Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-17
Morning kilograms.
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rnsseagers Guinx south.
MoJAvE, Aug. lev. c. Bar
ney, J. FERN and lady, E. Flynn
G. Nelson and wife, J. Buckley
Mrs. M. Schuman, J. l.. Hall ant
wife, j. de B. Shorb, wife ant
nurse.
Pet,es sVn ExtrWteL.
SAN BERNARDINo Aug. 16;-Tht
execution of William Wilson ALA.
Peterson, took place to-day on 6
vacant lot opposite the Jail. Al
enclosure twenty-eight feet square
and sixteen feet high surrounded
the scatiold, so that none but those
holding cards of admission could
witness the execution, and these
numbered about fifty persons. Al
1880 O'Clock the doomed man was
conveyed from the Jail to the gal
lows, which he ascended with O firm
stey. He was attended by the
Sheriff and two ofhis deputies, ant
the Rev. NJ. Coystell, who admins.
tered to him spiritual consolation.
Sheriff Davis read the death war.
rant, and at 7:45 the trigger which
held the trap in place was sprung
and it fell, like flash, leaving
the body to dangle in space.
The neck was broken by the
fall and the suffering of the
man was but slight, If any, only
a slight quivering, ,owing to muscu
lar contraction, being visible. The
execution may be safely pro-
nounced one of the most successful
ones ever carried out, and Sheriff
Davis and his assistants are enti-
tied to great praise for the manner
in which they performed SO painful
and unpleasant a duty. Peterson
was born in Norway and was forty.
three years of age. At fifteen he
left home and went to sea, and
some years ago reached California.
-Four years ago he had difficulty
with q man in Sacramento, whom
he cut badly with knife. Fear.
ing arrest, he ran away and
changed his name from Wilson to
He made no confession
of his crime, but fully justified him
self in killing Barrett, declining to
make public the reasons why he
did so. He was devoid of any edu-
cation whatever, and was totally
without moral training.
Mining Stock Matters.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. l6Lh.-
Consolidated has declared
three dollars dividend, payable on
the Goth. Utah has levied an as
sesslnent of So, delinquent Sept.
18th.
Dye a"I s,.drrsnn GOnte. bet .,ls
of it.e sfusd-r Of Tuif.s-A Ca,d.
Bs"Ui.d Il Crttse
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16th.-
The details of the confessions OF
Dye and Anderson are to the follow
ing effect: Dye had found the office
of Public Administrator unprofit-
able and had remarked occasional
ly in jest that he would have to kill
some one to make it pay. The
idea obtained a deep hold on his
MUD and he took Anderson, whom
he had for = long time
employed in his butcher
shop, and another party, yet un-
known, Into his counsels. Dye and
charge each other will,
being the original tempter. They
finally fixed on Tullis as their vie
tim. Dye had been his friend and
neighbOr for twelve years and
knew the value of his property,
and, as Tullis had never been com :
municative concerning his family
affairs, 1T was supposed that
be had ho relatives TO claim
his estate. Over two months
ato Anderson and the unknown
party went to TulIis's place to put
their plan into execution, hut their
courage failed them. Dye urged
The crime persis,ently and Ander-
son conceived the idea of murder
by poison. A bottle OF poisoned
cocktails was prepared IN the ss-
loon kept by Dye and Clarke in
Sacramento. Anderson went to
ranch ostensibly in search of
work and gave him the bottle after
. number of drinks taken together
from bottle of good liquor, and then
left. For some reason this plot
miscarritd. 1t was then decided
that bold work was required. A
boat was built at Dyes house in
Anderson pulled it
down the river and was Joined by
bis confederate below the city,
whence they proceeded to Tullis's
They found their victim
in the orchard, knocked him
down with a sand bag and shot
him in several places. This was
the evening of Thursday, the first
Instant, at seven o'clock. Dye on
this evening staid at his house in
Sacramento until eight O'Clock EN-
tertaining a visitor. He then ex-
cused himself, took u buggy and
drove down the river about sixteen
miles where he met the as.
sassins at a place appointed
and drove them back to
Sacramento. During the ride they
related all the circumstances of the
to Dye. The trio returned
much under the influence of liquor.
Dye says that Anderson revealed
to him crimes of his past life, in
the murder of two sheep
herders In the vicinity of sacra-
Dyes plan for realizing on
the estate of Tullis was to compound
with the creditors. His legitimate
com omission would have been about
SO, 200. Dye has always borne a
good reputation, but parties now
forward affirm that he was
a bush whacker during the late war
and pillaged and murdered indis-
The confessions cover
about eight closely printed col.
umns. developing every stage of
its progress to tile com mission OF
the crime. Neither party will be
allowed to turn States evidence,
and the District Attorney is conf
dent of convicting both.
Another Report ef abe Confessiom.
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