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Book Title: Illustrated History Of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties

THREE FUGITIVE MURDERERS.

   On the eighteenth of October, 1857, in Indian valley, Caleb Holliday was shot
and killed by Stephen D. Shore, with a Colt's revolver. Shore immediately fled,
and returned overland to Missouri, escaping those who were in pursuit of him.
The grand jury indicted him May 7, 1858, for murder, but he never returned to
answer the charge; and, so far as is known, has not since visited the state, the
climate probably being too sultry for him. Jacob Dertsh was shot dead November
18, 1856, in Indian valley, near the Deutsche or Dutchman's ranch, now known as
the Matt Knoll ranch, by Henry Van Orman, with a shot-gun. Van Orman was
indicted for murder April 10, 1857, but had fled the country, and never
returned. Another homicide occurred at Smith bar on the east branch of Feather
river, September 2, 1857, in which George Jaque drew a revolver and shot John
McKinzie, killing him instantly. Jaque immediately emigrated to Fraser river to
avoid punishment for his crime, and was never captured. He was indicted for
murder October 15, 1867.


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Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties

San Francisco: Fariss & Smith
(1882)


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