St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
4 Horrible Confession.
SEVEN TIMES \ MI RDLREH.

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rSan Francisco Post
Salvador, the Indian murderer, OF
Paul Ricgcr, who is to be hanged at
San Rafael on the I'd. proximo, has
made confession horrible i'll its de
tails. His first crime of note was the
stabbing to death of his brother Cruz,
at Nicasio, in 1860, during a quarrel.
lie was not arrested for this. The next
murder committed was that OF an IN
dian named Jose, who, Salvador says,
threatened to kill him. He found his
victim on Paper Mill creek, and stabbed
!, him to death. The murder was never
uniavclcd until Salvador confessed 1t:
In 1866 Salvador killed IN Indian called
Whiskcy Bill, at BodcSa. This oc-
| cured in an attack made by Bill and
) some other Indians upon his brother.
) In this case he was acquitted OH the
ground Of self dcfrnsc. In the same
, year he was arrested for the murder OF
4 Mr., Mcclure, on Tonalcs Bay. His
) hrothcr-in-lav, Jose dc I4azantos, and
| his own brother assisted him to cvadc
, arrest, and during the fight De i-azantos
was killed by the officers, and his brother
=, received wounds Of which lie died soon
t after Salvador was shot seven times,
and at length arrested. He was sent to
, months for the murder of McCune,
$ which affair he now denies being i'm
plicated in. Shortly after his release,
- he killed an unknown Indian with Il
t knife in quarrel in >ancl valley. This
crime, until this confession, was. also, a
5 mystery. Last year Salvador and Il
/ companion kicked Chinaman to death
Y on the Y. ?. G.. II. r., whom, he alleges,
o assaulted Suuaw named Big Mary.
q This is the sullaW that led SALVADOR
), purSuers off the scent after the murder
), of Ricycr, enabling him to escape to
t san Jose. >alvador's sister once SWore
V out Il warrant ut NicaSio tor Salvador's
e arrest for threats to kill her. The muir
r der of Paul Ricgcr occurred while Sal
n yador was seeking protection from the
O rain under tree. Rieger came in sight
without seeing him, and he shot him
dead. After this crime he remained in
Marin county for several days, but be-
q coming alarmed, he left for San Jose
: via Saucelito and Oakland. From Oak
Is land he walked to San Jose. Hero he
\ staid with Jose Salazar for three days,
:. when he returned to Mariu county via
# pctalun,a on foot. On the 18th OF May
a after leaving !'ttaluma, he, from Il high
h hill saw Sheriff TunStcad and posse
= who were searching Tor him. lie then
d went to Stbastopol, near which place he
c was arrested in Il drunken condition.
,e He has given up all hope OF Il reprlcvye
[c and appears indifferent to his approach.
ne ing fate.
l. How NAAl Jews TnEfE AKE.-Tht
nc tiftv-sixtl annual report for 1873, of the
II Berlin Society for the Promotion OF
Ic Christianity Among the Jews, has lately
!, hrpn published, In the appendix some
Il interesting details are given respecting
ID the distribution Of the Jews all over thu
V, world. The total number of the Hebrew
s. race to-day is ahnnt what it was id tht
lg days Of King David-between six ant
ye seven millions. There are in Europe
Df according to the latest statistical infor
n nation about 100000, in Asia 100000
ar i'll Africa over 10000, in America frOu
" .00O. 600 to 100000. Mnre than half O
ID the European Jews 1851 ,O0o) reside il
in Russia $4,000 III Austrlaz OF whom
AZ $4,000 in Germany (6l 900 in the Polisl
le province Of Posen;) Roumanla is cred
rs tied with 214,000. There are 10000 il
as Holland, $4,000 in England, 10000 il
France, 5000 in Italy; Spain and Por
tugal have between 1000 and 1000; $50
in sweden, =, in solway. Nothing
sajd about Denmark or Switzerland
! The number of Jewish residents in Be,
W lin is given at 45.00)-nearly us many a
~ in the whole of France and more tia
t no in Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Sean
no dinavian peninsula together. The ma
~ ority Of the African Jews live in tn
49, provinces nj Algiers, ISuI they are TO b
re found in Abyss MIA and all along TIL
nj north coast, and even in the Sahara
to oasis, frequently acting as !ltermedia
..,s .,es hatwae" tho M".,;a iiimedans an
,ht Christians, Of the Asiatic Jews 2Q,W
asc assigned to India and 21,oO0 to IA
ne. cstinc The population OF Jerl1sala1h
w. given at 700 Monammedans, eNg thrl
r., iians and l5.5,M JewS. These last a
H. c|ussjjicd as German, Spanish or Aarb
Is Jews. The report gives no details COZ
th2 corning America, except that i'll Ne
rer York there are thirty synagogues.
ON JOE JEFFEKON ANp HIS M0rnEE.-,
# Joseph Jetterson;s first appearance
re. the stage, when fourteen years old VI
the c. l.. Davis gives, in Lippincott's,
'ew touching description. The young acto
ale WiqpYg.l nptiier bad ron weeks train
Isl him in the music; words and business
~ his part They were very poor, al
both hoped intensely that the deb
would be successful. The night can
- and young Ieftprson took his place up
!sb' The stage more dead than alive wi
" fright. He became conscious that
IL mother was watching him, and thou
ys1l- half blinded with fear, he saw her han
'u;,, tremble up to her mouth, saw the. tei
81 filling her eyes, and saw her trying
't'i" smile encouragement to him throu
Oh them; yet after the first line oE two
~" broke down utterly. and amtd sto
az. of Kisses he tottered Oft at the wing
NV which his mother was clnging for 81
'99s- port. so great was her distress.
IL, ~, flung himself into her arms, crying {
Nel5 through his sobs and hers that he h
any failed-that he should never sucee
,i@ The loving lady and loving mother di
e.. vi not, indeed, before her son bad game
r r.e, good position upon tho stage, but hef
t W. he had REACHED the success that Wo
ne ., have made her so proud and happy.
sey' TIE EXoDUs.-The Washington +
c ',no boils the exodus agitation down to
e .R'o great truth: White labor has prodn
t, ,'v half tho great cotton csop OF AfIsslss1
My and Il large percentage OF that OF OF
fyI I ~ inH II