Please don't I have extracted several articles that were of help/interest to me. Thank-you for your time. Jennie Hudson Surname's: Arata/Sanquinetti/Bianchetti/White/Ratto [email protected] ---------- > From: Steve Illum <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [CAAMADOR-L] Can't leave it alone . . . . More Dispatch. > Date: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 2:28 PM > > February 18, 1893, 84:28 (continued) > > A Dastardly Deed: Probable Attempt to Rob the Ione Stage > > As the Ione Stage was coming down the Morrow grade about 7 o'clock Thursday > night, it discovered that some fiend in human shape had stretched a barbed > wire fence across the road, a short distance beyond the Cyclone station, > with the evident object of stopping the stage and robbing the express box. > At least no other motive --- except pure cussedness --- could have induced > anyone to commit such a dastardly act. The fiends, however, did not succeed > in accomplishing their object, as the messenger, Mr. Tovey, happened to be > walking ahead of the stage at the time, instead of being in his accustomed > place on the seat with the driver of the obstruction, which was of course > removed, after which the stage continued its journey without harm (Love > these rambling sentences!). It is supposed that the robbers were secreted > in the brush near the road, but after finding their scheme had been > discovered, concluded to give up the job. > > Sheriff Gregory started out this morning to investigate the matter, and it > is to be hoped that he may succeed in finding some clue by which the > perpetrators of the deed may be identified and brought to justice. > (Probably went to the donut shop!) > > Professor Patterson > > The Ione Echo of last Saturday tells of a traveling writing teacher named > Prof. Patterson, who came to that place recently, accompanied by two young > ladies, and got up a class in penmanship. At the first meeting of the > class, the "Professor" collected the amount of the tuition from his pupils > in advance, after which he quietly skipped the town, leaving the pupils > minus $2 each and his hotel bill unsettled. He also left his two lady > assistants at the hotel without funds, to lookout for themselves as best > they could. Constable Hefren started in pursuit of the "Professor" as soon > as it was found out that he had skipped and it is hoped he will succeed in > bringing the villain to justice. The Echo says it is reported that he swind > led the people of Placerville in a similar manner a short time ago. > > About Bad Roads > > It seems, after all that Little Amador is not the only county in the State > that is blessed (or cursed) with bad roads! > > Old Lady Robinson, who has been sick for a long time, is now improving > (Volcano). > > Mrs. A. Crist, an old resident of Plymouth, died lately at the home of her > daughter, Mrs. Sarah Hoskins in Elk Grove (Volcano). > > Ione City --- A case of smallpox is reported this afternoon in Jackson > Valley at Mrs. Leary's place, five miles from Ione. The patient is William > Leary who recently arrived from the Railroad Hospital at Sacramento where he > was being treated for an injury to his hand. Fortunately, there have been > no exposures as far as known, except to the young man's family, and they are > nearly all protected by vaccination. > > February 25, 1893, 34:29 > > Peek and Newman's Livery Stables, Jackson, Cal > > Tourists and commercial travelers furnished teams at bed-rock prices! > > Born near Jackson, February 22, 1893 to Mr. & Mrs. T. Mello, a son. > Born in Jackson, February 22, 1893 to Mr. & Mrs. J. Gregor, a daughter. > > A man named Phillips was arrested in Sutter Creek a few days ago by his > mother-in-law, Mrs. Marshal for breaking into her house, and was fined $50 > by Justice Giles this Friday morning. He failed to procure the necessary > "spondulix" and was sent to jail to meditate over the cruelties of this > wicked world. > > Robbery Not The Motive > > Sheriff Gregory has spent several days this week in trying to obtain some > clue that would lead to the identity of the persons who stretched the barbed > wire across the stage road last Thursday night, but has not yet been able to > locate the guilty parties. The Sheriff says, however, that after a full > investigation of the affair, he is thoroughly convinced that robbery was not > the motive which actuated the parties in stretching the wire across the > road. He is not yet prepared to say what he thinks their object was, but > will probably make it known in due time. > > A Fatal Cave > > An Italian named James Rolandi was crushed to death by a cave while working > in a tunnel at French Hill, near Jackson Gate last Wednesday morning. The > mine in which he was working was owned by himself and three partners named > Peter Oneglio, J. Baraton, and D. Guglielmo. At the time of the accident, > Rolandi was working in the back end of the tunnel which is about 600 feet in > length, while one of the partners was running the car and taking the dirt > out to the mouth of the tunnel. He had only proceeded a short distance out > with the car on this occasion when he heard a crash behind him and heard > Rolandi calling for help. A hasty examination revealed the fact that the > tunnel had caved about 15 or 20 feet from the end, leaving Rolandi a > prisoner in the rear. He immediately gave the alarm and two of the partners > went to work shoveling out the dirt while the third came to town for help. > Owing to the loose and gravelly nature of the ground and the foul air in the > tunnel, the work of extricating the unfortunate man was attended with great > difficulty, and it was nearly ten o'clock at night when they reached the > body, which was found in a stooping position with his hands resting against > the end of the tunnel. He was dead, of course, as the immense weight of the > rock had crushed and smothered him almost instantly. His remains were > brought to town as soon as recovered, and taken to the Chicago House on > Broadway Street. An inquest was held over the remains Thursday afternoon > and the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the facts as stated > above. His remains were buried this (Friday) afternoon, in the Catholic > cemetery. > > Whew! Sorry, gotta buzz off now. Back later. > > Steve > > > > ==== CAAMADOR Mailing List ==== > Amador County, California CAGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~caamador/