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Am not related but may be of interest to someone who is. I have no further info, but additional newspaper extracts may be found at URL:
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Vern D
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Transcribed by Dee Sardoch
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Stockton Daily Independent
Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA
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>>Tuesday, 18 Mar 1862<<
NEWS FROM MARIPOSA -- The Mariposa 'Gazette' of the 11th instant contains the following items of local news:
-Mr. James A. MORTON, formerly of Indian Gulch, was shot and mortally wounded, as is supposed, on Wednesday last, near Murray's flour mill on the Merced, by a Mr. KELSEY. Something about a ditch leading to the mill led to the affair; but of its particulars enough are not received to make a statement of facts. Both, however, had 6-shooters, and both used them -- KELSEY twice. MORTON was hit the 2nd shot, the ball grazing his arm and striking him in the side at the distance of an inch or 2 above the hip; thence it went through him with an upward direction. He was alive last Saturday, but it is almost impossible that he can live. He has been for some years prior to this, Chinese tax collector for this district, and a young man esteemed and respected. KELSEY had an examination, with what result is not known
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