Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-27
Attempted Wife Maraer5

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dollars, 81 bid, 974 asked; half dol
lars, 07.S0 bid, 9S asked.
Attempted wife Muraer6
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.-About
half past nine o'clock this morning
shoemaker named j. Shultz at
tempted to kill his wife at their
house on Mission street, near Thir".
He had some words with his wife,
picked up a Ratchet and struck her
over the head. Shultz then rushed
into the street and in justification
Of his deed informed his neighbors
that his wife had been trying to
kill him for some time past and
that two years ago she attempted
to poison him, which he frustrated
by discovering the drug before he
swallowed it. His neighbors state
that ShultZ has been drinking
heavily lately and is probably suf-
fering from an attack of delirium
tremens. No arrests. The wound
is not dangerous.
suit Against Registrar Krp,ar.
SAN Francisco, July 26th.-In
the Twelfth District Court this
morning John Fitzgerald sued
Louis Kaplan for $4,000 damages.
The plaintiff alleges that the de-
fendant carelessly, knowingly and
negligeutly struck and erased the
number and street of PLAINTIFFS
residence from the precinct regis
Ia Il haf f,,fs Il ~ hnr ,,l
titious number aud street, not situ-
ated in said precinct or ward; that
at the election for delegates to the
Constitutional Convention plain
tiff offered his vote, but the Inspec-
tor of Election refused to allow him
to vote. Plaintiff alleges that he
was damaged in the sum of $4,000,
for which he asks Judgment.
A meeting of legal voters whose
votes were refused at the recent
election, also of the illegal voters,
has been called by the Ward Pres
idents of the Workingmen's party
at Charter Oak Hall next Sunday,
it is supposed with n view to TAX
ing action to bring suits similar to
the above.
Killed by ~ ifsiirOnd TrRiu.
PLEAsANToN, Cal, July 26.-The
west bound freight this evening,
while taking on come cars at LIv-
ermore, ran over and instantly
killed IL boy named Sullivan.
The Curiec Murder Trial.
SAN BUENA VENTURA, July &c.
The horizon OF the prisoner Curlee,
which looked Clear his forenoon,
was suddenly overcast after recess.
The prosecution having, AS the mat
ter now stands, knocked the bot.
tom out of Curlee's statement, that
Ferrall spent the fatal night with
him at Poll canon and Akers hav-
ing testified to meeting the pris.
oner near The rendezvous on that |
night, the Court held that such |
evidence tended to connect Curlee |
with the crime and to that
extent corroborated Jones. Hence
it was held that the latter's evil
dence as to conspiracy was sus-
This leaves Curlee's case
to rest upon its merits. Satisfied
with this the prosecution rested
and the defense called Jules, Swan
sou, Horton and Carmichael.
new was elected from
either. AS there are q great num-
Der Of witnesses summoned the
case will not probably close to-
morrow night, if the witnesse1
are forthcoming and used,
Churchill is slowly gaining
strength though liable to another
attack at any moment. AS the
Judge Is q member elect OF
he Constitutional Convention he
s anxious to finish the trials at
his term of the Court and will do
80 from present appearances, unless
he illness of Churchill prevents
lls being arraigned.
A dispatch from the attorneys of
,he settlers at Washington was re-
,eived to-day confirming the state.
nent that the Secretary OF the In
.erior had wholly rejected Moore's
claims.