Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-13

pay expenses. As a result, he has become
very viailant. In and about Wilson's stables
on K street there is a pet donkey, hardly
larger than a pint of cider, but donkey from
ito to tip, and fully impressed with its own
| Importance. 1t is pet; sort OF trick
/ racket donkey, wise III its day and genera.
| ton, and answering to the name OF billy,
/ a familiar cognomcn that indicates the
favor he finds in the eyes of the
men in the section where he has
| his being. The pound man espied Billy IN
/ the alley taking his morning exercise and
went for him. Billy, evidently aware that
! be was violating the law, permitted the grace
/ fu lariat TO be thrown ever his uDgracetui
/ head. The men in the stables witnessed the
| operation. but had no fear for the result.
! The pound official fastened Billy to the cart
| tail to lead him to his doom, but the donkey
wouldn't lead. He planted his feet In the
earth and stirred not an inch. In vain did
! the pound master pull. beat, coax and push
( Billy in vain did he swelter in the hot sun
| in the effort to move his donkeyship. Billy
/ was q mUnument-motionlsss as a rock. The
cart dog-cage was too small to permit
of Billy being put inside; so, sitter
! three.pusrters OF an hour Of faithful
/ but fruitless labor the fAtigusd and disguised
| dog-catcher olcludsd 10 lift the donkey to
/ the dignity # the i-st cabin, and give him q
( hurricane deck passage. He accordingly
! took the lariat from the animals neck, pre-
paratory 10 the effort to elevate the donkey
/ to the top Of the cage. j crowd had congre-
gated. 1t cheered the donkey, for everybody
/ but the Pouudmaster was on his side, and he
understood it. His friends Of the stable
from their posi- ions in doors and windows,
saw the critical moment had arrived. No
sooner had the rope been loosened thsn the
donkey ceased to be rock. His head and
tel went mp, the stsbemen shouted Billy :
Billy u aud he respon led His heels went
out, his captor vent with them, and with
frolcsome activity, born Of the consciousness
Of freedom and the POSSESSION Of sweet lib
erty, Billy shot into the stable, and turning
on the threshold, brsyed his triumph in the
face Of his discounted enemy, while his
friends cheered for his victory and showered
him with compliments upon his sagacity.
That is the way the story is told of how
Billy, the smart donkey, outwitted his nat
ural born foe, the Poundmaster.
AN INQU1sITIoN.-Oa the 4th instant, at
the corner of Tenth and n streets, about
P. NJ, a Chinese cook, going from his work
toward X street, was set upon by some young
men and brutally beaten, without the slight
est provocatiop, so far as Yet appears. The
man has been sick ever since, and it is be-
isved that an sbcess is forming in his neck
where the heaviest blows were delivered.
His head, neck and face were beaten almost
TO a Jelly, and one ear almost ruined. The
authorities were unable to ascertain, after
several days OF search, who did the beating,
and yesterday. Chinese having laid before
Police Judge Henry information that crime
had been committed by unknown parties, the
magistrate entered upon a legal acquisition,
prior to issuance Of warrants, as provided for
by the Code, to ascertain, if possible. who
committed the assault. This is the first time
in many years that this proceeding has been
resorted to here. A number of persons were
called by the magistrate before him and ex-
smined relative to their knowledge Of the
affair." Il developed that the Chinaman had
been very seriously injured; that he was
beaten by young men that grocer ran out
and drove them off that the Chinaman was
passing upon the walk.way quietly when as
sSulted; that there was no apparent provo
cation for the assault, and that several per-
sons witnessed the beating, but none could be
found who could or would identify the assail-
ants. Circumstances, however, pointed to
one young man as a participant as having
held the Chinsmsn, and the magistrate &C.
cordingly issued his warrant, on the complaint
of All Tom, for the arrest Of Henry Harris,
who was taken into custody. Young Harris,
however, str,puously denies being the guilty
Z party, but names another As the proper de-
| PENDANT. Judge Henry announced his deter
minstion tn probe the matter to the bottom,
and from the bench denounced the assault as
an outrage demanding thorough investiga-
ton, and said he proposed to continue the
iuquisition until he arrived at the truth, if it
took him all summer. The case will come up
again this morning on the hearing of the
charge against Harris. 1t developed during
yesterdays examination, on the testimony OF
M-. Petit, that an unknown man who drove
up to the grocery in buggy, and was waited
upon by the grocer, in all probability wit
messed the assault, aud that citizen City
Attorney Anderson desires to have come
forward and make himself known.
HABEAs CoRPUs-A TEST CAsE.-The Su-
perior Court, with Judges Clark and benson
sitting in bank, heard the case of All Sam,
upon the return Of the writ of habeas corpus
heretofore issued by the Court. c. T. Jones
appearel for petitioner, ard City Attorney
W. a. Anderson for respondent 1t will be
remembered that several days ago All Sam
was held to answer in the Police Court upon
a charge Of gaming, eud it was then agreed
by counsel on both sides to test the case upon
the proper manner and form of allegations in
the complaint under Section $50 of the Penal
Code, which section relates to prosecutions
for opening, playing and conducting any kind
of banking game either as owner or en-
ploye. The troubls heretofore has been with
regard TO the proper form of allegations City
Attorney Anderson contending that it is I'M
necessary to make any averment upon
"owner or employe, it being often difficult
to establish tns true character and relation of
parties conducting banking games, particu-
larly TO the game of "tap " or " fan-tsn, !"
and that it is sufficient to allege that the de-
PENDANT operated, carried on and played"
leaving out both the words "owner and en-
ploye." Counsel for petitioner took excep,
lions TO this construction. The question was
argued by counsel, aud the Court sustained
the position contended for by the City At
tornsy, and held that the words "owner or
empl0ye," nor either of them, need be alleged
That the complaint was sufficient which
alleged that defendant Opened, played and
carried on banking game, without includ-
ing either the word 'owner" or "employe."
The prisoner was remanded into the custody
of the officer and the writ of habeas corpus
| dismissed.
FIRST ARTILLERY ARMoRY, ETc.-Work is
progressing rapidly on the new armory at
Sixth and L streets, and it is expected that
the large hall can be used for drill purposes
the first week in August. The various COM
panies are fitting up their respective quarters
in the brick building, occupying the first and
second floors. The third story will be fitted
mp and rented to secret Orders, and for this
purpose it is well adapted. The ventilation
| is good, the rooms spacious, and there is no
noisy pavement on the streets, which is such
source of annoyance to lodges having rooms
on J or K streets. There will also be rooms
to LEI in the new bulldog fronting on L
street, one Of which viii be fitted up as a
ladies' paTlor and officers beadq lArters. The
| stock Of the Association is being ropidly SUBJ
scribed for, and will within year be draw.
ing for its owner Il per cent. per month.
Every company in the regiment will be sup
piled with double cross belts before the en-
campment, which commences August Dist,
and contract was let yesterday tn the Capt.
tai Woolen Mills for forty rev Z)uave uni
| forms for the Cadet company, and if funds
| Justify more will be ordered, as the company
is rapidly recruiting. A street riot exhibition
drill win be held in about two weeks. when
| blank cartridges will be used Captain easier,
of Company T, Woodland, was in the city
yesterday. and reports that he will have be.
tween 80 and go men at the camp.
ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY HOSPITAL -
George Larsener, who was shot in this city
last Sunday evening, is doing well at the
hospital and hopes are entertained of his re.
coveIy. 1t has been ascertained that the
bullet passed entirely through his left lung
and lodged somewhere in the cavity Of the
body. He eats, smokes and has strong hopes
of getting well Robert Biggs was taken to
the hospital from the city on Tuesday even
ing. He was suffering from fractured col
lar bone. The broken bone was set and he
will bs all right in few days. The chain
gang are at work this week at the hospital
digging trenches and laying sub-irrigatior
pipes through the grounds.
! AUCTION To-DAY.-D. J. Simmons, auc.