The herald., 1893-06-18

and his brother, 7. 7. Howard, now
real estate dealer in Galveston, Tex.
are the only survivors of the California
rangers that were organized to suppress
| the banditti of the San Joaquin valley
The fate OF the other members of thu
| force was in many instances death b.
| violence.
Captain Love married widow named
Bennett and resided near San Jose
There he employed q German farm
laborer and coon became jealous OF hit
servants attentions to his wife. One
day he waylaid his wife and servant az
they were riding on a lonely road and
opened fire upon them with revolver.
The German alighted from the team,
took the pistol from Love and shot his
employer through the arm. He beat
Love into Inconsistencies with the re-
volver and then drove into town and
gave himself up.
Loves arm was amputated, and he
died soon after from the shock OF the
operation and the effect of the beating
he received. The German pleaded self
defense and WAS discharged.
P. Edward Connor had been captain
of volunteers in the Mexican war before
coming to California and becoming q
ranger He offered his services to the
federal government at the beginning oi
the civil war, and was given command
of regiment. lie served in Utah and
the west, and left the service after the
war as q general officer. He died re-
Gently in Salt Lake City.
William Burns, who cut off the head
OF joaquin, became well-known char
acter in this part Of the state, and died
in the state insane asylum in this city a
few years ago.
Charles Bloodworsh died in Snellings
a dozen years ago. He was at one time
sheriff of Merced. He was noted for his
personal bravery, and was obliged in the
course OF his career to take the lives OF
several desperate criminals.
William I. Henderson died in Fresno
about three years ago. He was reso-
lutte man of undoubted bravery.
John White was killed near Fort Te-
jon, California. He had been a Texas
ranger. He also fought in the Mexican
war. 1t is supposed he was slain by q
friend of Joaquin's.
William and Edward Campbell were
brothers. They were both drowned in
the Fraser river. They were both farm
ers.
1t was at Williams ranch that Major
J. D. Savage was killed by Major Harvey
in row over squaw. Harvey was a
brother-in-law of Governor Downey.
Augustus Black was killed during the
civil war. He was noted for his bravery
in the early days of the state, bravery
always displayed in behalf of law and
order.
DR.. Hollister, the surgeon. was for a
long time a practicing physician at San
joe. where he died.
Robert McMasters died about dozen
years ago at Sacramento.
George Evans was killed at Santa
Cruz by a Mexican soon after Joaquin's g
death.
John Nuttall was typical adventurer.
He enlisted with Walker and was killed
during that filibuster's brief career in
Nicaragua.
George Nuttall resided in this city
for o number of years preceding his
death.
Nick Ashmore and Jim Norton were
both killed in a brawl at Salt Lake City.
Ned Van Buren, was killed by q Mexi-
can, supposed to be an avenger of Muri-
eta, In Contra Costa county.
George Chase was drowned in Frazer
river.
Few more dangerous criminals than
Joaquin Murietta have ever lived, and
few braver men were ever gathered to-
gether in California than Governor Big
ler's small standing army of 20-the Cal
ifornia rangers of 1853.