Son of Juan Jose Gonzales and Eutimia Mendoza. Brother of Paula, Fortino, Juan and Dorotea.
Saloons of the Commercial District became the locations of many violent acts. The first murder of the camp occurred at Wilson's Saloon on the evening of December 16, 1895. Among the patrons in the crowded room a prospector named Mulachy stood at the bar drinking with two brothers, Juan and Tircio Gonzales. Around seven o'clock Henry Randolph, another prospector, entered and sat at a table. Mulachy walked to Randolph's table and accused him of the murder and the claim jumping of a friend of his on the desert. The antagonist had been drinking heavily all day and "...Randolph told him to drop the subject...Mulachy then engaged in some vile epithets." He continued his harassment and repeated his slurs until Randolph stood up and knocked him to the floor. Still standing at the bar, Juan Gonzales pulled a "six shooter" out of his hip pocket. Sam Wilson grabbed his arms attempting to pin him. The gun went off firing over the heads of the crowd. Juan broke free of Wilson's grip and fired a shot at Randolph who had started backing toward the front door. Randolph returned fire, hitting him in the stomach. As Juan slumped to the floor Tircio Gonzales rushed to his collapsing brother's side. Twisting the pistol from Juan's hand he pointed it at Randolph while backing out the door and pulling the trigger twice. The weapon, however, misfired. Randolph fired through the door hitting Tircio who fell over some beer kegs stacked on the front porch and into the street, a bullet in his heart. Randolph walked out of the saloon past his second victim and started up the street. In spite of his wounds, Juan Gonzales ran out after him, pulled the pistol from his dying brother's hand and fired after Randolph as he escaped. Juan died twenty-four hours later, survived by a destitute mother. A coroner's inquest determined Randolph had killed in self-defense. Randolph continued to prospect in the area through the turn of the century and filed the Inglewood, Mayate, Telephone Man, and Telephone Girl claims.
http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/96summer/cargo.htm
Saloons of the Commercial District became the locations of many violent acts. The first murder of the camp occurred at Wilson's Saloon on the evening of December 16, 1895. Among the patrons in the crowded room a prospector named Mulachy stood at the bar drinking with two brothers, Juan and Tircio Gonzales. Around seven o'clock Henry Randolph, another prospector, entered and sat at a table. Mulachy walked to Randolph's table and accused him of the murder and the claim jumping of a friend of his on the desert. The antagonist had been drinking heavily all day and "...Randolph told him to drop the subject...Mulachy then engaged in some vile epithets." He continued his harassment and repeated his slurs until Randolph stood up and knocked him to the floor. Still standing at the bar, Juan Gonzales pulled a "six shooter" out of his hip pocket. Sam Wilson grabbed his arms attempting to pin him. The gun went off firing over the heads of the crowd. Juan broke free of Wilson's grip and fired a shot at Randolph who had started backing toward the front door. Randolph returned fire, hitting him in the stomach. As Juan slumped to the floor Tircio Gonzales rushed to his collapsing brother's side. Twisting the pistol from Juan's hand he pointed it at Randolph while backing out the door and pulling the trigger twice. The weapon, however, misfired. Randolph fired through the door hitting Tircio who fell over some beer kegs stacked on the front porch and into the street, a bullet in his heart. Randolph walked out of the saloon past his second victim and started up the street. In spite of his wounds, Juan Gonzales ran out after him, pulled the pistol from his dying brother's hand and fired after Randolph as he escaped. Juan died twenty-four hours later, survived by a destitute mother. A coroner's inquest determined Randolph had killed in self-defense. Randolph continued to prospect in the area through the turn of the century and filed the Inglewood, Mayate, Telephone Man, and Telephone Girl claims.
http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/96summer/cargo.htm
Son of Juan Jose Gonzales and Eutimia Mendoza. Brother of Paula, Fortino, Juan and Dorotea.
Saloons of the Commercial District became the locations of many violent acts. The first murder of the camp occurred at Wilson's Saloon on the evening of December 16, 1895. Among the patrons in the crowded room a prospector named Mulachy stood at the bar drinking with two brothers, Juan and Tircio Gonzales. Around seven o'clock Henry Randolph, another prospector, entered and sat at a table. Mulachy walked to Randolph's table and accused him of the murder and the claim jumping of a friend of his on the desert. The antagonist had been drinking heavily all day and "...Randolph told him to drop the subject...Mulachy then engaged in some vile epithets." He continued his harassment and repeated his slurs until Randolph stood up and knocked him to the floor. Still standing at the bar, Juan Gonzales pulled a "six shooter" out of his hip pocket. Sam Wilson grabbed his arms attempting to pin him. The gun went off firing over the heads of the crowd. Juan broke free of Wilson's grip and fired a shot at Randolph who had started backing toward the front door. Randolph returned fire, hitting him in the stomach. As Juan slumped to the floor Tircio Gonzales rushed to his collapsing brother's side. Twisting the pistol from Juan's hand he pointed it at Randolph while backing out the door and pulling the trigger twice. The weapon, however, misfired. Randolph fired through the door hitting Tircio who fell over some beer kegs stacked on the front porch and into the street, a bullet in his heart. Randolph walked out of the saloon past his second victim and started up the street. In spite of his wounds, Juan Gonzales ran out after him, pulled the pistol from his dying brother's hand and fired after Randolph as he escaped. Juan died twenty-four hours later, survived by a destitute mother. A coroner's inquest determined Randolph had killed in self-defense. Randolph continued to prospect in the area through the turn of the century and filed the Inglewood, Mayate, Telephone Man, and Telephone Girl claims.
http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/96summer/cargo.htm
Saloons of the Commercial District became the locations of many violent acts. The first murder of the camp occurred at Wilson's Saloon on the evening of December 16, 1895. Among the patrons in the crowded room a prospector named Mulachy stood at the bar drinking with two brothers, Juan and Tircio Gonzales. Around seven o'clock Henry Randolph, another prospector, entered and sat at a table. Mulachy walked to Randolph's table and accused him of the murder and the claim jumping of a friend of his on the desert. The antagonist had been drinking heavily all day and "...Randolph told him to drop the subject...Mulachy then engaged in some vile epithets." He continued his harassment and repeated his slurs until Randolph stood up and knocked him to the floor. Still standing at the bar, Juan Gonzales pulled a "six shooter" out of his hip pocket. Sam Wilson grabbed his arms attempting to pin him. The gun went off firing over the heads of the crowd. Juan broke free of Wilson's grip and fired a shot at Randolph who had started backing toward the front door. Randolph returned fire, hitting him in the stomach. As Juan slumped to the floor Tircio Gonzales rushed to his collapsing brother's side. Twisting the pistol from Juan's hand he pointed it at Randolph while backing out the door and pulling the trigger twice. The weapon, however, misfired. Randolph fired through the door hitting Tircio who fell over some beer kegs stacked on the front porch and into the street, a bullet in his heart. Randolph walked out of the saloon past his second victim and started up the street. In spite of his wounds, Juan Gonzales ran out after him, pulled the pistol from his dying brother's hand and fired after Randolph as he escaped. Juan died twenty-four hours later, survived by a destitute mother. A coroner's inquest determined Randolph had killed in self-defense. Randolph continued to prospect in the area through the turn of the century and filed the Inglewood, Mayate, Telephone Man, and Telephone Girl claims.
http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/96summer/cargo.htm
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