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Show WESTERN. Whole-Milt Jlnnh'r am el Kob- liollister, Gala.. 27. A fearful tragedy tra-gedy and robbery has been committed at Tree Pino.-, by Lihurieio Yasquev. and his bard of cut-throats. Vasquez and his party, eight in all, rede up to he store of .Sir. Snyder, twelve miles from Holli-ter, at the crossroads faun Tres Pinos to San Benito river. Xo suspicious were aroused, because the native Calilbrnians aregenerally quiet and inotlen.-ive. They dismounkxl and entered llie store. Some engaged in conversation, and others occupied the attention of the clerk, until all seemed in readiness, when they drew rove vers, ordered the inmates of the the store, three or four in number, to lav down, when they were bound hand and foot. Part of the gang then went to the hotel and shot Mr. Davidson, Da-vidson, proprietor, dead. A teamster, who had slopped at the hotel, was: next shot. Three others, taken unawares un-awares bv tiie robbers, were immedi ately shot, all through the breast. The first teamster was shot in the mouth and head. The. robbers then proceeded to search for plunder and money. They went to the house adjoining ad-joining the store, and ordered Mrs. Snyder to deliver up nil the money she had, which she did. They then released Snyder, on his promising to give up all his money, whieh lie did, amounting to -VjO in coin, several hundred dollars in cheeks and , drafts for money and jewelry. jewel-ry. Then having ransacked the money drawers and pockets of their victims, they divested themselves them-selves of their clothing, and dressed in Snyder's clothes, of whieh he had plenty on the shelves. Only one of the band was masked, and two or three are well known. All the time ; they conducted themselves in a cool ; and intrepid manner, proving them-j them-j selvrs to he the desperate band Vas-j Vas-j que, has so long been credited with ! leading. But little was said, and ; that in a whisper. 'asquez himself I remarked that $"),000 reward had ! been ollcred for his head. Alter com-. com-. pleting the robbery tlie baud took all the horses they could lind and left 1 Tiie people are apprehensive the Xcw : ldria stage will meet this band and j sullcr at their h;.nds. A search will i be made for the assnssins, to Dring ! them Lo justice if possible. Mr. Da-'. Da-'. vidson leaves a wife to mourn his loss. |