Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-09
CALIFORNIA.

No Parade-The ''McraId" Relief Fund
Denounced Destruction of seaIs-BOat
Race.
SAN Francisco, February Sth.-Repre-
sentatives of the Irish Societies to-day, by a
vote of 40 to 81, decided to have no parade
on st. Patrick's Day, but instead to get up an
entertainment ON that day, the proceeds to
be donated to the Irish relief fund.
Kearney reappeared at the sand lot this at
ternoou. In his speech he denounced the
New York Herald relief fund as a movement
on the part of English interests to detract
from the credit of Parnells relief movement.
The Ward Presidents to-day adopted a res
olutiou in favor of the bill to repeal the Act
prohibiting the destruction OF seals in this
harbor and vicinity.
Peterson and Engles. two young watermen,
pulled a race around Goat Island from Clay
Street wharf to-day in whitehall boats. The
distance was three miles. Peterson won in
80 minutes and 20 seconds, beating his oppo-
nent two minutes.
Horrible Affair at Oal1Iand-A Woman
Accidentally Killed.
OAKLAND, February 7th.-This afternoon,
at about half-past o'clock, a shooting ARRAY
t1ok place on Second street, in which Mrs.
Stetson, a woman about 80 years of age, was
acclGenCally Kllltu. AL Lie pdIIl6S eU1apeu
in the ARRAY were arrested and taken to the
City Prison. They consist of Jacob LEM
and his brother John, who keeps grocery
store at No. go Second street, and Patrick
McFadden, teamster. Your reporter in
terviewed the men at the City Prison and
obtained the following version of the affair:
Jacob LEM is a police officer in Alameda,
and at about l o'clock met his brother on
Alice street, near Second. The two pro-
ceeded to the store and found several men
there standing on the sidewalk, among whom
was a man named Knoll, and also Patrick
McFadden. The latter was quarreling with
Knoll and calling him all manner of vile
names. Mr.. LEM then interfered and sue
ceeded in pacifying McFadden, and some one
proposed that they all take drink. They
started to enter the grocery, when the owner,
John LEM, refused McFadden admittance,
saying that he had already drank enough.
This enraged McFadden, who was quite in
toxicated, and he began abusing the entire
crowd, and then said, "I'll fix some of you !"
and went away. In about five minutes after.
wards he returned with Colts revolver in
his hand, which he fiourished in the air. and
said he would hurt somebody. Jacob LEM
was out on the sidewalk all this time, and
told him to go away, not thinking he would
shoot, when suddenly McFadden pointed the
pistol at him and fired, the ball grazing his
wrist. LEM then retired inside the grocery,
when McFadden again fired. John LEM told
Jacob to shoot McFadden, whereupon Jacob
pulled out small Householder and fired, the
ball taking effect in McFadden's arm. Again
McFadden fred, and LEM fred back until
all four of the barrels of his revolver were
emptied One of the bullets also hit Nc
Fadden on the head, inHicting slight scalp
wound. Lenz's pistol was broken and he
ran out into the back yard, from whence he
soon after heard cries from the grocery, and
entered again to find his brother in the
grasp of McFadden, who was then arrested.
Mr.. Colville then came in and said that
there had been a woman shot. He was COM
ing along the street and heard the shots, and
saw woman coming along, and when she
was Just opposite the grocery she threw up
her arms and exclaimed, MY God, l am
shot" sank down upon the ground and was
carried into her house, few yards distant,
where she soon afterwards expired. A visit
to the house, which is No. 231 Second street,
was made by your reporter, where CHASTITY
spectacle was presented. The woman lay
dead, with bullet-hole in her breast, near
her neck. She was within one month of con-
finement. She was cold, and still, except q
few faint flutterings that gave evidence that
the unborn was still alive. The deceased was
the wife of William Stetson, who works in
some planning mills in San Francisco She
leaves three children, little girl aged u
years, boy aged s, and eirl years old.
McFadden says he was set upon by four or
FIVE of these men and did not shoot at all, but
only fourished the pistol to scare them. He
borrowed the pistol from Al. Kirchoff Nc
Fadden is said to bear the reputation of being
very quarrelsome when drunk. On this occa-
sion he was drunk One of the bullets fred
at him was taken out by DR.. Woolsey after
he was taken to the City Prison. 1t had
passed through his arm. Mr. LEM is spoken
of as a quiet. pcaceable citizen, and was en-
tirely sober when the ARRAY occurred. The
Coroner will hold an inquest Monday. Al
Kirchoff. the man who furnished McFadden
the revolver with which the affray began,
has not yet been arrested.