Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-09
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I.oDoyEo CuAyEz.-The telegraph
informs Us that Ike body of the CAL
iforn.an killed last week near Texas
Hill. Arizona. was identified in Tue
son Is that OF The bandit, Chavez.
Just previous to the killing. lie APP
piled TO 4 neiGlboring ranchero for
employment, and was there recogni-
zed by Luis Raggio, formerly Of
Hollister and San Juan, IS the noto-
rioUs outlaw and murderer, for
whose head Il reward of s, 900 had
been offered. RagGio had known
Chavez for many years prior to lis
alliance with the Nasquez gang.
CHAVEZ was raised in the vicinity Of
San Juan, and bore a good reputation
before the Willy and oily tonguod
|asqUez induced him to become one
Of his followers. Estanislaus Her
uandez. ROW 4 resident of San Jose,
WHO a few years since occupied and
owned portin Of the Quien Sabe
ranch in the hills cast of HOLSTER,
employed the dead bandit a short
time prior to TIE Tres Iiros tragedy.
It having come to his cars jhat Vas
quez was endeavoring to make him
q member Of his gang, a tall, was had
with Chavez on the subject. and
every effort made to induce him to
continue IN the path Of rectitude.
Bai the result proved that the insin-
glatinC manners and seductive al
dress of the bandit chief overcame
the virtuous scruplcs of tie muscular
and heretofore honest vaquero. SO
that he became the plant TOOL Of the
most audacious robber since Nd
rieta's time, willing to follow him to
any extreme and 10 do his bidding at
any hazard. Until after the Tres
Pinos tragedy Chavez was not pro-
NOTED to the position Of Lieutenant
and fayorite, that honor having pre-
viouslv been conferred upon Abdon
I.eiva, whose preferment was IN
doubtedly given On account of the
influence Of his wife Rosario. to
whose charms the bandit chef vas
not insensible- Chavez Was about -
veaIs of age. and very large man,
being over 6 Eeet in hight and weigh
ing oycr 30 pounds. He had 1 scar
ON one check. which was enormously
attributed T. 4 eat from knife III
some mugjlerous quarrel, hut which
was really caused by q kick from q
horse several years before lie tcrncl
out an outlaw. From 4 mass Il tCs-
i!mony we are constrained IL believe
that two-thir,is Of :ha critncs laid Fl
his doe. since ;Lc yart",. ~: death
OF a.. .---. Ne -,--..--..-.'-' 49, 't..'-r
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lie waa PIE o,n:Hen;ly failure. Nc
guez excellcd i'll that -czEc"t, IS Lo
possessed a personal magnetism that
could not be resisted by the rough
spirits with Hhom lie lad TO deal.
Nasqucz always had i pleasant word
and smile for his Gun. and when
tie Lad money he never iaiied 10 look
out for their spiritual wants. He
was cunning, sArowd. and Possessed
the push and rCcklcssDc5s Of 4 dare
devil. On the other hand Chayez
WAS without Z spark Of magnetism;
was cold-bloolcd slow. and generally
wrapped up in himself: had :: lynn
patlIic temperament, AID Iepeilad,
rather than invited. friendship and
sociabiiity. He could inGuco no one
toioin his gang unl ess the lr1tsis-
tible fore Of circumstances made q
person come 10 him for protection
and profit. He had not the. brain 10
conceive nor the skill and cunning
to execute that his dead leader hal,
and never would have passed il
his checks in the manner lie did.
hu; for natural dullness and stupid
IL. The cd;.crtion he received
uldel Vasque2'5 tuition tarued him
out cold blo7,lei butcher Of men.
The community will breath easier
now that he IS dead. But ole mem
her of the gang whose na.nes arc
written in bloody letters upon the
pages of California history for their
associations with the Tres Pinos traS-
edy, now lives unwlipt of justice.
We refer to Romulo Gonzalez. who, |
when last heard OF, was in Mexico.
we hope he viii remain there.-San
Jose Mercury.