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24 JANUARY 31, 1857 GRASS VALLEY TELEGRAPH
On Tuesday evening Mr. John Larimer was stopped by a couple of “pads” while passing along the
sidewalk near the Gold Hill mill, and relieved of his loose change. We have heard of no other operations
of this kind by the “fancy” during the past week.
Two individuals who should have been in better business, got into a street fight on Monday in front
of the “Exchange” on Main street. One of both the belligerents got pretty severely handled.
On Tuesday two Dutchmen got into a fight at the lower end of town. A Frenchman who undertook
to separate them got severely stabbed, and now lies in a very critical condition. Dr. McCormick is his
attending physician.
SPEEDY ARREST.—Gear [Wallace Gehr], the principal in the robbery of McClenahan, was
arrested the next day after the commission of the crime, and his accomplice the second day after. Both
were arrested by officer John Sayles [Sale]. P.S. Gear remained in jail three days! Expeditious business all
round.
JAIL BREAKING.—We understand that several prisoners escaped from the Nevada jail last night,
one of whom was the man Geary [Gehr], who had just been placed there for the robbery of McClenahan
of this place. We understand that some of our citizens propose to petition the Supervisors for the
priviledge [sic] of confining such prisoners as may be arrested in this place, in some secure building here.
There is but little disposition on the part of our citizens to make any further efforts for the arrest of
criminals, merely to have them turned loose again upon the community from the Nevada jail. People here
look upon the management of that institution as a sheer farce. It is but little to be wondered at, however,
when it is recollected that the police duties of that town have been entrusted to such persons as Geary
himself, that he should be perfectly posted in the modus operandi of taking French leave. Geary was for a
long time deputy Marshal of Nevada.
An efficient night-watch has again been established in this place by private subscription.