It was 1883 in the still young state of California. James K. Page was on trial for the murder of an unknown man in El Dorado County. He had previously been in San Quentin for manslaughter until pardoned by then…
Category: Criminal Annals
Criminal Annals, Part 25 – The Placer Times: Missing Deeds
Continuing with the March 2, 1850 edition of the “Placer Times,” we find a notice in the advertising section of the paper regarding a problem with some missing deeds. As a bit of background, the town of Nicolaus wasn’t much…
Criminal Annals, Part 24 – The Placer Times: Problems with the Legislature
With most of the flooding from the heavy rains of the winter of 1849-1850 having subsided, a lot of the space in the “Placer Times,” Sacramento’s major newspaper, is devoted to articles regarding the improving the levee system. Additional space…
Criminal Annals, Part 23 – The Placer Times: 13 Pound Gold Nugget in Hangtown
The February 9, 1850 edition of the “Placer Times” devotes the whole front page to the proposed legislation to create the City of Sacramento. However, on the second page it has a number of interesting items of local news. The…