sometime previously. In a short time the parents became reconciled to the marriage, and the young pair returned to the house of the father, Ignacio. On the above date, Santiago, the uncle of the girl, being a man of dark and malignant feelings, seeing Pedro sitting in the house, deliberately shot him twice with a pistol, producing death. It is said that the murdered man was entirely unsuspicious of harm, and was sitting in the house, the assassin firing at him through a window. Santiago, immediately on the perpetration of the deed, mounted his horse and fled.

MURDER OF DOLORES ARAYA.-On the night of Monday, January 21, 1856, Dolores Araya, a native of Chile, was shot by a Mexican named Guadalupe. Arraya, at the New Almaden mines, the wound proving almost instantly fatal. The murderer escaped. The murdered man was engaged in a quarrel with Jesus Figueroa, when the assassin, without provocation, came up and shot him dead.

KILLING OF JOSÉ GALINDO.-José Galindo, a desperate character, under indictment for grand larceny, was arrested by the Sheriff on the night of Saturday, January 19, 1856, under the following circumstances: The Sheriff, having obtained information that Galindo would be at the house of his brother that night, accompanied by a deputy and several others as a posse, went to the house where the accused was concealed, and surrounded it with armed men. The inmates were informed of the presence of the Sheriff, who demanded admittance, and while some one within was opening the front door, José Galindo opened the back door and ran out, firing a pistol shot, as he passed, at the person on guard, which was returned, but owing to the darkness without injury to either. Galindo then ran towards the Catholic church, and hid himself in the yard of a little brick house near by. His retreat was discovered, and once more he ran, firing as he went, until he had exhausted the six shots in his revolver, but without injury to his pursuers; the Sheriff's party also fired repeatedly at Galindo, and one ball took effect in his thigh, but without inducing him to surrender; on the contrary he became the more desperate, and after all his shots were exhausted he drew a saber and continued to resist the officers and their assistants. He was then shot down with a shot-gun loaded with fine shot, which took effect in the small of his back and left arm. He was then captured and confined in jail. He died from the effects of his wounds, February 10, 1856, at the house of Señor Pico.

MURDER OF A MEXICAN.-On Sunday, June 29, 1856, the brother of the overseer of Mexican miners at the New Almaden mine, was killed by an Indian on Cook's ranch. The Indian was quarreling with an Irishman, when the Mexican said to him, "Why do you abuse that man? He don't understand a word you say;" whereupon the Indian angrily answered, "Do you take

it up?" and plunged a knife into the Mexican. The murderer was apprehended.

MURDER OF MRS. OLIVE KNAPP.-The facts of this case are these: On the morning of Sunday, August 3, 1856, at about eleven o'clock, Mrs. Olive M Knapp, wife of Nathaniel Knapp, was found murdered, lying under the shade of a tree in the back yard of her residence, situated about two miles southwest of San José. A deep cut from ear to ear, upon the back of the neck, completely severed the cords; a long cut on the side of the neck, a cut across the lower lip, and a knife-stab in the breast-bone, attest with what diabolical malignity the monster completed his hellish purpose. An inquest was held, the jury finding that she was murdered by persons unknown. The husband of the murdered woman was arrested on suspicion, but was afterwards discharged on his own recognizance to appear at the next term of Court.

MURDER OF LOUIS PVELGALADO.-A jury impaneled by the Coroner to inquire into the death of Louis Pvelgalado, at Santa Clara, on August 13, 1856, found that the deceased came to his death by a knife-stab in the left breast, inflicted by a man named Lazaraga. An old grudge had existed between the parties, who were Mexicans residing in San Francisco, and accidentally met at Santa Clara on a Saint's Day. The murderer escaped.

MURDER OF FRANCISCO BERREYESSA-Francisco Berreyessa was mortally stabbed at his house near the New Almaden mines, on Saturday night, November 29, 1856, by Calisto Lanra, a Chileno, and died the next morning at eight o'clock. Calisto was on friendly terms with the family of Berreyessa, and often visited the house; he came there on the evening of the 29th with Berreyessa. After partaking of some cakes, Calisto started as if he intended leaving the house, but in fact concealed himself under the bed occupied by Francisco Berreyessa and his wife. There were several women in the house, some of whom knew of his concealment there. Berreyessa's wife also discovered him, and informed her husband that Calisto was under the bed. The husband ordered him to come out, and then caught him by the hair of the head and pulled him out. Calisto, on arrising to his feet, drew a knife and stabbed Berreyessa, from which wound he died. The slayer escaped.

MURDER OF A MEXICAN NAMED JOSÉ-A Mexican from Sonora named José was murdered on Saturday night, June 27, 1857, on the road leading from Alviso to San José, and was found next morning in a vacant house on the roadside near Lick's Mills. The assassin had inflicted five or six knife stabs upon the body of the murdered man, one of which penetrated the heart.

KILLING OF PAUL C. SHORE.-This tragedy was enacted in Fremont town

ship on January 6, 1859. It would appear from the records that one Thomas Seals and a family named Shore, were joint proprietors of a certain portion of the Rancho Rinconada de San Francisquito. Each had bought out an interest in the ranch-Seals holding several shares and the Shores had bought out but one heir, the property remaining undivided between them. But Seals had gone onto the premises, had improved and inclosed a large body of the land, a thousand acres or more, and was in the enjoyment of it—in fact had appropriated to his own use land that was common property. On the date mentioned above, Richard E., and Paul C. Shore, assisted by a youth named Lewis, were putting up a house on these lands, when Thomas Seals and S. J. Crosby came up and an altercation ensued between Seals and Richard Shore. In the meantime there appeared on the scene one Alexander Robb. Continuing his work, Richard Shore stepped onto a bench when he was pitched off by Seals. Shore then ordered him to keep back when Seals drew a pistol half-way out of his pocket. Near by Paul C. Shore was standing leaning on the handle of an ax. Seeing him, Seals ordered him to put down the ax in very rough language, which was not complied with, when Seals made for him with the drawn pistol, he received a blow from the ax and dropped his pistol, for which a grab was made by Crosby and Robb, Seals then drew another weapon, and firing, it took effect, the victim never afterwards speaking. Seals then came to San José and gave himself up to the authorities, while Crosby and Robb were apprehended as accessories. At the session of the Grand Jury which sat in the month of March true Bills were found against Seals and Robb, but that against Crosby was ignored. The trial of Seals took place before the Third District Court, sitting at San Leandro, Alameda county, April 11, 1859, when the jury disagreed. A new trial was ordered for April 18th, when after forty-six hours' deliberation a verdict of not guilty was rendered April 24th.

KILLING OF SAMUEL J. CROSBY.-The killing of Crosby grew out of the case last mentioned. During the session of the District Court, on Monday, March 28, 1859, the case of The People vs. Thomas Seals and Alexander Robb, indicted for the murder of Paul C. Shore, being set for the following day, an indiscriminate shooting affray took place, which resulted in the death of Samuel J. Crosby, the Coroner's jury finding that the deceased came by his death by three or more shots from pistols, by the hand of Thomas Shore or Richard Shore.

KILLING OF L. POSEY FERGUSSON.-While the sad tragedy last mentioned was being played without the Court House, one of a nature still more painful was being enacted within. L. Posey Fergusson, a miner from Grass Valley, who came to San José to accompany an old friend home near New Madrid, Missouri, had entered the court-room and was listening to the