A Murietta Yarn

Debate about whether a gun was the one that killed Joaquin Murrietta. the gun was found by William Greenleaf in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Isaac Richardson of Santa Cruz was in the Calaveras County area and talked with Harry Love in 1885. Harry Love claims that either William Henderson or a ranger named White killed Joaquin and that he killed Three Fingered Jack.
Source: Martha Frisch Scrapbook
Date: 1885-10-24
Type: NEWS
Coverage:
  • 1880s
  • Calaveras County
Identifier: FE-BEN-Murrietta-06

Collection

Faye Ellis Collection

Citation

“A Murietta Yarn.” Martha Frisch Scrapbook. 1885-10-24. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/137890. Accessed 18 Aug. 2025.