the fact that ofher Indians in the area had threatened to burn the
town of Shasta if either of them should be hanged, there were no
demonstrations when Indian Doc was hanged there in the presence of
a guard of twelve men of the Lyon Lieht Infantry on August 16, 1867.
After his body had hanged for thirty minutes, it was cut down and
turned over to his friends to be disposed of acconding tot heir cus-
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SHASTA COURIER, Shasta, California, March 16, 1867, July 13, 1867,
July 20, 1867," and — August 17, a
the fact that ofher Indians in the area had threatened to burn the
town of Shasta if either of them should be hanged, there were no
demonstrations when Indian Doc was hanged there in the presence of
a guard of twelve men of the Lyon Light Infantry on August 16, 1867.
After his body had hanged for thirty minutes, it was cut down and
turned over to his friends to be disposed of acconding to their cus-
TLomse
SHASTA COURIER, Shasta, California, March 16, 1867, July 13, 1867,
July 20, 1867, and XWXWE August 17, 1867
the fact that opher In
town of Shasta if eithe
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of them cae
demonstrations when Indian Doe wa
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f twelve men of the Lyon Lisht Infantry on August %6, “1867.
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body had hanged for thirty minutes, it
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HASTA Ct Shasta, California,
July 20, 1867, and koe
M: 16, 1867, July 13, 1867,
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INDIAN DOC
two
Indian Doc and his friend, Indian Jim, were X#H# of the tribesmen
living in Shasta Co,, Calif, During the night of March 7, 1867,
an elderly Chinaman, Ah Gap, who ran a store at Texas Springs where
he offered gambling, opium and various Chinese items of merchandise
for his countrymen, was KBMXAXMHKXH bludgeoned to death and robbed.
His store was set on fire to obliterate traces of the crime, but
the fire caused AXHMMMEK his stock of fireworkd to explode and
peopke who lived nearby rushed to the scene and were able to get
his body from the building after only one leg and one arm had been
consumed by the flames and the head wound indicated that he had been
murdered, Ah Gap was believed to have had between five and six hun-
dred dollars in hisxpossession and when Indian Doc was found to be
spending a considerable xum amount of money, he was arrested and
charged with the murder, His friend, Indian Jim, was also arrested
and charged with being an accessory, Indian Doc was tried first,
convicted and sentenced to die, ‘*t his trial, the first jury failed
to agree on a verdict in the case of Indian Jim and he was tried a
second time, This jury also failed to agree after twenty hours de=
liberation and the prosecution nolle prossed the cases Inspite of
INDIAN DOC
two
Indian Doc and his friend, Indian Jim, were XH of the tribesmen
living in Shasta Co,, Calif, During the night of March 7, 1867,
an elderly Chinaman, Ah Gap, who ran a store at Texas Springs where
he offered gambling, opium and various Chinese items of merchandise
for his countrymen, was HMWAMAWKXH bludgeoned to death and robbede
lis store was set on fire to obliterate traces of the crime, but
the fire caused AXHHMMKE his stock of fireworks to explode and
peopte who lived nearby rushed to the scene and were able to get
his body from the building after only one leg and one arm bad been
consumed by the flames and the head wound indicated that he had been
murdered, Ah Gap was believed to have had between five and six hun-
dred dollars in hisxpossession and when Indian Doc was found to be
spending a considerable xum amount of money, he was arrested and
charged with the mrder. His friend, Indian Jim, was also arrested
and charged with being an accessory, Indian Doc was tried first,
convicted and sentenced to die, ‘*t his trial, the first jury failed
to agree on a verdict in the case of Indian Jim and he was tried a
second time. This jury also failed to agree after twenty hours de-
liberation and the prosecution nolle prossed the cases Inspite of
INDIAN DOC
Indian Doc and his friend, Indian Jim, were HAMM of the tribesmen
living in Shasta Co,, Calif, During the night of March 7, 1867,
an elderly Chinaman, Ah Gap, who ran a store at Texas Springs where
he offered gambling, opium and various Chinese items of merchandise
is countrymen, was KMUGQXHKKH bludgeoned to death and robbed.
store was set on fire to obliterate traces of the crime, but
the fire caused AXWHMMKE his stock of fireworks to explode and
peopte who lived nearby rushed to the scene and were able to get
his body from the building after only one leg and one arm had becn
consumed by the flames and the head wound indicated that he had been
murdered, Ah Gap was believed to have had between five and six hun-
dred dollars in hisxpossession and when Indian Doc was found to be
spending a considerable am amount of money, he was arrested and
charged with the mrder, His friend, Indian Jim, was also arrested
and charged with being an accessory, Indian Doc was tried first,
convicted and sentenced to die. ‘t his trial, the first jury failed
to agree on a verdict in the case of Indian Jim and he was tried a
second time, This jury also failed to agree after twenty hours de-
Liberation and the prosecution nolle prossed the case, Inspite of
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