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From: Dee Sardoc <>
Subject: Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA -- 10-15 Oct 1859
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 09:31:00 -0800


Stockton Daily Argus
Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA
10-15 Oct 1859
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>>Monday, 10 Oct 1859<<

DIED -- Julia MORRILL, aged 12 years, who was so severely burned 3 weeks
ago, died on Saturday, 8th inst. She suffered intense agony during a period
of 20 days, before death came to her relief. So great were her sufferings
whenever her burns were dressed, she prayed that death might relieve her
before it might be deemed necessary to dress them again. On such occasions
her friends about her hoped she might faint that in this manner she would
be relieved of her agonies; but those very pains appeared to increase her
vitality, and in a manner forced her to bear them, as nature could not
relieve her by taking from her consciousness, as is so usual with those who
suffer to so great an extreme.

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HEBREW BURIAL -- The ceremony peculiar to the Hebrew mode of burial was
performed yesterday afternoon at the Jewish Cemetery, over the remains of
Mr. H. MITCHELL, and was witnessed by a large number of persons, many of
whom were attracted thither to do reverence to the memory of one who was
among the earliest residents of Stockton, and others were there to gratify
a certain curiosity that seems to surround the various exercises peculiar
to a Jewish burial.

The remains were followed to the cemetery by a lengthy procession of the
relatives and acquaintances of the deceased, including, also, the Odd
Fellows, of which Order he was a consistent and exemplary member. The
ceremony at the grave was first performed according to the Hebrew rite,
after which the Odd Fellows gathering around the spot, the impressive and
beautiful ritual of the burial service was read.

Mr. MITCHELL was a native of Cracow, Poland, and resident for a number of
years in Arkansas, whence he emigrated to this State in 1849, and at that
early period in the history of Stockton, he became a resident of this city.
In 1857, he removed to Visalia and engaged in traffic. At this place, the
fell destroyer, consumption, seized upon him, and after visiting many of
the more healthy localities of the State, he returned to Stockton, where he
gradually failed, until death intervened on Friday night last. Mr. MITCHELL
was 44 years of age.
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SENTENCED to SAN QUENTIN -- Prosecuting Attorney JENKINS succeeded in
committing one of his pets, Thomas STENNENT, to the penitentiary, on
Saturday, 8th inst. STENNENT had stolen a horse from O.H. HYATT.

M.E. Church, South -- The Pacific Conference of the M.E. Church, South, has
appointed Rev. J.T. COX, for the Stockton Station, and Ira TAYLOR, for the
Circuit.


>>Tuesday, 11 Oct 1859<<

STOCKTON AGAIN AHEAD -- Mr. HUBER, of the Stockton Turn-Verein, won the
prize for the 2nd best target shot, upon the occasion of the Turners'
Festival at Sacramento, on Sunday last.

COURT of SESSIONS -- McCURTY, alias FITZPATRICK, was tried in the Court of
Sessions yesterday on the charge of horse stealing. The jury failed to
agree on a verdict, and the prisoner was remanded to jail.

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SWAPPING HORSES -- A somewhat singular case was tried yesterday before
Justice McCAUSLAND. Adolph LEWIS was taken up on a charge of petit larceny,
under the following circumstances:

Adolph LEWIS and L. COHEN traded horses last week. Bills of sale had been
exchanged, and horses had been transferred one to the other. In the course
of human events that transpired within 3 days from the date of swapping,
LEWIS came to the conclusion that he had been the loser by the trade of
quadrupeds, and thereupon made the exchange back without any assistance of
COHEN, by taking the horse he had bargained for to a post in front of Mr.
COHEN's place of business and tying it there, and then going to Mr.
FRAZER's farm, where the horse he had traded to COHEN was kept, and taking
it away in his own possession.

To this operation COHEN demurred, and showed his disapproval of such
proceedings by applying to Judge McCAUSLAND for a warrant to arrest this
sole trade, on a charge of having committed a theft. Upon this charge LEWIS
was tried by a jury, who pronounced the prisoner not guilty, on the ground
that there was not intent to steal, but the transaction was done in open
daylight, if not in a business manner.

COHEN is now studying what next to do, not only with the 1st trade, and the
horse he has but does not want, but how to get the horse he wants but has
not got.
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M.E. CHURCH -- The following appointment were made at the recent Annual
Conference of the M.E. Church, held at Petaluma:
Stockton District, Henry C. BENSON, P.E.
Stockton, Rev. John B. HILL
Calaveras. Wm. CURRY
Staples' Ranch, Warren HIMS
French Camp and Knight's Ferry, to be supplied

GUILTY of MURDER -- Miguel MARQUIEZ was found guilty on Saturday last in
the District Court at San Leandro for the murder of S.D. LESTER at Oakland
on the 4th of July last.

A DESPERATE SCOUNDREL -- We learn that on Sunday night, as Mr. CANFIELD, of
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express office at Sonora, was retiring to bed, he
surmised he heard a noise in the back room. He took a light and examined
closely, but saw nothing. Still remaining unsatisfied he concluded to look
under the bed, when he saw a man lying with his back to him, and an axe
lying by his side. Mr. CANFIELD being alarmed rushed out of doors to get
assistance, when the desperado under the bed crawled out and made his
escape. Mr. CANFIELD ran a great risk of losing his life, and the office
narrowly escaped being robbed that night.


>>Wednesday, 12 Oct 1859<<

AWARD of PRIZES to the STOCKTON TURNERS -- The prizes for the best exercise
in turning were awarded at the Ball of the Turners in Sacramento, on Monday
evening. The Stockton Turners took the following:
A. FRANKENHEIMER; 4th prize -- a silver goblet
Charles GRUNSKY; 6th prize -- a gold pencil
C. HUBER; 8th prize -- a watch guard and gold slide

HEAVY FINE -- Julius LOVY was fined in the 4th District Court on Monday,
$250 for contempt in refusing to absent himself from the Jewish religious
ceremonials on Saturday last to attend jury in that Court. The Court
considered the action of LEVY [spelled 2 ways] a determined defiance of its
authority.

FIREMEN'S BALL -- The 2nd Annual Ball of San Joaquin Engine Co. No. 3, will
be given at the City Hall on Thursday evening, Nov. 10, 1859, in honor of
the birthday of F.W. SCHILLER, on which occasion the best music will be
secured, and no pains or expense spared to make it a pleasant affair. The
Supper will be furnished by Mr. A GALL.

*Committee of Arrangements:
J.W. HART
D.J. OULLAHAN
C.F. WURSTER
M.S. THRESHER
S. PEARSALL
A. FRANKENHEIMER
P.E. CONNOR
Phil NIESTRATH
M. MAGNER
Geo DAHL
F. SEILNACHT
E.S. HOLDEN
W.R. JEFFERSON
J.H. TUCKER
F.C. ANDREWS
J.P.D. WILKINS
J. REMSHART
S.T. NYE
Simon WETTERAU
Aug MUNTER
L. GERLACH
Jos MAYER
Jos KAHN

*Floor Managers:
A. FRANKENHEIMER
F.C. ANDREW
Phil NIESTRATH
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>>Thursday, 13 Oct 1859<<

THE GRAND JURY -- The Grand Jury adjourned yesterday. They found:
-2 indictments against C. CRAWFORD for killing LEWIS, and Wm. CROASSIN [a
is iffy], for killing FORD, for murder
-1 against BERRY for being accessory after the fact of killing LEWIS
-6 for grand larceny, executed by 3 persons
-1 for kidnapping 2 Chinawomen from Knight's Ferry
-They failed to find a bill against John SHAFER, charged with killing
WILSON, on the Sacramento road, 8 miles from Stockton.
-They recommended the institution of a chain-gang, to be composed of misdoers.

COURT of SESSIONS -- In the Court of Sessions, yesterday:
-The case of Charles DICKINSON, charged with horse stealing; was for lack
of a material witness continued, to be re-submitted to another grand jury
-George W. BERRY, charged with being accessory after the fact of the murder
of John B. LEWIS, by Charles CRAWFORD; was allowed a day to enter his plea
and remanded to jail
-McMURPHY, alias FITZPATRICK, had a 3rd trial for horse stealing. The jury,
at a late hour, brought in a verdict of guilty

ARRESTED -- Deputy Sheriff George NUTTALL, last evening arrested George
HUGHES on charge of stealing a pistol belonging to Mr. ALLISTON, from
CHADD's blacksmith shop about 2 weeks ago. He swapped the pistol off for a
horse. The owner of the horse, who thus traded, after receiving the pistol
for his animal, happened to hear Mr. ALLISTON describing a pistol he had
stolen from him, and informed him he had the weapon, and then told how he
got it from HUGHES for the horse. This caused his arrest.


>>Friday, 14 Oct 1859<<

A CONSTABLE in TROUBLE --
Constable CROFTON is unused to trading in jewelry. But he is somewhat
posted in that article now.

The Constable aforesaid had a horse. He met a stranger who had a watch and
chain, splendid looking jewelry, by sight worth $250. The owner of the
watch offered his jewelry to the constable for his horse. The constable
liked the looks of the thing, and agreed to trade, informing Judge BROWN he
would do so if the watch and chain were gold.

The constable gave the watch-man a bill of sale of his animal; but before
the saddle was taken off and delivery made, the jewelry was found to be a
highly galvanized article. The constable refused to proceed further with
the trade and proved baulky.

The watch trader claimed the horse as his, denied he sold the watch as a
gold one, and commanded the constable not to touch the horse, while holding
up his bill of sale in triumph. But the constable refused obedience,
mounted the horse and rode out of sight of the watch.

Thereupon the watch trader brought suit against the constable, charging him
with taking his horse, for which he had a bill of sale. But the galvanized
article threw suspicion upon its owner. He had secured an attorney; but the
magistrate wanted his pay in advance; the constable to catch the trading
constable wanted his fees in advance; the attorney, also, demanded money
before the matter should come to a crisis. All these demands appalled the
owner of the galvanized watch; and he now stands stopped, as he cannot go
on tick as well, even, as his bogus time piece.
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FIRE -- A fire broke out last evening in an unoccupied frame building in
the rear of the Washington Gardens. The several fire companies were
promptly on the ground, the Eurekas taking water from the suction well on
Washington street, and the San Joaquin supplying the Weber from the cistern
on Main street, corner of California. The house was entirely consumed. It
belonged to J.R. PAENTA, and was vacated by tenants, who had occupied it
yesterday evening a few hours before the fire occurred. The fire was
probably the work of an incendiary. The Eurekas got on the first water.

MARIPOSA NEWS --
-On Tuesday night last, says the Sacramento 'Union,' as D.W. HUNT was
engaged at the Gentry's Gulch quartz mill, Mariposa county, his head was
crushed in the arastra. No hopes were entertained of his recovery. Mr. HUNT
has been engaged in quartz for 2 years past, but his wife and 2 children
have been recently residing in Sacramento, where he is well known and has
many friends.
-The 'Gazette' says that a man by the name of Thomas GAILY had his leg
broken while driving a team, near the South Fork. He slipped from the bank
along which he was walking, and rolled under the wagon. One of the wheels
passed over his leg, breaking it instantly.

A CALIFORNIAN MARRIES HIS WIFE AGAIN -- One T.F. WALTON, residing in
Hamilton, Butler county, Ohio, left his wife a few years since and came to
California. Not hearing from him for 2 years, the wife married another man,
who soon died. Lately the husband returned, courted his former wife 3 days,
and was again married to her.

BREACH of PROMISE -- The case of Elizabeth HILDEBRAND vs. Nicolas MATHESON,
being an action to recover $20,000 damages for breach of promise of
marriage was on the docket for hearing in the 4th District Court in San
Francisco on Wednesday last.


>>Saturday, 15 Oct 1859<<

SENTENCED -- George E. HEWES received his sentence yesterday from Judge
BROWN, before whom he had been tried the day previous for stealing a
pistol. He was sent to jail 3 months and fined $100. In default of payment
of fine, the said HEWES to have an addition of 50 days imprisonment. HEWES
finds himself to be rough-hewed in Stockton.


Transcribed by Dee Sardoch
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