The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

there was terror, recrlmlnatlon, and in
many cases q swift retribution Clamor-
ing for their pay White gave many of
them only enough to get out of town,
which in their fear of arrest, of which he
took advantage, they were compelled to
accept.
One of them-old man Kendrick, an
overseer on the Handicapped dead on
his way back, and another was drowned
while crossing Eel River.
J. B. Neafus, who was trained to tell the
story about eating apples on the we'll curb
and OF seeing Johnny Rohrbough climb
into Mrs. Whites room, was subsequently
sent to San Quentin for holding up stage.
John Rohrbough had given him IS with
which to get out of town, and White had
bought cheap suit of clothes for him.
When he demanded more money White
gave him rifle and told him to go and get
it. 1t was for following the suggestion
that he was sent to San Quentin, where he
afterward made affidavit to all the facts
related concerning his testimony.
Clarence White was tried at Ukiah for
killing Wylackie John and promptly ac-
quilted. Such satisfaction was shown
over the verdict that even the Judge cot
drunk and so noisy that the Sheriff at
tempted to arrest him.
Wylackie John had quite an estate in
his own name, and it is said that White,
Immediately he was dead, attempted to
get it away from the widow. Sylvester
Palmer. a man who was in his EMPLOY
married the widow, and from that day the
bitter, relentless enmity OF White has
worked trouble for him.
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against charge of cattle-stealing so often
that he confesses himself now almost
ruined. Only few days ago White made
charges against him before the United
States Grand Jury for stealing calf from
the Indian reservation, and an indictment
was found, so that he will no sooner get
through with the pending case in Ukiah
than he will have to come to this City and
defend himself here. He declares him self
innocent of all these charges and IN every
case hitherto juries have declared him to
be so.
JACK Littlefeld, who was shot to death
and hanged few days ago on Red Noun
tain, thirty miles north of Round Valley,
was Palmer's head vaquero.
J. n Vlnton, who was shot in the breast
some days before, but who is recovering,
was a vaquero in Whites employ. The
story of how, two days after the Vinton
shooting, seven men went to arrest Little
field, who was charged with the Vinton
shooting; how only two made the arrest,
and these two, first disarming him, after
ward led him away into the mountains,
where he was shot and then hanged by an
alleged mob, has been told. 1t has been
told also, how it is believed by many that
Littlefeld did not shoot Vinton and that
those who shot Littlefeld knew he did not
but took advantage OF that shooting tc
cover their cold FLOODED murder of Little
= field with the appearance of iustifia BILE
, vengeance. II this be found to be true
. then the Constable who made the ares
and disarmed Littlefeld and led him tt
where he was shot, will be held with other!
, for the murder, and Yes Palmer will know
to a certainty that his murder was alst
q planned and intended at the same time.
Joe Gregory was acquitted in Ukiah or
Saturday of the charge of cutting Little
, field almost to death. But he was one o
that party of seven who left Tom Hay
dens house to arrest Littlefeld He wa
subsequently on that jury OF nine with
Justice of the Peace at its head that de
clared simply that "Littlefield was sho
and came TO his DEATH" and who after
ward doubled the body up and dumped i
in small hole two feet deep. 1t was b
who scraped the CONCEALED blood from tn
dead mans neck, pointed to the long, ugl,
. scar there, saying, "see, did that and
have seen him carry it to his grave. Nc
( we need no box for him: it is easier for m
e to say God d than God bless him.
t This Is sonnet bing-from the beginnin
until now-of the story of Round Valley
q There, can you see it? Just above tn
green of that distant clump of trees tn
, sun is touching the church spire a
Covelo.
Beautiful, but God