Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-29

the investigation of Pinney matters,
from the fact that Pinney, Spaulding,
and eight OF ten others are subpnnaed
To appear before the jury on Monday
next.
SAN Francisco, Sept. %.
About 10 o'clock last night. a man.
who, from papers found on his per.
son, Is supposed to be Jacob Heiser.
went to the small wharf al the foot of
Taylor street and shot himself in the
head with q derringer. The wound
did not Immediately prove fatal. The
man was removed to the City Receiy-
Ing Hospital where he died soon after
midnight.
Horrible Outrage Near aacrnmen.
to-Nosable Suicide IN the city.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 2s.
About noon to day an outrage was
committed in the town If Washington,
opposite Sacramento, which has Great.
ed much excitement. Ella Freeman,
Of Washington, was found in the or
chard of Captain Hodgson on the river
bank, opposite the foot of X street.
She was fearfully wounded in the face
as II by some dull edged implement or
sharp piece of wood. She Is also
bruised about the head. She was lying
under a tree among some young shoots
in a furrOw and covered over with earth
clods. A boy named Fay had been
sent to market by his mother, aud on
his way saw the child and gave the
alarm. A ChinanIan was at work in
the orchard 30 feet away. He has been
arrested, hut the officers believe he had
nothing to do with it, and that the child
might have been placed where she was
without his seeing her. The boy Fay
il arrested and detained as a witness.
He has aroused suspicion by telling
contradictory stories. He is about 10
wears old. The child had been absent
from its home only about 20 minutes.
When told of the occurrence her father
said. This has been done for re-
venge," and gave no further explain
alton. The Gaze Is surrounded by a
singular mystery. The child is still
alive but II Is doubtful il it will recover.
1t Is now unconscious. There is no
signs Of maltreatment on the child 81.
cept those stated.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. %.
Walter NJ. Phillips. late Secretary
OF the Board of Railroad Commission
ers, while sitting in Gruhler's saloon
to-day drew u pistol and shot himself
through the head. falling dead a few
moments after. Phillips came from
Massachusetts, here purposing To take
the secretaryship named, being highly
recon mended on count OF his famil.
iarity with railroad matters and com.
missions at the East. A few months
z he resigned the position to take a
more lucrative one with the Russian
River Land and Lumber Company,
which has an Office in San Francisco
and of which Milton =. Latham is
President. Since then he has
not been seen here until the 18Th
instant, when he registered at
the Golden Eagle Hotel. Ii is under
stood he had lost his situation. This
morning he went to the saloon aud
sat in the reAding-room reading a pa
per. 1t Is believed Phillips bad no
money as none was found In his ef-
fects, and that being under the infiu-
ence of liquor, having been drinking
tor eve days, he shot himself in q
fit of dependency. He was we'll con
nected at the Fast and was a mar Of
culture, and ability, and we'll liked.
He was about 40 years of AYE and a
native of Massachusetts, where his
family stands very high. He has a
brother in San Francisco, Stephen H..
Phillips. a lawyer of note In Boston
for many years, and formerly Attor-
ney General OF the Hawaiian Kingdom.
and for tho last few years a member of
the San Francisco bar.