Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-19

Broad and True Statement Made and Sworn to
That He May not Deceive and Iniure
Good Citizens in any other
Locality of this
State"
THE WAY OF THE TRANsGRESsoR Is
HARD!
The Character of Man that Assumes to villify the
Best Citizens and Taxpayers of
this County.
The distribution of the paper containing
this unjust, unfounded and uncalled-for
charge, as matter of course, elected
much public comment, and when the
writer came upon the streets, about 9
o'clock A. NJ, people were everywhere dis
cussing it. Brummett was told by an en-
ploye of his Office at the breakfast table,
that the Telegraph had appeared containing
"There is no foundation in truth for it,
and l will 60 up to the printing office, read
the article, and, if l find it as represented,
| will have Carlton and Harrison arrested
for libel, as l can disprove, by good wit
nesses in this town, the whole statement"
Actingupon this resolution, he tBrummett)
went to his Office, read the article, and in
formed those who were present that he in
tended to go right to the Courthouse and
have the necessary papers made out for the
arrest of the parties, and proceeded to do
so. Arriving in the Court room, he found
Judge May, whom he intended to consult,
engaged in the trial of a cause. He then
stepped down to the sidewalk, and meeting
James Hodges, teld him what his purpose
was and asked him if he had read the
article. Mr.. Hodges replied that he had not,
whereupen Brummett handed him copy
of the paper. Hodges read the article,
Brummett, the while looking over his
shoulder. While the reading was going
on G. w. Carlton, one OF the publishers of
the Telegraph, was occupied in conversa-
tion with another party short distance
off, and, at its conclusion, brushed up close
to Hodges and Brummett. The latter,
turning around and meeting Carlton face
to face, said "Why did you publish that
lie about me this morning?" Carlton re-
piled: "You"- and whatever sentence
he had framed was cut short by a shot
from the pistol which he evidently had
held cooked in his hand. The ball entered
above and little to the left of the right
eye, near the nose, cutting the inner edge
of the eye and ranging backward, crushing
the skull in its course, lodging under the
scalp in the back of the head, the face be-
ing badly powder burnt. Brummett in
stantly dropped to the sidewalk, and Carl
ton was Immediately arrested and placed
in Jail.
G. w. Carlton, who shot and killed
Brummett, the editor of this paper, Thurs
dow IN 10 1oc x.,aal-
cured the following affidavit and published
it in his paper
SACRAMENTO, February 6, 1880.
|, W. H Crowell, know and am personally &C.
| quainted with S. Brummett. He was in my en-
poy as collector and solicitor for the eSgcr4nIeGto
! fdneg AgrlcltttRT1St III the year lS'7- In tne
muDth of February Of said } ear sent the said S.
| H. Brummett out on collecting and soliciting
! tour in the counties of Contra Costa, Solano aud
! Yolo. Iprovided him with good riding horse,
| and rendered him the use OF my saddle and bride,
but the said S. II. Brummett desired the OF the
saddle and bride of one Peter King, neighbor.
| He went to the stable of Peter King, and without
| the knowledge of that gentlemen appropriated to
/ his own use and benefit the said Peter King
saddle and bridle With these articles, together
with my horse, the said S. II. Brummett did,
| in the month of February 1877, start out
| from the city of Sacramento, California, to
! lcit subscriptions and collect moneys due, or
moneys in advance, for the Sacramento Vauey
AgrieuitUTiSt. That after being absent some four
months and making dgent INQUIRIES as to his
whereabouts, learned that be was at the town of
Gilroy, Santa Clara county, Cal. Subsequently |
learned that he was at HOlistsr San Benito county,
Cal. wrote to him asking that he return to me
the horse saddle and bride and subscription took
In short time thereafter, about the month Of
July, 1877, he sent me the subscription book by
press, having TO pay the express charges on the
same. The book Of little or no service to me-
as the entries it contained SO defaced or
illegible that l could not understand then, or de-
/ farriun Vb m ribpd or naid
The horse | valued at $50, and Peter King valued
| the saddle and bride at $40. King, the loser of
| The saddle and bride, came to me after learning
of Brummett's whereabouts aud desired me to iOin
him in complaint against the said Brummett, and
have him duly arrested and brought back TO Sacra-
mento to answer to a charge of grand larceny. But
begget of King not to do So as was the greatest
loser and had declcy in parading the theft before
the community At this the matter dropped con-
sdering him thief of the worst type, as also did
/ Peter King and those who were familiar with the
matter. did not owe the said 5. II Brummett
single cent when he started out on his soliciting and
| collecting tour and how much he collected and ap-
propriated to his and benefit on back aC-
counts and advanced subscriptions to the SGcrd-
| HentO Valley AgricutfurtSt, have been,
and am yet, unable 10 determine. In making
/ and subscribing this statement, | do so
with desire that his record may be known, that he
may not deceive nure good citizens in any other
locality OF this State Malice or prejudice against
the said S. II. Brummett does not prompt me to
indte this statement against him but learning that
he is engaged in the publication Of the Hollister
Enterprise, paper published in the town Of Hol
lister, San Benito county, Cal, and that he Is. H.
Brummett), without just cause or provocatiOn is at
tacking the reputation and standing Of some of the
best citizens Of said San Benito county, deem it
but Justice to myself well to those whose mis-
fortune il Is to be subjected TO Just and uncalled
for criticism to make this broad and true state
ment, and, if need be, prove the same before any
Court of competent jurisdiction.
W. H. CRowELL,
Editor and Publisher Sacramento VALLEY Agricult-
| uriSt.
AS stated in another place, Brummett
was ON his way to the Courthouse to get
the necessary papers to arrest Carlton &
Co. for libel for publishing the foregoing
and the slanderous comments accompany
ing it when he was killed. The truth of
| the matter contained in the affidavit is
simply this, which is susceptible of an
abundance of local proof: Brummett had
been working for this man Crowell, who
was indebted to him las Brummett claimed)
to certain amount. He furnished Brum-
NETT with horse and saddle to go into the
agricultural counties-particularl this-in
which the latters relatives reside, to So
licit subscriptions for his paper. Brummett
came here, put up his horse in Jim Hodges
stable and commenced canvassing for sub
scriptions, but it being the dry year-two
years ago-he failed to get any patrons.
The horse was still in Hodges stable, and
its board not paid. Mr.. Hodges finally told
Brummett there was certain sum due him
for the keeping of the animal, and he in
tended to sell the property to recover the
bill. Brummett replied that the horse did
not belong to him, but to party in Sacra-
mento, and if he (Hodges) would give him
chance to pay the bill at future time
he would try and meet it; that he thought
he had an opening to work in the Enter
prise office and would pay the bill.
Mr.. Hodges, knowing nothing about
Brummett or his ability to pay, sold
the whole outfit for 50 So This was
all the $50 horse and the $40 bride
and saddle, so glibly quoted by Mr..