Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-28

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Mayor Blake has signed the order
passed by the Supervisors Monday alter
noon, remaining the streets Of the city now
in duplicate.
Steve Bowling and Tom Collin were,
after an examination before Judge Rosen.
baum, held before the Superior Court
upon charge If having stolen q horse
and buggy from P. McGlinn.
Special Attorney Columbus Bartlett has
brought suit against the Central Pacific
Railroad Company TO recover S65j, tax OF
1881 50, delinquent on the company's fran.
chige and roadbed, being the States pro
portion, and q similar suit against the
Southern Pacific for sos 43.
William Bailey, arrested on the after
noon of the 4th of ialy upon a charge OF
assault to murder, for having, 1t was al.
legged, thrown Levina Fletcher from the
balcony OF house on Jackson street, near
Sansome, had hearing before Judge
Rosenbaum, when Mrs. Fletcher declared
under oath that Bailey did not touch her,
an5-that while drunk she fell from the
balcony.
In the Duncan trial Pioneer Bank cases.
the prosecution failed, for this reason !;
Ex-senator Eugene Casserly was placed
upon the stand, and, owing TO mental in
tirmities, wss unable 20 remenber any
thing regarding the matter. He said he
did not know anything about such an in.
stitution as the Safe Deposit Company,
and of course he could not remember OF
ever having been President of the same.
tie also failed to remember even the de-
PENDANT, and it was evident that bis men,
DRY did not extend beyond occurrences
of two years ago. It was expected by
the prosecution to prove that the Presi-
dent of the company signed the certificates
in question, and that it was for but ten
shares, all of which was testified to
by Mr.. Casserly on previous trial.
There being no possibility of securing a
conviction without his evidenced on no.
tioa of the prosecution Judge terral H.
structed the jury to bring in ve--al;;cS.. 2.
acauittal. There are nine cases remain
ing against Duncan, FIVE OF which are
similar TO the one just tried.
Mrs. Mary +. douglass, who keeps a
clearinghouse at No. 1914 Mission street,
is a woman who is entitled to the credit OF
being far more courageous than the major.
X.
Wednesday Mrs Douglass was awakened
by hearing noise in her room, and raising
her head from her pillow saw the door OF
ner cioInes zcioset, winch sne=nad closed
the night before, wide open. She sprang
from her bed, and, without taking time to
strike light, went to the closet. and near
the door encountered a man. She seized
him and asked what he was doing there.
There was no reply, but the man tore
away, but before he could reach the door
of the room Mrs. Douglass caught him a
second time, when he bit her on the arms
to force her to release him. His bites pro-
duced such pain that she was forced to let
him 60. But moment after that the cour.
ageous lady once more grappled with the
intruder, caught him by the throat
with her right hand, and held him
with all the strength she could command.
The fellow she held managed to drag her
into the corridor and to the head Of the
stairs, when she put up her left hand to
secure better hold, when he caught her
hand and bit it four times on the back of
it, This, however, did not cause the
plucky lady to relinquish her hold, but
was the means OF causing her to scream
IOE Doips ISI Cfles dlsIdCtSu tuc dtLcbblOu
of some Of the gentlemen rooming in the
house, who came to her rescue and held
the burglar, who proved to be Chinaman,
until officer 0'Donnell, who, in answer to
a police call, came up and took him in
charge The prisoner, who gave the name
Of Chin Lun, was brought before Judge
Rix later in the day, and after an examina.
tiou, during which it appeared that he had
effected an entrance through a rear win
dow, near which his shoes and hat were
found, he was held for trial before the
Superior Court upon charge of burglary
of the first degree, and was adjudged
guilty of battery upon Mrs. Douglass.