The August 2, 1852 edition of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” reports in depth on the hanging of a man convicted of murder at Murphy’s Camp, in Calaveras county. As mentioned before, prior to the creation of Amador county in 1854,…
Category: Criminal Annals
Criminal Annals, Part 94 – Excitement in El Dorado County.
Jumping ahead a couple of months to the July 28, 1852 edition of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” we find an interesting article taken from the “El Dorado News,” regarding “Excitement in El Dorado County.” “EXCITEMENT IN EL DORADO COUNTY –…
Criminal Annals, Part 93 – News from All Over
In the May 29, 1852 edition of the Sacramento “Daily Union,”there are two articles of interest, the first being the result of what appears to have been a duel between two men in the Stockton area, and the second has…
Criminal Annals, Part 92 – Horrid Murders
Continuing with the early issues of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” in the May 24, 1852 we find more information about problems in Calaveras county, our neighboring county to the south at that time. The information comes from the “Calaveras Chronicle,”…