Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
PROBABLY A CASE OF MURDER

point of death. The attending physicians
say that her chances of recovery are very
small. Her condition, and the brutal man
ner in which she was beaten, has attracted a
great deal of attention. The man who did
the brutal deed lies in cell in the city prison.
Last evening o reporter investigated the mat.
ter, and finds the following to be about the
facts of the case George Wilson, large
and powerful man. entered the room occu-
pied blythe unfortunate girl, and because she
would not do as he desired he struck
and felled her to the floor. Then in
the most brutal manner he kicked her a
number of times in the abdomen. From the
time that the inhuman wretch felled her with
stunning blow of his fist the girl has been
in commissions For only few moments at
time does she regain consciousness. Yes
terday she thought death was near, and call
ing her friends to her bedside she desired to
make dying statement. Chief Of Police
Ksrcher and City Attorney Anderson were
sent for. They thought best, under the cir
cumstances of the case, to take sn ante
mortem statement. The statement was
taken, and the girl, who thought she was
dying, signed it. Just after the statement
was taken Wilson was brought into the
room. The girl screamed. caught hold of the
person standing by ter bedside, and cried
Don't let him kick me" The prisoner
stood silent, uttered not word, but trembled
like an aspen leaf.
The following is the anti.mortem state
ment: My name is Clemy Ward. 1 am
10 years of age, and was born in San Fran
cisco. My parents reside there now. My
fathers name is Michael Ward. l am GER
tain l cannot live, and will die from the
effects of my injuries. / know that it is i'm
possible tor me to recover. / am now, and
have been since the first, suffering greatly
1t was in q little house, No. 1922 Second
street, where l was assaulted. About 4
o'clock man, with two others, came in The
man that assaulted me offered me money, and
| would not scceptit. Because did not accept
his coin and submit to his desires he kicked me
in the stomach. He kicked me the second
time, aud when l fell he kicked me on the
arm. I am not acquainted with nor do l
know the Dames of the men who were with
him. One Of the men remarked to me that
the man was all right, and that he would
treat me well.
ANTI-DEBRIs MEETISG.-Yesterday at
o'clock P. n. the Executive Committee of the
anti-Debris Association met at the Hall Of
Records in this city The following men,
bers were present: S. D. Wood, of Yuba
4. +. Graham. of Colusa P. R. Beckley. of
Sacramento B. D. Gray, of Butte, and 1.
n. Buck, of Suffer. L. G. Chandler, of SUIT
ter, and L. Z. Moulton, of Coluss, were also
in attendance. The reports of j. g. Pierson
and l.. +. B9ssett. surveyors, were received,
read and ordered on file. Their reports were
relative to the hydraulic mines that dumped
into the north fork of the American river
also to mines in other sections that had been
operated during the past season. Their re-
quad Vat br-dranl;a ,nipipo lnripu
the past season had been largely suspended
all along the line, and that the general iuclin-
alton was TO turn their hydraulic into drift
mines n 1t was moved and carried that call
be issued for Convention of 205 delegates,
to be held in Sacramento on Tuesday, the
18th of Sepsember. The delegates to be sp-
portioned as follows Sacramento %, San
Joaquin %, Yuba %, Yole p. Butte %,
Suffer %, Colusa %, Solsno 10, Tehama 10,
certain districts 10 Placer 10. The Super
visors of the several counties are to be ex
officio members of the Convention. The del
egates to this Convention are to be appointed
by the Boards Of Supervisors of the several
counties. The object of the Convention ia to
make ticket from the other tickets in the
field that will be friendly to the antidebris
movement. Tne committee adjourned to 10
A. NJ. to-day.
YUBA RIVER MINERs.-A notice in this
issue says a meeting of miners owning and
operating mines situate upon the watershed
of the Yuba river will be held at Nevada City,
at Il o'clock, noon, on Saturday, July 22d.
The object of this meeting will be the discus
sion of the ways and means to provide for the
erection of suitable dams which shall i'm
pound the debris coming in the future from
these mines. Miners of all kinds are re-
quested to attend, as the matters to be dis
cussed are of grave Importance, and as it is
essential that The necessary work should be
commenced at the earliest practicable mo-
ment.
INSTALLATION OF OFFIoERs.-Red Jacket
Tribe, No. Is, Imp. o, R. NJ, has installed
the following officers: Prophet. John Do
mingos Sschen, George J. Scully; C. of
R., J. L. jackson +. c., S. B. Cooley /;
First Sanap, c. L. Spencer Second Ssnsp,
Louis LohInar; First Warrior, j. g. JEFF
fress, Jr.; Second Warrior, Allen G. Taylor !;
Third Warrior, Chas. Stevens Fourth War
rior, James Mckay G. of W., NJ. J. AL
man; G. of f., II. Morris.
AUCTION SALEs.-Bell & Co., auctioneers,
will sell at II o'clock to-day, in front of sales
room. No. GIG street, large lot of house-
hold goods of all kinds Also on Saturday,
July 22i, at 1890 o'clock, on the premises,
the well-known ranch, of 80 acres; stock,
farming utensils, hay and grain, belonging to
John James, on the Riverside road, four
miles below Sacramento.
ARTICLES OF IEooRPoRATIoN.-Article of
importation have been filed with the Secre-
of State of the Wilmington Masonic
Building Association, of Wilmington,
kgeles county. Directors - George
B. Hays, A. A. Polhsmus, John
and Andrew Young. Capital stock,
ivided into so shares.
MARKS FIED.-J. Adolph Boykep,
Francisco, has filed with the Score.
9bf State Els claim tn the trade mark,
Dr.. Bishops st. German Tea" g. J.
Bostwitz, of San Francisco, has filed his claim
TO tbs trademark, " The Cupid, for spirit.
uous liquors.
SHERIPF's SALE.-The entire stock of gro
ceries, merchandise, fixtures, etc., now be-
longing to J. F. Stephenson, surviving part
ner of O. H. Rapp & Co., in the store
occupied by said firm at 51l j street, will be
sold in lots to suit, on Monday, July 18th, al
LATE ABREsTs.-The following appeared
on the slate at u o'clock last night Nicholas
Tacheal, insane. by officer Ash John Scot
and William Emerson, robbery, by Officer
Lee Dennis Sullivan, insane, by officers Lee
and Leavy.
NoTARIEs APPoINTED.-The Governor hai
appointed tie following as Notaries Public
Frank Power, for Nevada county, to reside
at Nevada City ; and Clinton L. White, fol
Sacramento county, to reside at Sacramento
city.
IMMIGRAETs.-Ninety-t three immigrant pas
sengers, including sixty males, en- route t.
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