Contra Costa County CA Archives History - Books .....Murder Of ____ Valencia 1882
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Book Title: History Of Contra Costa County, California

MURDER OF ____ VALENCIA.—On Saturday, August 25, 1866, a Mexican or native
Californian, named Valencia, died at Martinez from the effects of a wound
received at the hands of Jesus Garcia on the previous Tuesday. It is said there
was no provocation for the assault, although some quarrel had occurred between
the parties. The attack was made with a stick or club of oak wood, with which
the deceased was severely beaten upon the head and other portions of the body.
Garcia was arrested, tried, and on December 27th sentenced by District Judge
Dwinelle to imprisonment for two years in the State Prison.

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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