The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-19
HUNTING FOR GOLD.
ADVENTUROUS CAREER or \
CALIFORNIA PIONEER.
now Mansfield Warren Ruled Rival
Editor IN STOCKTON. Got into iaii
Tor Life Hni wss rarionsd one
million ~ Cold Dust

MILLION in Coit Dust
Josie Mansfield. whose gay career
In Gotham a generation ago Is we'll re-
mcmborcd. had father whose career
wa. also remarkable "a mixture N the
heroic and tragic Said California
'igcr 10 Philadelphia Times writer
the other day In reminiscent mood
mansfield Warren came from New
Orleans 10 san Frunci-cl in the early
nfiics. llc came after gold. like the
rest Of ill.,. but a. he wa a small. sick
Is. consumptiyc-looking fellow, ne did
not pan ont we'll ~ "a digger In the
mines; 80 he wont to editing week
Is newspaper at stockton. No sooner
had he started mp than the other cdi-
tor went Tor HMM his paper
''ln those days personal journalism
was the thing. and In California the
editors spoke right out. calling each
other all kinds NJ names not used In
society. Warren replied. but In "a
gcntlcmanly way While this news
paper war was going on one Of the
merchants attacked Warren for some
alleged slight. and Warren boing
small and physically weak got tho
worst Of the onc-sidcd fight. llc was
~ badly used up that hc stated. rs
soon ~ he got out ~ bod. that he
/ would kill the next man who attacked
him. Accordingly, he purchased u
| long bowio-knifc. II ~ happened
that tho editor Of the rival sheet
again abused him. aud before War
r,n'- paper camc ont he was attacked
ON the streets by his opponent lie
/ Knocked Warren down. iumpod ON
him and was beating him unmcrciiul-
| Is; Warren succeeded Ia un-hoathing
. his bowio.kniic. whom hc stabbed the
aggrcssor Ia the heart.
'On the trial u was proved that
Warren had threatened to kin the
ucNt man he might fight. also that hr
had bought the bowic.knifo immcdi-
atoly after making tho throat, Tho
defense argued that Warren did not
have the rival editor In mind these
times. aud. furthermore. that he acted
In sclf,dcicnsc. which was tho truth.
However. he was found guilty and
sentenced 10 b. hanged The Cover.
nor commutcd the sentence to life I'M
prlsonmcnt. aud In year ortwo War
ron was pardoncd.
Tho family removed TO san Fran.
cisco, and hero josie began To as.
sist In the elevation OF the stage.
"As soon ~ she became prosperous
she left the family In their old age
and poverty and nittcd eastward, 10
become notorious as the cause Of tho
murder Of Jim fishc.
If lost track Of Warren until 1869.
| mot him In Now Orleans lie
showed mo the first Issue Of the True
.JcfsrroBian. n rod hot Democratic
paper that he had Just started NJ Car.
roltou. suburb Of New Orleans.
81 may mention an Instance In hts
career which will show that he was
not coward. II was the custom Of
the miners 20 ship their gold dust by
steamer from Sacramento 10 san
Francisco. About Sl,0lD,O0l was
made In one shipment, guarded 10y
Warren aud u half dozen assistants
About nifty embarked on the steamer,
under the guis, oi cattlcmcn and
runchmcn ON route to Frisco on bust.
ness. Tho treasure room was amid
ships ON the lower dock The steam.
ors In those days carried small
cannon at the bow. which was dis.
charged ON landing. 50 ~ TO notify
tho settlers N also frightened the
, savage Indians. who soon came Ia
regard the floating houses with fear
, and superstition. Warren suspected
u move ON the part Of the roughs, and
fixed the gun On u pivot, 50 that II
} would command tho storm OF the boat
IL and the approach 10 the treasure
70 room Ito heavily loa led tho gun,
= and then throw In u handful Of nails
p for scattering shot. The attack, he
J. was informed. was TO boz mndo at sun
70 down, lust as the boat was rounding
B, the Pirates Cove, about thirty miles
y above san Francisco. Warren and hi,
men assembled In the bow. and soor
y noticed number Of mon forming on
;. the storm Of tho boat and others Join
"A ing thom from tho cabin above by
z coming down the back stairway. tn,
}. cannon was Immediately reversed AN,
l. Warren and his men drew their M
Il volyors, TO up stairs, or III turn
o hcr loose aud NOV you down lik
u wheat" shouted Warrcn as he stoo,
m ready TO lot hor GO
& "1hc roughs, seeing that the,
were outllankcd. rccoilcd In disorder
o ana some ran upstairs. just AT tina
III moment, the boat ran ON sand-ba
n and wa, koclcd over, nearly upsottin
l. hor. The roughs were panic stricken
" doubtless thinking this was part d
NJ the program, and some of thcr
" jumped overheard. The cannon als,
q, wont overheard, In fcw hour,
d. fortunately another boat came ulon
~ and hauled Ms OH tho bar. and "
TO arrived safely at san Francisco wit
h, our $1,000, 900 Ia gold dust. n,
=, those who jumped overheard did %,
H. get back, We would not let anybud
r. board u- AT that stage oi the proceed
h, ings especially a. We knew who tho
AL were. They may have swan ushor,
NJ though concluded the Ilor, In
rather doubling tone a. 20 the alt
Of