Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-12
SOME INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM THE BAY.
Two Men Killed at City Hall and
a Murder and a ruicide
on California Street.
. LAWYER APOLOGIES TO
AN EDITOR AND THERE
BY STOPS A SUIT.
Laura ID. Fair Goes gsrOke - Tx
FrieAlander Com promise.
SAN FRANCISCO. Anril IL.


SAN FRANCISCO, April IL.
A shocking accident happened at
the City Hall this afternoon. While
some men, in the employ of Contractor
Howard, were moving a heavy stone,
weighing nearly a ton, across the
plank way on the top of the building,
the east wing scaffolding gave way,
precipitating the men with the stone
and debris rs feet to the corridor. In
the descent the stone came in contact
with an iron joint, crushing
everything in its course. From
the rubbish of the twisted iron,
crushed tones and splintered lumber,
the victims were taken u at once.
One was dead when aid reached him
and the other was breathing his last.
The bodies were instantly conveyed to
a shed Oh the premises and a messen-
ger dis patched with al! speed to sum-
mon surgical aid, with the hope OF
preserving the life of the survivors.
The accident seems to have been the
result of carelessness, for which the
workmen themselves were in a meas
ure responsible. The contractor, a
few hours before the accident occurred,
warned the men that the planking
was too light to bear a stone Of the
weight which was then being han
died, but to his warning little or no at
tention was paid. This is the only ia
tai accident that has occurred at the
City Hall since the foundation was
laid, at which time a laborer was
killed by the falling of a derrick. The
names of the victims are Dennis
O'Leary and VIM. Costello, both mar
ried and each has a family.
Laura d. Fair has filed a petition in
bankruptcy, which states her liabilities
at S2l,333 Sc, due to lawyers, mer-
chants, capitalists and brokers, for
money borrowed and on stock account.
Assets. 20 shares of Ophir and % Of
Mexican, valued at $40, and pledged
in January, 1875, as security for a debt
of 81 800; also a house and lot in 9re-
ka, of uncertain value, and an undi-
vided half of a lot in Alameda valued
at S400.
About S o'clock this afternoon a man
and woman passed along Stockton
street, near California, in earnest cor
versation. When opposite Grace
Church, the man suddenly stopped,
drew a revolver and fired two shots at
the woman, then placing the weapon
in his own mouth fired again, killing
himself Instantly. In a few minutes a
crowd collected and the police removed
the woman to the City Prison hospital,
where an examination showed that
enc shot had carried away a portion of
her under jaw, and the other had en-
tered the side and, passing through the
bowels, inflicted a fatal wound. The
holu Af the vn,rr1arar UoS faEnn RI tho
morgue. Both parties were French,
and came here from Paris about two
years AGO.. The woman, whose name
is Berthe, left her husband in France
and came here as the mistress of her
murderer, whose name is f. r. Spill
cher. Since their residence here she
had been employed as a dressmaker,
while he lived off her earnings. firing
of this, she left him about a month
ago. To day she met him by appoint
ment and he strove to induce her TO
return to him, and or her refusal at
tackled her as above stated. Both are
we'll appearing people of about thirty
years of age After the removal of the
woman to the hospital she inquired if
Spilcher was dead, and being an
swered in the affirmative she expressed
her satisfaction, saying it served him
right.
In the Police Court to-day the ease
of VIM. Hayes, the attorney who as
sailed General John McComb in the
Alta office, was called. Counsel for the
prosecution stated that Hayes had
spologized to McComb; that his action
was taken under undue excitement;
that he had been severely punished
both by McComb and the public press,
and therefore he was satisfied to allow
the case to be dismissed, which was
ordered.
The creditors of Isaac Friedlander
met to-day to consider the situation of
his affairs. Owing to a dispute as to
the account of one of the principal
creditors, definite action was post
poned until the question is decided,
which will probably be this afternoon,
but the compromise offered by MIR.
Friedlander was accepted by all the
general creditors, and it is probable
united action will be taken to that eff
feet, releasing him from his liabilities
and enabling him to continue his busi-
ness.
SAN FRANCISCO. April IL.
The settlement of the disputed ac-
counts which to-day delayed the action
of the creditors, on Mr.. Friedlander's
proposition for compromise, has not
yet been accomplished and it is proba-
BILE that no conclusion will be reached
before Tomorrow or next day.
AUNT HANNAH'S,