Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-02-14

Seven hundred invitations have been issued.
There will be special steamer from here.
There will be two celebrations St. Patrick's
Day. One party has literary exercises, the
other will parade.
The Gray Murder Trial-The Case Given
10 the Jury.
SANTA BARBARA. February 12th.-The
testimony in the Gray case was closed yester-
day. The entire case of the defense rested
upon the testimony of Gray, that he shot
Clancy accidentally. He processes to have
entertained the warmest regard for the de.
ceased, and was affected to tears while speak
ing of his regret for the accident. He saws
he has lived in Santa Barbara since 1869.
Knew Stearns, and knew Clancy from
week after he came here. In September. 1875.
there was q primary election, in which John
P. Stearns and J. L. Richards were opposing
candidates for the Office of Mayor. GRAY
used his influence for Richards, and was sue
cessful il electing him. He gave narration
of events up to the oath of September last
On the morning of the 25th he saw Stearns
and Tibbetts, and called to Stearns and de-
manded retraction of the article. Stearns
refused, and GRAY swore about it. He told
Stearps, " You know l mean what l say"
Hatch came tosee him and demonstrated with
him. Gray told Hatch ali he wanted was a
retractioh. He went to LOOMS and selected
whip. He went up street and saw Clan
cey. He came toward witness told him
he was responsible for anything that appeared
in the Press. Clancy took witness by the
coat, who told him to let go, when Jenkins
separated them. They were at the corner of
the door. Gray declares that when the shot
was fired it was an accidental discharge. He
claims that he had the pistol in his hand ex-
pecting an attack from Clancy, and was
ready to defend himself in case violent at
tack was made. But as Clancy returned
through the side door of the entrance, his
pistol accidentally went off. He did not be-
| lieve Clancy responsible for the article, and
says that no man living regrets Glanceys
death more than he, and that John P Stearns
is the man who is responsible for Glanceys
death. He admitted, on cross examination,
to have been angry at deceased because he
claimed to be responsible for the article, be-
cause of the epithets applied and because of
| the assault made upon him, but denies that
| he entertained any idea of shooting Clancy.
| The defense claim that the groove in the
door jamb made by the bullet before entering
Glancey's body corroborates Gray's state
ment, and shows that the pistol was not
pointed at the deceased.
In rebuttal the prosecution introduced
Charles E. Huse. an attorney, who related a
conversation in which Gray had told him that
if he discovered the author of the article he
would kill him. Clancy having avowed its
authorship, the prosecution claimed the threat
was duly executed.
Thomas made the opening argument for the
prosecution last evening. Garfield followed
for the defense to-day. Thornton closed for
the defense, and Jones closed for the prose-
cution.
The jury went out at o'clock. Judge
benson delivered charge at considerable
length, and told the jury in subs tance that if
the defendants story be true their verdict
should be manslaughter.