Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-04
A T.
ESPECIAL TO THE EUREKA DAILY SENTINEL.
CALIFORNIA
THE SUICIDE or JACOB SHFw. YESTERDAY.
JULIA HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS
WITH SUTRO.
A squabbIe over Chief Moses.
SAN FRAycIsco,

SAN Francisco, February 8.
Jacob Shew, q well known photographer,
committed suicide this morning by blow
ing his brains out. Mr.. White left him in
the reception room Of his gallery, No. 914
Market street, about half-past nine. On
his return at ten o'clock, Mr.. White found
the door to the reception room locked.
Letting himself in, he won't up stairs to the
o~perating-room. where he found the body
of Mr.. Shew lying on the floor, the head
resting in a pool Of blood. flowing from
his right temple, and a pistol, with which
the deed had been committed, in his right
hand. A dirk Law on the table near by,
but had not been used. The act is attrlb-
uted to p~ecuniary embarrassment, as de-
ceased had of late been pushed for money,
and was not able to pay the rent which fell
| due to-day. Mr.. Sliew was one of the ear
Hest photographers Of the city. He was a
native of Saratoga county, New York,
aged fifty eight years. He was unmarried,
but has brothers living in this city.
The managers of the Julia have made
arrangements with Mr.. Sutro, whereby the
connection between the Julia shaft and the
tunnel will soon be made. To-day the
! Superintendent Of the Julia was notified
to begin a station and run for the Sutro
tunnel with all possible dispatch. Accord
ing to the existing contract, Mr.. Sutro is
to take the water from the Julia mine as
fast as it is sen along.
In the Municipal Criminal Court this
morning, J.. C. Duncan's case was con-
tinued, on the ground of illness OF one of
his cohnscllors.
To the statement of the French Savings
Bank, recently published, was appended a
series Of resolutions, passed January 22d,
stating that the entire assets OF the society
were less than the aggregate amount OF its
deposits, and that those who may become
members of the association should not be
rendered liable for the losses hitherto
made. A new set of books will be opened
for future business, and no further divi-
dends will be paid by way of interest on
the deposits existing at this time. Last
Saturday the Bank Commissioners adj
dressed a letter to the officers Of the bank,
calling attention to tho apparent underval-
uation OF the real estate: the bank state
ment showing 5000, 600 less than its prop
erty was appraised atlast fall. The Bank
commissioners think that, in order to be
on the safe side, the bank officials have
made a worse showing than tho truth
warrants.
A Walla Walla dispatch says: A war
rant has been issued by the Justice of the
Peace of Yakima county for the arrest of
Chief Moses. for giving aid to and conceal
ing a Umatilla Indian, who was known to
have committed murder. The Sheriff at
tempted to serve the warrant, when Will
bur, Indian Agent of Yakima Indian Res
ervation, refused to deliver VI Moses, say
ing that he had orders from the authorities
at Washington and the Prosecuting Attor-
ney of the Territory to hold him. If the
United State Attorney will decide the le-
| gality Of the act, the Sheriff will take him
by force.
In the cases of c. Marten, A. We'll, and
L.. Greenwig, against j. Kowal, bankrupt,
Judge Wheeler to-day rendered a decision
of importance to the mercantile com
munity. Suits against the defendant had
been begun prior to the repeal of the Ma
tional Bankrupt law. The defendant had
availed himself of the benefits of the Vol
untary Bankrupt act of this State, and had
been discharged from his debts. The
| Court decided that the defendant was dis
char ged from all his liabilities.