Continuing with the early editions of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” in the April 17, 1852 edition there is a story from Coloma regarding two, and almost three, prisoners being “rescued” from the civil authorities. Coloma, at that time, was the…
Author: Doug Noble
Criminal Annals, Part 80 – The Calaveras Tragedy
Several people have asked me why I use the Sacramento “Daily Union” for my source for these stories. It was the major newspaper of the area in the early 1850s and provides the best coverage of the news from the…
Criminal Annals, Part 79 – The Chinese (Continued)
Last time we started a story about a “Tong War” in July of 1854 between two groups of Chinese who lived near Weaverville, Trinity County. The story is taken from the pages of the “Shasta Courier.” The parties met in…
Criminal Annals, Part 78 – The Chinese
Much has been written about the poor treatment of the Chinese miners and merchantmen by the rest of the people in early California. The dislike and jealousy for these people who worked so hard and could find gold in played-out…