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

   KILLING OF JOSE ARRAYO.—A bloody affray occurred on Friday, March 2, 1877,
about three-quarters of a mile from Walnut Creek, when Jose Arrayo was stabbed
by Ramon Romero. The stabber was at once arrested. Arrayo died on the 10th
March, and Romero was committed on the charge of murder, for which he was tried,
found guilty November 23, 1877, and imprisoned for life in the State Prison.

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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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