Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-01
BREvIrIEs.


property of P. A. Byrne.
A young girl named Minnie Driscoll, who
had ran away from her home at Oakland, was
found by the police at a house on Second
street. il this city, night before last. She
was returned to her home yesterday in charge
of officer Hogan, of Oakland, who was here
for man arrested for burglary committed at
the Bay.
A shooting scraps occurred at the Comet
saloon, on K street, near Second, night be-
fore last. A man named John E. Riley.
having become fired up with benzine, fred off
his English bulldog revolver at Fred Smith,
just missing him and making port hole in
brand new counter. Riley has been arrested
upon a charge of assault to murder, and his
examination will take place before Judge
Henry to-day.
One of the parties taken by the police as
suspicious character, during State Fair week,
has bsen identified as James Powers, young
man from Oakland, who is wanted by the
police in that city for burglary and upon
various other charges. Powers takes jolly
view of affairs, and confesses that he has
already been convicted twice for felonies and
once for lesser crime. He is not more than
20 years old, notwithstanding his extensive
criminal record. He was arrested by officer
below yesterday.
FATAL RUNAwAY.-About o'clock last
evening. as P. S. Courtwright and Nelson
Eldred we're driving with span OF horses
and buggy in East Park, the horses became
frightened and ran away, resulting in the
death of Mr.. Courtwright and serious injury
of Mr. Eldre6. 1t is stated that the runaway
was caused by Cartwright accidentally
dropping the lines from his hands, which
started the horses and when the lines were
recovered the team had become unmanage-
able. l.. Lotthammer, one of the proprietors
of the hotel at the Park, states that he and
his partner were in the bar of the hotel when
they saw the team dash by the east side of
the building, coming from the north, and as
they turned around the drive on the
south side, going towards the west,
one Of the wheels struck the railing
on the inside of the drive, carrying
the occupants out violently against the rail
and into heap together. In being thus
thrown Courtwright's head struck against
one of the posts, crushing the skull upon the
left side, cutting deep wound in the left
side of the face and breaking the lower jaw.
He was entirely unconscious when reached,
and only preached a moment afterwards.
Eidred was very seriously but it is thought
not fatally iDju I'd. He received long and
serious cash upon the head, and was badly
injured in the left hip and also internally.
He was conveyed to his home in the city.
Coroner Vermilya was notified of the death Of
Courtwright, and took the remains TO his office
in this city, where an inquest will be held.
After the occupants of the buggy had been
thrown out, the team continued TO the first
bridge across the slough which runs through
the Park, when the buggy was dashed to
pieces over the end of the bridge and left
there. The horses here became detached and
ran out of the Park aud to their stable at
Thirteenth and @ streets. One of the horses,
belonging to E. f. Taylor, was badly cut in
the lower part of the breast, and other slight
injuries were caused. The deceased formerly
resided near the McCracken bridge on tine
Costumes, but removed to this city several
months since, residing at Thirteenth and Q
streets, and has since been engaged in train
ing horses.
EoUALIzATIoN.-The Attorney. General, by
request of the State Board of Equalization,
will to day file petition with the Supreme
Court, in the name of the people of the
State, against the Auditor of the city and
county of San Francisco, asking for writ of
mandate to compel him to extend the assess
ment roll of that city and county in accord
auce with the increase or "raise recently
ordered by the State Board of Equaliza-
ton. 1t will be test case, and will in
all probability be heard next week, as the
Court goes to Los Angeles on the 9th inst. 1t
is understood that the Auditor declines to
extend the rolls with the increased percent
age ordered, so far as it relates to mortgages
and money. The Board holds that under
the Wells-Fargo decision of the Supreme
Court, while it did not desire to raise the roll
as to money and mortgages, it was compelled
to do so, or else not raise the values in any
case, as it is permitted to raise or lower only
the entire assessment roll.
ASCENDING DEBTOR. Flock, an
Ascending debtor from Fresno county, was
arrested in this city night before last by
officer Woods and John B. Welcs, Deputy
United States Marshal He had upon his
person So, 500 in bank checks, 1878 in money
and an emigrant ticket to New York. He
will be taken back to Fresno to-day by
Sheriff Hall of that county.
MERCHANDISE REpoRT.-The following
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on the
9th: For Hale Bros & Co.. case clothing;
Huntington, Hopkins & Co., 5 cars iron pipe.
car nails. % packages axes Continental
Oil Company, car coal oil.