The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-03-30
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CALIFORNIA.
SAN Francisco, March 29.-It is re-
ported that United States District-At
torney Coughlan has received instruc-
tions from the Attorney General, direct
ing him to act in conjunction with the
Collector of the Port to prevent the
steamer Pelican leaving port. 1t is
understood the Pelican has been sold to
Guatemala, and that she is being
armed and equipped as a war vessel,
manned and differed by American sea-
men, and will be used for the destruc-
ton of Costa Rican commerce and sea-
ports The Pelican until recently has
been running between San Francisco
and Humboldt Bay, and was formerly a
block ads runner.
j. G. Bell s. Co.. carpet dealers, have
failed. Their liabilities are $40, 900 !;
assets $4,000. Inability to collect
outstanding accounts is the cause of
failure.
SAN BUESAvENTURA, March 29.-On
the oath day of March Of last year. at
about two o'clock i'll the morning G.
Walkeco More, large land owner on
the Sespe. in this county. was brutality
murdered. The assassins set fire to his
barn, and by the light of the flames
when More rushed out to save his
property. he was fired upon. and finally
after running short distance fell dead
with two bullets in his throat, one in
his bowels aud seven in his brain. The
latter shots were fired of course after
he fell. The usual coroner's inquest
only developed the fact that four
men, all masked and dressed alike,
actually took Q hand in the bloody
work, but no clue to their Identification
could be made. One McCarty was ar
rested and held to answer, but the evi.
dence failed to satisfy the Grand Jury
that he should be indicted. A strong
suspicion remained that some of the
settlers on Sespe Ranch. with whom
Mr.. More was always engaged in law
suits, were the guilty parties. 1t is
supposed the immediate cause of the
killing was an attempt for some time
previous Of More to control water, and
prevent settlers from irrigating their
crops. A detective from San Francisco
and another from Los Angeles were en-
ployed to trace out the perpetrators of
the crime. but up to within a day or
two no public result had followed. but
on Thursday evening Alexander P.
More, q brother Of the murdered man
went before Justice Carlton, and swore
out a number Of warrants. armed with
which the sheriff. with posse proceed.
cd the same night to Sespe, and arrested
+. A. Sprague. ]. G. Churchill, ]. ID.
Lord. Besse Jones. John Curlee, J. A.
Swenson aud Mr.. Cook The authori-
ties are said to be in full possession of
oil the particulars of the conspiracy to
murder More. the time and place of the
preliminary meetings. and arrange
ments for tho murder. which included
. penalty of death against informers.
How much. If it at all, duplicates the
parties arrested. will, of course only be
developed on the examination.
The prisoners arrested on the charge
of being implicated in the More mur-
der arrived in town about I'm. A
large crowd gathered around the Court
House TO receive them. and a good deal
of excitement was mani fest, some for
and some against the prisoners. An ex-
animation will be held before the Jus
tice ~ soon as the prisoners can secure
counsel. probably on Monday. A. B.
hall, the detective who worked up the
case, and who so successfully followed
the Chicago murderers to conviction.
thinks be has a good case, at least
against some of them.