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Book Title: History Of Contra Costa County, California

   MURDER OF APARICIO MORALES.—On May 29, 1852, Jose Antonio, an Indian, stabbed
Aparicio Morales at or near the residence of Dr. Tennent in Pinole, from the
effects of which he died. He was duly tried before C. P. Hester, District Judge,
found guilty July 9, 1852, and sentenced to be hanged. He was executed August
20, 1852. He was hanged from the limb of a sycamore tree, in the suburbs of the
village of Martinez. A barrel was placed in an old cart, and the condemned man
required to stand on that ticklish foundation while the rope was adjusted. The
cart was finally driven away, and the poor fellow tumbled off the barrel and
into eternity.

Additional Comments:
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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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