Napa County CA Archives Obituaries.....Carron, Edward Paul November 24, 1876
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[Lyman L. Palmer], History of Napa and Lake Counties, California (San Francisco: Slocum, Bowen & Co., 1881), page 154.
Killing of EDWARD PAUL CARRON.---This homicide occurred November 24, 1876, at a
store in Pope Valley, under the following circumstances: Three men, E. P.
Carron, Warren Adams and Charles H. Fitch, were sitting in the store talking on
religious subjects, the two former being the principal talkers. Carron claimed
to be a Catholic, while Adams said he was a Freethinker. The discussion was
being conducted in a friendly manner, when suddenly, and without any
provocation, Adams jumped up and used a very offensive epithet, at the same time
producing a large size Smith & Wesson revolver, and fired at Carron. The ball
entered his body about three inches below the left nipple and came out just
above the hip-bone on the opposite side. Carron lived four hours, when he
expired. The Coroner's jury charged Adams with the murder and he was arrested.
The Grand Jury found a true bill against him December 4, 1876, and his case came
on for trial February 26, 1877, with the following jury in the box: W. D.
Owsley, R. S. Thompson, A. Van Aucken, Ira Kilburn, J. P. Lewis, T. C. Peterson,
Josiah Sellers, J. Henning, J. Harnett, Wm. Edgington, J. H. Ray and H. C.
Simmons. The trial began on Wednesday and the case was given to the jury on the
following Saturday at 5 p.m. They remained out till 2 p.m. the following Monday,
when they returned a verdict of guilty, but insane.

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