Although crime of all sorts was becoming a problem in parts of California’s gold mining area, something was being done about it through the creation of a civilian government. At the same time, there was something of greater concern, something…
Category: Criminal Annals
Criminal Annals, Part 13 – The Placer Times: Arrests, Trial and Execution
The August 18, 1849 issue of the “Placer Times” contains the following article based on a story in the San Francisco “Alta California.” It tells of a hanging in Stockton of a member of the “Hounds,” one of several gangs…
Criminal Annals, Part 12: The Placer Times – Foreigners
Following the June 30, 1849 article in the “Placer Times” regarding a group calling themselves the “Americans” forcing out Spanish speaking miners, we find a secondary article in the July 7, 1849 edition. “The Mines – No important intelligence from…
Criminal Annals, Part 11: The Placer Times – Gold Fever and Manifest Destiny
Continuing through the issues of the “Placer Times,” Sacramento’s first newspaper, we find that crime was not limited to the area of the mines, but also committed by those anxious to get there. “Placer Times, Saturday, May 19, 1849 “The…