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Robert Orton, the 10th sheriff of Santa Cruz County, elected in 1871. As sheriff, he formed part of the posse which captured the stagecoach robbers Albert P. Hamilton and Peter Carr. His obituary appears in the Santa Cruz Morning Sentinel on May 23,…
Portrait of Robert Orton, the 10th sheriff of Santa Cruz County. He was first elected sheriff in 1871, and held the office for eight years. Before being elected, he was a miller in the Watsonville/Corralitos area. After his tenure as sheriff, he…
Portrait of Captain Harry Love. Love was the leader of the California Rangers, which was created by the state legislature to capture Joaquin Murieta. He settled in the Santa Cruz Mountains in 1855. He married the 'Widow Bennett' and ran a sawmill on…
A portrait of Santa Clara County Sheriff John Hicks Adams, who investigated the murder of Joseph Pelligrini on June 4, 1864.
Ambrose Calderwood, Santa Cruz County Sheriff from October 1863 to October 1865. He led the investigation of the murder of Jack Sloan in 1865.
A portrait of Albert Jones, Santa Cruz County Sheriff from October 1865 to October 1867. As Deputy Sheriff, he participated in the investigation of the murder of Jack Sloan in 1865.
John T. Porter, Santa Cruz County Sheriff from October 1857 to October 1861.
The Church Street Fire Station was shared with the Santa City Police Department. The Police Court was upstairs. In front of the station are two fire engines and one police car. They are decorated for the 1929 Fourth of July parade.
Two men, Francisco Arias and Jose Chamales, hanged at the Water Street Bridge.
The Davenport jail was built in 1914. Made entirely of cement from the nearby Santa Cruz Portland Cement Company, the walls are eight inches thick.The only known occupants were two boys from San Mateo who were held overnight for horse stealing and a…