Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-05
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
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Billy O'Neal, an old resident Of Sacra-
mento, was murdered at clearinghouse en-
the south side OF 1 street, between
Second and Third, about 3 o'clock on
the morning Of the Fourth Of July. A
RECORD UNION reporter visited the place
where the murder was committed early in
the morning, and found out as follows The
way 70 the lodging-house where the murder
was committed was up q rickety pair OF
stairs. At the head of the stairs was found
a man lying on the floor, not dead, but dead
drunk. When aroused he stated thst his
name was O'Flinn, snd that he had been par
taking Of a little China gin. As soon as the
reporter gained the second floor he Was sur
rounded by Indians, negroes. Malays, China
men and Caucasians. The five races OF the
human family. in all their degradation, were
TO be seen in that garnet. The first person
approached by the reporter was an intelli
gent-looking Indian girl. A bottle was seen
protruding from Ter pocket, and when ques-
toned regarding it she said, "Oh, that's
five cents worth of China gin that l
just bought down stairs" She
was q hnely-forIned woman, stated
that she was only thirteen years Of age, also
that she had for two years past been living
with a white man near the New England
mile, Placer county, by the name Of Bob.
Her father, jesse Miles. was q white man,
and her mother Digger Indian. She stated
that she saw the murdered man, Billy O'Neal
the night before his death, and had drank
China gin with him, After they had drank
their gin she went to room occupied by two
Cinnamon and staid all night, and knew
nothing Of the murder. An aged colored
lady, who said her name was Mrs. Harris
was very anxious TO tell "Masss Reporter
all about the murder. She said that shortly
after midnight Billy O'Neal and an Indian
by the name OF Charley Antoine came into her
room. She said Frank Kelly was also in the
party. The Indian claimed that O'Neal
owed him 70 cents, and demanded pay
ment. O'Neal claimed that he had not the
money 10 pay the Indebtedness, and asked for
time. Charley Antoine struck him over the
head with q club two or three times. - My
husband then got up and put them out Of our
room into the hall. | did not know that
O'Neal was killed until the next
morning She also said that the
reporter could fad out a few good
points by going across the street. and inter
viewing a woman that was living with Billy
O'Neal. He got the number Of the door and
went for further calculation Of his item.
Good evening, madam - GOOD evening,
sor." did you know Billy 0'Neal?" "Sure
and did, sor; but l did not live with him,
sor, and l will paralyzs the first man that
says l did. Sure, and Billy was good boy,
and if had been over to that Niger house
last night. sure and Billy wouldn't have been
killed. Billy was 3 swate friend of mine,
sure, and he always did the right thing with
me. About 10 o'clock the night before the
murder, sure, he, Frank Kelly and myself
were having drink together. Oh, Billy was
good boy. l hear that the one-legged red
devil. Charley Antoine, from Clipper Gap,
killed him with a club. Bad luck to all the
Apsches, Piutes and Modocs" The body of
O'Nesl was taken to the Office of Coroner
Vermilya, where Gn inquest will be held to-
day.
The murderer, Charley Antoine, is a one
legged Digger Indian, who lives near the New
England Mills. He has not been seen sincs
the murder. and it is thought by the officsrs
that he left the city on the 5 o'clock train
yesterday morning. Up 10 II O'Clock last
plight no arrests had been made.