Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-19
lOsANGELES WEEKLY HeRAll
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PhssenSfrb G"sHk ~pW'ns
MoJAvE, Jan 18.-B II Spear,
Capt Day, e P Murphy. ! Sarazen,
M Il Quinn, w l. Els, Mrs ] Hen
ry ani child, Mrs s G Davis, Chas
Kesseer, d Green, ] r Senphan.
A Niger Indian Witn History
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18-There
is now confined in the city prison
young Digger Indian who has
had u life of exciting experience.
His name is Willis Ross, and hi
has beeh a resident Of Mariposn
county until within q few days.
On the 9th Of May last he shot AMI
killed Jonas Thompson, q farmer
living about eight miles from the
village Of Maripnsa. Ross lay in
walt for Thompson behind the fence
of the latter's garden aud put "a
rifle ball through him. Thompson
managed to get into the house,
barred the door ard laid down by 1t
with "a gun in his hands, in which
position he was found dead hy his
neighbors. The murder was traced
to Ross, who was arrested aud
lodge, in jail pending his trial. A
number OF farmers and property
holders of Mariposa, who iave
banded themselves together for
mutual protection under the name
of the Chowchilla Rangers, at
tempted TO take the Indian from
the Jail ana lynch him, but the
strength of the. building resisted
their efforts. Last Monday Ross
was put on trial. Tuesday at l2:30
he was convicted, aud Friday was
Sc. for passing sentence OF
i'm p,isonment for life. Directly
after his convlction 1t became APP
parent that another attempt at
lyuching would be made. To avert
that danger the Court huriiedly aud
privately passed sentence without
further delay, aud, about half past
two the same evening, Deputy
Sheriff Choiser, who In the mean
time had procured two Of the best
horses in town, placed the prisoner
on one, aud, mounting the other.
set out at tie top Of his speed for
Merced via Hornitos. He had got
about two miles from The village
aud was entering the road when
twelve or fifteen of the
.Chowchilla Rangers appeared
in hot pursuit. An ex-
citing chase ensurd, pnr-uers ami
pursued urging their horses at a
bteakneck speed over winding
and difficult mountain trail. Al
every point where n turn iu the
road brought the fugitiyes in view
a shower of bullets from the rifles
aud pistols of the pursuers was
sent after them, none, fortunately,
taking effect. Hornitos, % miles
distant, WAS reached In about all
hour aud twenty-five minutes,
aud here the Sheriff aud
prisoner had obtained sufii
cient start to give them time to
effect hurried change of horses.
Scarcely WAS this done when the
rangers came up and the race was
recommended, but the fresh horses
of the fugitives proved too much
for the jaded animals Of the puf-
suers and, in two hours and fifty.
five minutes after leaving Mari
posa. Choiser and the Indian ar
rlved at Merced, distance of forty
miles, and Ross was lodged in ] al
till the arrival of the train, When
he was brought TO this city, arriv
ing here Wednesday. Owing to the
hurried flight from Mariposa there
was no time to make out q com nit
ment, and the Indian has been re-
tained at the city prison awaiting
its arrival. Choiser, immediately
after seeing his prisoner in place
of safety, went TO bed completely
used up by his rough ride. Ross
who Is fat and good-natured look
ing boy. seems highly pleased will
the result of the affair and in no
wise disconcS I'd at the prospect
Of a life Imprisonment at sar
Quentin.
Ha,i, tho Abscaunding Bank clerk
Captured.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 18th,
London and San Francisco banl
has received @ telegram from it
London correspondent anuonncin,
that Lawrence o. Hall. the alb
scounding clerk, who got ava,
with about $4,000 of the bank
money, was arrested on the steame
Oceanic, hut whether Mt Yokohami
or Hong Kong the dispatch doe
not state.
TIE ConventI0p.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 18lh.-Th
Convention met at $50 A. NJ, 8
members present.
Backmer, of San Diego, ant
Tully, of Santa Clara, presente'
petitions from their constituent
asking the exemption Of churci
and charitable property from taxa
tion.
The Committee on Schedule
Moreland Chairman, submitted I
report which was referred TO th'
Committee of the Whole.
Section ] Of the schedule pro
yidAs that oil laws In force at tn
ado ption Of this Constitution, no
Inconsistent herewith, shall re
main IN full force until altered 0
repealed by the Legislature. Sec
tion 2 provides, in effect, that ex
listing obligations, public or pri
vate. shall not be impaired. Sec