November 14, 1856 (4 pages)

VOL. 6. NO. 97. Che Heoadx Journal PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY N. P. BROWN & Co. F. G. WAITE. N. P. BROWS, MAIN STREET, NEVADA. TERMS: For one year, $7.00 For six months, 4.00 For three months, 2,00 Single copies, 35 Advertisements inserted at reasonable rates. Jeb Work, in all its varieties, neatly and promptly exsented, with the best material, and at the lowest cash rices, : AGENT: L. P. Firsaer, San Francisco, office in the iron build‘ng, Montgomery treet, opposite the Pacifie Express. Gardiner & Kirk, Sacramento, bookstore, two doors from the Post office. Clark & Seeley. Langton’s Express, San Juan, Kendall & Spencer, bookstore, Grass Valley. To the Travelling Public! California Stage Company. The Stages of this Company will leave their office, George Lewis, Americaa Exchange. For SacCRaMENTO. Leaves Nevada at 1 o'clock, A. M. and arriving at Sacramento in time for the 2 o’elock boats for San Franciseo. Also, At 4 o'clock, A. M. running via Auburn as an acsommodation Line to Sacramento. For MARYSVILEE. Leaves the above named offices Every morning at 7 » clock, A. M. passing by Grass Valley, Rough & Ready, Empire Ranch and Long Bar, and arriviug at Marysville by 3 o'clock, P. M. JAMES HAWORTH, Prest. C. 8. C. W.S. McROBERTS, Agent. Nevada, March, 7, 1856.-tf DAILY STAGE LINE! " Prom NEVADA TO WASHINGTON La oe wy, On and after Jan. 1, 1256, the above Peta Line will run as follows : Leaving Nevada, at 8 o'clock, A. M., and passing by Mountain Spring House, Morgan's, Cold Spring, White «loud, Gold Hili and Alpha, and arriving at Washington by 1 o'clock in the afternoo It is the NEAREsT and Best iheega, Scotchinan's Creek, Sureka, Returning the stages will leave the SouTH YuBa HOTEL every morning at 9 o'clock, and arriving at Nevada by 1 o’elock, P. M., conuceting with the California Stage Co’s Coaches for Auburn, Sacramento, Marysville, and Shasta, Office—South Yuba Hotel, Washington. A. 5. OLIN, PROPRIETOR, W.S. McRorerts, Agent, Nevada. Nevada, April sth, l856—th Route to Washingten, Poor Man's Creek and “Telegraph iame of Stages. The subseribers respectfully inform the travelling public that they have purchased the above line of Stages of Abe Wagener, aud will antos nan and return the Sane ¢ Leaving the American Exchange, Nevada, every morang att o'clock, passing by Montezuma and Oak Tree Ranch, arriving atSan Juan at 11 o'clock. Connecting with T. G. S.nith’s Saddle Horses for ¢ ptonville the ame day, Returning leaves San Juan every day at 1 1-2o'clock. Express matter promptly atten led to WM. #. WLLSON, & Co. Proprietors. W.S. McRonerts, Agent. SACRAMENTO VALLEY RAILROAD. SUMMER ARRANGEMENT. JNTIL FURTHER NOTICE the cars of the Sacramento ValJ ley Railroad will leave as follows: ‘ PASSENGER TRAINS, Will leave Sacrament --at7 A. M. and 3 P.M. Felsom.-----atl2 M.and412 P.M. oO} JAYS. Beside the regular Passenger train, there will be a 10 a. i. train from > acrame FRY. Wiil leave Folsom at 3 1 Willeave sacramento at 2} P.M. (exeept ~ur 8 A Passenger car will be ran in connection with the reight train in from Folsom, every morning. RATE OF TOLL. HT TRBINS M. (except Sundays ) assenger fare—between >acramento and Folsom, $200 : # Sunday m, both ways. 250 : Commutation tickets per month, $30 00 * latermediate fares, per mile. .10 *reaght tell— ac. and folsom, per ton of 2000 ibs, 3 00 a Folsom te sacramento * 225 . Folsom to Sacramento, gross ton of granite, brick and cobble stone. 100 Intermediate points 7 @ per 15 for fyrther particulars see notices in hand bills and card arms, or enquire of J. P. RORUN GN, Supt SV. R. R. anglo-+tf Sup't OSice, corner 3d and R streets. Gienry & Moses Mirschiman, : 7 ya ARE ON THE COURSE AGAIN !! "PVHEY have opened at the Corner of Commercial and Main streets, and offer for sale a well selected and seellent stock of HAVANA CIGARS. FEAL kinds of Tobacco woking, chewing, Cards, Match23, Pipes, and every article pertaining to the trade. hey beg the public to call on them, as they flatter themselves that entire satisfaction will be given. Their motto is “Quick Sales and Sinall Profits,” betug anxions to repair im som? degree the heavy losses scently sustained. H. & M. HIRSCHMAN Nevada, Aug. 8, 1856.--tf Cumber! Lumber! Lumber! Caldwell, Mills & Co., = At thcir new mill, on Selby Flat af SR ve prepared to furnish every va‘ riety of LUMBER, at short notice, < “AT THE LOWEST PRICES. They have on hand a large assortment of Seasoned Lumber of Every Variety! And will Saw to order all kinds ef Lamber. They will leliver Lumber with their own Teams at any point desired by the purchaser. 2 A share of public patronage is requested. CALDWELL, MILLS & CO. J. WORRELL. W. CALDWELE, Angust 8, 18°6—tf WHOLESALE ano RETAIL LEIQ@UGR STORE. Maia str. et, ncar Commercial, Nevada. *PRHE undersigned would inform the public that he has [ now on hanl a most extensive assortment of the T. E. MILLs, Best Liquors fiver brought to this market. Having rebuilt his Fire Vroof Building, with au excellent Cellar under it, he Aas every facility for keepiug any amount of Goods.— “te will keep a good supply of WHISKY, BRANDY, GIN, WINES, PORTER, ALE, CIDER, &e, &e. ALE, Also—All kinds of Case Liquors, Cordials, Syrups, &e. Which have been sclected with the greatest care by sompetent judges, and which will be sold as low or lower than any other establishment in the place. He will continue the mauufactare of SOMA at his old lace, whieh is an article too well known to require reeomnmendation. Dealers and others wishing to purchase are respectully invited to call and examine my stock. augetf J. M. FLURSHUTZ. HOLDRIDGE & NICHOLS, x Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries, Provisions, Preserved Fruits §c. No. 79 Broad Street. Nevada. # PRE subscribers have now on hand and design keeping a complete assortment of FAMILY GROCERIES, —Consisting of— Coffee, Sugar, Tea, Spices, Pepper, Flour, Bacon, Preserved Peaches. Nawls of every variety. Can Fruits, and all articles usually found in stores of this Lind. We design keeping a complete variety of everything in rartine, and would be pleased to have the opportunity of waiting on those desirous of purchasing. Goods delivered free of charge in the vicinity of Nevada. 16-tf SIMON ROSENTHAL & BRO., AAS established himself for the present in his new .Wooden building on the Qorner of Main and Washington sts., Nearly opposite his old stand. efe has supplied himself with a new and very choice assortment of DRY GOODS Whiel will be sold at the same rates as heretofore. Ladies are particularly reyuested to examine his goods 2efore ag elsewhere. Nevada, Ang. §th—:f [ o> oe + . L WILLIAMSON. SS CARDS. L N. DAWLEY, WILLIAMSON & DAWLEY, BANKERS, AT THEIR OLD STAND, 30 MAIN STREET, NEVADA. Highest Price paid for Gold Dust. UY City, County and State Scrip. Gold Dust sentto the Atlantic States and in ured. Gold Dust sent to the United States Mint,San Francisco for coinage. Drafts on the principsl Atlantic States umd transact a general Banking business. Checks on Sacramento and San Francisco, Wehaveone ofthe best Fire-Proof Vaults in the State, and will reeeive Special and General Deposits. Atteniion paid to collecticns. 17-tf Cc. W. MULFORD, BANKER. AY be found at his old office on Main street, where he is prepared to purchase GOLD Dust, sell Checks and Drafts on the Atlantic cities, and do the usual business of his office. : All persons holding his certificates of deposit are requested to present them for payment. Naevda, August 8. 1856. R.M. Bunt, 4. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, £z Office—Rudelph’s Drug Stee, Commercial st. ESIDENCE—Water st., 2d house above Pacific Hotel. Nevada, August &—3m Harvey Hunt, Wi. D. OFFICE—IN CRITTENDEN’S BRICK BUILDING, ROOM NO. Ll. (Up Stairs.) MAIN STREET. Nevada Aug. 8 1856, FRanNcts J. DuxsN HENRY MEREDITH. DUNN & MEREDITH, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, Broad st. Second Story of Bicknell’s Brick Building, Nevada. July 11, 1856—3m SACRAMENTO ADVERTISEMENTS. Post Otiice Literary Depot. GARDINER & KIRK, Third Street, two doors from the Post Offee, Sacramento. te Agentsforthe Nevada Journal. Orleans Hotel. Second street bet. Jand K, Sacramento. Y recent additions made to the above hotel, it is now the largest and most commodious building of the kind in California, covering an area of 85x150 feet, built of brick, and has capacity for Lodging 300 Persons. The proprietor begs to inform the public that in farnishing this Hotel he has spared neither pains nor expense. Anticipating the wants of the community, he has added a new wing four stories in height, and 36x100 feet in depth. The dining room, parlors, &e., have been enlarged, and other improvements made for the comfort and entertainment of his guests, whieh warrants him in saying that the ORLEANS HOTEL is now the most commodious, complete and elegant in the State. The TABLE bears the choice of the market; the READING ROOM the news of the day from all parts of the United States and Europe ; the BILLIARD SALOON is furnished with tables of the finest--workmanship; the BAR supplied with the choicest Liquors and Cigars, This Hotel is the Depot of the California Stage Co. It is open at ali hours, so that passengers arriving at night n be accommodated with rooms, J. 4. HARDENBURGH, ang8-3m Proprietor G. L. TUCKER, GEO. THACHER. WINES & LEQUORS, SAN FRANCISCO PRICES! FOR CASEX. Tucker, Thacher & Co. Corner of 2d and K Street, Sacramento, are selling from their large and well seleeteh stock of Wines, Liquors and Syrups, for cash at an Franeisco priees. aug29 A. A. Sargent, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. Orricr—At Crittenden’s Brick Building, Main street. JOHN ANDERSON. GEORGE B, TINGLEY Anderson & Tingley, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, Nevada. A. A. SARGENT, Notary Pubiic, Office—Kelsey’s Brick Building, Commercial street. T. ELLARD BEANS, Netary Public, No Broad Street, Nevada. ~~. B. MePFARLAND, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Office on Broad street, two doors above the Justice OF fice of L. P. VanHagan. Nevada, Ang Ds Sth, 1856. STANTON BUCKNER. c. BUCKNER & HILL, . I Wiley associated themselves together in the tice of the Law, wil sad promptly to all bus’ contided to their care in Nevada and adjoining counties. Office over C_W janking House, Main street. Nevada, July 18, 1856-1f : : * we ‘S . Hilis of #are and Circulars! Printed in fine style and Very Cheap, AT THIS OFFICE. J. Ro M'CONNELL, W. M. STEWART. McCGNNELL & STEWART, Attorneys Will prac in all the Courts of trict, aud int Court and Counsellors at Law. the l4th Jax iol DisOffice in neil’s Block, up stairs. anuge-tf W. S. McRoberts. M. H. Funston. Jno. Pattison MeRoberts, Funston & Co. Dealers in Family Groceries, Provisions, Wines LIQUORS, and Miners’ Supplies of all Kinds, Kilbourn’s Corner, oppo<ite A. Block & Co's, Corner Pine and Commercial strects, Nevada auge-tf ‘Thomas Marsh, >. SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTER, Main street. nearly opposite the Journal office —augétt LANGTON’S Pioneer Express! Runs Daily to all parts of the Northern Mines. Office—Cornor of Pine and Commercial streets. : SON, AGENT. . WILSON HILL j . Which to he ap . ness, and dur COLEINS & Co., JO BUILDING, Cor. of J and Second sts, Sacramento. NOW READY, OUR FALL STYLE OF GENTLEMEN'S DRESS EAT, ciated must be seen, It is beauty, lightbility combined, COLLINS § CO. Cor. of J and Second streets. Watson & Rein, Hardware and Iron Store, No 163 J street, Second door above Sixth street, Sacramento. MPORT and Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Hard The following comprise a part of their presen k lron, Copper, Stecl, Nail Axes, Adzes, Hatchets,20-tf stock : Ploughs, Shovels, Pils, Vices, Ss s, Strap and Butt Hinges, Ox, Log », Halter 4a Coil Chains Sett ml —complete, Heok Pi Mil, Muley, Cireular, Cross-eut and Dit Corn and Coffee Mills—all sizes, American Locks and Latehes, of every variety, 3ntts, Window and Blind Fastenings, &¢ 5 Tu addition to which they would call the attention ot purchasers to their well assorted steck of SHELF Goons, which they offer at the Lowest Market prices, Sacramento, June 13—3m. Sneath & Arnold, No. 175, J. Street, between 6th and 7th sts. Sacramento. } ILAND, and offer for sale, a complete asGroceries, Liguors, Provisions. FLOUR, in bbls, half-barrels, aud California in sacks, CORN MEAL, in bbls, ete. DORK, elear and mess, in bbis and half-bbls. BA’ ON, Ex el LJxL, and Cali cared, ’s, ground, and in tins, dt bbls, China do, SUGAR, erushed, pul ed, New Orleans and China. LARD, in 10 and tins, kitts and kegs. FISH, codfish, salmon and 1 TEAS, blac} TOBACCO. frui ae Saws, AVE ON sortmen A general every deseri 7. w. LINDLEY, em = T. YE. Lindley & Co., to Lindley & Hoepe,) GEO. W. WEAVER. (Successors WHOLELALE DEALER gS IN GROCERIES, PROVISION, FLOUR AND GRAIN, South-East cornerSeventh and J. Streets, Sacramento. Miliwright and Machinist, All kinds of work promptly and faithfully exceuted. Residence—Pacific Hotel, Nevada. aug?—6in G, E, WITHINGTON. A. G. BENTLEY Withington & Bentiey, DEALERS IN French and American Paper Hangings., Window Shades, Brass Cornice, Gold Mouldings, Paints, &e. Painting of all kinds, and paper hanging, executed in the best style, at short notice. augs-tt No. 7 Broad street, Nevada, J M. HIXON, Head ot Broad Street, Nevada. J FALER in ail kinds of Groceries, Provisions, &e.— Goods warranted to be as represented, and soldat the lowest market rates. Nevada, Aug. 15—3m FURNITURE WAREROOMS. OHN McFARLAND, Dea'lcrin Furniture, Beds, Mattrasses, Pillows, Sheets, Pilinw Cases, &e, No. 14 Commercial street, Nevada. Aug. 8—tf once General Variety Store. R. POWERS—‘eater in Crockery and Hardware e Edge tools and Cutlery, Mining and Farming Lnplements of all descriptions—Corner of Pine and Commercial streets, Nevada. ang&-3in. ae F. MANSELL, Sign and Ornamental Painter, All work promptly attended to, and in the best style of . the art. Pine strect, Nevada, ang8-tt ROGERS, HAMILTON & Co. General Dealers in Hardware, Iron, Steel, Window Glass, Oils, Camphene, Powder, Fuse, Cordage, Tackle, Blocks, &c. at their old stand, No. 27 MAIN STREET, Nevada. A. ROGERS, J. M. HAMILTON, H.S. COYE. Nevada, Ang. 15—tf CHARLES 8. BAIN, ARCHITECT AND BUILDER, Ce ae NG done in the best style and with despateh, Billiard Tables repaired and all kinds of Fanicy Work. Reasonable thankful for past favors and solicts continuanee of the same. Shop in the rear of Williamson & Dawley'’s Banking House. 16-tf John L. Gamble, Surveyor of Mining Claims, Tunnels Ranches, &e. AY, R. GAMBLE, late Deputy County Surveyor, would Ba inform his friends throughout the County that he has left the office of Capt. John Day, and that he is now ready to receive any orders of either a practical or seien tific nature, and cad show his eredentials as an accomplished Engineer or Sarveyor. Office over S. Connell’s store; Broad street, opposite Bicknell’s Block. sepl2-tf : H. B. PALMER, ada Carriage Shop No, 10 Washington street, above Frisbie's. Particular attention paid to Repairing. Wheelbarrows constantly on hand. 15-+tf BOOTS & SHOES!!! MIKE LEWIS ND je A. ROSENBAUM, On Hand Again at the City Boot and Shoe Store, Sign of the “Big Boot” “ON COMMERCIAL STREET, A few doors below Liadexer’s Brick Store. Express and Job Wagon. JULIEN, offers his servites to the people of Nevada + in the Express and Jobbing business. Aul orders will be promptly attended te. Te be found ip front of the Nevada Journal Office, Main street, at any hour of the day not engaged on business, Nevada, Aug. ? tf Nev Fire-proof Building. E. P. Hastings & Co. 164 J Street, Sacramento city. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in FORNIGN and DOMESTIC DRY GOODS. Sacramento. Ang 8, 1856 Antelope Restaurant, J Street, Sacramento City. Bennett & Huntting.... Proprietors. [@ MEsLs SERVED AT ALL Hours, .&@5 VERY THING the market affords may be found at the above Restaurant. Charges reasonable. $ nento, August 8—3in mternational Hotel. By Henry Eisenmenger, 90 K strect, between Third and Fourth, Sacramento. Board by the We 27 Single Meals. s. Superior accommodations for Families, at moderate rates. Rooms well Ventilated. 5, 1856. Sacramento, Sept. TO MERCHANTS, OTELS and Housekecpers.—$140,000 worth of Crockery and Glassware ! 13,000 doz " Decanters imblers, assorted styles. tit Dishes and Glassware of every deon; Every variet white Iron Stone and Chinaware ; 300 gress cheay Table Cutlery : Ivory Cutlery and ilver Plated Ware ; A large assortment of Britauia Bar Pitchers ; Chating Dishes, Urns, Tea amd Coffee Por, . A very large assortmen* of Britannia Castors ; Fine English Tea Trays, of anew ae Campbere and Oil T) anemg and Side Lamps ; P8 jor Siand La nps, new styles ; Chan teliers and Gas fixtures ; Gilt an} mahogany frame Mirrors, all sizes ; A large assortment of Jerome’s best clocks, For sale at cost at 116 J street, Saeramento, and 176 and 178 Montgomery street, San Francisco, septo-if WHALLY & PERSHBAKER. SF RYEC PY SOIROIRE AI 6S We are always prepared to do every kind of Printing as neatly as can be done in the State, and at the lowest i — Si: oa ecimens of our Fe” work can be seen on ofiice, No. 30 Main st. se \ application at the S. CONNELL, J OULD respeetfully announce to his old friends and the public generally, that he has returned to his old stand on Broad street, built a new store, and filled it with new goods of the best quality to be found in the Grocery and Provision Line. H's goods are selected with especial reference to the w: of Families and Miners, and cannot fail to give entire satisfaction to customers, aug. 8, 1856. tf 8. CONNEL. improved Daguerreotypes And Glass Pictures, or Ambrotypes. MR. J. M. LEVEY, OULD inform the citizens of Nevada and vicinity thathe has just completed his new rooms, situated on Mainafew doors above the Nevada Journal office, where he is now prepared to take every deseription of pictures knowninthe Photographie art. The rooms have been fitted up with every regard to convenience, and no expense has been spared to make this establishment completeinevery respect. He would further inform his friends that he has just received from New York aa invoice of the Newest aad mosi -legant description of eases, &e. Stock of every description srnsteay on hand, N. B. Instruetions civenin every b of the art, Nevada, Sept. 5, 1856 tf Evidence Taken before the Coroner concerning the death Soy W. Wricur and Davin Jounson.—Report of the Jary. Stats oF Caurrognia, County of Nevada. On a Coroner’s Inquest, held by me, John Grimes. on this 5th day of November, A. D. 1856, upon the bodies of W. W. Wright and David Johnson, the following persons were sworn to aet as jurors under the law, to wit: John Dixon, T. E. Beans, John Webber, Charles Hall, H. A. Mills, Charles Kent, John McCoy A. 8. Laird, Wm. C. Harrington, Thos. Chambers, H. Dawley, and A. E. Head; and the following was the testimony taken on said inquest : T.-L. Batpwin—On Monday, November 3d, 1856, before noon, I came into town; 1 saw Lee Schell with a valise; Wallace Williams and myself watched him; Williams got a man to . follow him; there were two men named Farley with Sehell;*the,three went to Gold Plat, near Wiggins’ mill, and Schell got a horse from the Farley boys; a man named Brown watched him to the Half-Mile House on the Grass Valley road; Schell then struck off from the main road to the head of Wolf Creek, as I heard. In the evening, about 5 o'clock P. M., W. Williams was informed of the horses being in Gold Ravine; he came and told me, and went to Whigham’s to tell him; he came back to my house and we started for the horses; I told Williams that it would be better to have another man with us, and he gave his pistol to Joseph Vanhook, and we three started then from Williams’ house for the horses. We coneluded that we would hobble the horses, and let the prisoners, or those escaped from the jail, mount before we hailed them. Williams went to Armstrong's house to get a rope, and prevailed on Armstrong to come along; he got the rope and Armstrong came with him; we then approached to within about twenty steps 'ef the horses; we saw two men standing on the bank above the horses; we hailed them and they-answered us; we discovered that they were watching the horses; one was A. L. Robinson, of Hiseeek Ravine, the other I knew, but not his name. Robinsen helped Williams to tie the horses feet, and then Robinson and the man with him went . home, being unarmed. Robinson said . they had watched the horses from about noon. Robinson supposed, with us, that the horses belonged to the prisoners, Webster and the Farnsworths, who broke jail the night before. After Robinson left, Williams came back and gaye the orders, he acting, by common consent, as the Ieader. He placed me immediately below the horses, in a ditch abgut eight feet deep, and distant about forty or fifty feet below the horses ; the others were placed behind trees, in op< . posite directions; the horses were right }in front of the main road that led to Buena Vista Ranch. Williams, Van. hook and Armstrong were on the opposite side of the ravine from me; the horses were fifty, sixty or seventy feet from them, and they were directly opposite from them. I had a double-barrelled shot gun, and no other weapon ; it was loaded, as near as I can recollect, with fourteen pistol balls, seven balls in each barrel; they were of the size of a ball fora six inch Celt’s revolver; I had no knife or pistol. Wallace Williams had, as far as I can ascertain, nothing but a double-barrelled shot gun ; he borrowed the gun from O. E. Green, as he came to my house, and left it sitting by the ience until we came down. IT asked Williams what kind of arms he was to have; he said he thought the gun would suffice. Green told him that the gun was loaded with small shot; he said afterwards that he drew the wads and put three pistol balls in each barrel on top of the shot. thing but a Colt’s revolver, a six inch; I think it was loaded, and not discharged during the melee. Armstrong had a pistol, so he said; it must have been a six-inch revolver; I think that was the size. We all took our positions, and remained perfectly still; we were joi to fre until the prisoners mounted the . horses, and then j.y¢ tit Williams gave the word “Halt!” and then we were to spring ou: and take them, and if they should run, we were to shoot them. In about twenty minutes after we had becn there, I heard footsteps coming from towards Armstrong’s house, through the brush, in a northerly direction; 1 thought there were two or three footsteps; one man came up close to me past the ditch where I was squatted down ; it was about 64 o’clock P. M., and nearly dark ; the man passed within sixteen or eighteen feet of me; he went up tothe horses and spoke in a low tone and said, “By God, the horses are here yet!” He whistled a low whistle twice, when I answered in a whistle, and it was also answered by a whistle from the place where I heard the footsteps ; two other men came up and passed within eighteen or twenty feet of me, and went up towards the horses where the first man was standing ; then the three men came back to a point right in front of me, within forty-five feet of me; then I raised up and advanced two steps towards them, I think; I was stil in the ditch ; I said to them, “In the name of God Almighty, what are you doing there?” I heard them speaking low to themselves, but could not understand them; some oue of the three eried out, “Rush in, boys, we are surrounded!’ I heard then a general racket off in the coursé they came, and heard a pistol fire immediately in that direetion where [ heard the footsteps, and near by where I knew Williams and the others were stationed ; immediately after this pistol shot, one of the three that stood in front of me raised his gun and fired in my direction, into the ditch where 1 was standing ; I had my gun with beth barrels cocked ; I was satisfied at the time 8S. Vanhook had no; that it was a shot-gun that was fired at me; at that moment, after the shot was fired at me, there was a general firing ; the man who shot at me got out of the way before I fired, and I did not shoot at him, and_but one man _ remained where the three had stood ; I pulled the trigger which would throw the left-hand barrel first, and immediately pulled the right-hand trigger; I then supposed that both barrels had gone off, until I went to Squire Williams’, when I found that the left-hand barre! was not discharged; I was much excited, there was so much firing, my gun was so heavily loaded that it kicked me. I never said a word to the man at whom I fired; he had a gun in his hand; immediately after I fired the man who stood alone in front of me fell; I thought he had very nearly fallen before I had fired ; he was dressed in a dark suit; the moon was up, but still the trees, &c., shaded the place; he was a middling-sized man; I think that it was Wright I shot at; the firing was going on then on the other side, my gun being unloaded, I started to run out the other. end of the ditch, opposite the place where the man I shot at fell; I got out of the ditch as soon as I could, to the right-hand side, and started to go around where Williams and our party were, when I ran right up past two men; I asked them who they were; one fell immediately, and the other started and run towards Armstrong’s house, the one who fell got up and run too, in the same direction. Just at that time I heard a general ery that we were killing onr own men—that we were shooting the Sheriff's party. We went there of our own-accord, without any authority, and on our own responsibility. I had heard in town that these fellows had broken jail. I hearl Williams’ voice distinctly in the ery that we were shooting our own men. Some one of the Sheriff’s party sung out, . “That is Wallace Williams!” I then went up tothe crowd where Wrignt was lying; I think Plumer came up right behind me: “At the time I fired, L saw aman fall, and that was the place where I fired at him; Plumer asked me afterwards if I was the man who was in the ditch; 1 told him I was; he said he shot at me, then; I heard him say, “if you move I will shoot you dead!” I am positive that there was nothing in . my gun but the seven balls in each barrel, unless something was put in whilst in other hands. We then heard that Johnson was shot and up at Armstrong’s. I think Wright was dead when we came up; his mouth might have worked a little; Isaw no person move him from the position in which he laid, he was lying on his double-barrelled gun, both barrels cocked ; but saw MeCutchins remove the gun from under him. D. Johnson told me that he had lost two pistols; I never saw but one, and that wa3 said to have been taken from under Wright. I think the gun under Wright had both barrels loaded. I did not notice any other gun after the shooting. ‘There was no other person of the Sheriff's party on the ground but Plumer. This was in Nevada county, about one mile south of this place. When we went there we had no idea of meeting any person except the thieves, and we expected no person but those whom Wallace Williams had told to come, viz: Whigham and Merrill, and they had a pass-word; when I spoke and advanced towards them, I thought it was of our own party, and when they did not answer I thought it was not them. T. L. BALDWIN. Watiace Witiiams—On Monday evening last, as . was going home near Armstrong’s house, . met a man who told me of the horses being hitched in the ravine with blankets, &c. Myself, O. E. Green and the man, went up the ravine and examined the horses; I examined the horses partieularly. so as to know them hereafter; I said I would raise a party and watch them; this was about 5 o’clock P. M. that day ; I then went home, and from thence to Baldwin’s house and left word for him and one or two others to come; I came back with Baldwin as far as mv h-ys@. we got anotner man named J. E. Van. hook; we the carted for the horses ; near Armstrong’s house, we concluded that one should go and get him to go with us, and also to get a rope to hobble the horses with; Armstrong came, and we four went in company up to the horses; in a few steps of the horses we saw two men standing on the bank; I hailed them, and one answered and gave his name as Robinson; I told him to come down where we were; when he came down he gave me a pistol which he took from a wallet attached to the horn of the saddle of one of the horses ; it was one of Allen’s revolvers, I then told him and the other that if they did not want to stay, they could go, and we would attend to the matter; they went away. Previous to their going, how ever, we hobbled the horses. After they left, each man took his station; Baldwin in a dry ditch about fifteen steps from the horses, on the right-hand side of the ravine going up; myself behind a tree near the centre of the ravine, opposite the horses, and distant about fifteen or twenty paces fiom them; Vanhook below me about ten paces, distant about twenty-five paces from the horses ; Armstrong back and below me about ten paces, thirty paces from the horses, at a pine stump about fifteen feet high. We were each stationed with the understanding that if any riders came to the horses, we were to wait until they had mounted, and then te hail them, when each man was to cock his piece and step from his hidin place. When we been stationed thus between twenty and thirty minutes we heard a aoisé in the brush, and one man eame cautiously down into the ravine, in full view; he came from my left and distant about fifteen paces ; after looking about him a minute or two, as ifin search of something, he whistled, which was answered, and he was soon’ yy So SESE So ee . SERS eee” ewe) estan oe sh SRS Ear fo er oe ee LER ein eee . SRDS SE ES ES CES SS ahd“ terrae een RS en enn ern WwW Pececanattond cow after joined two others, and the . a went cautiously up to where the horses were standing ; after being there a moment or two,they signaled by whistling and were gaaweced by some one else, and aman came down into the ravine below where we were, and advanced direttly towards where Armstrong was stationed; when about fifteen feet: distant he was hailed by Armstrons and told not to come any closer; the party who was hailed then asked, “Who are you?” to which was replied, *‘A friend; my name is Armstrong; don’t come any closer.” Just at this moment, the party at the horses were hailed, and every man of our company told to step forward. These words were hardly spoken before a shot was fired, by either Armstrong or the man whom he hailed, I cannot say which. As soon as the, shot was fired, oné of the party at the horses sung out, “Close up, eee !” and one of those then fired a shot. which was followed in rapid succession by everybody shooting. After discharging my gun in the direction of the three men who were near the horses, a man came running across in front of me; [ turned the butt of my gun to try and knock him down with it; he got out of the way before I could strike him, and went on about fif. teen or twenty-fivefeet and stopped and went to shooting at me; he fired two or three shots, when I gave some direction to our party in a loud tone of voice, when Plumer, who was some distance off, recognized my voice, and shouted, “That is Wallace Williams—stop, for God’s sake! you are shooting your friends!” and here the affair ended.—. We then went back to see who was killed or wounded ; the first person we came to was lying full length upon his face. distant about ten paces from where the horses had been standing; he was at that time still breathing; some one turned him over andI recognized W. W. Wright, the Sheriff; he was shot very badly in the face and about the breast; should think there were forty or fifty . shot holes in him. Bruce Garvey and myself ran to Armstrong’s house and started Teal and another man to town for a physician; Wright was not then dead; when we went back to him he! was just breathing his last. I did not see Johnson until I saw him in Armstrong’s house, lying on the bed, wounded . in the side. I had a double-barrelled shot-gun, loaded, when I borrowed it, with shot for squirrels, as I was told by the man from whom I borrowed it; in addition to these loads, I put three pistol balls in each barrel; the balls were of the size for a six-inch Colt’s revolver ; I fired off both of my barrels in the same direction ; I could not say whether Baldwin fired before me or not; Baldwin, . the horses and myself stood almost in a a triangular form ; when the Sheriff fell, he fell with hishead rather towards me, . on his face; when Wright fell he was! . ; alone; he had a double-barrelled gun ; Plumer had a double-bairelled gun, and Teal also; there were but two shotguns in our party. I suppose Plumer} took to to his heels and ran after he} fired; he was in a north-east direction on the hill when we hailed him and} found our mistake; T'eal was almost two hundred yards from there when the . firing was over. David Johnson said . that Teal left them quick afterthe firing. . I never saw Teal on the ground ; first saw him at Armstrong’s house when I went there to send for the doctor; we did not have the least idea of anybody . coming there for that purpose, viz: to arrest the prisoners who had broken from the jail the night before, viz : Webster and the two Farnsworths. Even. after the firing was over we supposed . . the three men who stood near the norses were these prisoners; we had no legal writ to arrest the prisoners, but were acting as police to arrest them on our own hook, and as good citizens to . sustain the law. L. W. WILLrAMs. Geo. H. Armstronc—The first of my knowledge of the matter was when Williams came to my house on that evening, at supper time; he told me that two horses were hitched in the rayine, . supposed to have been hitched there bv the nrisoners Wig oroke jail, to enable . them to escape, and wanted me to g° . and help guard them; there were four of us in company, and Williams tied the horses feet together, and we took our stations to watch them ; we had not the remotest idea that any other person was aware of the horses being there. (I adopt Williams’ statement as correct and true up to the time of the man first coming into the ravine.) That man went up to near the horses and peeked around, and then stepping back, said, in a low tone, “All is right.” He stepped back and gave two or three whistles, and two other men arose in the bushes about three rods from me. and came into the ravine; the three were in the ravine very close together, near the horses; I thought the two that went in last were the prisoners that we were looking for, and that the third was an accomplice ; they stepped alittle toward us, I thought, having discovered us, and then whistled, and were answered by another party a little below us, and I saw this lower party raise up; still thinking it was a part of the gang, or friends come to see the prisoners off; I heard this lowerparty whisper and say among themselves, “there is a man behind the tree” alluding to me I suppose; one of the men thet had gone tothe horses then cried out “rush up boys,” and there was a rush made; one person ran directly towards me, with a large sized revolver extended. I could see it glisten as he came on, he came up to within 10 or 12 feet of me and stopped a moment and said who are you; I gave him my name and told him I wasa friend, tho’ I still thought he was one of the band, thenhe advanced towards me and appeared to take aim, I expected to be shot through, and that moment firing commenced in various quarters; I thought we were sur: rounded by the robbers and had to die any way ; I shot three times at the man OLE NUMBER 339 __ i who was advancing on me,some persons were firing at me from three different directions I thought, the last shot Imade heard aman cry out “Oh, I am shot” and he run but did not fall, at that mo. ment Williams called out sontething and another man called out “Wallace Williams!” I thought he said Williams was shot; the firing at this ceased on side, but continued a moment on the other side, I sung out to stop firing and rushed to the place where I supposed Wallace Williams was shot. A light was then brought and we then discovered who we had heen shooting at, and I saw Wright the Sheriff lying on the ground dead; quite a number got around him and it was thought better to let him lay until the doctor came; I went home to my house and heard a man groaning on the front step, I went around an asked him who he was and he told me that his name was Johnson, I picked him up immediately and carried him into the house and put him on the bed, and the first inquiry he made was there any masons there, I told him he should haae the best attendance and plenty of . masons would be there in a short time, he appeared to be in great pain and asks ed me fer laudanum which I gave him two or three times, about a tea-spoonful each time as he was in very great pain; he wanted me to undress him and I commenced pulling his boots off, when the house commenced filling with people and the doctor came, and he remained there until he died onthe 4th of Nov., 1856, about 5 o’clock P.M. ‘The only weapon I had was a six inch Col’s revolver, loaded with the usual balls of such size; during the night of the 3d whilst Johnson was on the bed he revived considerably and told about his shooting at aman whowas dodging around a tree, he supposed he had shot jthe man but when I went into the reom f compared notes with him; he came to the conclusion that I was the man he shot at, and I eame to the conclusion that he was the man I shot at. Geo. H. ARMSTRONG. Lewis Teat—On the afternoon of Monday, 3d November, about 2 o’clock Be M., Wright came to my store and sked me to go and take a walk with him that evening; 1 asked him for what purpose? he told me to try and yetake the prisoners who had escaped from the jail the night before; I told Him that 1 would go; 1 asked him where they were ; he said they were in a eabin near town; I asked him how he knew they were there; he said through Marhai Henry Plumer; I asked how he roposed to take them, and told him it would be a very difficult and hazardous undertaking ; he told me to get a couple qf double-barrelled shot-guns, ene for him and one for myself; I procured the guns of Davis, a gunsmith, and had them loaded with twelve buek-shot in dach barrel; he told me that he and Plumer would go ahead, and Johnson ibe: I were to keep a proper distance hehind them and not to lose sight of them; he left me then, and I did not see him until the time we started; he vee to my store a little after dark, or dbout dark; he came ina great hurry and asked me if I had his gun; it stood in the back part of the store; as I went back I asked about the arrangements, dnd thought we had better have reinwvcements; he was in a great hurry, aud said Butterfield was going, and said Rerhaps I had better not go; also said that Johnson and Butterfield were waitipg at the stable; I insisted on going, as . had prepared for the occasion; that I tought his life was in danger, and } would go under any circumstances; e said go immediately to the stable and get a horse, as Plumer and Garvey vere across the bridge waiting for him, and told me to follow them as close as I could, but not to let Plumer and Garvey tee, as they objected to any one going Irth them; I went to the stable and ordered my horse, and gave my gun to N. Dawley to hand to me when I was mounted; in the meantime Wright started from the stable ahead; Butterield and Jehnson were getting their horses at the same time; I followed after Wright, Plumer and Garvey, and Johnson and Butterfield overtook me} we then kept in sight of Wright and the others about two-thirds of the distance;: but they rode so fast that they got out’ of sight ; we asked some men if they had seen three men on horseback, and they said that they had just passed them; we lost sight of them entirely and went on to Armstrong’s, and saw two men there who said no horsemén had passed; Johnson said he thought he knew where they went, and wheeled to the left, and Butterfield followed him ; the men told me that there were some horses hitched down in the ravine; ? rode up to Butterfield and Johnson and told them there must be some mistake; we thea went back te the men and they old us the same thing; we then took he road andmet Wright and party, whe: old us to come along; we were jusé hen tying our horses, when Garvey ‘aine up and asked us if we were witli 303s Wright; we said we were; he sai ‘harry, and come along then ;” Wrigh: nd Plumer were then some distance rem us towards the ravine; we were. pretty much all together then until weot down to the tree where Butterfielc nd I remained ; Plumer said to Wright hat the horses were down in the ravine ; ‘come, let us go down;’ I remarked hat there should be some concert «i: netion; Wright then said, “Plumér anc* 1 will go together; Garvey, Jolinsox: Butterfield and you, and we will suiound the horses.”. Wright and Plume: started immediately for the ravine; I hins Garvey went part of the way town ; he lett us about the same time , Butterfield, Johnson and £ remained a: he tree; then the whistling con:, menced—appeared to be from two a, hree different parties; Johnson returne:: he whistle, then left the tree and wen: town towards the ravine where Wrigh: was; samebody then called out an.

VOL. 6. NO. 97. Che Heoadx Journal PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY N. P. BROWN & Co. F. G. WAITE. N. P. BROWS, MAIN STREET, NEVADA. TERMS: For one year, $7.00 For six months, 4.00 For three months, 2,00 Single copies, 35 Advertisements inserted at reasonable rates. Jeb Work, in all its varieties, neatly and promptly exsented, with the best material, and at the lowest cash rices, : AGENT: L. P. Firsaer, San Francisco, office in the iron build‘ng, Montgomery treet, opposite the Pacifie Express. Gardiner & Kirk, Sacramento, bookstore, two doors from the Post office. Clark & Seeley. Langton’s Express, San Juan, Kendall & Spencer, bookstore, Grass Valley. To the Travelling Public! California Stage Company. The Stages of this Company will leave their office, George Lewis, Americaa Exchange. For SacCRaMENTO. Leaves Nevada at 1 o'clock, A. M. and arriving at Sacramento in time for the 2 o’elock boats for San Franciseo. Also, At 4 o'clock, A. M. running via Auburn as an acsommodation Line to Sacramento. For MARYSVILEE. Leaves the above named offices Every morning at 7 » clock, A. M. passing by Grass Valley, Rough & Ready, Empire Ranch and Long Bar, and arriviug at Marysville by 3 o'clock, P. M. JAMES HAWORTH, Prest. C. 8. C. W.S. McROBERTS, Agent. Nevada, March, 7, 1856.-tf DAILY STAGE LINE! " Prom NEVADA TO WASHINGTON La oe wy, On and after Jan. 1, 1256, the above Peta Line will run as follows : Leaving Nevada, at 8 o'clock, A. M., and passing by Mountain Spring House, Morgan's, Cold Spring, White «loud, Gold Hili and Alpha, and arriving at Washington by 1 o'clock in the afternoo It is the NEAREsT and Best iheega, Scotchinan's Creek, Sureka, Returning the stages will leave the SouTH YuBa HOTEL every morning at 9 o'clock, and arriving at Nevada by 1 o’elock, P. M., conuceting with the California Stage Co’s Coaches for Auburn, Sacramento, Marysville, and Shasta, Office—South Yuba Hotel, Washington. A. 5. OLIN, PROPRIETOR, W.S. McRorerts, Agent, Nevada. Nevada, April sth, l856—th Route to Washingten, Poor Man's Creek and “Telegraph iame of Stages. The subseribers respectfully inform the travelling public that they have purchased the above line of Stages of Abe Wagener, aud will antos nan and return the Sane ¢ Leaving the American Exchange, Nevada, every morang att o'clock, passing by Montezuma and Oak Tree Ranch, arriving atSan Juan at 11 o'clock. Connecting with T. G. S.nith’s Saddle Horses for ¢ ptonville the ame day, Returning leaves San Juan every day at 1 1-2o'clock. Express matter promptly atten led to WM. #. WLLSON, & Co. Proprietors. W.S. McRonerts, Agent. SACRAMENTO VALLEY RAILROAD. SUMMER ARRANGEMENT. JNTIL FURTHER NOTICE the cars of the Sacramento ValJ ley Railroad will leave as follows: ‘ PASSENGER TRAINS, Will leave Sacrament --at7 A. M. and 3 P.M. Felsom..-----atl2 M.and412 P.M. oO} JAYS. Beside the regular Passenger train, there will be a 10 a. i. train from > acrame FRY. Wiil leave Folsom at 3 1 Willeave sacramento at 2} P.M. (exeept ~ur 8 A Passenger car will be ran in connection with the reight train in from Folsom, every morning. RATE OF TOLL. HT TRBINS M. (except Sundays ) assenger fare—between >acramento and Folsom, $200 : # Sunday m, both ways.. 250 : Commutation tickets per month, $30 00 * latermediate fares, per mile. .10 *reaght tell— ac. and folsom, per ton of 2000 ibs, 3 00 a Folsom te sacramento * 225 . Folsom to Sacramento, gross ton of granite, brick and cobble stone. 100 Intermediate points 7 @ per 15 for fyrther particulars see notices in hand bills and card arms, or enquire of J. P. RORUN GN, Supt SV. R. R. anglo-+tf Sup't OSice, corner 3d and R streets. Gienry & Moses Mirschiman, : 7 ya ARE ON THE COURSE AGAIN !! "PVHEY have opened at the Corner of Commercial and Main streets, and offer for sale a well selected and seellent stock of HAVANA CIGARS. FEAL kinds of Tobacco woking, chewing, Cards, Match23, Pipes, and every article pertaining to the trade. hey beg the public to call on them, as they flatter themselves that entire satisfaction will be given. Their motto is “Quick Sales and Sinall Profits,” betug anxions to repair im som? degree the heavy losses scently sustained. H. & M. HIRSCHMAN Nevada, Aug. 8, 1856.--tf Cumber! Lumber! Lumber! Caldwell, Mills & Co., = At thcir new mill, on Selby Flat af SR ve prepared to furnish every va‘ riety of LUMBER, at short notice, < “AT THE LOWEST PRICES. They have on hand a large assortment of Seasoned Lumber of Every Variety! And will Saw to order all kinds ef Lamber. They will leliver Lumber with their own Teams at any point desired by the purchaser. 2 A share of public patronage is requested. CALDWELL, MILLS & CO. J. WORRELL. W. CALDWELE, Angust 8, 18°6—tf WHOLESALE ano RETAIL LEIQ@UGR STORE. Maia str. et, ncar Commercial, Nevada. *PRHE undersigned would inform the public that he has [ now on hanl a most extensive assortment of the T. E. MILLs, Best Liquors fiver brought to this market. Having rebuilt his Fire Vroof Building, with au excellent Cellar under it, he Aas every facility for keepiug any amount of Goods.— “te will keep a good supply of WHISKY, BRANDY, GIN, WINES, PORTER, ALE, CIDER, &e, &e. ALE, Also—All kinds of Case Liquors, Cordials, Syrups, &e. Which have been sclected with the greatest care by sompetent judges, and which will be sold as low or lower than any other establishment in the place. He will continue the mauufactare of SOMA at his old lace, whieh is an article too well known to require reeomnmendation. Dealers and others wishing to purchase are respectully invited to call and examine my stock. augetf J. M. FLURSHUTZ. HOLDRIDGE & NICHOLS, x Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries, Provisions, Preserved Fruits §c. No. 79 Broad Street. Nevada. # PRE subscribers have now on hand and design keeping a complete assortment of FAMILY GROCERIES, —Consisting of— Coffee, Sugar, Tea, Spices, Pepper, Flour, Bacon, Preserved Peaches. Nawls of every variety. Can Fruits, and all articles usually found in stores of this Lind. We design keeping a complete variety of everything in rartine, and would be pleased to have the opportunity of waiting on those desirous of purchasing. Goods delivered free of charge in the vicinity of Nevada. 16-tf SIMON ROSENTHAL & BRO., AAS established himself for the present in his new .Wooden building on the Qorner of Main and Washington sts., Nearly opposite his old stand. efe has supplied himself with a new and very choice assortment of DRY GOODS Whiel will be sold at the same rates as heretofore. Ladies are particularly reyuested to examine his goods 2efore ag elsewhere. Nevada, Ang. §th—:f [ o> oe + . L WILLIAMSON. SS CARDS. L N. DAWLEY, WILLIAMSON & DAWLEY, BANKERS, AT THEIR OLD STAND, 30 MAIN STREET, NEVADA. Highest Price paid for Gold Dust. UY City, County and State Scrip. Gold Dust sentto the Atlantic States and in ured. Gold Dust sent to the United States Mint,San Francisco for coinage. Drafts on the principsl Atlantic States umd transact a general Banking business. Checks on Sacramento and San Francisco, Wehaveone ofthe best Fire-Proof Vaults in the State, and will reeeive Special and General Deposits. Atteniion paid to collecticns. 17-tf Cc. W. MULFORD, BANKER. AY be found at his old office on Main street, where he is prepared to purchase GOLD Dust, sell Checks and Drafts on the Atlantic cities, and do the usual business of his office. : All persons holding his certificates of deposit are requested to present them for payment. Naevda, August 8. 1856. R.M. Bunt, 4. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, £z Office—Rudelph’s Drug Stee, Commercial st. ESIDENCE—Water st., 2d house above Pacific Hotel. Nevada, August &—3m Harvey Hunt, Wi. D. OFFICE—IN CRITTENDEN’S BRICK BUILDING, ROOM NO. Ll. (Up Stairs.) MAIN STREET. Nevada Aug. 8 1856, FRanNcts J. DuxsN HENRY MEREDITH. DUNN & MEREDITH, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, Broad st. Second Story of Bicknell’s Brick Building, Nevada. July 11, 1856—3m SACRAMENTO ADVERTISEMENTS. Post Otiice Literary Depot. GARDINER & KIRK, Third Street, two doors from the Post Offee, Sacramento. te Agentsforthe Nevada Journal. Orleans Hotel. Second street bet. Jand K, Sacramento. Y recent additions made to the above hotel, it is now the largest and most commodious building of the kind in California, covering an area of 85x150 feet, built of brick, and has capacity for Lodging 300 Persons. The proprietor begs to inform the public that in farnishing this Hotel he has spared neither pains nor expense. Anticipating the wants of the community, he has added a new wing four stories in height, and 36x100 feet in depth. The dining room, parlors, &e., have been enlarged, and other improvements made for the comfort and entertainment of his guests, whieh warrants him in saying that the ORLEANS HOTEL is now the most commodious, complete and elegant in the State. The TABLE bears the choice of the market; the READING ROOM the news of the day from all parts of the United States and Europe ; the BILLIARD SALOON is furnished with tables of the finest--workmanship; the BAR supplied with the choicest Liquors and Cigars, This Hotel is the Depot of the California Stage Co. It is open at ali hours, so that passengers arriving at night n be accommodated with rooms, J. 4. HARDENBURGH, ang8-3m Proprietor G. L. TUCKER, GEO. THACHER. WINES & LEQUORS, SAN FRANCISCO PRICES! FOR CASEX. Tucker, Thacher & Co. Corner of 2d and K Street, Sacramento, are selling from their large and well seleeteh stock of Wines, Liquors and Syrups, for cash at an Franeisco priees. aug29 A. A. Sargent, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. Orricr—At Crittenden’s Brick Building, Main street. JOHN ANDERSON. GEORGE B, TINGLEY Anderson & Tingley, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, Nevada. A. A. SARGENT, Notary Pubiic, Office—Kelsey’s Brick Building, Commercial street. T. ELLARD BEANS, Netary Public, No Broad Street, Nevada. ~~. B. MePFARLAND, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Office on Broad street, two doors above the Justice OF fice of L. P. VanHagan. Nevada, Ang Ds Sth, 1856. STANTON BUCKNER. c. BUCKNER & HILL, . I Wiley associated themselves together in the tice of the Law, wil sad promptly to all bus’ contided to their care in Nevada and adjoining counties. Office over C_W janking House, Main street. Nevada, July 18, 1856-1f : : * we ‘S . Hilis of #are and Circulars! Printed in fine style and Very Cheap, AT THIS OFFICE. J. Ro M'CONNELL, W. M. STEWART. McCGNNELL & STEWART, Attorneys Will prac in all the Courts of trict, aud int Court and Counsellors at Law. the l4th Jax iol DisOffice in neil’s Block, up stairs. anuge-tf W. S. McRoberts. M. H. Funston. Jno. Pattison MeRoberts, Funston & Co. Dealers in Family Groceries, Provisions, Wines LIQUORS, and Miners’ Supplies of all Kinds, Kilbourn’s Corner, oppo<ite A. Block & Co's, Corner Pine and Commercial strects, Nevada auge-tf ‘Thomas Marsh, >. SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTER, Main street. nearly opposite the Journal office —augétt LANGTON’S Pioneer Express! Runs Daily to all parts of the Northern Mines. Office—Cornor of Pine and Commercial streets. : SON, AGENT. . WILSON HILL j . Which to he ap . ness, and dur COLEINS & Co., JO BUILDING, Cor. of J and Second sts, Sacramento. NOW READY, OUR FALL STYLE OF GENTLEMEN'S DRESS EAT, ciated must be seen, It is beauty, lightbility combined, COLLINS § CO. Cor. of J and Second streets. Watson & Rein, Hardware and Iron Store, No 163 J street, Second door above Sixth street, Sacramento. MPORT and Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Hard The following comprise a part of their presen k lron, Copper, Stecl, Nail Axes, Adzes, Hatchets,20-tf stock : Ploughs, Shovels, Pils, Vices, Ss s, Strap and Butt Hinges, Ox, Log », Halter 4a Coil Chains Sett ml —complete, Heok Pi Mil, Muley, Cireular, Cross-eut and Dit Corn and Coffee Mills—all sizes, American Locks and Latehes, of every variety, 3ntts, Window and Blind Fastenings, &¢ 5 Tu addition to which they would call the attention ot purchasers to their well assorted steck of SHELF Goons, which they offer at the Lowest Market prices, Sacramento, June 13—3m. Sneath & Arnold, No. 175, J. Street, between 6th and 7th sts. Sacramento. } ILAND, and offer for sale, a complete asGroceries, Liguors, Provisions. FLOUR, in bbls, half-barrels, aud California in sacks, CORN MEAL, in bbls, ete. DORK, elear and mess, in bbis and half-bbls. BA’ ON, Ex el LJxL, and Cali cared, ’s, ground, and in tins, dt bbls, China do, SUGAR, erushed, pul ed, New Orleans and China. LARD, in 10 and tins, kitts and kegs. FISH, codfish, salmon and 1 TEAS, blac} TOBACCO. frui ae Saws, AVE ON sortmen A general every deseri 7. w. LINDLEY, em = T. YE. Lindley & Co., to Lindley & Hoepe,) GEO. W. WEAVER. (Successors WHOLELALE DEALER gS IN GROCERIES, PROVISION, FLOUR AND GRAIN, South-East cornerSeventh and J. Streets, Sacramento. Miliwright and Machinist, All kinds of work promptly and faithfully exceuted. Residence—Pacific Hotel, Nevada. aug?—6in G, E, WITHINGTON. A. G. BENTLEY Withington & Bentiey, DEALERS IN French and American Paper Hangings., Window Shades, Brass Cornice, Gold Mouldings, Paints, &e. Painting of all kinds, and paper hanging, executed in the best style, at short notice. augs-tt No. 7 Broad street, Nevada, J M. HIXON, Head ot Broad Street, Nevada. J FALER in ail kinds of Groceries, Provisions, &e.— Goods warranted to be as represented, and soldat the lowest market rates. Nevada, Aug. 15—3m FURNITURE WAREROOMS. OHN McFARLAND, Dea'lcrin Furniture, Beds, Mattrasses, Pillows, Sheets, Pilinw Cases, &e, No. 14 Commercial street, Nevada. Aug. 8—tf once General Variety Store. R. POWERS—‘eater in Crockery and Hardware e Edge tools and Cutlery, Mining and Farming Lnplements of all descriptions—Corner of Pine and Commercial streets, Nevada. ang&-3in. ae F. MANSELL, Sign and Ornamental Painter, All work promptly attended to, and in the best style of . the art. Pine strect, Nevada, ang8-tt ROGERS, HAMILTON & Co. General Dealers in Hardware, Iron, Steel, Window Glass, Oils, Camphene, Powder, Fuse, Cordage, Tackle, Blocks, &c. at their old stand, No. 27 MAIN STREET, Nevada. A. ROGERS, J. M. HAMILTON, H.S. COYE. Nevada, Ang. 15—tf CHARLES 8. BAIN, ARCHITECT AND BUILDER, Ce ae NG done in the best style and with despateh, Billiard Tables repaired and all kinds of Fanicy Work. Reasonable thankful for past favors and solicts continuanee of the same. Shop in the rear of Williamson & Dawley'’s Banking House. 16-tf John L. Gamble, Surveyor of Mining Claims, Tunnels Ranches, &e. AY, R. GAMBLE, late Deputy County Surveyor, would Ba inform his friends throughout the County that he has left the office of Capt. John Day, and that he is now ready to receive any orders of either a practical or seien tific nature, and cad show his eredentials as an accomplished Engineer or Sarveyor. Office over S. Connell’s store; Broad street, opposite Bicknell’s Block. sepl2-tf : H. B. PALMER, ada Carriage Shop No, 10 Washington street, above Frisbie's. Particular attention paid to Repairing. Wheelbarrows constantly on hand. 15-+tf BOOTS & SHOES!!! MIKE LEWIS ND je A. ROSENBAUM, On Hand Again at the City Boot and Shoe Store, Sign of the “Big Boot” “ON COMMERCIAL STREET, A few doors below Liadexer’s Brick Store. Express and Job Wagon. JULIEN, offers his servites to the people of Nevada + in the Express and Jobbing business. Aul orders will be promptly attended te. Te be found ip front of the Nevada Journal Office, Main street, at any hour of the day not engaged on business, Nevada, Aug. ? tf Nev Fire-proof Building. E. P. Hastings & Co. 164 J Street, Sacramento city. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in FORNIGN and DOMESTIC DRY GOODS. Sacramento. Ang 8, 1856 Antelope Restaurant, J Street, Sacramento City. Bennett & Huntting........ Proprietors. [@ MEsLs SERVED AT ALL Hours, .&@5 VERY THING the market affords may be found at the above Restaurant. Charges reasonable. $ nento, August 8—3in mternational Hotel. By Henry Eisenmenger, 90 K strect, between Third and Fourth, Sacramento. Board by the We 27 Single Meals.. s. 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SF RYEC PY SOIROIRE AI 6S We are always prepared to do every kind of Printing as neatly as can be done in the State, and at the lowest i — Si: oa ecimens of our Fe” work can be seen on ofiice, No. 30 Main st. se \ application at the S. CONNELL, J OULD respeetfully announce to his old friends and the public generally, that he has returned to his old stand on Broad street, built a new store, and filled it with new goods of the best quality to be found in the Grocery and Provision Line. H's goods are selected with especial reference to the w: of Families and Miners, and cannot fail to give entire satisfaction to customers, aug. 8, 1856. tf 8. CONNEL. improved Daguerreotypes And Glass Pictures, or Ambrotypes. MR. J. M. LEVEY, OULD inform the citizens of Nevada and vicinity thathe has just completed his new rooms, situated on Mainafew doors above the Nevada Journal office, where he is now prepared to take every deseription of pictures knowninthe Photographie art. The rooms have been fitted up with every regard to convenience, and no expense has been spared to make this establishment completeinevery respect. He would further inform his friends that he has just received from New York aa invoice of the Newest aad mosi -legant description of eases, &e. Stock of every description srnsteay on hand, N. B. Instruetions civenin every b of the art, Nevada, Sept. 5, 1856 tf Evidence Taken before the Coroner concerning the death Soy W. Wricur and Davin Jounson.—Report of the Jary. Stats oF Caurrognia, County of Nevada. On a Coroner’s Inquest, held by me, John Grimes. on this 5th day of November, A. D. 1856, upon the bodies of W. W. Wright and David Johnson, the following persons were sworn to aet as jurors under the law, to wit: John Dixon, T. E. Beans, John Webber, Charles Hall, H. A. Mills, Charles Kent, John McCoy A. 8. Laird, Wm. C. Harrington, Thos. Chambers, H. Dawley, and A. E. Head; and the following was the testimony taken on said inquest : T.-L. Batpwin—On Monday, November 3d, 1856, before noon, I came into town; 1 saw Lee Schell with a valise; Wallace Williams and myself watched him; Williams got a man to . follow him; there were two men named Farley with Sehell;*the,three went to

Gold Plat, near Wiggins’ mill, and Schell got a horse from the Farley boys; a man named Brown watched him to the Half-Mile House on the Grass Valley road; Schell then struck off from the main road to the head of Wolf Creek, as I heard. In the evening, about 5 o'clock P. M., W. Williams was informed of the horses being in Gold Ravine; he came and told me, and went to Whigham’s to tell him; he came back to my house and we started for the horses; I told Williams that it would be better to have another man with us, and he gave his pistol to Joseph Vanhook, and we three started then from Williams’ house for the horses. We coneluded that we would hobble the horses, and let the prisoners, or those escaped from the jail, mount before we hailed them. Williams went to Armstrong's house to get a rope, and prevailed on Armstrong to come along; he got the rope and Armstrong came with him; we then approached to within about twenty steps 'ef the horses; we saw two men standing on the bank above the horses; we hailed them and they-answered us; we discovered that they were watching the horses; one was A. L. Robinson, of Hiseeek Ravine, the other I knew, but not his name. Robinsen helped Williams to tie the horses feet, and then Robinson and the man with him went . home, being unarmed. Robinson said . they had watched the horses from about noon. Robinson supposed, with us, that the horses belonged to the prisoners, Webster and the Farnsworths, who broke jail the night before. After Robinson left, Williams came back and gaye the orders, he acting, by common consent, as the Ieader. He placed me immediately below the horses, in a ditch abgut eight feet deep, and distant about forty or fifty feet below the horses ; the others were placed behind trees, in op< . posite directions; the horses were right }in front of the main road that led to Buena Vista Ranch. Williams, Van. hook and Armstrong were on the opposite side of the ravine from me; the horses were fifty, sixty or seventy feet from them, and they were directly opposite from them. I had a double-barrelled shot gun, and no other weapon ; it was loaded, as near as I can recollect, with fourteen pistol balls, seven balls in each barrel; they were of the size of a ball fora six inch Celt’s revolver; I had no knife or pistol. Wallace Williams had, as far as I can ascertain, nothing but a double-barrelled shot gun ; he borrowed the gun from O. E. Green, as he came to my house, and left it sitting by the ience until we came down. IT asked Williams what kind of arms he was to have; he said he thought the gun would suffice. Green told him that the gun was loaded with small shot; he said afterwards that he drew the wads and put three pistol balls in each barrel on top of the shot. thing but a Colt’s revolver, a six inch; I think it was loaded, and not discharged during the melee. Armstrong had a pistol, so he said; it must have been a six-inch revolver; I think that was the size. We all took our positions, and remained perfectly still; we were joi to fre until the prisoners mounted the . horses, and then j.y¢ tit Williams gave the word “Halt!” and then we were to spring ou: and take them, and if they should run, we were to shoot them. In about twenty minutes after we had becn there, I heard footsteps coming from towards Armstrong’s house, through the brush, in a northerly direction; 1 thought there were two or three footsteps; one man came up close to me past the ditch where I was squatted down ; it was about 64 o’clock P. M., and nearly dark ; the man passed within sixteen or eighteen feet of me; he went up tothe horses and spoke in a low tone and said, “By God, the horses are here yet!” He whistled a low whistle twice, when I answered in a whistle, and it was also answered by a whistle from the place where I heard the footsteps ; two other men came up and passed within eighteen or twenty feet of me, and went up towards the horses where the first man was standing ; then the three men came back to a point right in front of me, within forty-five feet of me; then I raised up and advanced two steps towards them, I think; I was stil in the ditch ; I said to them, “In the name of God Almighty, what are you doing there?” I heard them speaking low to themselves, but could not understand them; some oue of the three eried out, “Rush in, boys, we are surrounded!’ I heard then a general racket off in the coursé they came, and heard a pistol fire immediately in that direetion where [ heard the footsteps, and near by where I knew Williams and the others were stationed ; immediately after this pistol shot, one of the three that stood in front of me raised his gun and fired in my direction, into the ditch where 1 was standing ; I had my gun with beth barrels cocked ; I was satisfied at the time 8S. Vanhook had no; that it was a shot-gun that was fired at me; at that moment, after the shot was fired at me, there was a general firing ; the man who shot at me got out of the way before I fired, and I did not shoot at him, and_but one man _ remained where the three had stood ; I pulled the trigger which would throw the left-hand barrel first, and immediately pulled the right-hand trigger; I then supposed that both barrels had gone off, until I went to Squire Williams’, when I found that the left-hand barre! was not discharged; I was much excited, there was so much firing, my gun was so heavily loaded that it kicked me. I never said a word to the man at whom I fired; he had a gun in his hand; immediately after I fired the man who stood alone in front of me fell; I thought he had very nearly fallen before I had fired ; he was dressed in a dark suit; the moon was up, but still the trees, &c., shaded the place; he was a middling-sized man; I think that it was Wright I shot at; the firing was going on then on the other side, my gun being unloaded, I started to run out the other. end of the ditch, opposite the place where the man I shot at fell; I got out of the ditch as soon as I could, to the right-hand side, and started to go around where Williams and our party were, when I ran right up past two men; I asked them who they were; one fell immediately, and the other started and run towards Armstrong’s house, the one who fell got up and run too, in the same direction. Just at that time I heard a general ery that we were killing onr own men—that we were shooting the Sheriff's party. We went there of our own-accord, without any authority, and on our own responsibility. I had heard in town that these fellows had broken jail. I hearl Williams’ voice distinctly in the ery that we were shooting our own men. Some one of the Sheriff’s party sung out, . “That is Wallace Williams!” I then went up tothe crowd where Wrignt was lying; I think Plumer came up right behind me: “At the time I fired, L saw aman fall, and that was the place where I fired at him; Plumer asked me afterwards if I was the man who was in the ditch; 1 told him I was; he said he shot at me, then; I heard him say, “if you move I will shoot you dead!” I am positive that there was nothing in . my gun but the seven balls in each barrel, unless something was put in whilst in other hands. We then heard that Johnson was shot and up at Armstrong’s. I think Wright was dead when we came up; his mouth might have worked a little; Isaw no person move him from the position in which he laid, he was lying on his double-barrelled gun, both barrels cocked ; but saw MeCutchins remove the gun from under him. D. Johnson told me that he had lost two pistols; I never saw but one, and that wa3 said to have been taken from under Wright. I think the gun under Wright had both barrels loaded. I did not notice any other gun after the shooting. ‘There was no other person of the Sheriff's party on the ground but Plumer. This was in Nevada county, about one mile south of this place. When we went there we had no idea of meeting any person except the thieves, and we expected no person but those whom Wallace Williams had told to come, viz: Whigham and Merrill, and they had a pass-word; when I spoke and advanced towards them, I thought it was of our own party, and when they did not answer I thought it was not them. T. L. BALDWIN. Watiace Witiiams—On Monday evening last, as . was going home near Armstrong’s house, . met a man who told me of the horses being hitched in the ravine with blankets, &c. Myself, O. E. Green and the man, went up the ravine and examined the horses; I examined the horses partieularly. so as to know them hereafter; I said I would raise a party and watch them; this was about 5 o’clock P. M. that day ; I then went home, and from thence to Baldwin’s house and left word for him and one or two others to come; I came back with Baldwin as far as mv h-ys@. we got anotner man named J. E. Van. hook; we the carted for the horses ; near Armstrong’s house, we concluded that one should go and get him to go with us, and also to get a rope to hobble the horses with; Armstrong came, and we four went in company up to the horses; in a few steps of the horses we saw two men standing on the bank; I hailed them, and one answered and gave his name as Robinson; I told him to come down where we were; when he came down he gave me a pistol which he took from a wallet attached to the horn of the saddle of one of the horses ; it was one of Allen’s revolvers, I then told him and the other that if they did not want to stay, they could go, and we would attend to the matter; they went away. Previous to their going, how ever, we hobbled the horses. After they left, each man took his station; Baldwin in a dry ditch about fifteen steps from the horses, on the right-hand side of the ravine going up; myself behind a tree near the centre of the ravine, opposite the horses, and distant about fifteen or twenty paces fiom them; Vanhook below me about ten paces, distant about twenty-five paces from the horses ; Armstrong back and below me about ten paces, thirty paces from the horses, at a pine stump about fifteen feet high. We were each stationed with the understanding that if any riders came to the horses, we were to wait until they had mounted, and then te hail them, when each man was to cock his piece and step from his hidin place. When we been stationed thus between twenty and thirty minutes we heard a aoisé in the brush, and one man eame cautiously down into the ravine, in full view; he came from my left and distant about fifteen paces ; after looking about him a minute or two, as ifin search of something, he whistled, which was answered, and he was soon’ yy So SESE So ee . SERS eee” ewe) estan oe sh SRS Ear fo er oe ee LER ein eee . SRDS SE ES ES CES SS ahd“ terrae een RS en enn ern WwW Pececanattond cow after joined two others, and the . a went cautiously up to where the horses were standing ; after being there a moment or two,they signaled by whistling and were gaaweced by some one else, and aman came down into the ravine below where we were, and advanced direttly towards where Armstrong was stationed; when about fifteen feet: distant he was hailed by Armstrons and told not to come any closer; the party who was hailed then asked, “Who are you?” to which was replied, *‘A friend; my name is Armstrong; don’t come any closer.” Just at this moment, the party at the horses were hailed, and every man of our company told to step forward. These words were hardly spoken before a shot was fired, by either Armstrong or the man whom he hailed, I cannot say which. As soon as the, shot was fired, oné of the party at the horses sung out, “Close up, eee !” and one of those then fired a shot. which was followed in rapid succession by everybody shooting. After discharging my gun in the direction of the three men who were near the horses, a man came running across in front of me; [ turned the butt of my gun to try and knock him down with it; he got out of the way before I could strike him, and went on about fif. teen or twenty-fivefeet and stopped and went to shooting at me; he fired two or three shots, when I gave some direction to our party in a loud tone of voice, when Plumer, who was some distance off, recognized my voice, and shouted, “That is Wallace Williams—stop, for God’s sake! you are shooting your friends!” and here the affair ended.—. We then went back to see who was killed or wounded ; the first person we came to was lying full length upon his face. distant about ten paces from where the horses had been standing; he was at that time still breathing; some one turned him over andI recognized W. W. Wright, the Sheriff; he was shot very badly in the face and about the breast; should think there were forty or fifty . shot holes in him. Bruce Garvey and myself ran to Armstrong’s house and started Teal and another man to town for a physician; Wright was not then dead; when we went back to him he! was just breathing his last. I did not see Johnson until I saw him in Armstrong’s house, lying on the bed, wounded . in the side. I had a double-barrelled shot-gun, loaded, when I borrowed it, with shot for squirrels, as I was told by the man from whom I borrowed it; in addition to these loads, I put three pistol balls in each barrel; the balls were of the size for a six-inch Colt’s revolver ; I fired off both of my barrels in the same direction ; I could not say whether Baldwin fired before me or not; Baldwin, . the horses and myself stood almost in a a triangular form ; when the Sheriff fell, he fell with hishead rather towards me, . on his face; when Wright fell he was! . ; alone; he had a double-barrelled gun ; Plumer had a double-bairelled gun, and Teal also; there were but two shotguns in our party. I suppose Plumer} took to to his heels and ran after he} fired; he was in a north-east direction on the hill when we hailed him and} found our mistake; T'eal was almost two hundred yards from there when the . firing was over. David Johnson said . that Teal left them quick afterthe firing. . I never saw Teal on the ground ; first saw him at Armstrong’s house when I went there to send for the doctor; we did not have the least idea of anybody . coming there for that purpose, viz: to arrest the prisoners who had broken from the jail the night before, viz : Webster and the two Farnsworths. Even. after the firing was over we supposed . . the three men who stood near the norses were these prisoners; we had no legal writ to arrest the prisoners, but were acting as police to arrest them on our own hook, and as good citizens to . sustain the law. L. W. WILLrAMs. Geo. H. Armstronc—The first of my knowledge of the matter was when Williams came to my house on that evening, at supper time; he told me that two horses were hitched in the rayine, . supposed to have been hitched there bv the nrisoners Wig oroke jail, to enable . them to escape, and wanted me to g° . and help guard them; there were four of us in company, and Williams tied the horses feet together, and we took our stations to watch them ; we had not the remotest idea that any other person was aware of the horses being there. (I adopt Williams’ statement as correct and true up to the time of the man first coming into the ravine.) That man went up to near the horses and peeked around, and then stepping back, said, in a low tone, “All is right.” He stepped back and gave two or three whistles, and two other men arose in the bushes about three rods from me. and came into the ravine; the three were in the ravine very close together, near the horses; I thought the two that went in last were the prisoners that we were looking for, and that the third was an accomplice ; they stepped alittle toward us, I thought, having discovered us, and then whistled, and were answered by another party a little below us, and I saw this lower party raise up; still thinking it was a part of the gang, or friends come to see the prisoners off; I heard this lowerparty whisper and say among themselves, “there is a man behind the tree” alluding to me I suppose; one of the men thet had gone tothe horses then cried out “rush up boys,” and there was a rush made; one person ran directly towards me, with a large sized revolver extended. I could see it glisten as he came on, he came up to within 10 or 12 feet of me and stopped a moment and said who are you; I gave him my name and told him I wasa friend, tho’ I still thought he was one of the band, thenhe advanced towards me and appeared to take aim, I expected to be shot through, and that moment firing commenced in various quarters; I thought we were sur: rounded by the robbers and had to die any way ; I shot three times at the man OLE NUMBER 339 __ i who was advancing on me,some persons were firing at me from three different directions I thought, the last shot Imade heard aman cry out “Oh, I am shot” and he run but did not fall, at that mo. ment Williams called out sontething and another man called out “Wallace Williams!” I thought he said Williams was shot; the firing at this ceased on side, but continued a moment on the other side, I sung out to stop firing and rushed to the place where I supposed Wallace Williams was shot. A light was then brought and we then discovered who we had heen shooting at, and I saw Wright the Sheriff lying on the ground dead; quite a number got around him and it was thought better to let him lay until the doctor came; I went home to my house and heard a man groaning on the front step, I went around an asked him who he was and he told me that his name was Johnson, I picked him up immediately and carried him into the house and put him on the bed, and the first inquiry he made was there any masons there, I told him he should haae the best attendance and plenty of . masons would be there in a short time, he appeared to be in great pain and asks ed me fer laudanum which I gave him two or three times, about a tea-spoonful each time as he was in very great pain; he wanted me to undress him and I commenced pulling his boots off, when the house commenced filling with people and the doctor came, and he remained there until he died onthe 4th of Nov., 1856, about 5 o’clock P.M. ‘The only weapon I had was a six inch Col’s revolver, loaded with the usual balls of such size; during the night of the 3d whilst Johnson was on the bed he revived considerably and told about his shooting at aman whowas dodging around a tree, he supposed he had shot jthe man but when I went into the reom f compared notes with him; he came to the conclusion that I was the man he shot at, and I eame to the conclusion that he was the man I shot at. Geo. H. ARMSTRONG. Lewis Teat—On the afternoon of Monday, 3d November, about 2 o’clock Be M., Wright came to my store and sked me to go and take a walk with him that evening; 1 asked him for what purpose? he told me to try and yetake the prisoners who had escaped from the jail the night before; I told Him that 1 would go; 1 asked him where they were ; he said they were in a eabin near town; I asked him how he knew they were there; he said through Marhai Henry Plumer; I asked how he roposed to take them, and told him it would be a very difficult and hazardous undertaking ; he told me to get a couple qf double-barrelled shot-guns, ene for him and one for myself; I procured the guns of Davis, a gunsmith, and had them loaded with twelve buek-shot in dach barrel; he told me that he and Plumer would go ahead, and Johnson ibe: I were to keep a proper distance hehind them and not to lose sight of them; he left me then, and I did not see him until the time we started; he vee to my store a little after dark, or dbout dark; he came ina great hurry and asked me if I had his gun; it stood in the back part of the store; as I went back I asked about the arrangements, dnd thought we had better have reinwvcements; he was in a great hurry, aud said Butterfield was going, and said Rerhaps I had better not go; also said that Johnson and Butterfield were waitipg at the stable; I insisted on going, as . had prepared for the occasion; that I tought his life was in danger, and } would go under any circumstances; e said go immediately to the stable and get a horse, as Plumer and Garvey vere across the bridge waiting for him, and told me to follow them as close as I could, but not to let Plumer and Garvey tee, as they objected to any one going Irth them; I went to the stable and ordered my horse, and gave my gun to N. Dawley to hand to me when I was mounted; in the meantime Wright started from the stable ahead; Butterield and Jehnson were getting their horses at the same time; I followed after Wright, Plumer and Garvey, and Johnson and Butterfield overtook me} we then kept in sight of Wright and the others about two-thirds of the distance;: but they rode so fast that they got out’ of sight ; we asked some men if they had seen three men on horseback, and they said that they had just passed them; we lost sight of them entirely and went on to Armstrong’s, and saw two men there who said no horsemén had passed; Johnson said he thought he knew where they went, and wheeled to the left, and Butterfield followed him ; the men told me that there were some horses hitched down in the ravine; ? rode up to Butterfield and Johnson and told them there must be some mistake; we thea went back te the men and they old us the same thing; we then took he road andmet Wright and party, whe: old us to come along; we were jusé hen tying our horses, when Garvey ‘aine up and asked us if we were witli 303s Wright; we said we were; he sai ‘harry, and come along then ;” Wrigh: nd Plumer were then some distance rem us towards the ravine; we were. pretty much all together then until weot down to the tree where Butterfielc nd I remained ; Plumer said to Wright hat the horses were down in the ravine ; ‘come, let us go down;’ I remarked hat there should be some concert «i: netion; Wright then said, “Plumér anc* 1 will go together; Garvey, Jolinsox: Butterfield and you, and we will suiound the horses.”. Wright and Plume: started immediately for the ravine; I hins Garvey went part of the way town ; he lett us about the same time , Butterfield, Johnson and £ remained a: he tree; then the whistling con:, menced—appeared to be from two a, hree different parties; Johnson returne:: he whistle, then left the tree and wen: town towards the ravine where Wrigh: was; samebody then called out an.