Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-06

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he was placed iu the Sheriff's buggy
securely handcuffed to the seat, and Perrin
started with him for the Jail at Nevads
City. Hume set out on foot for Grass
Valley, it being arranged that Perrin
would pick him up on his return from Ne
vada City.
Dribblesbie, in his confession had stated
that Meyers share in the spoils of the
robbery, 81 400. had been buried by him
(Dribblesbie) under a log in Boston Ra.
vine, near Grass Valley, at place which
he carefully described. When Sheriff Per-
rim overlook Hume, they drove at once to
the place described, and it being now day
light, the spot was found without difficulty
( The money, however, was not there, though
it was clearly evident that something had
been buried there
Returning to Grass Valley, they drove
to the rear of Meyers saloon, and Perrin
pointed out the room where Meyers slept
Leaving the Sheriff in the buggy, Hume
entered the room and awoke Meyers, and,
upon his inquiry regarding the reason of
his disturbance, Hume replied:
| stage robbery was committed near
here short time ago, and the Job was put
up in this room by yourself, Bill Early,
Lou Dribblesbie, n. c. Slower and George
Lane. Dribblesbie buried your share of
the money, 81, 400, under log in Boston
Ravine, and you have since dug it up.
| Now, it will simplify matters for you very
without further trouble"
Meyers was standing in the middle of
the room clad only in his undershirt, and
although the early morning air was
slightly chilly, he no sooner realized
what was wanted than the perspiration
| began to break out upon him, and by the
time Hume had finished his statement
the clammy moisture was fairly dripping
from every pore in his trembling body
| but Notwithstanding this, he stoHtly denied
all knowledge of both robbery and money.
Every WE'LL" said Hume, get your
| clothes and come along, the Sheriff is wait
ing for you outside" Meyers obeyed, and
was soon safely behind the bars of the
| County Jail.
Bill Early's lawyers had already applied
| for writ of habeas corpus and as it was
certain that he would be released from
| lack of sufficient evidence, unless Dribbles-
bie's testimony could be produced, it be-
| came imperatively necessary to have DID
blesbie in Nevada City to testify against
him. Hume therefore telegraphed to
Placerville to have Dribblesbie started for
Auburn at once. Hume himself met the
officer having Dribblesbie in charge at
Auburn, and hurried the latter to Nevada
| City, and when the hearing on the writ of
habeas corpus was held, his testimony was
so clear and convincing that Bill Early
was held to answer, thus making four of
the five implicated in the robbery well on
| their way to conviction.
When Hume was absent from Nevada
City, when he went to Auburn to meet
Dribblesbie, Joe Perrin, the admirable and
| popular Sheriff whose able cooperation
had been of such inestlmable service to
| Hume. told Slower that it was certain that
| Dribbesbie's testimony would be jus; what
Hume had outlined, and Slower Becoming
| convinced of the hopelessness of his case,
confessed to his connection with the rob-
berry. He told Sheriff Perrin that the
! afternoon before he was arrested he had
stood in the door of his cabin, and pointed
| out to the woman with whom he was liv-
! ing the exact spot, under tree across a
| little ravine in front of the cabin, where
| his share of the plumber was buried. This
woman, he said, was the notorious Nellie
| Gassway, of the Gassway family, whose
| unsavory record is well known throughout
| the State.
| Sheriff Perrin and Under Sheriff Potter
| took Slower and drove to the spot indicated
| but the money was gone A womans
track leading from the spot to the cabin
indicated plainly the cause of the disap-
pearance of the treasure. They drove to
the cabin and arrested the Gassway woman,
but she persisted in denying all knowledge
of the money. Slower was allowed to in
terview her, in the hope that he could in
duce her to disclose its hiding place, but
his efforts were of no avail, and when it
became evident that nothing would induce
her to disgorge she was released from Gus
todv
Before Hume reached Nevada CITY with
Dribblesbie, and after listening to the per-
suasive eloquence of Sheriff Perrin, Myers
! concluded also that the game was up, and
Messrs. Perrin and Potter had taken a lit
tie drive with him to Grass Valley, where
he restored what remained of his share of
the booty.
The preliminary examination of Slower
and Myers was held August 18th. Drib-
blesbie testified in accordance with his
confession, and in due time, with Thomp-
son, alias Early, and George Larne, who
was still at large, were indicted by the
Grand Jury.
Meyers, notwithstanding his confession,
was induced by his attorney, j.. Cald-
well, to stand trial, but w:s convicted aud
sentenced to ten years imprisonment at
San Quentin.
Slower pleaded guilty, and received sim
liar sentence. He died at San Quentin
August 20, 1879.
The jury failed to agree in the case of
Thompson, alias Early but at his second
trial, in February, 1874, he was convicted
and sentenced to the penitentiary for a
term of fifteen years.
Meyers served his term out, and died at
the County Hospital at Nevada City
shortly after his release from prison.
Charley Thompson, alias Early, served
his term out, but was returned to San
| Quentin from Amador county in 1884 for
burglarizing Wells, Fargo & Co.'s safe at
Drytown.
In 1874 Hume got George Lane, alias
George Lester, at Virginia City, Nevada,
where he had been arrested. He was tried
and convicted, and received sentence of
fifteen years. He afterward, in company
with Bob Clements, robbed the stage from
Forbestown to Oroville, was arrested
and convicted, and again sent to the peni-
/ Tertiary for ten years.
Dribblesbie was detained in the County
Jail at Nevada City until the final dis
position of the cases of his accomplices.
Besides testifying before the Grand Jury,
he testified publicly six times during the
different examinations and trials, and, in
the language of the profession, was said to
be the "prettiest' witness that was ever
put upon stand. His candor and ingen-
uousness, together with his appearance of
a venerable benefactor, won the hearts of
the entire community, and the commisera-
ton of the Bar of Nevada county. After
the cases were finally disposed Of, Hume