Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Domestic News
March 17, 1861
Daily National Democrat
Marysville, Yuba County, California
What is this article about?
Symonds, previously jailed for the Mountain Springs robbery, was convicted of first-degree murder in Sacramento District Court for killing two men near Benson's Ferry last summer. The jury deliberated five minutes; he faces the death penalty. His partner Crozier remains at large.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
Conviction of Symonds.
This man who was in confinement in the Auburn Jail last season for being concerned in the Mountain Springs robbery, and while there, was traced by a chain of circumstances, says the Placer Herald, as one of the murderers of two men last summer, near Benson's Ferry, in Sacramento county, has been on trial for the murder in the Sacramento District Court. After a faithful investigation, taking four or five days, the case was given to the jury, who, in five minutes, rendered a verdict of "guilty of murder in the first degree." There can be no doubt that Symonds was properly convicted and will suffer the extreme penalty of the law. His partner in crime, Crozier is still at large, but sooner or later he will be very apt to meet his deserts.
This man who was in confinement in the Auburn Jail last season for being concerned in the Mountain Springs robbery, and while there, was traced by a chain of circumstances, says the Placer Herald, as one of the murderers of two men last summer, near Benson's Ferry, in Sacramento county, has been on trial for the murder in the Sacramento District Court. After a faithful investigation, taking four or five days, the case was given to the jury, who, in five minutes, rendered a verdict of "guilty of murder in the first degree." There can be no doubt that Symonds was properly convicted and will suffer the extreme penalty of the law. His partner in crime, Crozier is still at large, but sooner or later he will be very apt to meet his deserts.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Symonds Conviction
Murder Trial
Sacramento Court
Benson's Ferry Murder
Mountain Springs Robbery
What entities or persons were involved?
Symonds
Crozier
Where did it happen?
Sacramento County
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Sacramento County
Event Date
Last Summer
Key Persons
Symonds
Crozier
Outcome
guilty of murder in the first degree; will suffer the extreme penalty of the law
Event Details
Symonds was on trial for the murder of two men near Benson's Ferry; after four or five days of investigation, the jury rendered a verdict of guilty in five minutes