The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-03-06
SHOCKING act At SACRAMENTO.

An unu nal excitement was created vr,trr-
,'..H t.! an occurrence at the Station House,
III w;lr' !l.an by the lame ot J. q. Adams
rrrctyr': Il dangerous wound from a pistol
while Ill HE hands OF !;.lv whose daughter
lac was charged with having abducted and
rUiHyI.
The circumstances of the case are briefly
stated: About two months sinrc the mot!r:
with her dan"htcr lett Philadelphia to ON
her h!>!'al.i in this country. Adams. VIII"
ha'| known the family at home travelled! most
of ii not all the wav to SIn Francisco with
them, airi, inI on the NIGnulIvmt,l City >cv-
eral weeks since. On the lstLlu;s and dur
III. the l,a>>a"c w he succeeded iii making
all impression upon the girl, who is but l.
wears OF are. and a week arc induced her to
leave for tins city, where they have stopped
at The >ut"r Hotel and Queen City ,rcgI>ter-
cd Il Mon and vile.
fAc nnArr who came mp On Wednesday.
discovered their whereabouts YESTERDAY. went
20 the Queen CITY and encountered her
llu4htrr. The Incidents Of the ncctin" were
'Hch is would naturally trans pre- between Il
fond I,lrc'lt and her child. separated under
>'sr.l painful circumstances. The GUILTY cause
Of their aiiiction lvolcd them, but was tax
en- in custody Iy the police. At three o'rork,
the mother, woman O. unusual intellect and
strength ct purln>r. Proceeded to the Station
House, and haNln" obtained All entrance. ON
the request to speak few words to the prs
pnrr. 1oHAl him sitting in an ante-room, ia
company with an officer. Approaching linn,
>!c asked 1t IL, INTENDED TO marry her daunil-
ter, and receiving an unsatisfactory resi- .on<c,
drew i pi>t" and discharged it, the bail Ell
tclin9 his ri"ht SIDE near the tenth rib and
lodging probably i'll the abdomen.
Size WIS prevented from rcpeatln" the shot
hv the interference OF the police, and left the
scene. Indignation against him who had ,iriv-
en- a mother To such desperate revenge
reached a high pitch but no further ,Iru,Uu-
>tratiun was mar the man being considered
dangerously wounded. He WAS soon convey
I'd on litter to the Orleans Iiotcl. and Med
ir;,l aid rendered..
Adams IS >al TO have lived in the country
since 1919. We are informed that the father
Of the girl left California to bring out h> fam
iIy not w" months a@o and passed his wife
and daughter on the way.
The mother was induced 10 the desperate
act from the kNowlcd ,.c. that there was Il,
!aw here to rc,ircs the wrongs Inflicted upon
her only aud dearly loved chilL.-Nt,ruat.i. H.
10 transcript.
From the Sacramento L Mon We extract Tie
following:
TIE END OF TIE SEnTCrE.-Ai Married "A,
die Orleans House. last evening. at . o'clock
hv Justice J. b. Mitchell John Quincy \ lam,
10 Mis- Emily Bond. Mr.. Albums expired
immediately AFTER the ceremony WIS T,ciorm-
rl. He WIS informed carly III tine cNcniu.
thlt lie could not survive. and was requested
10 n,a kr all the PREPARATION i'll his powrr,wir
he not o,,l ' consented 70 do, bu; ~ec...yl r.r-
mr>t!v 'rsrouS OF At one MARI. M the ,s.li
whom he had 50 gricvou.!y wron-vd
The mother was present, and "alc hey oo"-
sent II the marriage. The yrooM had scarce
" cla>nrd his bride to his bosom ere Eis >rr
ii winged its liigilt from earth. Tie a,tcniiu.
physician states that the intense mrnta. cA.
y:.rmcnt under which he was ll,rin. nl~
tened his lprrh-rhat if his mind had rtnait
ed calm, he would probably have survive,
until morning.
! Jud.c lobIn>pl, who ha, from the iir>
manifested deep Interest and heartfelt >vmpd
thy for the afflicted mother readily ob,anr,
the consent OF the daughter to wed her >c,lu
Ger. the former drrlarn. that she would for
give HIM all, this ceremony could be prrtcc
ted.