The herald., 1893-07-21
He IS AN OLD TIME Man KILLER
Desperate Mariana German in
the County Jail.
Sheriff HoibrOk's Capture of Man
Wanted at Hollister.
Arrested In Tucson for Murder Com
mitted in Tres Pinos Fourteen
Years Ago - Said to Be
Very Bad Man.

One OF the most desperate and cold
blooded criminals ever confined within
the limits of the Los Angeles county
jail, arrived at that institution yester-
day afternoon under the care OF Deputy
Sheriff E. E. Holbrook OF Hollister,
who gives the following account OF the
case
The prisoners name is Mariana Ger
man. He is wanted for the murder of q
young man in Tres Pinos, fourteen
years ago.
The murder was q cold-blooded
butchery, and of the character which
characterized the lswless condition of
affairs In portions of California 15 and
20 years ago.
At the time the crime was committed
Tres Pinos was q mere collection OF
shacks. The only important buildings
were two saloons, o bank, livery stable
and a faro den. 1t was in this latter
place that the murder was committed.
Pedro Lopez, young man, was in the
tent where the faro gamblers had estab-
lished their layout, and was watching
the game.
Mariana German, who bore the char
acter OF desperate man, was also IN the
tent and was one OF the players. He
had been winning heavily and the gold
stood in piles at his elbow. 1t is said
that for him, he was in q particularly
good humor.
German made a mistake in his play,
which, however. turned out fortunately
and he again drew down his winnings
tha pnodo q
laughing remark at the gamblers luck,
and the crowd joined in the general
laugh.
German looked round quickly and
asked Lopez to wait minute. He then
rose and picking up his money thrust it
into his pocket.
Going up to the unsuspecting youth
he remarked that he never appreciated
bad Jokes, and drawing revolver shot
Lopez twice through the heart before
those around could realize what had
occurred.
He then withdrew and went around
to the livery stable where he called for
his horse, telling the proprietor of the
stable that he had killed q man, at the
same time showing the empty she'll in
"Why did you kill him" asked the
liveryman.
"Oh, just for fun, ;" replied the desper-
ado as he mounted his horse and rode off.
BY this time the town had heard the
news and were hunting him with the
intention of lyncbing him when he was
caught. German saw them coming and
putting his horse at full speed dashed
through the crowd, and leaning behind
his horses neck, fred at his pursuers.
He escaped without injury but severely
wounded two more men, one OF whom
died from the effects of his injuries.
A reward of $500 was placed upon his
head, but until q fortnight ago he was
never heard of.
About that time man W no was in
the town at the time OF the murder and
knew German we'll, saw the murderer
in Tucson, AIia.A NThea sheriff was in
formed, and after q struggle German was
arrested and identifed,b by two or three
witnesses. s9l"N
He is known to have killed at least
three other men, and was in q stabbing
affray q short time ago in Arizona, in
which one of, his half-brothers nearly
killed his opponent,
Sheriff Holbrook has kept his prisoner
heavily manacled during the journey,
and was nearly worn out on his arrival
here yesterday. Several efforts have
been made during his journey here to
have the man released on habeas corpus
proceedings, but tine sheriff evaded
them, and will leave for Hollister this
morning with his prisoner.