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=31110 Submitted by: deesar Article Title: Stockton Daily Argus Article Date: December 1860 Article Description: December 24-31, 1860 Article Text: >>Monday, 24 Dec 1860>Tuesday, 25 Dec 1860>Thursday, 27 Dec 1860ROGER COOPER killed a man named KEON in Monterey recently by shooting him with a pistol. COOPER was sparring with some Californians with knives when KEON interfered. A quarrel arose, ending in the death of KEON. >BILL BRIGHT, who seduced the wife of Mr. BAER, at Central Hill, and broke up that family, was killed, on the 20th inst., by some unknown person. His body was found pierced with 7 balls, all entering the breast. >P.F. TORREY, a school teacher, a man of liberal education, attempted suicide in San Francisco on Monday morning. He had cut his throat and partly severed his arm, but was discovered in time to save his life. DRUNKEN & RIOTOUS -- Mathew LARKIN was brought up before Justice BOURS yesterday upon the above charge committed upon Christmas day, and arrested by constable Elbert WEEKS. The Judge was lenient on account of the defendant’s previous good character. He was fined $10. >ALEXANDER DUNLAP committed suicide in his cabin near Union Hill, Tuolumne County, by taking strychnine. Whiskey was the leading cause. ------------------------------------------------- SINGULAR SUICIDE -- On the 22d, inst., John SAVAGE aged 35 years, a native of Ireland, committed suicide at Georgetown, in the following manner as related by the Placerville ‘Californian:’ He tied his feet together, passed the rope up to his left hand which he also tied, and again passed the same rope up to his head, and secured the end firmly to a separate slip-noose which encircled his neck. The slip-noose was thrown over and made fast to a joist overhead, and was thoroughly greased, so as to prevent any possibility of his getting free by an after struggle. He had mounted a stool which he shoved aside with his feet, and with his limbs bound, except his right arm alone, he secured the death he so much coveted. ------------------------------------------------ >>Friday, 28 Dec 1860>Saturday, 29 Dec 1860IN SAN FRANCISCO, Madame MARAIS has made application for divorce from her husband. She affirms that 3 weeks after marriage, he knocked her down and kicked her in the face; he afterwards struck and choked her, and attempted to smother her between 2 pillows and almost succeeded; after this, he kicked her out of bed. He also once threatened to buy a revolver and kill her; and after threatened her life on several occasions. These are sufficient reasons, we should judge, why a lady should request a divorce from her husband. >WILLIAM FRAZER has been arrested at Long Bar, Sutter county, on charge of murder committed 3 years ago at Quartsburg, Mariposa county. In 1857, in Quartsburg, a man named OGG was shot in the back by Judd JONES, afterwards followed up and shot in the side. OGG fell, when William FRAZER told JONES to shoot him again, at the same time FRAZER went up, put a pistol near his head and blew his brains out. JONES immediately after placed his pistol near OGG’s mouth and shot him again. FRAZER has escaped until the present time. A MURDERER in TRANSITU -- Deputy Sheriff HOWELL, of Mariposa, arrived in this city yesterday, having in charge a man named William FRAZER, whom he arrested at Long Bar, in Yuba county, upon the charge of aiding in the murder of a man named OGG, in Mariposa county in May, 1857. FRAZER had, since his residence at Long Bar, passed under the name of “Bill Scotty,” and stoutly denied any knowledge of the murder or any recognition of the Sheriff HOWELL. He will be taken to Mariposa on the stage that leaves this morning. >>Monday, 31 Dec 1860MARTIN BAER has acknowledged that he killed BRIGHT, the seducer of his wife. It will be remembered that the body of BRIGHT was found in the vicinity of San Andreas with 7 balls in the breast. BAER delivered himself up and was declared legally freed from blame. >MR. REUBEN RYDER, while at work in a saw mill at Sawyer’s Bar, Klamath county, lost his life by one of his arms being sawed off by coming in contact with the saw. He bled to death before medial aid could be obtained. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com