Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-19

dred feet in advance. Waite ordered
him to stop else he would fire. The
summons being unheeded he fired one
shot and again ordered him to stop,
but as the prisoner slackened his pace
he ran up and secured him just as Cof-
fey fell to the sidewalk, saying he was
shot. A wagon was procured and the
prisoner taken to the city prison hos
pital where he died in o few minutes.
The ball was found to have entered his
back below the right shoulder blade.
The Coroner took charge of the body
Waite has been on the force for some
years and is considered careful off,
Ger. He denies any intention to hit
the man, saying that he fired over his
head, but both parties were alternate
ly stepping up or down owing to the
uneveness of the sidewalk, which
might have caused the deviation of
the bullet.
A note was picked up on the street
yesterday which reads as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16.-God for
bid. Don't look for me, am sick and
tired of life and have to give it up. 1
was thrown upon the world and no
home. Thrown out OF Uncle Georges
house, and no home. 1t was laudanum
took. Give my love to father, moth
er and brother. Kiss them all for me
and tell them not TO mourn for me.
This is all from your daughter" Sign
ed, LOUISA M. DEDERSKY. The writ
er of the note is u young lady eighteen
years of age. Her parents recently
left this city on a visit to Germany.
The Uncle George referred to is the
proprietor Of stall in Grand Central
market, Corner Market and Sixth SITS.
He says his niece left his house of her
own accord. She did not sleep there
on Thursday night but was seen In the
vicinity of the house early next morn
ing. Another uncle residing on 25th
street, saw her yesterday.
The site for the observatory and tel
escope has been decided upon by Mr..
Lick and his new Board Of Trustees.
The point selected is the summit Of
Mt. Hamilton, in Santa Clara county.
A row occurred about IL o'clock last
evening among a lot of fishermen and
sailors on Washington street, near
Drumm and East. No arrests were
made, but the police brought in two
men, Russian Fins, both of whom were
stabbed. One, named VIM. HelIender
Is cut in the hip, but not seriously.
The other, John George, was stabbed
in the back, and Is thought to be seri-
ously injured.
For Los Angeles.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19.-The fol-
lowing list OF passengers sailed on
the Ancon at 9 A. M. for San Pedro:
JF Fitzpatrick, Mrs H Suskind, Mr.
Suskind. Mrs A Mather, Mrs Moore,
Chas Moore, G s Park and wife, G
Boethme, Col Williams and son, Mrs
Thomas, DIR Wosencraft, Miss Bogley,
e Morton, Mrs Ellis and daughter, Jno
Foster Sprosfer and wife, Mrs Camp
bell, F McNear, A Gibson, Mr. Buchan-
an, VIM Allison, H w Hammeron, A
d Luckhardt, I Burke, Mrs J E Hall
and boy, w T Rusk, o Rusk, George
Winton, L Starbuck and wife, B Bell
ram E I Spencer, A Savan, H s Dav-
is, NJ M Neal, Miss Cargan, A F Weed
and wife, o NJ Crane, E Ludke.
sudden Death.
PLACERvILLE, CAL, Sept. 17th.-
Esquire Moore, of Moore's Station, on
the Carson road, In company with his
wife was on his return home yester-
terday, and stopping for the night at
Smiths Flat intending to continue OH
the journey early this morning. Mrs.
Moore in attempting to awaken him
found he was dead. He died, 1t is sup
posed, from heart disease. He was
much esteemed citizen.
Killed by the Cars.
CoLFAx, Sept. ia man named
VIM. Cerrow was run over this even
ing near this place, by the west bound
emigrant train, and had one leg COM
pletely taken off below the knee and
the other leg terribly mangled. Itap-
pears that he had been drinking all
night and started out of town not
knowing where he was going, and it
is supposed he sat down on pile of
sand, which is in close proximity to
the track, and laying his legs across
the track went to sleep. 1t was i'm
possible to stop the train before run
ming over him. He died at 10 A. NJ.