Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-21
NUMEROUS ASSAULT.

with heavy, new wagon-spoke. The state
ments in regard to the affair, as stated by the
opposing parties, are conflicting, but that
told by Williams was generally accepted as
the true 7ersion OF the case, and which is cor
roborated substantially by Jesse Slaughter,
who resides upon the opposite side of the
street. Williams states that he was pass
ing along the walk when he was
accosted by Cook, who sat outside the saloon
kept by Eliza Rednell with whom he is said
to live and cohabit and was invited to go in
side. This he did, and when there was asked
to treat, but told them he had no money.
They did not accept this at first, but when
he reiterated it he was pounced upon by
Cook, whom Williams thinks invited him in
to rob him. He at once got him down or
knocked him down and beat him with
heavy new wagon spoke, bespattering the
saloon with blood, and continued beating
him as he rolled him out on to the walk.
After getting out of doors Williams tried to
get away by rolling out into the street,
and at the same time was crying
murder and holding his arms over
his head to keep the blows from killing
him. He was in this situation when the first
parties arrived, and Cook was still over him,
but no enc dared interfere, he furiously
threatened them. Seeing Cook was still alive
he called out to Eliza to fetch his pistol and
he would kill the d-n son of a b-h. She
did not bring ont IA pistol as told, but came
out with big bottle. Local Officer Thorp
and Will Farley then came up and took Will
Jams away from Cook. He was most pitiful
sight. His head and arms were terribly
beaten and bleeding, and it is quite probable
Slaughter got his wagon, and Thorp
and Farley took HIN in it and
conveyed him 30 the station house.
Officers Ferral and Ma tin then started to
arrest the perpetrators OF the crime, and
when they arrived at the place, were told to
be careful, as Cook was desperate. Ferral
went up to him as he stood in the door con-
cealing some weapon behind him. The officer
caught him by the Leck and threw him down
upon the walk whtn Cook disclosed heavy
dirk-knife. He got it away from Cook, get
ting his finger cut in doing so, and took him
into custody. Martin then arrested the
woman, and both were taken to the station.
where they await examination of the case
to-day. Williams was last night taken to the
hospital and is in very precarious condition.
He is very well-known in the city, and was
al employe about the Capitol
ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE. yesterday after
noon a shooting ARRAY took place in the alley
in the rear OF Turner Hall, near Ninth and
K streets. John Bauer, who works at the
railroad shops, and who has for some time, it
is stated, suspicioned his wife's infdelity,
had recently become SO convinced Of her
wrong doing that for the past two or three
days he watched in a secreted place with
double-barrel shotgun in hand in case OF
emergency. While watching yesterday after
noon he saw j. r. Mckee, middle aged
man who works about town. go into the house.
and after waiting brief time, he followed.
tarf tho 1nnr he fnupI them in, q N
unquestioaable relation, and he immediately
fred at them. The charge of shot passed
between them, cutting off q portion
of both the front sides of his coat little be-
low the waist, and similarly shooting away
portion OF the like location Of her dress. hut
producing no wound upon either of them.
1t seems he did not offer to shoot again. The
shot having been heard upon the street, Off
GERS Woods, Rider and Jackson soon after
wards arrived, finding them all discussing the
matter together, when they were conveyed to
the station-house. Bauer was charged with
attempt to murder, and Mckee and Mrs.
Bauer with adultery. The coat and dress,
with the portions shot away from them, and
bed-post in which portion of the charge
of shot lodged. all now in the hands of the
police, are exceedingly pungent and unpleas-
ant witnesses ia the case Bauer was released
from confinement upon deposit of $500, and
Mckee gave bonds in the sum of $500.
Mrs. Bauer is in the city jill.
A COURT BREEZE Yesterday forenoon,
when the cases of Mary Farr and George NJ.
Farr, charged with petit Larceny, were called
in the Police Court, Mary, who had been out
on bail, made her appearance, but she was so
stimulated with drink that she wanted to
run tie Court to suit herself. The Judge
tried to soothe her feelings by reasoning with
her, and finally ordered her TO keep quiet.
but she was not to be rubbed out ia any
such manner. Next her attorney took her in
hand, and, having about the same success,
he told her he could do nothing with her case
unless she behaved herself. She then fred
him out of Court, and next caught officer
jackson by the coat tail and had got it into a
demoralized condition and nearly IF from
him, exclaiming, as she tugged at it /" If
you swear to lie about me, I'll fix you
The atmosphere in the Courtroom was by
this time getting 50 warm that the Judge
suddenly adjourned the Court to save its
dignity, continued the case, and directed the
officer to conduct her below to the jail under
the additional charge of being drunk. This
she demurred to. and clawed savageiy into
the officers face while he was carrying out
the orders of the Court.
BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs.-The Board of
Supervisors met yesterday at the regular
hour. A communication was received from
L. n. Hoag, Secretary of the State Agricult-
ural Society, in relation to the prop sed work
Of laying a new floor in the Pavilion Hall,
and stating that as the hall will be required
for use of the State Fair as early as the 9Th
of September the proposed improvement will
have to be postponed The advertisement for
sealed proposals to lay new floor was there
fore, upon motion. recalled, and further ac-
ton upon the subject postponed for the pres.
ent. The proposition to have the floor so laid
as to give it elasticity, for the purpose of
making it more acceptable for receptions and
parties was discussed, and viii probably be
adopted by the Board when the subject of
renewing the floor comes again before it. A
claim of DIR. A. b. Nixon was allowed, and
without transacting further business of i'm
portance the Board adjourned for the session.
Police CouRT.-In the absence of Judge
Henry, P. H. Cogeins presided in the Police
Court yesterday. The business transacted
was the dismissal of the ease of c. Cole
hacker, drunk, and the continuance of
other cases as follows: Mary and George NJ.
Farr, Dolly Graham and Lizzie jerks till to-
day. that of I'll. Scroggs till the sd. and
Wallace Mcpherson till the 9th instant.
My Son WILLIAM began to have an afec
ton of the eyes April, 1879, and in two
weeks lost his sight doctored with many
physicians here, and oculists. One treated
him for seven months He got no relief from
any, and was in intense agony nearly all tie
time June LIST, 1880, H. J. Cooksley began
to treat him, the boy then having to be led
and his face shaded and banda9ed. and APP
parently wholly blind, and his physical sys-
tenn rapidly failing. The boy began to
improve at once. Now, August Is, 1880, the |
boy sees easily. goes about alone, day and
night, all over the city, reads when permitted,
has no more pain, his health is good. and he
is rapidly and surely recovering, as believe.
This is the simple truth, and I freely give
Mr.. Cooksley the benefit of il
Sacramento. August Is. 1880.
Mrs a. HUBERT.
LADIES white lawn sacques, trimmed with
lace, embroidery pleatings, at 81. 81 so, 81 90
and 50. These goods are so cents to 81
cheaper than they can be bought elsewhere.
See them at tine Red House.
N. Bit is nothing new fer the Red