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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "trials"
Anthony Azoff and the Murder of Detective Len Harris, by
Phil Reader
Being an account of the attempted robbery of the Wells-Fargo Express Office in Boulder Creek, and the subsequent killing of ... [Read more]
"Charole"--The Life of Branciforte Bandido Faustino Lorenzana, by
Phil Reader
In 1885 a reporter for the Santa Cruz Sentinel asked ex-sheriff Charlie Lincoln who was the most notorious character that ... [Read more]
"Charole"-- Part 2, by
Phil Reader
When the grand jury convened in early February, 1860, an indictment for assault with a deadly weapon was found against ... [Read more]
"Charole"-- Part 3, by
Phil Reader
Word of the killing spread quickly through Santa Cruz and before long there was a large posse in the saddle ... [Read more]
"Charole"-- Part 4, by
Phil Reader
The action of the vigilantes may have put an end to Pedro Lorenzana's life, but it also effectively ended the ... [Read more]
Harlots and Whorehouses: Fallen Angels of Front Street, Part 2, by
Phil Reader
"Maria" was a tough little Irish lass who worked the saloons of Santa Cruz for a dozen years. Her free ... [Read more]
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Newspapers of the time called Milton (Milt) Besse "the most effective man to hold the important office of sheriff in the history of Santa Cruz." During his ten years in the sheriff's office, he streamlined the department, added more deputies, and raised the standards of employee acceptability and accountability. When ..." [More]
Excerpted from A Walk Through Time: Sheriff Milton Besse by Janet Krassow and Randy Krassow