The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-11-23
PACIFIC C0ASI.
Preliminary examination.

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| Preliminary Examination
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13.-The examine
ton of Sullivan, charged with the murder of
| Mrs. Ann Barry near Lone Mountain, COM
menced in the police court to-day. Sullivan
! asked for continuance till p. NJ. to enable
| him to procure witnesses, which was granted.
Meantime letter was produced in court
! from DR.. Shurtleff of the Stockton insane
| asylum, covering two certificates showing
that Sullivan had been twice an inmate of
that asylum, once from Yuba county in 1878.
and again from Sacramento in 1874. In the
| afternoon a number were called who ideati-
fed the bloody clothing found near the scene
of the murder, as having been worn by Sulli-
van shortly before. Richard Barry. hus-
/ band of the murdered woman, identified as
! his own clothing recovered from second hand
shops by officers, where it had been sold by
/ Sullivan. Some new testimony had been
heard of that of two boys, who it is said.
saw Sullivan in the brush near Barry's house
with suit of dark clothes on. Sullivan ran
into the brush on seeing them. The boys
will be brought into court to establish by eye
witnesses the presence of Sullivan in the
neighborhood.
| One witness, Mrs. Welsh, residing at the
| corner of Van Ness and First avenue, testi-
| fed to seeing the prisoner at about noon on
| the day of the murder, but was not positive
| to the exact time. Sullivan declined to make
| any statement and the court held him TO an
sw4r without bail.
San Francisco News.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15.-Proceedings in
stituted by ex-poliee officer Oscar Alderman
against Chief kirkpatrick to remove him
from Office for derelietion of duty is on hear
| ing before the 23d district court ON demurrer
to complaint.
VIM. Doolan, public administrator, this
morning petitioned the probate court to cite
| Miss Ella Wilton to appear before it and be
examined under oath touching her possession
of certain life insurance policies and other
property of the late Alexander Austin, to
which the public administrator is entitled as
| forming part of the deceaseds estate. The
court granted petition and cited Miss Wilton
to appear for examination next Thursday.
Killed Himself.
| HoLLIsTER, Nov. Is. - A. J. Farmby,
against whom the grand jury found indict-
ments for grand larceny and burglary, jumped
from the top of his cell head foremost upon
| the iron grating on the floor, evidently
with intent to commit suicide. He is now
paralyzed and not expected to live through
| the night.
San Francisco AsitafOrs.
| SAN FRANcIsco, Nov. 17.-At a meeting of
ward presidents to-day notifications were re-
ceived that six clubs had voted for Work
ingmen's parade on Thanksgiving Day and
eleven clubs had voted against it. 1t was
| finally decided to telegraph Kearney and ask
him if he would be here on that day, and il
so general parade would be had in the way
| of reception at the sand lots. A larger crowd
than usual was present. Beerstacher and
| other delegates from the constitutional con-
vention spoke concerning what had been
done at Sacramento. Wellosk said he would
have Workingmens' parade ON Thanksgiv.
ing Day, no matter what the ward clubs did
or whether or not Kearney got here. Then
he gave notice that he was going to start
labor organ to be called the Voice of the
People, and subscriptions to small amount
were made.
Los ANGELES, Nov 17.-John Corning
assistant superintendent of the Central Pa
cifc railroad, who came here some weeks
ago for the benefit of his health, died al
Sierre Vaudeville, San Gabriel, at II clock
last night. His remains were embalmed and
sent to San Francisco this afternoon.
He Get Loose.
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Lange IN the county Jail, under indictment fol
| forgery, escaped last night. He cut one Of
the window bars with saw made out of a
case knife and squeezed through the window,
and then cut the lead pipe leading from the
Jail to outside the walls and through it over
the outer wall and climbed over. Officers are
in pursuit and Sheriff Riley offers reward
of $50 for his recovery. Lange is Penn.
sylvania Dutchman, fair complexion, light
hair, height about 5 feet 10 inches, weighs
about 200 pounds; talks broken. When he
escaped he had on dark clothes and heavy
boots, about number tens.
The Bulls and Bears.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 18.-A row occurred
in the Pacific Stock Board this afternoon by
dealer named John Farrell, who had before
set the board in commotion, calling on,
of the members liar. He was ordered t.
leave, but refused; the sergeant-at-arms pu
him out. Farrell made dash at the official
passed that astonished person and rushed
into the circle of stock brokers striking a
every head he saw The widest excitemen
ensued. One or two pistols were drawn bu
no one was hurt. Farrell was arrested
, KIrkpatrIck's Case.
, The case of Oscar Alderman VS.. Johl
r kirkpatrick, an action to oust the defendan
/ from his position of chief of police for al
legged dereliction of duty, was dismissed il
the 23d district court this morning, on plain
tiff's motion. A similar complaint amende
in some important particulars, was filled to
day by same plaintiff against same defendan
in the same court.
Heavy Wave.
SAN LUIS OB1sPo, Nov. 1S.-A late heav
swell carried away portion of the Cayuco
a wharf, portion of the balance of the Pee
E pies wharf at this place and half of Poin
{ Sal wharf, with the loss at the last named @
r one man and /, 200 sacks of grain.
: A Couple Disappear.
e SAN Francisco Nov IS-Last Wednesda
August E. Guido and Miss Clarinda Rottanz
both Italians of the better class, left Lon
Bridge in whitehall boat, since which moth
e ing has been seen of either; but friend
J. Guido has received letter from him stain
:. that as he had wife in this city he couldn
/ marry Miss Rottanzi, and they had dete
G mined to die together. The last seen Of tn
e couple they were going out toward the head
e Some of their friends credit them with the il
9 tentions disclosed in Guidos letter; others b,
L lieve the affair is merely an elopement, whic
l. belief is strengthened by reports that parti.
answering the description of the runawa,
were seen on the overland train which le
r Thursday morning
e San Francisco Items.
d SAN FRAscIsco, Nov. 19.-The Board
Supervisors yesterday voted to give Thanks
giving dinner to the inmates of the aim
e house and the hospitals, but will allow pri
y on fare only for the inmates of the Jail
y They also voted to investigate the receI
e, frauds in sewer cleaning contracts. A con
l. munication was received from Jennings
i Cox and associates, Offering to supply ii
n city with gas of eighteen sperm candle pow,
at 50 SO per thorsand. They pledge then
selves not to buy or sell out to any 9th,
1t company and to start the works inside of
j. months and within Is months to have worl
erected for the manufacture and storage
900, 900 cubic feet gas every "a hours.
resolution was offered granting them a fral
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