Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-08
CALIFORNIA.
Pioneers Election Embezzlemcn. and
Perjury-Drowned-A Actor Injured.


largest ever polled, and the result is not yet
ascertained.
Elias j. Clarke, ex-Police Judge of Oak
land who has been wanted for some time
on charges of embezzlement and perjury, has
been arrested at Oreville, and Deputy Sher-
if has gone up to bring him down to Oak
land for trial
George Jesse of this city, aged Is years,
was drowned this afternoon while bathing at
the Terrace Swimming Bath, Alameda. His
body was recovered almost Immediately by
other bathers, but all efforts at resuscitation
failed
In the performance of the 'sTour of the
World in Eighty Days" at the Baldwin
Theater this evening, an actor by the name
cf Mccormick, in the bar-room scene, was
thrown so violently on the stage as to crush
his shoulder blade
Exciting Times at Mereed-CommIttee OF
Safety Formed.
MERGED, July th-The stirring events of
the past few days have kept the citizens of
this usually quiet town on the qui yive for
something more than the ordinary in the
every day life of quiet, placable and law
abiding community.
The fire and fatal burning of Howard on
Sunday was followed on Monday by grand
celebration of the natal day of our country
by the people, and in the afternoon by the
death of the unfortunate man, after thirty
hours of agony caused by the roasting he had
received in the lookup. And when the peo-
pie had settled down to work at their usual
vocations in the fields, workshops and offices,
the town was electrified by the report of one
of those murderous events which startle and
stir up the minds of law-abiding people, and
work them up to the adoption of extraordinary
measures to procure the peace and protect the
lives and property of citizens.
Alexander Mckenzie, the slayer of Enochs,
was arraigned before Justice N. Breen at IL
o'clock A. NJ. to-day, and not being ready to
proceed with the examination, the District
Attorney consented to postpone the examina-
ton until tomorrow at 10 A. NJ. Coroner
Rucker summoned a jury and held an in
quest on the body Of Enochs, and to-day at 8
P. NJ. the jury, composed of eight citizens,
returned the following verdict:
We, the undersigned jurors, called to inquire into
the cause Of the death of Samuel Enochs, do find
that he native of Missouri. aged IS years. aud
that he his death in the saloon of Mrs. Kate
France, in the town of MERGED, MERGED county, CAL,
on tie night of July g. $780, from pistol shot wounds
inflicted by Alexander Mckenzie, and we charge the
said Alexander Mckenzie with the crime of murder.
The inquest was concluded at the hour of
3 o'clock, when a meeting of citizens was inn
mediately convened at the Ell Captain Hotel,
men of the town, when on motion of Hon.
James W. Robertson. Charles E. Evans was
called to the chair, who explained the objects
of the meeting to be to adopt measures for
the better protection of the lives and property
of citizens by relieving the town of the pres
ence of a number of dissolute, dangerous and
suspected characters, and also of known
thieves, gamblers and Migrants; and after
discussing resolution embqaying his re-
marks, the following was passeSunanimously,
and signed by all present, and by numerous
other citizens of the town and surrounding
country after the adjournment OF the meet
ing:
We, the undersigned, citizens of this community,
agree to stand by the Committee OF Safety in car
rying out the objects of this meeting.
On motion the meeting. by unanimous
vote, authorized the Chairman to appoint q
Committee of Safety, consisting of % citi-
zens, to aid and assist, in lawful manner
the legal authorities of the county in restor-
ing and keeping order and the due enforce
ment of the laws; after which the meeting
adjourned, and the Committee of Safety was
called together, and in the course of two
hours printed notices, of which the following
is COPY, were posted upon all bulletin
boards in all public places throughout the
town:
WARSiSG.-All persons row in the town of Mer-
eed who have no legitimate occupation are notified
to leave the town within twenty four hours after
the date Of this notice. You remain at your peril.
MERGED, o'clock p. ~, July Z, 1880.
COMMITTEE OF SAFETY.
The illumination of the above decree pro-
duced a profound sensation among gamblers,
suspected men and strangers, and a regular
hegira tomorrow is expected.