Is it true that the posse that gunned down Joaquin Murrieta and Three Finger Jack put Murrieta’s head and Jack’s hand in pickled jars to collect the reward, and that these “proofs” were later put on display?

Is it true that the posse that gunned down Joaquin Murrieta and Three Finger Jack put Murrieta’s head and Jack’s hand in pickled jars to collect the reward, and that these “proofs” were later put on display? Michael J. Graves Belén, New Mexico Award-winning author John Boessenecker is an authority on outlawry and justice in old California. He says, “That is mostly true. Joaquin Murrieta and Bernardino ‘Three Finger Jack’ Garcia were slain while resisting arrest by the Califor