The September 16, 1852 edition of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” has a number of articles regarding accidents, fights, etc., from all over the Mother Lode area. The first one is about a miner in the Pilot Hill area who gets…
Author: Doug Noble
Criminal Annals 116 – Relief Train Swindle
The September 15, 1852 edition of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” has quite an article on the problems with the Relief Train, a group of state agents who were supposed to take donated water and food to the suffering immigrants in…
Criminal Annals, Part 115 – Grand Larceny
Continuing in the September 14, 1852 edition of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” we find an article regarding a bit of larceny in Sacramento, the use of inmates to do work and the status of Mr. Collins, who was shot the…
Criminal Annals, Part 114 – Shooting Affray
Continuing in the September 13, 1852 edition of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” we find an article regarding another shooting in Sacramento. “SHOOTING AFFRAY – A MAN DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED. – About 8 o’clock last evening, a disturbance took place in a…