Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-12


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aud two children, r Barredino, E
Il Green, N Ellis.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 11EThe
Commission, consisting of Messrs.
Friedlander, Williams, Lincoln,
Babcock and Howard, appointed to
fix water rates, held II session TO-
day. The Commissioners devoted
most of the time to an eXamina-
ton of value estimates OF the Spring
Vallcy Water Company, and, de-
string further Information in this
regard, asked the Company to sub
NIT a statement in detail. The
Commissioners on the part of the
city express the belief that they
will be able to secure rates much
below the prices now charged for
for water, and think II reduction
can be accomplished at the meeting
TO be held next Monday.
George W.. Abbott, the broker
who fled to Acapulco with $4,000
belonging to the Anglo-California
Bank, was before the Police Court
to-day on the charge of grand lar
eeny, lsupon which he waived an
examination. Capt. Lees testified
that Abbott returned voluntarily
and had restored all but a few
thousand dollars of the money, half
of which would be recovered soon.
ME McAllister, for the defense,
asked the Court, in view OF tie
Acts as stated by Capt. Lees, and
in view also of the physicarand
mental condition of the prisoner, to
set his bail as low ~ possible.
The Court held the prisoner t9an-,
swer in $1,000 bail. -
a Secret fovestigRtion Of aho Cht-
mcsc Question.
SAN FRANCISCO, April Hit
transpires that special secret
agent, sent out by President Hayes,
has been in this city for several
weeks investigating the Chinese
question. He is an old army COM
rade of the President-Col. John
G. Sykes, of Ohio. His instruc-
lions We're to preserve strict in
cognito so far as his official mission
was concerned. In his inspection
of Chinatown and other matters
connected With his GRAND he re.
ceived the assistance of the Che
of Police and several of his subor-
dinates. 1t is surmised that the
Presidents purpose was TO obtain
material for his promised special
message ON the Chinese question.
Having fulfilled his mission, Col.
Sykes took his departure for WASH
ington few days ago.
Continuation If ia. Mora Eri"I-
dne Bloody Chnp cr tcrs'eat.d
mad Corrnbor"tcd by An.,sssr
syitnr,s
SAN BUENAVENTURA, April H.
Yesterday, at the conclusion of w.
II. Hinds's testimony, he was d.
rected to remain in court and Jesse
Jones, one of the prisoners, was
placed on the stand. He said sub
stantially: After being solicited by
Sprague to join the party to kill
More he joined them at the little
slough between Sprague's and
Lawton's. On arriving at the rem
devious, he found the balance of
the party-Sprague, Lord, Chu--
chill, Curlee, Mozart and
w. II. Hunt. They first put
the flour sacks over their heads for
masks and gunny sacks over their
bodies. The guns were loaded.
Cgrlee took Lords needle gun,
Sprague had IA double barreled shot
gun and a pistol. Churchill took a
double barreled shotgun. Lord and
Jones rode on horseback behind
the party, close to or within sight
of the buildings, where they left the
horses. The party then went to
the granary and remained there
while Sprague took turpentine
ball and placed it against the
straw. He covered it with some
stakes to prevent its blazing
up too soon. He then Joined the
balance of the PARTY, and they
waited behind the granary until
the barn blazed up and until More's
party from the house went to it,.
Then the whole party went between
the barn and the house to cut of
communication. When More APP
peared at the door of the barn
Sprague fired. More then ran and
after getting away some distance
the whole party fired. After
the second fire, More was seen
to limp. After running about
$50 feet, lie fell. Curee and
Churchill ran around one side of
the barn and Sprague around the
other side. After running around
the barn, the three ran to the spot
where More fell. When the men
reached More he cried out, "For
Gods sake, men, don't shoot;
you've killed me already" Sprague
exclaimed, "Damn you, take that"
and took his pistol and shot More
in the forehead. The three then
stood over him until they saw
that lie was quite dead;
then all started and ran, except
Sprague, who was seized with q
weakness in his back and was una.
BILE to move. He thereupon shout
ed to them "Come back, you
id cowardly - -, or III
shoot your Churchill and Curlee
returned, and each taking an arm
of Sprague assisted him to leave.
Meantime, the other four men be-
longing to the party walked slowly
to the edge of the corral. After
leaving More, the three men Joined
the balance of the party, which
then proceeded first to the granary
and thence to the place where they
left the horses, and thence home.
AT the conclusion of this testi.