Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-08-22

in Los Angeles. Pedro Gonzales had been shot
by an officer near Camulos t. prevent his rescue
from arrest by the bandits. The TETON Indians.
becoming enraged at some depreciation that con-
cerned Them had swooped down upon the ban
dts, stole their horses and whipped some of
the gang with lashes
Although he wreaked a horrible revenge
against those who tried to capture him. he
never made ANY attempt to punish these Indians
who took even the clothes from the gang
General Bean of San Gabriel, who tried to or
ganize movement against Murrieta, way
laid on the road and murdered. campaign
started against the bandits In the town of
Saw Mill Flat and Murrieta had the water poi
soned
But finally sSMurrieta's Nemesis appeared. He
was a Texas frontiersman. named Harry Love,
who had come to Los Angeles to live. He or
ganized company of rangers from among the
daring horsemen of Los Angeles and went a
systematic hunt for outlaws
After various adventures and narrow escapes
on both sides, the end came early Sunday
morning July %, 1853. Love and two or three
companions riding ahead of the mounted
rangers the flats just west OF Tulare lake in
the San Joaquin valley. They came upon small
company of Mexicans eating breakfast around a
camp fire.
Love asked them what they were doing and
one of them replied that they were on their way
to Los Angeles He asked further question of
one of the poems; whereupon a Mexican the
other side of the fire spoke UP haughtily. say
ing: Il am the leader of this band; say what
you have to say to me-
Il will speak to whomever / please, retorted
Love. Noticing that the Mexican had risen and
was siding over toward saddle that lay on the
ground Captain Love covered him with a re-
volver and told him to stand STILL for there were
revolvers the saddle.
While they were standing there ranger who
knew Murreta by sight up The recogni-
wTx Id
his men to escape as best they could. Leaping
horse without saddle bride, Murrieta
went headlong bank and down into a ra
vine, landing in tumbled heap at the bottom.
Neither his horse nor himself was hurt however
Scrambng to their feet, they started OF at a
dead down the canyon One OF the rangers
had followed them. His horse had fallen also
Without attempting to remount, he took careful
aim and shot Murrietas horse as 1t ran.
The outlaw leaped from the falling horse and
continued his retreat foot. BY this time half
dozen rangers were following him. Three
times, they fired, he was seen to hesitate and
reel; then run on again. One last shot and he
stopped
Turning, he raised his hand and said Don't
shoot any more; the work is done" He stood for
minute with weakening limbs; then he sank
slowly to his right side, his head upon his arm
Wicked old Joaquin Murrieta was no more An
other pursuing party overlook and killed Three
Fingered Jack. One of the bandits escaped and
drowned himself in the San Joaquin river An
other was murdered by Mexicans who were
afraid he might reveal to the authorities their
connection with the band
Murrieta's head was cut off and. until the San
Francisco earthquake. was on exhibition in a mu-
scum In San Francisco.
At the time of his death Don JOAQUIN was pre-
pairing his grandest coup. He intended to col
lect all his booty, and march his men openly.
IKE an army. into Mexico The oldtmers assert
that ne had his loot cached in the TETON for this
getaway and that 1t is still there
lsmael Ramirez says that he spent three
months looking for the buried gold One rainy
night he saw the mystic light pickering under.
meath an Old oak tree back Of the ruins OF Fort
TETON. He carefully noted the location, intending
to dig at the indicated spot the next morning
When he went there at down, however he found
that rancher had also seen the light Ramirez
found ar enormous hole and great iron Kettle
from which the rancher had taken 5000 in
gold.
According to all reports the light has begun
to dance and flicker again around the TETON
ready to guide some to the uneasy gold Of
the arch catthroat and bandit; JOAQUIN. Marietta