Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-12
TROUBLE NEAR KNIGHTS LANDING.

Just across the Sacramento river from
Knights Landing, in Suffer county, is
small country school conducted by Mr..
Rose, who boards and resides in the above.
named town. A few weeks ago Mr.. Rose
administered trivial punishment upon one
of his female scholars by the name of
Prather, which raised the ire of her "big
brothers" and they. few days later, met
the pedsgogue in Knights Landing and
would doubtless have used him quite
roughly had it not been for the interposi.
ton of outsiders, who decided to see fair
play, and the result was pugilistic victory
for Mr.. Rose. BUTT appears that the big
brothers were not alone in their deter
mination to see the school teacher pun
ished. On Sunday last Ed. Prather and also
two of his chums, Hewlett and Devalle,
persuaded man by the name of Willett,
personal friend of Rose, to entice the lat
ter out of town to designated point along
the Yolo side of the river, where they were
to be hid and would proceed to use him as
they might see fit. Willett, instead of car
rying out his instructions, told his friend
of the trap laid for him. 1t soon became
whispered about town, and a small army
was soon raised, numbering no less than
dozen of some of the leading citizens of
the place. At the appointed hour, just as
it was growing dark, the party, heeled to
the teeth, proceeded up the river, and
when near the contemplated scene all fell
back, allowing MIR. Rose to approach the
spot alone. The plan, we are told, was
that as soon as fire was opened the whole
party in ambush were to rush upon the
scene. Mr.. Rose advanced with his hands
in his rear pockets, having self-cocking
revolver in each but by mistake he passed
by the spot and soon found he was being
followed by parties who he thought were
his own companions, but who soon proved
to be the parties in wait for him. Find
ing he had gone too far, he turned round
to go back, and the next instant was met
by four men with sacks thrown over their
heads, who gave the command to "Throw
up your hands, you -" Mr.. Rose
complied by bringing up his hands with
the revolvers in them, and shooting as rap
idly as his skill would permit, at the same
time stepping backward down the levee.
Several shots were exchanged in this way
before Mr.. Roses friends reached the scene
when lively exchange of shots took place,
some Of these eye.witnesses declaring that
as many as fifty shots were exchanged,
while others place the number at about
thirty. The party soon fled into the brush,
while Mr.. Rose and his friends returned to
town and telegraphed to Sheriff Watkins,
who received the telegram just in time to
reach the $40 train. Arriving at Knights
Landing he procured coach, and taking
with him three assistants in case of an
emergency, the posse drove to the
house of Prather, in Suffer county, where
they found Ed. Prather and young Hewlett,
whom they arrested and placed in the car.
rage without any difficulty. They then
drove to the residence of Devslie, where
they found and arrested young Devalle and
his father, who is supposed to be interested
in the affair. The four prisoners were
then brought to Woodland and lodged in
the County Jail. The people of Knights
Landing were very greatly agitated over the
affair, and it was with the greatest difficulty
that violence upon the four offenders was
averted. 1t is said that these young men
bear very hard name in the community.
No one was hurt, strange to say in the
fracas, but we are told that the party who
accompanied Rose to the scene went there
thoroughly prepared and determined to
show the lawless offenders no mercy what
ever, and had not the darkness prevented
it there would doubtless have been a great
deal of bloodshed. d. Woodland Mail, De-
cember llth.