Contra Costa County CA Archives History - Books .....Killing Of James Magee 1882
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Book Title: History Of Contra Costa County, California

   KILLING OF JAMES MAGEE.—On Monday, December 1, 1862, James Magee was shot by
James Tice. There had been a difficulty between the parties, and, on the
afternoon in question, Tice, who had been drinking, went to the ranch of
deceased, and some hard words passed between them. Tice at length wished to
shake hands, to which Magee objected, telling him he was drunk, and ordering him
off the premises. Magee had a shot-gun in his hand at the time which he had gone
into the house for. He turned as if to leave the spot, when Tice presented his
pistol and shot him in the left side. He exclaimed, "Oh! I'm a dead man, sure!"
and almost immediately expired. Tice mounted his horse, rode to Martinez and put
himself in custody of the Sheriff. Deceased owned a valuable ranch in the Moraga
valley, and had accumulated a handsome property. Tice was duly tried before Hon.
S. F. Reynolds, District Judge, May 30, 1863, when the jury returned a verdict
of Not Guilty.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORY OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING ITS GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION;
TOGETHER WITH A RECORD OF THE MEXICAN GRANTS; THE BEAR FLAG WAR; THE MOUNT
DIABLO COAL FIELDS; THE EARLY HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT, COMPILED FROM THE MOST
AUTHENTIC SOURCES; THE NAMES OF ORIGINAL SPANISH AND MEXICAN PIONEERS; FULL
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; SEPARATE HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP, SHOWING
THE ADVANCE IN POPULATION AND AGRICULTURE;
ALSO,
Incidents of Pioneer Life; and Biographical Sketches
OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
AMD OF ITS TOWNS, VILLAGES, CHURCHES, SECRET SOCIETIES, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO: W. A. SLOCUM & CO., PUBLISHERS
1882.


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