The record-union., 1899-09-19
TRAGEDY AT SALINAS.
III. r. FARLEY, SHERIFF OF
MONTEREY COUNTY,
Shot and Killed by a Man Whom
He Attempted to Arrest-TaIk
of Lynching the Murderer.

SALINAS, Sept. 1911. r. Farley,
sneflH OF Monterey County, was shot
ana killed at III o'clock tonight by
George Ceasar, whom he was trying to
arrest for arson
> Ceasar, who is a German. aged ~
years, had been drinking heavily. and
threatened to shoot four officers and
burn up the town. About 10 O'Clock
an alarm was turned in, and it was
found that barn was on fire. Soon
afterWard fire was discovered in an
adJolnlng cottage, and it was at once
suspected that Ceasar was carrying out
his threat
Sheriff Farley, accompanied by former
District Attorney Zabal. went in search
of Ceasar, who had run home and
armed himself with a double -barreled
gun. AS Farley entered the house
Ceasar advanced few feet, fired and
shot the officer through the head. Far
ley died in a few minutes.
While Zabal was administering to his
dying comrade the murderer escaped.
The entire country was soon aroused,
however, and posses went out from
near and far to search for the assassin.
An hour after the shooting he was dis
covered hiding in cellar. The moi
frantically proclaimed it's intention to
lynch him, and a posse of Deputy
Sheriffs and Constables had a most diff
ficult time in protecting the prisoner.
While argument ran high one of the
Constables, unobserved, managed to
smuggle Caesar into a buggy and drove
off at a gallop to the County Jail be-
fore the mob realized the ruse.
Sheriff Farley was perhaps the most
popular man in Monterey County. He
was 20 years of age, and last Novem-
ber was elected Sheriff by large ma
jority over John Matthews, who had
filled the Sheriff's Office for twelve
years. Prior to his election Farley had
been q newspaper man, his last jour
nalistic venture having been the edi-
torship of the Gonzales Tribune
His murderer was as much despised
in Salinas as the Sheriff was beloved.
He has been considered a worthless
character. He has no occupation.
TALF OF LYNCHING THE MUIR
DERER.
SALINAS, Sept. 19-1 a. M = The
revengeful men of Salinas declare that
they will hang Ceasar tonight, pro-
vided he does not die from the loss of
blood. He was shot in the stomach
by Constable Allen, and when cap
tured in the cellar was weak from loss
of blood 1t is also believed he shot
himself, but inflicted only a flesh
wound. No one in Salinas now knows
whether Caesar is dead or alive, be.
cause he was driven off by Deputy
Sheriff to protect him from the certain
vengeance of the mob.
1t now transpires that Caesar was
never in the Jail, although many for
a time believed him to be there. The
officers, knowing that they could not
protect their prisoner, drove him to-
ward the hills, and it is generally be-
lieved the murderer was taken to Holl-
lister, as it is said he would have been
safe nowhere in Monterey County.
Meanwhile the crowd has never left
the jail. They are all armed with
ropes as well as pistols and shotguns,
and they say the murderer of the
youngest Sheriff in the State will be
summarily punished.
The town. and in fact the entire
county, is aroused as it never was be-
fore. The men who are trying to lynch
Caesar are not the disorderly element
but comprise some of the most i'm
portant citizens of the county. They
are firm in their resolve to promptly
avenge the death of Sheriff Farley, and
say they will remain at the jail all
night. Detachments of citizens
mounted and in buggies are securing
the foothills and they say if they find
the murderer in charge of his guardians
the latter will be forced to give up
their prisoner to swift punishment.
AT a. m. excitement in Salinas has
in no wise abated, and many still hope
to avenge Farley by lynching his muir
derer.
Frederick Caesar, a brother of George,
came into town about 1:30 a. nl., pro-
claiming that he was the brother OF
the man who killed Farley" Had he
not been hustled away he would GER
tainly have suffered violence at the
hands of the infuriated citizens.