The New York herald., 1871-11-16
ANOTHER CALIFORNIA TRAGEDY.
The SAVERS Murder Trial
i'm Stockton.
A Woman Kills Her Husbands Mis-
tress and II Acquitted.
THE ELS STORY

rooms az the Grand Hotel. On the ID or August fol-
, lowing woman arrived and stopped at the Grand
Hotel, where she insisted on occupying q room
nearly opposite the room occupied by SAVERS, On
the evening OF the 81 the new arrival, who proved
to be SAVERS wife. entered the room OF her hus-
bands paramour and with six -barrelled pistol shot
her three times shot taking effect in The shoul.
DER the second In the thigh ana the last In the alb.
dOmen. Mrs. Savers then started for the SherIf's
once, and on the way thner saw her recreant hus-
band. She attempted to shoot him Also but the pis.
tol was taken from her. She was then lodged in
jail. The wounded woman died soon afterwards,
protesting her love for Savlers and saying that she
was willing to die for his sake. :.
The trial was held at Stockton upon last Thurs
day, Friday aud Saturday and resulted In verdict
or acqutta. Although people were not very much
surprised at the verdict 1t woulu, perhaps have
been more complimentary to justice in California II
they had been surprised.
1t win be Interesting TO readers to notice how
during the trial. the same course was pursued as
had proved so virtually eective IN the great case Of
The People vs.. Laura D. Far. The prisoner was
physically prostrated' OF course, and carried mat
SAVER rsneS sass
fully, but IN most Frustrated manner, upon n
couch, even giving her evidence In that position,
the couch being wheeled up close to the Jury so that
the slvery tones Of the lady homicide might
fail upon .ler sympatnizing SYM ears with the least
will be remembered that Mrs. Fair detailed with
tlons up to certain moment, the moment when
Mrs. Crittendens voice grated" upon her ears and
went into details with equal fidelity, especially those
calculated to impress the jury with her mental ex-
critical time me- came she says:~"i went back and md
raped at the door, and she came to the door, She
r LAKE. mn ae anS asa, sfeppea BACK
husbands double gown hanging uD--one had
made for him ana put on the Christmas tree two
years before in sacramento. God knows the rest,
Tor DON'T"
with such stunning proof or mental alteration as
that which we have quoted how can we wonder that
Stockton jury should have acquitted the perse-
cuted woman?
The members OF the jury which Returned this ver
NJ. Walthall. l.. II. A;larl, William Biven. J. Cowcl
y. Wright W. u. French, John Nightingale, T.. W.
Lashley and Samuel ShacElelord.
THE EVIDENCE
upon which the verdict was returned II is not
behalf OF the Stale were:-Dr. s. Langdon, who at.
tended the deceased. Julia : Lake, in her last
driver Of e the Grand ote tel omnibus @ chs OF ocs
W. +. Fletcher; L. Barada, proprietor OF the Grand
Hotel Phillip Merzz porter oi the Grand Hotel; ?.
House; Oficer J. j. Kerr. Oncer J. j. Evans, G. L.
Woods, deputy sheriff and jaler. For The defence
were called Messrs Baraua, Merzzl, Chief OF Police
Fletcher Frederick W. GJyn {brotner of the defend
anti and Mrs. SAVERS herself. she was tine most
We therefore give her evidence as II was delivered,
in . state OF great physical prostration from a
ply 10 questions put by Mr. Dudley she stated that
III July last she was residing in Carson, Nev., and
had resided there q little over two years. having
gone there in Fobraary ana it would be three wears
coming next February. She said she was married
1, 1857; mad her marriage certificate with her When
she came to Stockton, III July last: anu gave It to
naoers: was taken very slsS on the morning OF ihe
5sh OF last July: sent her brother Tor physician,
DONE S M tna "ay the doctor gave her aeacn ana Ds
she go. on the sofa and attended 10 her work, but
siased that she Thought she arrived in stockton ON on
Saturday, and The route she took In coming
om Carson carson BY stage TAG 20 Gsnhr3os; ed ZONE about
the timc, ], mignt nave been ater-and oct 10 Glen.
Sc tSioGs ss5it 55l siyesS 3' yicntroCI a Night;
there was party there ,baf night, and every bed
was ned, so that she couid not get a bed, and a
lady very kindly gave her a pillow. blanket and
shawl. and sue took these ANA ber own shawl and,
noor with nothing under her bur the carpet,
and there remained until six O'Clock nexr
at an hour too early for breakfast, she got
little bit. OF lunch went down 10 the boat.
and she was sea sick so mue so that she vomite,l
all The way over; she got TO Tahoe City and there
Went TO rrsckee; When she Went TO 20 on The stage
she was so weak That she fell backwards and was
assisted by .riends, Mr.. Campbell and Mr..
Bufke, who were standing by and caught her; 10
was several hours before she got IL; she took
the cars az Truckec In the night time-at three
night; took the cars on Monday morning ana came
direct from there TO stockton; tried 10 get a berth
on the cars but none could be had arrived In Stock
ton some time near noon; came on the
cars from Sacramento and on arriving went
she asked Il her husband boarded tlere she told the
clerk that her husband was Stepping In town, and
!hat she believed hsre was a woman here IN % Town
believe they were nyng together. but thought taey
were on intimate terms; she asked the CLERK II he
or where lie was stopping; he dhe. clerk
ssid he would Try; she : then ~ told him
mad no clothes nor anything only what she had on,
ani tha she had vil,ien letter 10 have itsent 70
Dan Gelwlcks, Tor she did not want u sent TO the
Express olice, 80 mat her husband would see 1t IN
her name; she dIa not want her husband 10 Know
II he could nnd out anything anO he sent colorel
man M to her, with an envelope and
% Come "na 10 e oo a. soon as ne
cOuid-that she would Ike TO see him, and
Mrs sesIy or Of pceryIie the co,ored man Vent
| with II and came back and SAID he could not 1nd
any one; MI. Mclean came up and told her that he
10 get IN officer, so she asked him to do That FOR her;
! she told him that she had some papers that she
wanted him 10 take care oi-that IL was her mar.
riage certificate and letters wherein the woman had
threatened her life II she came where .sne tthe
womanj was, or with her MRS. sayiers' husband;
she wanted the papers taken care oil, and asked nim
II he could put them In safe place for her. ne said
yes ne would put them away and give her check
Tor them; iheY were put in large envelope on winch
snc put her name; aiter while Mclean went
Ponce but could not md him, out there wonIi be
ponce oflcer no there; then he came up aftcrward
with AN oficer and introduced HIM and asked him
into the roOm AMI he sat down; tue ofncer was Mr..
Kerr whom she told snc had mad trouble and
wanted HIM TO help ner n ne could; she showed The
officer the picture of her husband: the oifccr sarl
Hes red man. she asked the oficer how he
knew, and he replied "Cn, well, the pictures" sine
then said she didn't know there was anything about
the picture that would show he was ''red mani"
me I. ohcer replied, oh you would not know that.
I've seen inat man:o she asked II he knew him, and
the onlcer said he thought the was stopping AZ
tne Gi iand lioel; she tnen said she believed there
were stopping Together not, and wanted 10 nn1
out whether they were; Jhai wanted 10 10 legally
what was done, ana wanted TO he satisfied; II sne
had to give up her nusband, she would yiye hun
up, DIt wanted TO know sure; he thc oniceT1 said
he wonld find out for her where they we're; ne said
hc had seen them together on the street aid he
supposed that she was his wlie: he said lie would
go and lind ont, and come back and lc, her know
where they were stopping, ana IN what room II
noasl lDe. and he won't out: IL was late when he