A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > San Joaquin http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=592 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=31251 Submitted by: deesar Article Title: Stockton Daily Argus Article Date: January 1861 Article Description: January 7-12, 1861 Article Text: >>Monday, 7 Jan 1861PATRICK MARRAN, in San Francisco, on examination of the charges of murdering William H. COOK, Mrs. Susannah JOHNSTONE, and the little girl, Anne JOHNSTONE, has had his case sent to the Court of Sessions. >A PROSTITUE named Kittie GERKIN was found dead in her house in Sacramento on the night of the 4th inst. She was suspended by a sash to the head of her bed and had evidently been smothered by a pillow or blanket; the bed was ruffled and rolled, says the ‘News,’ as if a tussle had occurred upon it, and the stove was upset and pipe thrown down. Robbery was evidently the inciting cause of the murder, as everything about the house had been searched. The woman had a husband living in San Francisco. >JOHN BIRNHAM, aged 50 years, was found dead in Scott Valley, Siskiyou county. He died from exposure to the cold. >DR. BOYCE, who was shot for another man in Sacramento, will recover from his wound. >>Tuesday, 8 Jan 1861>Wednesday, 9 Jan 1861LOUIE KAHL has been committed in Sacramento on the charge of murdering Catherine GERKINS, the prostitute. He is [illeg] to be hung. >>Friday, 11 Jan 1861MR. VAN HONTON killed Frederick OLSEN in Virginia City on Wednesday night, by stabbing him 4 times. VAN HONTON is in custody. He is said to have acted in self defence. TURN-VEREINS -- An election of officers of the Stockton Turn Verein took place at “Turn Hall” on Wednesday evening with the following result: C. GERSDORFF, President John SCHRECK, Vice President M. KULLMAN, Recording Secretary L. BEISSER, Corresponding Secretary C. HAAS, Treasurer William KIERSKI, Cashier Joseph HARRIS, 1st Turn Leader Joseph HEINTZE, 2nd Turn Leader W.H. SCHMIDT, Sing Leader and Librarian The following were elected officers of the Pacific Turner Band, to continue in office for term of 1 year: C. GRUNSKY, President Charles G. ERNEST, Vice President C. GERSDORFF, Recording Secretary Aug. WEIHE, Corresponding Secretary ------------------------------------------------ BURGLARS DETECTED -- A man by name of Daniel McGUIRE, was arrested yesterday upon suspicion of being connected with robbery of gold pens from the store of Messrs. L.C. VAN ALLEN & Co., on Monday night last. He was brought before Justice Bours and committed in default of $1000 bail. His examination will take place tomorrow at 10 o’clock. Another, by name of Charles JORDAN was arrested by officer HANFORD, in San Francisco, on the arrival there of the boat from this city, upon the charge of complicity in the same crime. On being searched, the pens were found upon his person. A boy named HAWKINS, who was in company with JORDAN, was arrested, and both were detained. Marshal SANBORN left for San Francisco last evening and will return with the parties tomorrow, when an examination then will be held before Justice Bours. >>Saturday, 12 Jan 1861N.T. STOCKFIETH, the Consul for Hamburg, committed suicide in San Francisco, Thursday morning, by shooting himself with a pistol through the heart. Pecuniary embarrassments was the cause, he having been entrusted with various amounts of money by his countrymen, for safe keeping, which he was unable to return. He was a member of the Lady Adams Company of Sacramento, which Company has its effects now in the hands of the Sheriff, caused by attachment suits by creditors frightened by this act of suicide. >A TRUE BILL has been found against Horace SMITH, in San Francisco, for the killing of S.T. NEWELL. >VAN HOUTEN has been tried and acquitted of all blame for killing OLSEN in Virginia City. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com