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Salvage
  - Lodge Letters

Circuit Court Indictments


San Francisco

Lodge2 PDF, p. 4

 

Filed March 16, 1864

True bill of indictment formed against Thos. J.L. Smiley for stealing 200 pieces of gold coin from steam ship “Golden Gate” on Dec. the 1st 1863. Bail $15,000.

T.J.L. Smiley $15,000
Michael Reese $15,000
Mark Livingston $15,000

For stealing 50 bars of gold bullion from steam ship “Golden Gate” && Dec. 16th. Bail $15,000.

T.J.L. Smiley $15,000
Michael Reese $15,000
Mark Livingston $15,000

For stealing 80 pieces of gold coin from steam ship Golden Gate etc. etc. Dec. 17, 1863. Bail $15,000

T.J.L. Smiley $15,000
Michael Reese $15,000
Mark Livingston $15,000

For stealing 100 of gold bullion from steam ship “Golden Gate” Nov. 25th 1863 etc. etc. Bail $15,000.

T.J.L. Smiley $15,000
Michael Reese $15,000
Mark Livingston $15,000

True bill of indictment against Wm. G. Bloomfield for stealing 200 pieces of gold coin from steamship “Golden Gate” on 1st Dec. 1863. Bail $5,000.

W.G. Bloomfield $5,000
J.W. Dager $2,500
C.J. Hawley $1,875
H. Menke $ 625

For stealing 50 bars of gold bullion from steamship “Golden Gate” Dec. 10th 1863. Bail $5,000.

W.G. Bloomfield $5,000
J.W. Dager $2,500
C.J. Hawley $1,875
H. Menke $ 625

For stealing 80 pieces gold coin from steamship “Golden Gate” on Dec. 12th 1863. Bail $5,000.

W.G. Bloomfield $5,000
J.W. Dager $2,500
C.J. Hawley $1,875
H. Menke $ 625

For stealing 100 bars of G.B. (gold bullion) from steamship G.G. on December 25th 1863. Bail $5,000.

W.G. Bloomfield $5,000
J.W. Dager $2,500
C.J. Hawley $1,875
H. Menke $ 625

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Filed April 5th 1864

True bill of indictment against Joseph H. Redmond for stealing 50 G.B. as per No. 2. Bail $5,000.

J.H. Redmond $5,000
Elizabeth Redmond $1,250
F.A. Benjamin $5,000
Louis Cohen $3,750

For stealing 80 pieces of G.C. (gold coin) as per No. 3. Bail $5,000

J.H. Redmond $5,000
F.A. Benjamin $5,000
Louis Cohen $3,750
Elizabeth Redmond $1,250

For stealing 100 bars G.B. (as per No. 4). Bail $5,000.

J.H. Redmond $5,000
Elizabeth Redmond $1,250
F.A. Benjamin $5,000
Louis Cohen $3,750

For stealing 200 pieces G.C. (as per No. 1). Bail $5,000.

J.H. Redmond $5,000
Elizabeth Redmond $1,250
F.A. Benjamin $5,000
Louis Cohen $3,750

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Filed March 16th 1864

Indictment against Daniel MacNiel (as per No. 1). Bail $5,000.

Daniel McNeil $5,000
George Treat $5,000
John Dryden $ 500

For stealing 50 bars G.B. (as per No. 2). Bail $5,000.

Daniel McNeil $5,000
George Treat $5,000
John Dryden $5,000

For stealing 80 pieces G.C. (as per No. 3). Bail $5,000.

Daniel McNeil $5,000
George Treat $5,000
John Dryden $5,000

For stealing 100 G.B. (as per No. 4). Bail $5,000.

Daniel McNeil $5,000
George Treat $5,000
John Dryden $5,000

 

 

 

 

Revision: 10/31/2010