In With young
aud boautiful souorita, tho daughter Of = ran
ehoro. who was hstnor'nng hun AZ the simo.
fasqncz vas gFxcsful aud worry daBAtug III h.s
lnauner; hiH hands Sero small ntld woll-allapel.
and his foct, which were uf tho true Spanish
typc,-high. aud taporing,-woro shown to
advantage In nca!1y~t!t.ng pair Of !lfe calfHk!n
him, ana VasYuez, who was d thorough. Don
Juan, waB not tarlly III pctcciytpg aud tal:iug ad-
vantage Of 1t. About this ttno
4 COMMITTEE oy INTERROGATION
hGlo tttkEGf4pM Alult A1Iu AD Was
to aecrete l.iu,sclf In tho tnauzauia bnsaeu near
the house. whore his n,oala we're brought to him
daily by tho devoted girl. Tho liatson was dia-
covered hY the fnther, aud Vasqurz ctopnd with
tho dauRater. aud took tho road for Liycrmore
but he WAS ovoltakeu fow hours afterwards bY
tho Indignant paEcut. An interesting discussion
onsuod, In tho course Of which Faa1uez was
at,ot IN tho arm. and the girl wss stunned by
bullet grazing ler tompto; aho fell souuotcsA to
tbs ground, whtlo tho bandit put spurs to his
horso and escaped.
Tllo next chaptcr iu tbs htutory Ut the ontlaw
ts dated 1857, whcn lse organized small batd o!
hosso-dcalass. lie was captured wLilo nogotiat-
night time, and was aeus to tho State rrtsou iof
four yoara wloro he remained nutiI 1870, when
ho was discharged by an net Of tho Legislature.
Shortly aftcr hlh rolenec he Joined baud, head
cd by Thomaa 1toduudo, altaa procoIio, or ltod-
Handcd Dick, runiaIl ot tho cul.thtoat sneak
Ing hud. THIS gang committed humorous out
ragcB aud robbcrcs In tha Counties Of Hanta
Clara, Monterey, Fresno, mud Alameda. stages
wtF0 robbed, ranches were plualercd, lurdea
and cattls atampcdcd, and
oENEnA1. AEl1H or TERROR rHAudunATEp.
Bheriffs Harry Morse, OF Alameda. aud Adams
sud Harris. Of saata Clnra, Ind been u purau!t
OF tia baud for long tina without SUCCESS,
purEutt after trocoplo. Vnsquez, and Juan Boto,
came upon tho lattor ln canon near tho
rauocho drando. Boto nude determined 10.
glatAuce, and lred at the officer. but slorBo
"
and shot him through tho bralu. yaa1ues and
procopo escaped aud went to Mexico. but rc-
| turncd al.nOst Immediately by steamer to 8an
Francisco. lrooopIo Was shortly afterwards
looking down tho u,,,zzlo OF s,x-slootcr In TIC
hands Of Sheriff Morse, In . restaurant on
Montgomery streot In San Fsancisco. He
was cont to 5tate-l'.lsos'., wholo Ae
careful regard for that individual known IN COM
mon parlanco - No. !. had betaken hi1ns,t 10
| tho mountains, selected tue Cautua Canon, near
| the Now ldra quicksilver mlueB ~ lloneate4d,
aud established al agency for stock-transaotsona.
Tho place ia wild aud aim ost Inaccesstble aud the
eptraace ,s 10 HARROW that ono man .ell armed
csn kemp ehen1 g poasa at bay. Horo 10 Of
gauizcd now band wl.h NAEcIBso Rodriguez and
francl8oo 1arzelIaa Is bis aids. His nsst exploit
wAa
TuE ABDUCTION oy THE DAUGHTER oy PEDRO
0AnuIA,
| OF Ban Juan. Whom tho honeymoon MAS over,
| he loaned her 10 Darze!An AZ = reward for Asa
faithful services. Tie band soon Afterwards
ness for which they had boon osganlzed.
I1s i; ylssll. a.sge was, stopGea BY tLo
Hese robbed. Altar wHtch theY were ltou