Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-31
HORRIBLE CONFESSION.
a pobher and Murderer Relates His
Crimes while ON His Death. FED.

a nos,h>. aud Murderer Relates HIS
Grimes while ON His Death. Bed.
Tho following strange story was rsla.
ted to us yesterday BY Mr.. Cattoran OF
Tillamook: "A half breed named Cnarles
Bean, Who resided with . partner on
Trask River on the trail leading from the
Willamette Valley to Tillamook, died on
The 18th instant of consumption. On
his death-bed he called his partner TO
him and told him be knew he was dying,
and told him he wished to speak OF sew
eral things which weighed on his nlnd.
He told him to lift the hearth-stone, ana
underneath hs found a large bunch OF
kevs. and then following further the In
attractions of the dying man be dug up
valuable shotgun in the garden. Bean
said that by a tree on tho hillside mum,
her of valuable articles were buried, and
said that the people Of TiIiamook were
yerv sound slsepers, and that he had
been robbing them ever since his resi-
dencs there. He then confessed to hav.
inc assisted in numbering . man named
Hoxev in Tillamook county several years
since. having held the light while bis
then partner cut him to pieces with .
knife. He also said that in 1862 he kill
ed a man on the plains, and for fear they
should tell he afterward murdered the
wife and child of his victim. About hive
Years since he, in connection with two
others, robbed the express in the viclnity
OF Eureks, California, Of some S2O, OOO.
and that while he WAS burying his share
of the plumber 10 killed man who acct
dentaliy came along and caught him IN
tho act. He said that his partners IN
this crime also buried their plunder in
the vicinity, and it lies there yet, a. one
Of them was arrested and sent to the
Penitentiary, and that he and the other
had been scared away by this arc had
been afraid to return since. he then a.
tempted to describe the locality III ordei
that the money might be found. out disd
before his description was completed.
We are informed that this man Bean
was considered a desperate character.
and was looked on with suspicion by all
his neiehbors. and that his death Is
hailed As a relief by the whole commun-
ity.- Salem Oregon Mercury, May
Goth.
TurEr AT LAEGE.-lt is now and
has been for a good while past, Oh al
most daily occurrence to record the
robbin- Of somebody's person or
premises. Last Sunday evening
wh:e Mrs. Golden was at church,
thief entered her house through the
back door by means Of a key manu-
featured expressly for the purpose,
and not being All adept at the trade
did not succeed in getting out OF me
house before her return. When sue
came home, about 8 o'clock, she
thought that the smell OF matches
was very prevalent in the room, and
while she was trying to discover the
cause. a man crawled out from under
the bed. She Immediately gave the
alarm and in about five minutes there
was a large crowd of men on hand.
| They succeeded in catching glimpse
of the robber, but that was all, and
several Of the men are sure they can
identify him if he is captured. There
was very strong feeling existing IN
that crowd as regards about 20 feet OF
good strong rope, and there Is no
doubt if they had succeeded III eaten :
ing their man. that he would either
| have been hung or whipped to within
an inch of his life. The thief got away
with SOL Reno Journal OF yesterday