Moving to the September 28, 1852 edition of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” we find a note regarding a new, but curious, organization in town, one that exists to this day. “‘E. CLAMPUS VITUS.’ — Some the San Francisco editors are…
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Criminal Annals, Part 128 – Suicide
Continuing with the September 27, 1852 edition of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” we find a note regarding another sad suicide for unknown reasons in Sacramento. “SUICIDE. – A man by the name of David Staffy, aged 35 or 40 years,…
Criminal Annals, Part 127 – Recontre
Continuing with the September 25, 1852 edition of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” we find under “From the Interior” some information from Nevada County, by way of the “Nevada Journal.” “RENCONTRE.— Our town has been not a little excited for a…
Criminal Annals, Part 126 – Assault and Battery
Moving on to the September 24, 1852 edition of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” we find a couple of interesting cases in Sacramento’s Recorder’s Court, County Recorder and Judge, W. H. McGrew, presiding. “Recorder’s Court —Before Judge McGrew. September 23, 1852.…