Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-16


ment. This evening in the secret session
each member was allowed fve minutes to ex-
press his views. a verdict was giyen-13 to
S-agairst Mrs. Cooper.
The Marin County ConflasrafIon- CorO.
ner's Inquest.
SAN RAFAEL, September 15th.--Coroner
Eden, on arriving at the place where the
body of William Pixley was found. impaneled
jury and swore them on the SPOT, then ad-
journed to the house of +. w. Pixley.
Frank w. Pixley was sworn and testified
Saw my father last at about 9 o'clock yes
terday. He was leaving the house to go up
the eulch Arroyo Halon. He went up to
commence clearing on the lot opposite the
Government land. 1t was near there where he
was found discovered the remains. There
was shovel near the body, which belonged
to my father. The body was lying face down
up the hill Am sure the remains were those
of my father. Gave Tom Collins the alarm.
Collins went up and saw the body. I and
my mother heard father cry out when that
patch of brush caught. It was about noon.
Was pretty close. About five minutes after
that heard him moaning. 1t continued sew
eral minutes. was standing about 200 yards
away.
Thomas Collins was with Mr.. Pixley when
the fire originated. He was clearing fve-
acre lot that he had purchased from MIR.
King. There were lot of blackberry and
poison oak brush that he wanted to burn,
and went along to keep it in control We
started the fire. The morning was damp,
and it took some trouble to start it. After
it got well under way Pixley saw fire nearly
half mile away. We started up and tried
to save Kings grass Pixley heard his wife
call him about this time and he left to see
ybaLc Oh p4ad hin, off hot
alive. The remains are those of Mr.. Pixley.
+. M. Pixley. of the San Francisco 4ayo-
aaut, testified that his brother was 80 years
old, and was born in Oneida county, n. Y.
The jury found that death resulted from
suffocation and burning, and that the same
was accidental
lsECoND DISPATCH.l
SAN RAFAEL, September 15th.-The FIRE
has burned over about %, 900 acres ap to
this time. About one.third of it is grass,
which the ranchers expected to feed their
stock on this fall and winter. Considerable
damage to fences has been done. Blythe
dale, DIR. CushiHgs place, reported in ruins,
is all right, although at one time one of the
cottages was in imminent danger; but
through the exertions of both guests and help
the fire was subdusd, the ladies uniting with
the steiner sex in the work. The only house
destroyed 80 far is the ons occupied by Wm
Pixley. located in the gulch where the fire
started, and that was only temporary affair,
and worth not to exceed 500.
sane.
SAN RAFAEL, September 15th.-A man
named Peter Guadue, in the employ of G. T.
Emmet, in Rose valley, committed suicide
this morning. it is supposed by drinking car
bolic acid. 1t is said that he had been insane
once and was afraid of becoming so again
hence the deed.
The Oakland Races.
OAKLAND, September l5th.-At the Golden
Gate Fair to-day the first contest was pac.
ing race. free for all. for purse of $780, first
horse $40, second S120, third $40 Nimrod to
wagon. Washington was the favorits at
500, to $50 fer Wiegle, SIS for Nimrod and
S13 for the field. Washington won the first
three heats, race and first money, Wiegle
second money, and Terry third money.
Time. 2:244-2:21f-2:24a. In the free
for all four-year old race for purse of S750-
first horse 1856, second 1925, third S75-there
were five entered, namely: Belle Echo at
$3.50, Honesty and Annie Laurie in the field
at so 80, Romeo at $50, and Alex. Button
at S145. Romeo won the first heat in 2:27.
Belle Echo won the second and third heats in
-sE
until 2 P. NJ tomorrow The betting is four
to one that Belle Echo will win the race In
the first heat Romeo could have distanced the
entire field if his driver had allowed him to.
Matters at stockton.
STOCKTON, September 18th. = William
Schneider, who stabbed and killed r. L.
Miller in a saloon in this city on the evening
of September 8th, was examined in the Police
Court to-day on a charge of murder, and was
held without bail.
Mrs. Kate Spotten. charged with burglary,
in having entered the house of Mrs. Pope on
the 18th of last July, was tried in Depart
ment of the Superior Court to-day, and the
jury returned verdict of not guilty.
The driver of a dray in the city had a mar.
row escape to-day. His horses became un-
manageable, and backed the dray into a
wheat train. The dray was overturned and
badly broken. The driver was thrown out
| and badly bruised.
G.. G. Holman, engineer of the Mokelumne
Ditch and Irrigation Company, with Z. f.
Tucker, County Surveyor, and corps of as.
sistants, commenced yesterday in this city
the survey Of line to connect near Tones
bridge, on the Calaveras river, with their sys-
tenn of water works north of said river. The
present object is to ascertain at what point
sufficient elevation may be obtained for line
of pipes to supply the city Of Stockton, and
eventually other points, with pure mountain
water. 1t is thought that about ten miles Of
pipe will be required.
Affairs al San lose.
SAN JOSE, September 15th.-The motion
to dismiss the Carlton case to-day was not
considered by Judge Belden, on the ground
that he could not act on instructions from the
San Benito county Board of Supervisors. He
intimated that he would consider motion
made by the District Attorney.
Jose Villegrana, accused of the murder Of
Teoflo Cantua, on the Uvas last Sunday
night, came to the Sheriff's Office this fore.
noon and gave himself up. He claims to have
acted in selfdefepse.
The Board Of Directors of the Agricultural
Society met to-day and made further arrange
ments for the County Fair, which opens on
Monday, October Sd. The running races
were reported as filled. and also the 2:35 tros-
ting race. The pavilion will be located in
City Market Hail. The Board of Directors
of the Field Society have agreed to charge
but % cents admission to the new grand
stand, instead of 80 cents. as formerly.
ARIZONA.
The Apache Outbreak.
Tucson, September 15th.-The Citizen has
the following special from Wilcox The
headquarters were moved to Grant yester-
day From thence they move to Camp