Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-22
PACIFIC COAST.
suicide of BOy-Camp Meeting-ExcuI

SANTA Cruz, June 21st.-Ye esterday boy
named Charles B. Smith, aged Is. son of
Captain j. NJ. Smith, who formerly was
wharinger here for the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company, committed suicide by taking
twelve grains Of strychuine.
The Methodist camp meeting dissolved
yesterday, after successful meeting Of two
weeks. Many viii remain aud camp for some
weeks yet The Methodist people have sig.
niiied their intention of coming back here
next year.
from this place next Sunday.
There are nearly COO people camping in the
woods in the vicinity of this city.
Items fr0H, Eureka. Humboldt County.
EUREKA, June 2lst.-rhe residence of J.
2. Stewart was burned Moaday morning. A
portion of the furniture only was saved. The
building and furniture were insured in the
California Insurance Company for 81, 600.
A corps of railroad surveyors, seeking o
route from the Oregon line to San Francisco
by way of the coast, have passed through
here. They are following up the south fork
of Eel river to the neighborhood OF Long
valley.
-Four shipyards are in active operation here
at the present time.
Thomas Kerrigan, who is accused Of having
killed Peter Wickoff near Hydesville on the
l3sh inst, was lodged in the County Jail last
Saturday on a charge of murder, without
ball. An application for release on a writ
of habeas corpus was argued before Judge
Haynes in the Superior Court yesterday, and
taken under advisement. There is much feel
ing in connection with the case in the COM
| munity in which the parties lived.
Heavy Sentence.
SAN Francisco, June 2lst-Judge Free
lon of the Superior Court has sentenced
Henry Riley, alias Gordon, alias Gallagher,
the last of the Market street burglars. to i'm
prisonment in the State Prison during the
term of his natural life. The crime for which
Riley has been sentenced was for breaking
into the lodging house No. 1921 Market
street, in March last, and robbing number
of the dodgers. At the time he was accom-
panied by James Robinson, and, it is also
supposed, Joseph Hussey and Thos. Wilson.
Robinson also pleaded guilty to participation
in the offense, and number of prior convci.
| tions against him being withdrawn. he, too.
was sentenced to life Imprisonment. Hus-
sey, whose connection with this lodging house
| robbery was not very clearly shown, pleaded
guilty to charge of entering house at the
Mission and stealing some silverware, which
| was found in his possession. His sentence was
two years and six months in the State Prison.
Wilson was recently tried for making feloni-
| Gus entry into the house of William Fonda,
| corner of Broderick and Sacramento streets,
and found guilty. Last Saturday he was sem
fenced to the State Prison for three years.
Wilson and Riley, On the 14th of May last,
made partially successful escape from the
County Jail. They we're both captured after
| chase of several blocks While fleeing from
his pursuers Riley was twice shot, in the
shoulder and in the leg. 1t was feared at the
time that the wound in the leg would cripple
him for life, but he has now entirely recov-
| cred from the effects of that shot, Riley is
| about "A years of age. The other members
of the gang are abort the same age.