Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-20
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Late kilograms.
Tsaespg up sne singleton Murder.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1S.-A
dispatch from Sacramento says:
In 1877 a well known citizen OF
Lincoln, Placer county, named
Singleton, disappeared. A farmer
named Niles, q respected citizen,
now resident of this city, oweu
Singleton $4,000. Singleton visit
ed Niles to collect the money.
Niles and Singleton visited Sheri-
dan in the same county together,
and during the visit Of Singleton
to Niles's house, from that day
Singleton has not been seen. The
men were. old friends, having
crossed the plains together. Niles's
staten emit, that Singleton went to
Arizona; was accepted and believed
by the community. Shortly after
the disappearance of Singleton,
Miles filled up an abandoned we'll
near his house. Latterly some prop
erty belonging to Singleton has been
seen In Niies's possession, especial
ly geld watch known to have be.
longed to the missing man. A few
neighboTs who remembered the
circu instances of the disappearance
and the filing Of the we'll, con-
nected these circumstances tOgeth-
or. Niles had sold the farm and
the new proprietor consented that
the we'll should be excavated to its
old depth. This was done last
Thursday, although the work was
not completed until Friday. The
body of Singleton was found at the
bottom of the we'll. The high re-
spectability of Miles and the pop
ularity OF Singleton and the prom
inent relations sustained by both
to the immunity invests the case
with the most exciting interest.
A suspected Murder.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18TH
A dispatch from Wheatland says
that Miles was arrested near there
to-day charged with the murder OF
Singleton. Miles refused to make
any statement and WAS taken to
Lincoln.
In sme Temple Cass.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. l9.-In
the u. s. District Court to-day, In
the bankruptcy case of F. p. F.
Tenn pie, Los Angeles banker, the
Court, on petition of Geo. E. Long,
assignee, for leave to compromise
the claim of Juan M. Sanchez, re-
ferred the matter to Southland
Hoffman, Commissioner, to take
testimc my and report.
more .bsus the singleton mys,ssy
WHEATLAND, CAL. Sept. 49,
Deputy Sheriff Bevan and your re-
porter have just returned from
Lincoln after delivering Jack Niles
to the officers of that county. The
excitement at Lincoln 10 intense.
The people for miles around are in
town discussing the murder. On
the road to Lincoln Miles made O
confession as follows: He says
about five years ago he and the
murdered man, John Singleton,
went to Sheridan for q load of
ground barley. When there they
drank some and on the road home
had hot words, when it came to
blows. They both fell from the
wagon, which ran across Singleton,
breaking his arm and stunning
Niles. When he (Niles) came to,
he hunted for Singleton and
found him dead. Not knowing
what to do, he put him in
q we'll In his (Niles) field and told
his neighbors that Singleton had
gone away. Your reporter found
that the story Of Miles did not hold
good, for on examining the re-
mains of Singleton at Lincoln,
which are only his bones, the
arms are goth sound. From Coro
ner Redfern I learn that the skull
is broken in, and II is supposed
that the cause of death was from a
blow on the head by Niles with
some blunt instrument. Miles is
about 48 years old, an American,
is married and has a family living
in Sacramento. He was formerly
farmer, but for the last four
years has been in the patent bed
business. There is great rejoicing
over the speedy arrest of Nilee. All
are we'll pleased and hope the mys.
terry will be cleared up.
uslassry Movements IN Arizona.
THOMAS, A, T., Sept. 18.-Lieu.
tenant Kerr, Adiutant OF the sixth
Cavalry, arrived to-day from Gran,
with thirty men en- route to APP
ache. He will cross the ella to-
night. Lieutenant Mills left here
this morning to join Msjor San
ford, cammanding battalion first
Cavalry. He will command thu
company of scouts in Sanford
mmapd. Agent Tiffany acco N
panied by quite number of thu
Indians belonging to the agency
came in here last evening
for the purpose OF consulting Gen
eral Wilcox regarding to the re
negades. General Carr left Aapach'
to-day for the Cibicu will
twelve officers aud one hundred
and eighty.two mounted men ant
q Company Of scouts under com
mand of Lieutenant Gate wood
sixth cavalry. Citizens are reportet
as forming companies In the vi
entity Of Saint Johns for mutua
protection every one will now b
anxieusly waiting to hear result