Category Archives: B.M. Evoy

Mrs. Evoy Leaves Briggsville

Posted on August 4, 2021 by nancyleek

Two months after the conviction of Col. John H. Harper for the theft of $1800 in gold from Mrs. Bridget Evoy, she decided to sell the California House in Briggsville. What motivated her to give up running (as it says … Continue reading →

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Who Robbed Mrs. Evoy?

Posted on August 1, 2021 by nancyleek

Colonel John H. Harper was convicted of the crime of robbery against Mrs. B.M. Evoy on the stage near Neal’s Ranch in Butte County in May 1853. He was sentenced to seven years imprisonment, but was pardoned by the governor … Continue reading →

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The Trial of Colonel Harper

Posted on July 30, 2021 by nancyleek

After being arrested for the theft of Mrs. Evoy’s gold, Col. John H. Harper of Trinity County languished in the Hamilton (Butte County) jail for the next six months. He was unable to raise the bail, which was set at … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Evoy Robbed

Posted on July 27, 2021 by nancyleek

On Wednesday, May 25, 1853, Mrs. Bridget M. Evoy was traveling by Hall & Crandall stagecoach from Shasta to Marysville. When the stage stopped at Dry Creek House she discovered that the gold she was carrying in a carpetbag was … Continue reading →

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“Send a Basket by the Stage”

Posted on July 24, 2021 by nancyleek

Mrs. Bridget M. Evoy was an enterprising woman of the Gold Rush. She came to California with her family on the Lassen Trail in 1849. She earned her gold by successfully running a hotel or boarding house called the “California … Continue reading →

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