Show the murder of williams A report reached this city on thursday last that thomas S williams bad had been killed by indians near the mohave on the southern california road and that parmeno jackman who was waa in company with him at the time was severely if not mortally wounded the report was believed by some and doubted ed by others but it has since been ben substantially confirmed by the arrival ot of the mail from california alifornia C the sacramento union of the ad dinst contains a lengthy C account of the bloody tragedy taken from an extra of the los angeles star stay of the 0 of march ac cording cordin to that account which wasl wasi given by a mr jones a government express rider ba tween fort mohave and los angnes the oe 00 currence took place at bitter springs five miles this side of the crossin crossing of the mohave and one hundred and thirty five milos from san bernardino on the ith of march before their train consisting of about a dozen wagons arrived at the springs I 1 williams and amr jackman went on ahead to look for fior grass and met with four indians who appeared friendly and conducted them to a place where there thero was plenty of feed for their stock four miles beyond the springs V on their way back to meet the train the indians Ilidia ns who were following them close in the rear made an assault upon th with their arrows williams instantly receiving 0 three wounds and jackman two from those deadly weapon weapons williams stuck to his animal which carried him into camp before he was so far exhausted that he could not tell what had transpired jackman fell feil from his steed which ran off after which the indians shot him with several arrows and evidently left him for dead he ire was subsequently found by a party that went out from the camp after williams arrived there with the news of what had transpired nearly dead from the effects of his wounds and the cold which was severe mr williams died of his wounds that night and was buried at the springs jackman was taken to lanes ranch on the mohave and was alive when the express nian left buteas but was wat not noc expected live one of the arrows Is reported to have entered his hl abdomen and passed out at the neck another entered at the back and went through 0 b his body so far that the point came out in front but how it was extracted the account does not state states that the tragedy occurred something after I 1 the manner described there cannot be much I 1 doubt as the two accounts do not materially differ but if the story of the murder should be found to be as devoid of truth as is the biographical 0 sketch of 0 mr williams ilfe life pu published blushed in the U aion alon in connection i with the narrative of his death the two men may soon be expected to return unscathed and unscarred |