write:Lava and his men had not secured money enough for mypurpose and I told a woman the wife of one of the men who wastied that I would kill him if she did not procure funds. She did

including Chavez
my lieutenant
and one Lava
who is now in jail at San Jose awaiting an opportunityto testify
he having turned state’s evidence
camped within a shortdistance of Tres Pinos. I sent three of the party
Lava included
tothat point
making Lava the captain. I instructed them to take adrink
examine the locality
acquaint themselves with the number ofmen around and wait until I came. I told them not to use anyviolence
as when I arrived I would be the judge
and if anybody hadto be shot
I would do the shooting.When I arrived there with Chavez
however
I found three deadmen
and was told that two of them were killed by Lava
and one byanother of the party named Romano; the rest of the men in theparty were all tied. I told Lava and his companions that they hadacted contrary to my orders; that I did not wish to remain therelong. Lava and his men had not secured money enough for mypurpose
and I told a woman
the wife of one of the men who wastied
that I would kill him if she did not procure funds. She did so
and we gathered up what goods and clothing and provisions weneeded and started for Elizabeth Lake
Los Angeles county. On theway there I seduced the wife of the man Lava. He did not discoverour intimacy until we had pitched camp at the lake. He at oncerebelled and swore revenge. He le his wife at . . . Elizabeth Lake
and started to Los Angeles to deliver himself up
as well as to deliverme to the authorities
if he could do so. . . .