Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-06
THE POLITICAL POT BOILING IN OREGON.
Protest Filed by San Francisco Working
men Against the Ballots of
the Citizens Union.
CALIFORNIA.
The severance Mystery in Marin Comfy

The Severance Mystery in Marin County.
SAN Francisco, April 5th.-The mysteri-
Gus disappearance of G. p. Severance. who
for over six years has resided on the Throck-
morton ranch, in Marin county, six miles
from Saucelito, is reported. The missing man
and his Chinese cook were the sole occupants
of the rancheria. Mr. Severance on Thurs
day and Friday had been making the usual
monthly collections, which averaged 81, 500.
On Friday night he stopped at house two
miles out OF Saucelito, on his way home, and
since then has not been seen by living soul
other than his cook. This Chinaman. who is
in jail at Saucelito, says that the missing
man got home at dusk, ate his supper and
went to bed. In the morning the Chinaman
entered MIR. Severanee's room, but lie was
not there, nor could he be found anywhere.
The Chinaman then started for Sauceito to
come to this city to give Mr.. Throckmorton
the news, but missed the boat and was ar
rested. The disappearance was first reported
by a neighnor, who ON Saturday evening
found the Throckmorton COWS i'll great dis
tress not having been MIXED. The we'll on
the premises has been sounded. Something
has been felt at the bottom which may prove
to he the body of the missing man. Detect
ives from this city and bloodhounds from San
Quentin have been sent to the ranch to dis
cover traces of Severance. Mr.. Severance's
father does not believe that his assassins, if
such there be, obtained any money, as his son
told him that he always planted his money
before he came home. The impression pre-
walls in Saucelito that Mr.. Severance has
been murdered.
All LUNGS sToRY-oTHER ARRESTS.
SAUCELITo, April 5th.-Ah Lung was brought
to the ranch this morning, and when pressed
told an entirely different story from his first
narration, saying that on Friday during Mr..
Severance's absence, he had been visited by
Portuguese named Antoine, who lived short
distance from the house, and asked to associ-
ate with him in scheme to rob and murder
his master. 10 this proposition All Lung
had replied: MIR. Severance good man me
hkee him no want to kill him spose we
kill him, Mr.. Throckmorton find out and
make me heap trouble" To this Antoine had
responded by saying that he would give him
5000 II he would join with him in committing
the deed; that he need not be afraid of dis
covery, as he had been troubled by Severance
long enough, and would bury him where no.
body could find him. After threatening the
Chinaman with his vengeance if he divulged
the terrible secret, the Portuguese de-
parted, and All Lung saw his master no
more. That evening he went to bed sick,
and alter hearing four or five gunshots out
side was visited in his room by Antoine, who
handed him 1920 and told him that he
would give him the remainder of the 5000 in
a few days. The only explanation of Antones
anger is difficulty which occurred between
him and Severance some two years ago, in
consequence of his shooting a valuable dog
belonging to the latter.
Antoine, who was arrested to-day, is not at
all ferocious of aspect He laughs at the
Chinaman's story, and denies all connection
with the deed. He says that he saw lights in
Severance's house about 8 o'clock on Friday
evening, and also saw him feeding his calves.
Two or three other Portuguese living near by
assert their willingness to swear that they saw
lights in the house as late as o'clock.
All Wy, Chinese cook in the employ of
Mrs. DIR. Gushing, whose place is not far
from that OF Severance, was arrested to-day,
III consequence OF his suspicious haste to go
to San Francisco.
All Lung has as yet been unable to find the
1920 which he said he had hidden in Sauce
Ito.
The only evidences which account in any
way for the mode of Mr.. Severance's death
are bloody ak found near the hen house,
which the Chiuaman says he used for chop
ping off the heads of fowls, and heap of
ashes beneath the wood in an old fashioned
fireplace in the sittiDg-room, which suggests
the possibility of the missing mans crema-
ton. a host of conflicting theories are ad-
vanced by the excited inhabitants of this
burgh, but while the affair is still enshrouded
in the densest mystery, it is likely that some
intensely interesting developments will be
made tomorrow