The record-union., 1891-09-18
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
A Mine Superintendent Murdered
in Nevada County.
ROBBERY NO DOUBT THE ASSAS-
SINS INCENTIVE.
Chandler and Albertson, the Bank
Robbers, Captured Near Gardiner,
Oregon - Will of tho Late Mrs.
Theresa Fair-Ffve Men Narrowly
Escape Death in Nevada Mine.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.


NEVADA (Cal.), Sept. Us. Galavotti
superintendent of the Derbec drift mine
was murdered by highwayment this morn.
ing while coming to this city with {
$1,000 gold bar, just cleaned up at the
mine. Galavotti and J. D. Ostrom O
North Bloomfield were in q two-horst
buggy ascending the South Yuba River
grade, six and one-half miles from this
city, when rifle shot was fired from the
bank above. The ball entered the back
of Galavotti's head and emerged from
the mouth, causing instant death. Os.
from, who was driving. struck the horses
with a whip, urging them into a run VI
the steep grade, just as a second shot was
fired, the bullet from which entered the
neck of one of the horses, but it did moi
bring it down. A turn in the road soon
took the team out of the range of the
shooters. Ostrom continued to force the
team up grade, holding his companion's
dead body in the vehicle with one arm
and being soaked from head to foot with
his fe-blood. Reaching the Mount Yer
non House, at the head of the grade, Os-
from left Galavotti's body and hid the
bullion in the brush. Then taking the
the utmost speed, to notify the officers ot
the crime. He did not get view of the
robbers or hear them speak. A wagon
has just gone out after the dead Superin-
tendent's body, and several squads OF
armed men are starting for the scene Of
the murder.
FURTHER DETAILS.
NEVADA CITY, Sept. ia wagon has
just brought in Galavotti's body. The
ball entered the face at the left side of the
nose and he died instantly.
Ostrom says he thought Galavotti's
own gun had been discharged accident
ally, SO close was the shot fired, till the
hfeless body fell backward. Ostron
grabbed it just in time to save it from
going out of the buggy. He then struck
the horses to get out of danger. They
sprang forward just as the second shot
which struck one of the animals in the
neck, was fired.
Galayotti's rifle and hat fell to the
ground, but the team ran up hill like
mad, the blood from the wounded horse
deluging the other horse at every lump
OstrOm neither saw nor heard a word
from the robbers, of which there are gen
orally believed to be two, although Os-
from thinks there was but one
The gold bar was brought in with the
body. 1t contains little less than $4,000
being the semi-monthly cleanup.
Galavotti, who was one of the best
gravel miners in the State, leaves a
widow, but no children. Word has been
sent to the widow at Milne, and she is
expected here at any moment.
Scores OF men are searching Yuba Can
yon and the outlying country in all di-
rections, but as the territory is rugged
and heavily timbered and cut up with
innumerable ravines there is but little
chance OF capturing the criminals.
ON THE TRAIL
NEVADA, Sept. 17.-Searchers return
ing from the scene of the robbery report
the finding of one mans track leading
from clump of brush on the hill where
the shots were fired. A 45-calibre
cartridge shell was also found there. One
party that took trail claims to have
followed it to North Bloomfield and
thinks they have the culprit spotted.
Most of the circumstances now go to
show that there was but one highway
man.
The Derbec Company offers 81. 900 re-
ward for the apprehension of the crimi-
nal, in addition to the States standing
reward of $500 for each highwayman.
THE INQUEST.
NEVADA City, Sept. 1.-THE Coroner
jury this evening determined that Super
lntendent Galavotti came to his death
from gunshot wound received at the
hands of an unknown person.
The body will be taken to San Fran
cisco tomorrow for burial. His widow,
who has just arrived here with DR.. Nc
Killican, and will with him accompany
the remains, bears up bravely under the
awful ordeal. When the news was being
broken to her at 8 o'clock this morning
by Mr.. Killican, and he said her husband
had been badly hurt, she exclaimed
piteously: "Oh, tell me evervthing.
know my darling husband is dead, for he
would never surrender to the towards. .
Galavotti formerly farmed in Monterey
County for four years. He kept books at
mine in the State of Nevada subse-
quently. He was similarly employed by
wholesale firms in Sacramento and San
francisco. He had been Superintendent
Of the Derbec for the last seven years.