Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-15
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NOT CLEAN


SAN FRAScIsco, Sept. IA.
VIM. F. Babcock, j. Y. Davis and Elisha
Lambert, of the County Grand Jury, have
filed a minority report, which Is caicu-
lated to create a sensation. 1t refers to
affairs in the Police Department known as
the upper Office. Afidavits Of parties,
white and Chinese, are introduced in the
report, showing the completely of the Po-
lice Department with gambling establish
ments exempt from annoyance or arrest
being obtained by the payment OF money
by gamblers. Other corrupt practices are
mentioned, but for want of time further
investigation is recommended on the part
OF a succeeding Grand Jury.
Exchanges at the Clearing House this
week aggregate about S24,0O0, 600, which
is by far the largest yet reported.
A woman named Hattie Russell COM
mitted suicide last night OF this morning
at the california House, on California street
above Kearnev. She came to the house on
September 5th with a man named w. L..
Brobart, and was registered from Portland,
Oregon. Yesterday Brobart went away
into the country, leaving her here last
night. She retired as usual. This morn
ing she did not appear, and no response
could be obtained to the knockings on the
door. At length a ladder was raised to
the window and an entrance effected, when
she was discovered to be dead. On the stand
at tile head of the bed were two bottles
and the following note:
SAN Francisco, Sept. 14.--To the public:
l wish you all to know that / die by my W
hands, for | am tired of life it has no
charms for me. HATTIE L. RUSSELL.
Deceased was 35 years Of age. One of
the bottles had contained morphine, and
one chloroform. She had evidently taken
morphine, then saturated a handkerchief
with chloroform, placed it over her mouth
and nose and bnried her face in the pillow.
The affairs of r. +. Kent & Co., sus-
pended stockholders, have an unfavorable
appearance. Kent is said to be at bis resi-
dence across the bay, sick. Many custo-
mers who visited the office of the firm were
assured by the cashier this morning that
their property was in the safe Of the firm
intact, but that it could not be reached ow-
ing to an attachment which had been
placed thereon. Afterward the safe was
opened by the Sheriff, and a careful search
ing Of its contents failed to reveal more
than IS IS in silver coin. No settlement
of the affairs Of the firm has yet been made.
Assessments have been levied as follows (:
Crown Point, 81 per share X X, 81, and
Ward, 80 cents. The first is delinquent in
Office October Sd, second, October 10th,
and the third, October 18th.
This morning John Riley and a man I'M
known fought a duel with revolvers, in the
Catholic Cemetery. They began shooting
at 10 PAGES, and advanced, firing, till they
closed, Wien the unknown placed his pistol
against Riley's body, infiicting a danger.
Gus wound. Riley was taken to the City
Receiving Hospital for medical treatment.
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tagonist, or the seconds in the affair. The
man who brought him into town in a car
riage disappeared after leaving the wounded
man with some friends at Engine House
No. 6, who removed him to the hospital.
The other principal in the duel is believed
to nave been wounded. Riley was an ex-
ira man on Engine No. 6.