James, aged 34 was the son of Charles Smith Hedrick, Sr. Charles also resided in Jamestown, Tuolumne County and died in 1938.
His mother Mary died shortly after 1900 while his father Charles worked as a teamster in the Dunlap and Sanger areas. Later, James would be a cow puncher on the historic Blasingame ranch for Lee Blasingame before making his way to Tuolumne County where he did cowboy work and labored for P.G.& E. in enlarging the Lyons Dam above Sonora. He became involved with a very young divorcee, Olive Mary(Stephens) Milford, who worked in a Jamestown soda fountain(bar) for a man over twice her age. The owner, Victor Solari born in Indian Gulch, was a former Constable and Tuolumne County Supervisor for the Jamestown area. Solari and the girl became romantically involved and slipped off to Fresno on a Friday the 13th and married.
James protested for several months and finally confronted Solari at his place of business. Solari shot him dead in cold blood in his establishment with James unarmed. Solari, a bootlegger, used his political muscle to get the Grand Jury to recommend dropping charges after the murder trial began. As a result, the trial never resumed after a month's recess.
His mother Mary died shortly after 1900 while his father Charles worked as a teamster in the Dunlap and Sanger areas. Later, James would be a cow puncher on the historic Blasingame ranch for Lee Blasingame before making his way to Tuolumne County where he did cowboy work and labored for P.G.& E. in enlarging the Lyons Dam above Sonora. He became involved with a very young divorcee, Olive Mary(Stephens) Milford, who worked in a Jamestown soda fountain(bar) for a man over twice her age. The owner, Victor Solari born in Indian Gulch, was a former Constable and Tuolumne County Supervisor for the Jamestown area. Solari and the girl became romantically involved and slipped off to Fresno on a Friday the 13th and married.
James protested for several months and finally confronted Solari at his place of business. Solari shot him dead in cold blood in his establishment with James unarmed. Solari, a bootlegger, used his political muscle to get the Grand Jury to recommend dropping charges after the murder trial began. As a result, the trial never resumed after a month's recess.
James, aged 34 was the son of Charles Smith Hedrick, Sr. Charles also resided in Jamestown, Tuolumne County and died in 1938.
His mother Mary died shortly after 1900 while his father Charles worked as a teamster in the Dunlap and Sanger areas. Later, James would be a cow puncher on the historic Blasingame ranch for Lee Blasingame before making his way to Tuolumne County where he did cowboy work and labored for P.G.& E. in enlarging the Lyons Dam above Sonora. He became involved with a very young divorcee, Olive Mary(Stephens) Milford, who worked in a Jamestown soda fountain(bar) for a man over twice her age. The owner, Victor Solari born in Indian Gulch, was a former Constable and Tuolumne County Supervisor for the Jamestown area. Solari and the girl became romantically involved and slipped off to Fresno on a Friday the 13th and married.
James protested for several months and finally confronted Solari at his place of business. Solari shot him dead in cold blood in his establishment with James unarmed. Solari, a bootlegger, used his political muscle to get the Grand Jury to recommend dropping charges after the murder trial began. As a result, the trial never resumed after a month's recess.
His mother Mary died shortly after 1900 while his father Charles worked as a teamster in the Dunlap and Sanger areas. Later, James would be a cow puncher on the historic Blasingame ranch for Lee Blasingame before making his way to Tuolumne County where he did cowboy work and labored for P.G.& E. in enlarging the Lyons Dam above Sonora. He became involved with a very young divorcee, Olive Mary(Stephens) Milford, who worked in a Jamestown soda fountain(bar) for a man over twice her age. The owner, Victor Solari born in Indian Gulch, was a former Constable and Tuolumne County Supervisor for the Jamestown area. Solari and the girl became romantically involved and slipped off to Fresno on a Friday the 13th and married.
James protested for several months and finally confronted Solari at his place of business. Solari shot him dead in cold blood in his establishment with James unarmed. Solari, a bootlegger, used his political muscle to get the Grand Jury to recommend dropping charges after the murder trial began. As a result, the trial never resumed after a month's recess.
