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384 JULY 19 & 20, 1865 GRASS VALLEY UNION
the hand. Instantly an alarm peculiar to Chinadom was given, and Celestials gathered from
all quarters, some armed with pistols, others with shot guns, and a number with mining tools.
They gathered around the men who were working for Mr. Shirley, some four or five in number,
and compelled them to quit work and march before them into town. The white men, with
the exception of Shirley, were all unarmed, and of course had to do as they were directed by
the armed Chinamen. After the shooting, Mr. Shirley surrendered to the authorities and an
examination will be had at nine o’clock this morning.
ANOTHER RICH STRIKE.—Grass Valley is destined to keep up her reputation for rich mines.
On Monday some splendid rock was struck in the Black Ledge, on New York Hill. The rock shows an
abundance of free gold, and from its nature gives the appearance of being a large ledge. We have not been
able to learn the depth at which this ledge was struck but are under the impression that they didn’t have to
go very far down after it. The owners of the claim are Wm. Watt; David Watt, Thos. Findley, A. D. Davis,
Henry Scadden and Robt. Jones. They have a good thing.
IMPROVEMENTS.—Messrs. Johnston & Co. on Mill street, are enlarging their building by the
addition of two stories in the rear of their present buildings, twenty-one by forty-one feet. The addition is
to be used as a store room, and as soon as the new building is finished sufficiently to receive the goods,
the rooms now occupied for storage purposes will be taken possession of by the UNION office, and
thereafter we shall issue our paper from one of the most comfortable and capacious offices in the county.
The contractors for the brick work are Messrs. Holmes & Allen, gentlemen well known in Grass Valley,
and our friend G. Hamilton has charge of the carpenters’ work.
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1865
ACQUITTED.—Walker Hoskins, on trial in the District Court for the murder of Jones, some months
since, was on Tuesday evening acquitted by the Jury. The prosecution was conducted by District Attorney
Hawley and the prisoner defended by Messrs. Hatch & Taylor. It will be remembered that Hoskins who is
a negro, shot and killed Jones on Washington street, between two and three o’clock on a Sunday morning,
while Jones was endeavoring to enter his house, for the purpose of assaulting him. An examination was
had before Judge O’Connor and the prisoner discharged. He was subsequently re-arrested and has been in
jail every since. It is very reasonable to suppose that when Judge discharges a man after an examination
on so serious a charges as that of murder that he knows pretty well what he is doing. Hoskins is now a
free man to all intents and purposes.
BORN. O’CONNOR. At Allison Ranch, July 18th, to the wife of James O’Connor, a son.
THE HOMICIDE CASE.—Yesterday morning the examination of Mr. Adam Shirley, charged with
the shooting of a Chinaman named Ah Lin, on Deer Creek, on Tuesday morning, took place before Judge
O’Connor. District Attorney Hawley and E. W. Maslin, appeared for the people and A. B. Dibble and E.
W. Roberts for the defendant. The testimony elicited on the examination did not put any new phase on
the case. ... After hearing the testimony, the Judge took the case under advisement until two o’clock in
the afternoon, at which hour, after carefully reviewing the facts in the case, he decided to discharge the
defendant. This decision is endorsed by all who heard the evidence in the case. All the evidence tended to
show that the defendant had endeavored to get rid of the Chinamen by peaceable argument, but they were
determined to carry the matter to extremes; and the result may serve as a warning to them that while they
will be protected when right, they will not be prmitted to interfere, by force or otherwise with the rights
of white men. A number of Celestials gathered around the Court room and watched the progress of the