Paolo Sioli’s 1883 “Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County, California with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men & Pioneers,” follows “Criminal Annals,” with another similar chapter regarding “Indian Troubles,” which to the early settlers was a significant problem.…
Month: May 2020
Criminal Annals, Part 51 – A Fight Among Chileanos
Again continuing with excerpts from Paolo Sioli’s 1883 “Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County, California with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men & Pioneers,” under the heading “Criminal Annals,” we find a couple of odd stories regarding difficulties…
Criminal Annals, Part 50 – White Rock Jack
Still continuing with excerpts from Paolo Sioli’s 1883 “Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County, California with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men & Pioneers,” under the heading “Criminal Annals,” we find three stories about a fairly famous scoundrel,…
Criminal Annals, Part 49 – Stage Accident
Still continuing with excerpts from Paolo Sioli’s 1883 “Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County, California with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men & Pioneers,” under the heading “Criminal Annals,” we find a report of an accident involving a…