Law & Crime “All of Us Will Once Again Live in Harmony . . . Let’s Discard All Feelings of Pain From the Past”: The Trial of William W. Jenkins for the Killing of Antonio Ruiz, August 1856, Part Four by homesteadmuseum Posted on August 26, 2023August 26, 2023 Read More
Law & Crime “There Needs to be Unity in This Town So That There Can Be Security”: The Trial of William W. Jenkins for the Killing of Antonio Ruiz, August 1856, Part Two by homesteadmuseum Posted on August 24, 2023 Read More
Law & Crime “Will the Law be Left Almost Without Force?”: The Trial of William W. Jenkins for the Killing of Antonio Ruiz, August 1856, Part One by homesteadmuseum Posted on August 23, 2023 Read More
Biographies “The Truth is, They Came—They Saw—And Left”: The Killing of Antonio Ruiz by Deputy Constable William W. Jenkins, Los Angeles, 19 July 1856, Part Six by homesteadmuseum Posted on July 27, 2023August 23, 2023 Read More
Law & Crime “We Have Amongst Us a Great Number of Thieves, Robbers, and Murderers”: The Killing of Antonio Ruiz by Deputy Constable William W. Jenkins, Los Angeles, 19 July 1856, Part Five by homesteadmuseum Posted on July 26, 2023 Read More
Law & Crime “The Leaders Boldly Avowed Their Intentions and Indulged in the Fiercest Maledictions Against the Americans”: The Killing of Antonio Ruiz by Deputy Constable William W. Jenkins, Los Angeles, 19 July 1856, Part Three by homesteadmuseum Posted on July 24, 2023 Read More
Law & Crime “I Hope That All Good Citizens Will Consider it Their Duty to Calm Public Opinion”: The Killing of Antonio Ruiz by Deputy Constable William W. Jenkins, Los Angeles, 19 July 1856, Part Two by homesteadmuseum Posted on July 23, 2023 Read More
Law & Crime “The Americans Were Arming Themselves and Making Other Bellicose Displays”: The Killing of Antonio Ruiz by Deputy Constable William W. Jenkins, Los Angeles, 19 July 1856, Part One by homesteadmuseum Posted on July 22, 2023July 22, 2023 Read More
