The Seventh-Fifth Anniversary Souvenir Review Edition of the “Mountain Democrat,” published on January 6, 1928, devotes most of a page to a series of stories under the title, “Operations of Vigilantes.” The word “vigilantes,” is used here to describe a…
Category: Criminal Annals
Criminal Annals, Part 54 – The Indians Hold a “Cry”
Finishing the “Indian Troubles” chapter in Paolo Sioli’s 1883 “Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County, California with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men & Pioneers,” is a very interesting story about a “cry” for the “Great Spirit” by…
Criminal Annals, Part 53 – Indian Troubles
Following the discussion of the “El Dorado Indian War of 1850-1851″ in Paolo Sioli’s 1883 “Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County, California with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men & Pioneers,” are several more articles on “Indian Troubles,”…
Criminal Annals, Part 52 -El Dorado Indian War
Paolo Sioli’s 1883 “Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County, California with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men & Pioneers,” follows “Criminal Annals,” with another similar chapter regarding “Indian Troubles,” which to the early settlers was a significant problem.…