victim was the report of a rifle heard and Macpherson exclaimed: &
‘Harvey Mortier has shot me,' Offer looked in the direction from
which the report of the Bun came and there saw the murderer, in a
crouching position behind some brush, with rifle in hand and a wreath
of smoke curling up from its muzzle, Mortier was eet or. "
NATIONAL POLICEGAZEITE, New York ane Ne Ye, L1l-12-1881 (13-1) wood=
as likeness on this p gee
Appealed and afffirmed: 58 CALIFORNIA 262 = seebefore final writeup.
victim was the report of a rifle heard and Macpherson exclaimed: &
‘Harvey Mortier has shot me.'! Offer looked in the direction fran
which the report of the pun came and there saw the murderer, in a
crouching position behind some brush, with rifle in hand and a wreath
of smoke curling up from its muzzle, Mortier was 19=years@old,"
NATIONAL POLICHGAZEITE, New York City, Ne Ye, 11-12-1881 (13-1) wood-
cut likeness on this mgee
Appealed and affirmed: 58 CALIFORNIA 262 = seebefore final writeup.
victim was the report of a rifle heard and Macpherson exclaimed: &
‘Harvey Mortier has shot me,' Offer looked in the direction ee
which the report of the gun came and there saw the murderer, in
crouching position behind some brush, with rifle in hand and a Real
f smoke curling up from its mzzle, Mortier was 19«years@old,"
NATIONAL POLICHIAZEITE, New York City, Ne Ys, 11-12-1881 (13-1) wood-|
cut likeness on this mee.
Appealed and affirmed: 58 CALIFORNIA 262 - seebefore final writeup,
Beale gE A Saket
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MORTIER, Harvey.
White, hanged Ukiah, Mendocino County, California, on Octe 1), 1881,
"Harvey Mortier was hanged at Ukiah, Cal., on Oct. li, 1GOte for iahe
murder of Richard Macpherson on March 25, 1880, on the ranch of Nels
Offer, about a mile and a half south of Noyo in Big River Township,
Calif, The cause which led to the mrder was the disappearance, from
a neighbor's place, of a wedgeeaxe, and which the mirdered man had
said was stolen by young Mortier, This coming to the ears of Frank
Mortier, father of Harvey (according to th@ boy's own story as told
un er oath at the coroner's inquest on the body of his victim), the
father armed the boy with a Winchester rifle and made him hunt up and
slay his traducer, Immediately on coming up to Macpherson an angry
dispute took place between them relative to the wedge=axe, Mortier
charging that Macpherson had stolen it, and the latter maintaining
that Mortier was the thief. During the quarrel both of theyoung men
occupied seats on a fallen tree, while Mr, Offer, the only witness to
the homicide, was at work only a fewpaces distant, It was finally
arranged that they should meet that evening at the house of the man
who had lost the axe and determine which of then had stolen it, Not
i Harvey passed 01
suspecting any harm, Macpherson and Offer, as soon as
nue ce sight, among the bushes, resumed their work; but only a few
minutes later elapsed from the time the mrderer left his intended
MORTIER, Harvey.
White, hanged Ukiah, Mendocino County, California, on Octs. 1), 1881,
"Harvey Mortier was hanged at Ukiah, Cal., on Oct, Us, 1881, for the
murder of Richard Macpherson on March 25, 1880, on the ranch of Nels
Offer, about a mile and a half south of Noyo in Big River Township ,
Calif, The cause which led to the mrder was the disappearance, from
a neighbor's place, of a wedgeeaxe, and which the murdered man had
sqid was stolen by young Mortier, This coming to the ears of Frank
Mortier, father of Harvey (acerding to thé boy's own story as told
un er oath at the coroner's inquest on the body of his victim), the
father armed the boy with a Winchester rifle and made him hunt up and
slay his traducer, Immediately on coming up to Macpherson an angry
dispute took place between them relative to the wedge=axe, Mortier
charging that Macpherson had stolen it, and the latter maintaining
that Mortier was the thief. During the quarrel both of theyoung men
occupied seats on a fallen tree, while Mr. Offer, the only witness to
the homicide, was at work only a fewpaces distant. It was finally
arranged that they should meet that evening at the house of the man
who had lost the axe and determine which of them had Hees aut Nova
ing any harm, Macpherson and Offer, as soon as Harvey passe
Bator eNente GasEe the Bushee resumed their work; but only a aes
minutes later elapsed from the time the murderer left his int ende
MORTIER, Harvey.
White, hanged Ukiah, Mendocino County, California, on Oct. 1, 1881,
"Harvey Mortier was hanged at Ukiah, Cal., on Oct. Ui, 1861, for the
murder of Richatd Macpherson on March 25, 1880, on the ranch of Nels
Offer, about a mile and a half south of Noyo in Big River Township,
Calif, The cause which led to the mirder was the disappearance, from
a neighbor's place, of a wedgesaxe, and which the mrdered man had
sqid was stolen by young Mortier, This coming to the ears of Frank
Mortier, father of Harvey (acording to thé boy's own story as told
un er oath at the coroner's inquest on the body of his victim), the
father armed the boy with a Winchester rifle and made him hunt’ up and
slay his traducer, Immediately on coming up to Macpherson an angry
dispute took place between them relative to the wedgeeaxe, Mortier
charging that Macpherson had stolen it, and the latter maintaini
that Mortier was the thief, During the quarrel both of theyoung men
occupied seats ona fallen tree, while Mr. Offer, the only witness to
the homicide, was at work only a fewpaces distant. It was finally
arranged that they should meet that evening at the house of the man
who had lost the axe and determine which of than had stolen it, Not,
ecting any harm, Macpherson and Offer, as soon as Harvey passe
oo oe ae ee (ics, Serna ees) but only @ fey
minutes later elapsed from the time the murderer left his int endec
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