In a bold headline, the San Diego Union of May 21, 1907, announced a shocking crime: P.S. SPARKMAN MURDERED AT RINCON. The English merchant from the tiny community at the foot of Palomar Mountain was a respected businessman, a well-known friend of the local Indians, and a peaceful man “never known to have a quarrel with anyone.”

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