Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-20
carmrNAL CASES.

In the Superior Court yesterday, before
judge Clark. the case of George Milasich,
information for the murder of Peter Moreiil,
was continued fer the session upon apphca-
ton of defendants counsel.
All Fook was tried upon charge OF
burglary, for entering the establishment OF
Booth & Co., on Front street. and stealing
mat Of rice. The defendant set up novel
line of defense, and testifsd to it with all the
candor and earnestness of self-belief. He
stated upon the witness-stand that he was the
victim OF Kearneyites that while he was
innocently passing the side storeroom of
Booth & Co. on the day of the alleged crime,
a couple of men on the inside threw mat OF
rice out to him, and told him TO take it away
with him that he refused to take it and
threw it back into the store, whereupon the
men inside brought it back out upon the
walk. caught him and put it on his defend
aut's) shoulder, and that they held him there
in this manner and called the police; that q
policeman soon came and took him to the
station house. and charged him with stealing
the mat, whereas he refused to take 1t and
that the whole matter is a kesrneyite dodge
to carry out their hatred toward the Chinese.
He further stated that after he was IN J al
some of the Kearneyites wanted him,
in furtherance of the conspiracy against
his innocence, to confess taat he stole the
rice, but he refused TO cas- REELECTION
upon his race and ancestors by stultl-
flying himself in any such manner
The testimony for the prosecution showed
that the defendant, about / P N. On the day
mentioned, slipped in at one Of the front
doors and was seen by two ct the employees
to take the mat of rice, and had got out upon
the walk making off with it when he was
caught, and charged with burglary in the
second degree. The verdict was guilty and
he will be sentenced tomorrow.
John Daugherty was tried upon informa-
lion for grand larceny, in which he was
charged with stealing watch, chain and
locket. The only testimony which tended to
prove the charge was thai of young colored
man, who was found to have the stolen chain,
and who claims that he obtained it from
Dsugherty in trade. This | q K helty posi-
lively denied. He admitted That he traded z
watch chain to the coiored man. but claimed
this was not the one, and that he had no
knowledge Of the one which was stolen. The
testimony Of all thu witnesses except this one
was TO the effect that the defendant was be-
hind the bar at the Pacific saloon at the time
the alleged larceny took place, aud that he
was not at any time near the party from
whom the property YVES said to have been
taken. A verdict of not guilty was at orce
rendered upon retirement of the jury.
Tle grand larceny case of ''Baby" Hons.
ton was continued rnil this morning, when
it is expected it viii be tried.
Ia the Police. Court Justice Gilmer dis
charged Charles Colehower, who was arrested
upon complaint of District Attorney Buck
ley for perjury committed as stated day or
two since. The City and District Attorney
were both engaged in important cases at the
Superior Court, and notwithstanding, the
City Attorney states, that he left equest
that all cases in the Police Court requiring
his attention should be continued until to-
day, the case of Colehower was dismissed,
although the evidence is positive and self
confessed against him. The District Attor-
ney will no doubt file another complaint at
once against Colehower. and not permit SO
sure and well-merited justice for crime to be
SO easily disregarded and set aside,