Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-09
PACIFIC SLOPE NEWS.
DISPATCHES OF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
CALIFORNIA.
Outlaws Captured In Hollow Tree-A
Desperate Fight.

Outlaws Captured In Il Hollow Tree-A
Desperate Fight.
WATsoNvILLE, January 7th.-For five days
Deputy Sheriff John Gaffey and posse have
been securing the mountainous country Tor
miles around the Iona Prieta fer the men who
were connected with the attempt to murder
Charles Rossi. Gaffey and his men have been
going night aad day, and have only had few
hours sleep during the time they have been
/ out. This morning about half past they
arrived in this town with four prisoners, hav-
ing had desperate fight in the mountains at
o'clock last night, in which two of the des-
peradoes were wounded, one probably NOR.
tally.
| Gaffey gives your reporter the following
account OF their trip and fight: His posse
consisted Of John Royce, Tom Richie, l..
Galindo and Jim Murphy. After the first
day they followed mountain trail to the
| New Almaden mines, arriving there almost
worn cut, and with their horses hardly able
to take another step. The inn-keeper refused
| TO sell them any hay, although he had plenty.
and would not allow them to lodge there.
They went to the Superintendent Of the mines
finally, and were by him permitted to sleep
in the stables of the company. On the way
over they searched every cabin on Twas creek
in Santa Clara county, and on their return
they were informed by Californian that
they passed within few hundred yards
of their men in searching the houses on
| the creek, and that they were concealed
| by man whose house they had searched and
who had declared he had not seen them In
six months. They went immediately to this
house, and told the owner to show them
where the men were. 1t was then nearly 2
o'clock in the morning. He replied that he
knew nothing of them. They then swung
the nan up until his tongue protruded but
GILL ha rofrao6 fn fan
him, and when Lowered he said ne would tell
them if they would not hang him. He took
them to a small hut in the brush near by,
and rushing in they found man, but neither
one of the men they were after. This man
pretended ignorance, but when Royce, with a
terrible oath, made jump for him with the
rope. he weakened, and said they were in
hollow tree near by. They were conducted
to the spot and surrounded the tree. Gaffev
approached. and attempting to look into the
stump called out to them to surrender, if
they were there. This nearly cost him his
life, as he was answered by a pistol-bali,
which just grazsd his head. He then fred
into the stump, woundipg, as was afterwards
developed one of them, Ignacio Tejsda,
through the arm. A general fire was then
opened from both sides. From twenty five
to thirty shots were exchanged. Richie
getting sight of the man who stabbed Rossi
uACO az shli oSlt Charge IEEOuRQ BIS
stomach. A parley ensaed, in which Gaffey
told them that if they would throw their
weapons out and come out themselves he
would see that they were protected About
this time the fellow who stabbed Rossi made
dash for liberty, and though most or all of the
posse fired at him he escaped. 1t is though t,
however, that the wound he received is NOR
tai. Tejada finally threw his revolver out
and soon followed. Taking the men they had
md at II j
for Watsonville, arriving early this morning
The prisoners were all placed in the town
jail, Tejada by himself, and the rest together
Shortly after Tejada was seized with convul-
sions, and many thought he had taken strych-
nine. He was stripped to see if there were
not other wounds on him, but none could be
found. He finally came to, and insisted that
he was afraid of being lynched. 1t seems
that being in the condition he was, he had
been actually scared into commissions.
While writing the above portion of this
dispatch the prisoners were quietly taken out |
through the back part of the jail and con-
veyed to the Santa Cruz train, under guard, |
friends of Rossi declaring that Judge Lynch |
should preside over their destinies if they
were kept here tonight. The officers have
returned to bring in the wounded desperate, |
if he can be found. 1t is thought that they
will find him dead near the scene of last !
uSut CODhiSt' DSpusy UaUey ana
his posse deserve great praise for their untir. |
ing and successful efforts to capture these
villains. 1t is due to the reputation of Wat.
sonvilie to state that the stabbing and shoot
ing for which these men were wanted took
place in the mountains fifteen miles from
here, and alse that these men did not live in
this vicinity.
A Fatal ARRAY.
SALINAS CRY, January 7th.-John P. CAS-
aday was brought over here from Castroville
and lodged in Jail this forenoon, charged with
having shot and killed G.. Tomassini, Swiss
saloon keeper in that town. It appears that
Tomassini was convicted couple of days
ago Of violating the Sunday law, in which
case Casadsy, as Constable, had arrested him.
Since his conviction, it is said, that Tomassini
had been following Casaday up, insulting and
abusing him on various occasions. Meeting
at the door of l.. B. Keating's store, in Cas-
troyille, about 9 o'clock this morning, they
had an alteration, resulting in both men |
drawing pistols and clinching. During the |
scHffis two shots were fred from Casaday's |
pistol, one of the bullets penetrating Tomas
sinis left breast, in the region of the heart,
causing death in short time. Casa1ay is |
considerably bruised about the face and head, |
supposed to be the result of blows from Tom
assini's pistol, which snapped several timer, |
and would not go off. Cssaday will have his |
examination before Justice Roodhouse, in
Salinas City, at II o'clock next Monday He
claims that he did the shooting in self.de-
fsuse. Tomsssini was q single man. Casa
day has wife and six children.