Voting irregularities there that year resulted in a court case between the candidates for a California State Assembly seat.

The trial was so contentious it included the shooting of Bethel Coopwood, one of the opposing lawyers by the other in court, before the results could be determined.

Source: "List of Butterfield Overland Mail Stations "Itinerary of the Route"" (PDF).

Source: "List of Butterfield Overland Mail Stations "Itinerary of the Route"" (PDF).

Source: "List of Butterfield Overland Mail Stations "Itinerary of the Route"" (PDF).