Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-16
sTORM OF YESTERDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
FATAL GAME OF BALL AT wATsoNv1LLg.
CALIFORNIA,
The Severance Mysiery-BoGy OF the Miss.
ing Man Found.

ueIectiVes Lees ana AVIAN have been
INVESTIGATING THE CASE.
Their only guide in unwilling the mystery
being the statement of the Chinaman. All
Lung. During the process of their examina-
ton of the scene of the murder they pre-
served the utmost secrecy, and until O'Clock
this evening, at which hour the body of Sew
erance was discovered, nothing was known of
the condition of the case by the outside world.
The detectives, remembering the storm and
darkness of the night on which Severance was
murdered, attached much Importance to the
statement made by All Lung to G. C. P.
Severance, that he thought the Portuguese
had buried the body in the woodshed This
woodshed is partitioned off from the stable,
and is located some thirty feet in the rear of
the farmhouse. Here the traces of blood
were found which have been previously re-
ferred to. Near here the bloody AK was
lying. The farmers who spent last week
In looking for the body, not attaching
due weight to that portion of the China
mans story relative to the woodshed,
neglected to explore it with much care. The
result of the researches of the detectives led
them to dig up the ground in the northeast
corner of the woodshed, and
THE REMAINS OF SEVERANCE
Were found four feet beneath the surface.
He lay on his side, with his face toward the
south. His body was in fair state OF
preservation. Around his neck was rope,
with which he evidently had been dragged to
his grave. A deep cut and two bullet wounds
were found in the back of the head, one of
which penetrated through the left eye. A
bullet wound was found just above the left
nipple. and jagged bullet wound perforat-
ing each wrist showed the brutally barbarous
way in which he met his death. The cash in
the back of the head was in all probability
inflicted by the ak, stained with blood, which
has been described in previous dispatches.
On the body of the murdered man was found
SOL 80. Buried beside him was his saddle
and pair of rubber pantaloons, probably
put there to cause the belief that he had alb
seconded. The earth had been firmly packed
over his body. SO that the ground was harder
there than in any other part of the she'd.
THE PREVAILING THEORY
Here now is that the Chinaman murdered his
master without assistance. It is probable
that while Severance was milking the COW
All Lung stole behind him with the ak in his
hand, and after dealing him a murderous
blow on the head, inflicted the other wounds
with revolver. The fact that five wounds
were found on the body of the murdered man
serves to explain the statement of the China
man that he heard the Portuguese fire four or
five gun shots. He evidently thought that
this story might explain the condition of his
masters remains in the event of their discov-
cry. All Lung was crack shot, and spent
most Of his leisure time in hunting about the
ranch. The finding of the body throws
FLOOD OF LIGHT
On the hitherto rather obscure incidents con-
rected with the tragedy-the disapr earance
OF the Chinaman's working clothes; the find
ing of his shoes, stained with blood, in the
marsh; the hair on the ak. All these cir
cumstances become doubly significant, when
viewed in correction with to-day's mournful
denouement of the terrible tragedy. After
the first sad shock occasioned by the finding
of the body of the murdered man had par
TALLY subsidized, the decomposing corpse was
wrapped from sight and conveyed hither in a
wagon. When the news of the horrible dis
covery reached this place, the great excite
ment of last week seemed to vanish in COM
parison. From every point friends of the
murdered man came to view his mutiated
corpse, and made many fervid expressions of
sorrow. coupled with vehement threats against
the murderer when his identity should be re-
veaied. The body was given in charge of the
Coroner. Sheriff Mason and the detectives
from San Francisco refuse to state the means
by which they gained their
INFORMATION AS TO THE WHEREABOUTS OF
THE BODY
And the circumstances of the tragedy. This
is believed to he to prevent possible DEM
onstration against the Chinaman, who at
present is in solitary confinement While
everything indicates All Lung as the slayer
of Severance, it is claimed by some that the
officials are making every effort to divert sus-
picion and accusation from him. For nearly
a week it las been an open secret that care
fully planned attempt was being made to get
a confession from the Chinaman. There are
at present two Cinnamon in jail awaiting trial
for murder. 1t was understood that one of
them had been induced, by promise of Execu-
tive clemency in case of success, to
seek to persuade confidential con-
fession from All Lung while confined in
the same cell. 1t is believed that this course
was followed, and that after continual tor
turous working on the fears of All Lung, his
confidante and betrayer succeeded in gaining
an admission of his crime. The detectives
deny this, but couple their dsnials with the
strongly inferential remark, IF we tell how
we got it it will warn Others, and the same
plan might not again succeed" The belief
ened, but an effort may be made to implicate
him. He remains in jail, to the great indig,
nation of his countrymen, who threaten most
terrible vengeance on the Chinaman if oppor-
tunity offers.
REMARKABLE PHASES OF THE CASE PROMISED.
The Sheriff states that tomorrow some
remarkable phases of the case will be re-
vealed, but refuses to indicate in which direc-
ton. An autopsy and inquest will be held
tomorrow, and some new facts of Importance
may be drawn out, positively fixing the crime
and completely solving the half-divulged
mystery.
The shock of awful certainty, following
the agon;zing suspense which for the past
week or more has threatened to terminate
Mrs. Severance's frail tenure of life, has COM
pletely Frustrated the delicate lady, and it is
feared that SIZE will die.
Weather Reports.
DAvIsvILLE, April 15th.-It has been rain
Jog hard here since about II o'clock last
night, LIS inches having fallen up to IL
o'clock to-day. Total for the season, IL IA
inches. The clouds are dense and lowering.
ana the wind strong from the south
WooDLAND.-The rain here since last night
amounted to 80 of an inch, and it is still
raining-wind southeast. The river is full at