Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-11
UTTER DEPRAv1TY.

Samuel Graves held vote, and Mr.. Goulo
takes the place of the deceased, so that the
State may not lose the vete
UTTER DEPRAvITY.
The charge of indecent exposure of person
before small girls, and similar outrages, have
become unpleasantly frequent of late, and an
aggravating feature of these cases is that il
is almost impossible, from the nature
of the case, to fasten the crime upon
the perpetrators. On Monday officer Lee
learned that miserable villain had sought
to entice a little girl at Fourth and J streets,
who was about 8 or 10 years DID, to go to his
room with him on l street, by offering her
four bits to do 30. She refused to talk with
him, and reported it. The officer followed
in the direction he had gone, and when he
reached the vicinity of l and Sixth streets
found that the same individual had just
sought near that place to accomplish the
same crime by offering little Girl about the
same age as the former one ten cents
to go under the sidewalk with him A
sister, about IL or II years old, who
was present, called out in loud voice that
she would have him arrested, which attracted
| the attention of gentleman near by, and
L,
Ger Lee arrived and started in pursuit, over
taking him on I street, between Sixth and
| Seventh, and finding it to be j. w. Find
lay, who has recently been repeatedly arrest
| ed for different offenses Upon being con.
fronted, he refused to be arrested, and de-
manded to know what he had DONE The
officer refused to hold any parley with him,
but anchored himself to his victims collar
and started toward the police station Find
ing the method and grip of the officer was of
no uncertain meaning, and that his attempted
crimes had followed him, he went along
peacefully to III street, when he requested that
| the officer would let go, and he would
go with him without trouble. He did so, and
when they had reached the railroad track
back of the lime house, on | street, he stopped
and begged that he be allowed to depart at
once out of the city, and said he would never
return. This was promptly refused, and they
started down the north side of l street to-
gether. Just before reaching GARDENERS
wood yard Findlay darted away from Lee
like :. shot, and jumped off the high walk to-
ward the slough, about twelve feet down, and
Lee followed suit after him. Findlay ran
with desperation and jumped as far as he
could into the water, and swan like duck
for the other side. Lee called to him to stop
or he would shoot him, and Findlay looking
around and seeing the officers pistol
pointed in very unpleasant direction,
dropped his head under and swan on.
As soon as he raised his head out of water
| again Lee fired a shot over him, and then
started for a boat at the woodward to go in
| pursuit, but the fugitive, finding he could not
make the passage successfully, turned back.
When he got near enough to shore to reach
bottom he settled down exhausted, with his
| feet stuck in the mud, and Lee waded out
and catching him by the coat-tail, which
| floated upon the face of the deep, dragged
him to shore, and without giving any further
liberties in transit, collared his man with
death grip, and held it till he had planted
him behind the strongest CRATE in the city
jail. The feeling against Findlay was
intense, and the most effective methods
of capital punishment were declared as too
mild and unsuitable to do justice to the case.
THE COMING CIRous.-W. w. Coles
great New York and New Orleans Circus,
will soon make its appearance on the Pacific
slope, bringing with it more astounding attrac-
lions than any fourteen exhibitions that ever
visited this part of the world. In 1873 this
famous show came to California proudly
bearing the title of the largest show in
America at that time. It was the first com
bined circus and menagerie to visit the State,
and as reward for the immense outlay in
Cured the management was grati6ed with
handsome returns. The then mammoth enter
prise was transported on eighteen of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company's cars. 1t
now comes to Us enlarged to more than three
times its former size, and, as then, the largest
exhibition of the kind in the world. Instead
of eighteen ordinary cars, it uses thirty-six of
its own ponderously- steel structures,
which are more than equal to forty-seven
G. 2. r. r. cars. After seven years abb
sence-during which time it has made
triumphal tours throughout the United
States and the British provinces-it returns
to the Golden State replete in all its appoint
ments, and beyond all reasonable doubt the
grandest amusement enterprise on earth. It
uses the recently perfected electric light to
illuminate its D'illions of yards of canvas, and
every recent improvement that might add to
the general interest of the concern has been
made available. A $50, COO troupe of trick
stations is one of the novelties. These
veritable animal actors have been trained to
degree of excellence which dwarf TO insig-
nihcauce all previous displays of equine edu-
cation. a performing Spanish bull is also
introduced in the arena and executes Rum-
Der of feats that are truly remarkable. Not
less than one hundred famous artists VIII vie
with each other for public honors, and none
but bareback equestrians are employed. One
Of the most thrilling sensations is a troupe OF
aerial bicycle riders, who hazard life and
limb upon a single cobweb wire stretched
from end to end of the vast canvas, and this
they traverse with a bicycle while they per
form number of incredible and daring feats.
Among the many artists engaged is Frank A.
Gardner. the worlds undispated champion
leaper and bounding jockey, who by his
superhuman strength and agility accom-
plishes the most terrific leaps ever undertaken
by man. In the menagerie will be seen the
largest and best collection of rare animals ever
owned or transported by any organization.
The entire show will visit all the principal
towns and cities in the State during the
season, and wherever it appears we opine that
it will produce lasting impression by its ex-
IRENE proportions.
A CIRoUs CoMING-Mr. Cook, agent for
w. w. Coles New York and New Orleans
circus, menagerie, and congress of living
wonders was in the CITY Yesterday arranging