Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-13

cries nlled the AIR. Surgical skill soon came
to hand, and all that was possible was done
to relieve the sufferers. 1t was the opinion
of the surgeons that the wounds of all would
prove fatal except those of Haymaker,
slightly wounded in the head by glancing
| buckshot.
CROWS DEAD BODY FoUND-MANNER OF HIS
| DEATH
| On his return the reporter met squad of
men, who informed him of the discovery of
the hfeless body of Crow, one and half
miles southeast of the scene of action, in the
alfalfa. lying on his face, dead, with his
loaded double.barreled shotgun by his side
His face presented sickening spectacle. The
blood was oozing from his nostrils and mouth,
and the black discoloration Of his counte-
nance hardly presented the semblance of a
human face. Crow seems to have done the
principal shooting, and it is doubtful whether
Hartt fired a shot. 1t is further question
whether Crow was wounded at all
in the conflict. Subsequent developments
seem to indicate that he pretended to have
been badly wounded only to facilitate his
escape. He left the scene and struck out
through the fields for his home, about two
miles distant. When he had gone about one
and half miles, followed by an armed party,
he is said to have raised up his gun to fire at
George Hackett, who was passing few rods
from where he stood. He did not fire, but
musket report from a near thicket was heard,
and he pitched headlong to the ground, where
he apparently died without struggle.
EXCITEMENT AT HANFoRD-THE KILLED AND
WOUNDED.
AT the time of the arrival of the first mes
senger Hanford was full of people, and the
to and fro, women cried, while everywhere
were evidences of the most intense excite.
ment
OF those killed and wounded, all except
McGregor, of Grangeville, were residents of
the vicinity of Hanford. McGregor and
Kelly are single men Harris has wife and
one child +; Knutson wife and nine chill
dren HART a wife and two children; Crow
a wife and two children. The wife of Crow
is visiting in Stanislaus county, and the
family of Hartt left on the train the night
before the occurrences herein related
COMMUNICATION CUT OFF.
The reporter, after telegraphing the first
brief report, was unable to dispatch another
message as the operator had turned the keys
over to an officer and left town. after having
been requested so to do. All trains were dis
continued, and for the time being Hanford
was cut off from the outside world.
The settlers assembled in the afternoon and
passed resolutions, and then dispersed. No
violence was attempted or threatened, and
life and property were apparently as safe as
ever.
THE UNITED STATES MARSHAL AND CLARK
Arrived in Kingsburg that afternoon, and
special train was sent from Goshen to take
them to Fresno from whence they went, it
is learned, on Wednesday morning direct to
San Francisco. 1t was their purpose, it is
said, to dispossess the settlers on but three
pieces of land, which had been purchased by
Crow and Hartt. VIM. Broden, Arch Nc
Gregor and Brewer and Storer were the
settlers on these lands.
In Mussel Slough the feeling over this
lamentable affair, and the causes which led to
it, is intense, and the undercurfent of public
opinion there seems to be that this may be
but the commencement of a resistance forced
upon them, and which they are obliged to
make in defense of their homes
Coroner Lovelace appointed the inquest for
Thursday at 8 o'clock at Hanford.
LATER.-Arch McGregor and Dan Kelly
have died, making six killed and two
wounded
THE FEELING IN SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANoIsoo, May 12th.-The repre-
sentatives of the Southern Pacific Railway
in this city deplore the collision and assert
that they have done everything to avoid it.
They did not invoke the United States
authorities to place men in possession who
held valid title to the lands until the United
States Circuit Court had rendered decision
declaring that the settlers were in wrongful
possession. Then no steps were taken until
the time for appeal to the United States SUI
preme Court had expired.
Charles Croker, President of the South
ern Pacific, and jerome Madden, Land
Agent, assert that there were no claims of
record against the lands when the patents
were received In proof of this they submit
the certificate of the Register and Receiver
of the Visalia Land District.
MARSHAL PooLEs EscAPE-HIs VERSION OF
THE BLOODY DoINGs.
United States Marshal Poole returned from
Tulare at half-past IL o'clock to-day, appa-
rently but little the worse for his exciting
experience yesterday with the armed settlers
at Hanford. The only physical injury he re-
ceived was bad bruise in the right ankle,
caused by kick from horse. This kick
knocked Mr.. Poole down, and it was at that
moment that the shots were fired. Had he
not fallen he would certainly have been
killed, for he says that he heard the bullets
passing over his body. The men were dis
ciplined, and acted under leader who, when
Mr.. Poole refused to surrender or deliver his
arms, Hidue d stSu WIN HahohciCuiel,
which brought out at least thirty pis-
tolls, all of them being pointed at
the Marshal at full cock. Hartt was
shot in the groin, ard on receiving the injury
called out to Mr.. Poole, 81 have got my
DOSE" and fell. The Marshal says that
HART and Crow behaved with great GOODNESS
and courage. Evidently they had made up
their minds for the worst, and determined to
sell their lives dearly. They therefore fired
with fatal effect, every shot, it is believed,
hitting its mark. After the bloody work
had been concluded no one attempted further
to injure the Marshal. who, seeing that it
would be impossible to carry out the object
of his visit in opposition to more than one
hundred armed and desperate men, agreed
to leave the ground. He was then escorted
by four men with their pistols drawn to
within two miles of Hartford, and there told
to go straight ahead, which he did.
THE OUTLOOK.
Marshal Poole says that he does not know
what he shall next do in the matter He will,
of course, lay the matter before the authori-
ties, but he does not see that they are in a
position to help him. In the first place there
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