Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-23
COAST.
Two Strange 3oarders.
DUNCAN AND LEWARNE'S
CONCEALMENT.
The Police too Slow for the Rascals.
TIE MEXICAN RAIDERS HUNG.
The Police too Slow for the Rascals
TIE MEXICAN RAIDERS HUNG.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. %.

DAN u hANCISOOs OCC. Sc
John Pspe. porter in the liquor store
of J. NJ. Curtis, lives in the neishbor
hood of Washerwoman's Bay. and for
some tune past he M Mrs. Pape had
remarked the unusually extravagant
name in which one of their neigh
bors was living. Mrs. Pspe's curiosity
finally induced her TO mention the
matter to the wife of tie neighbor.
but finally admitted that they had two
boarders who were keeping themselves
close, and that it was on their count
that the supplies of the household had
been so increased in the amount of
quantity. Mr.. and Mrs. Pape pur
sued their inquiries quietly, and final
" as~certained tina the mysterious
boarders we're no other than Duncan
and Lewarne. Having satisfied HIM
self on hat score. Mr.. Pape took the
advice of his employer, With a view OF
obtaining their arrest and securing the
reward offered therefor. On Friday
last, Curtis and Pape saw the Mayor
about the mater, and last Saturday
morning at IL o'clock they waited
upon the Chief Of Police, and gave
him the number of the house where
Duncan and Lewarne were concealed.
Instead of taking immediate action,
the Chief did nothing until Monday
morning, when he went out to make
the arrest, but the birds had flown.
On Saturday afternoon, at 3 O'Clock, a
carriage and buggy drove up to the
house in question, and Duncan n
Lewarne were driven away. To day
the Chief of Police has been summoned
before the Grand Jury, now in session,
at the instance Of the creditors OF the
Pioneer Bank, to explain his delay in
acting on the information afforded him
by Curtis aud Pape. The creditors
hold that there is a strong interest at
work TO keep Duncan from arrest;
that he was merely a trustee OF the
stock of the Safe Deposit Company;
that the amounts for which he by pothe-
Gated stock, have been charged against
the Pioneer Bank, while really they
do not constitute a legal indebtedness,
as Duncan had no authority to hy-
pothecate them; they believe that Dun
can has been kept out of the way in the
interest Of the Safe Deposit Company.
and agains. the interests of the credit
ors OF the Pioneer Bank.
BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Dec. 90.
The party of raiders that recently
vent through Caliente, and also stole
horses in this place, were captured
yesterday by Kennedy, Young and
Collins, at Oak Fiat, in the TETON
mountains, between Tehachupa and
Willow Springs. The prisoners were
brought TO town and lodged in Jail
yesterday evening. Early in the night
there were ominous w~hisperings OF
summary proceedings, and q large
number of citizens assembled and
proceeded TO the jail. MIR. Lightner.
Under Sheriff, had been apprised OF
the probable attack on the Jail, and
gone down and placed the keys OF the
jail and cells in an inner safe, the COM
bination Of which was only known to
himself. He then yer home and re
tired, and about l o'clock a crowd Of a
hundred citizens marched down to
the Jail. Mr.. Fountain, the Taller, was
standing on the front porch OF the
Court. house; he was seized from be-
hind, and the keys to the Sherifs
office taken from him. The keys OF
the Jail and cells were demanded. but
as they were in the safe they could not
be had. Some Of the party went in
search of Lightner, and arousing him
endeavored to get him TO go and open
the safe; this he declined To do, so the
crowd then went to work with axes
and u q heavy two inch plank door
| bet the office and Jail; this was
| splintered, and the bolts of the cell
| door were then cut with n cold chisel.
| and the prisoners dragged out. They
| were taken upstairs into the District
Court.rOOm arraigned, tried before a
| Jury of twelve citizens, and convicted.
| Four confessed to horse stealing and
| raiding at Caliente; the other protested
| mis- innocence. The four, however,
testified that the other was an actig
participant in both affairs. The ver-
dict OF the jury was returned, and the
five men were taken out into the rear
of the Courthouse, their arms and
legs were tied securely. a beam was
| of them were hanged to that; the two
| others were hanged to the limbs OF a
tree. Al 10 O'Clock this morning they
were still hanging. Death ensued
from strangulatinn. The Coroner held
| an inquest, and the verdict was rem
| dered that the five men, Antonio Ma
| ron, Francisco EncInas, Miguel Elias,
| Fermin Eldeo and Bessena Buzz were
| natives of Mexico and California. and
| that the cause of their death was be
ing hung by some person or persons
unknown to the jury.
The town is full of people, and there
is a good deal of excitement. The
iynchers made no attempt TO conceal
their identity. and comprised some OF
the leading citizens.