Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-04
Attempted Assassinatlon-Thc Would.
Murderer Canfured


tion Grounds to-day 5 to 4.
Attempted Assassination The would.be
Murderer Captured.
SAN JOSE, October 3d-Another attempt
at assassination was made in this city to-
night, and has caused the greatest excitement.
The particulars are as follows: Ex. Under-
Sheriff Boring, his wife and young lady who
is stopping at his house, were ON their way to
church this evening about o'clock, and had
reached the front of Mitchelps S residence, which
is on the west side of Third street, between Ju-
lian and st. James, when man. who appeared
to have been either standing or walking be-
hind the trees lining the sidewalk, came
toward them, and Mr. Boring crowded toward
his wife to allow the stranger to pass. When
the fellow was within about two feet of Bor-
ing, he suddenly raised pistol, at the same
time saying, " our money or your life, you
$ a b" and as the words left his
mouth he fred, the ball passing close
to Boring's face. Though surprised and
dazed, Boring instantly grappled his assail-
ant, and in the tussle worked out into the
street. The ladies, meanwhile, were scream.
ing for help. Boring had got his man to his
knees, and they were still struggling, when
Boring stepped on stone, which, turning,
partly threw him, and the fellow squirmed
from under him and ran. Boring pursued.
and the fellow partly turned and fred back
at him. Both kept on, and again the fellow
wheeled and fred, and by this tins they
reached Julian street and turned into it, and
as Boring still pursued, when part way down
the block he turned and again fired. Boring,
In the mean time, had shouted to the man to
stop, but one or two who witnessed the pro-
ceedings, being unarmed, did not care to take
any risk. The night being dark, and Boring
being unarmed and nearly out Of breath, re.
turned to the ladies. One of the men who
saw the last shots fired tried to keep the fel.
low in sight, but he entered an empty lot, and
for time got away. The entire neighbor-
hood and police force were soon search.
ing that section Of town. In the struggle the
robber had lost his hat. About a half an
hour later bareheaded man accosted a
young girl named Landerdale, on Devine
street. and asked her if she could not procure
an old hat for him to wear. Having heard
of the shooting. she took it for granted that
he was the robber and ran off and told the
first man she met what had occurred,
and where she saw him. A few minutes
later officer Vance came across bareheaded
man leaning against Charles Whites fence,
at the corner of First and Julian streets.
He told him he wanted him, and the other
asked, Are you an otficer?" Vance re-
piled that he was, and took hold of him as
the other answered, "Well, if had known
you were an officer you never could have got
near me-" A man who was with Vance
also took hold, and they searched him, to
find Smith 4 Wesson tive-shooter on him
with four empty chambers. Before they
could get him away there was struggle,
but he was dragged along. All he had
to say for time was, Just my d
luck" He refused to give his name at the
City Prison, and upon being searched a large
jack-knife, which he had been unable to reach
on the way to Jail, was found upon him. I'm
mediately the crowd that had followed COM
menced talking very quietly about lynching.
This storm was growing when Mayor Murphy
went out to the front of the City Hall and
admonished the mob against any act of vio-
lence. During this interval the robber was
quietly taken from the City Prison to the
County Jail for protection. At the latter
place he gave the name of Joseph II. Fisher,
and claims to be recently from Bodie. He
acknowledged that he fired at Boring, but
said the first shot was to intimidate him so
that he could get his money. The fellow
is an Englishman, of medium height. dressed
in dark clothes, with gray flannel shirt, red
hair, curly and close cropped. He wears a
light mustache. His hands are soft and
white, and upon being asked where he got a
large plain ring that he had on his finger, he
said he won 1t In Bodie. Upon being placed
in his cell, he asked that he be given pistol
and he would kill himself About IL o'clock
last night man was stopped and robbed on
First street of s4 and gold ring, and it is
supposed that Fisher, as he calls him.
self, is the highwayman. An impress
sion prevails among many that Fisher is also
the man who shot young Diamond on Second
street last Friday night. It will be remem-
bered that Diamond was also walking with
two ladies at the time. The man who shot
him swore when be fired the pistol, and used
the same oath at each of the three shots then
fired. Tonight the same oath was used each