Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-07
An Old Resident Missing-serIous Acct.
dent.


YREKA, june 6th.-Silas Woolford, an old
pioneer Of twenty-five wears past, residing
few miles north of Galatians on Scott river,
has not been seen for the past twelve days,
and it is feared that he fell into the river
while st work on his ranch, through which
the river passes, and was drowned. Search
has been made, without success. His numer-
Gus friends are much excited over his disap-
pesrance. His house, where he lived alone,
was unlocked, and his gun is missing, which
possibly had with him.
Jesse Burge was seriously hurt to-day at
Fort Jones by fine horse of Senator Car.
locks, which he drove out in a dump-cart to
exercise him. The horse got frightened, up
setting the cart Burge f lling under the ami.
mails heels.
Imprisonment for Life.
YREKA, June 6th.-Thomas McEvan, who
pleaded guilty to the murder of james Far
lev in the Superior Court last Saturday, re-
ceived sentence to-day of imprisonment for
life. He saved the county great expense,
and also his own neck.
Another Miner Caved on and Killed.
TRINITY CENTER, June 6sh.-Charles o.
good, miner in the Ella May mine, was
killed by cave, caused by the timbers CIV
ing away, at 2 o'clock P. NJ. to-day.
The MERGED Murder Trial.
MERGED. June 6th.-In the Smiley Escotte
murder case, a full jury was obtained at
o'clock P. NJ. yesterday, when Mrs Escotte,
the sister in law of the deceased was placed
upon the witness stand by the prosecution.
She, perhaps. is the only living person who
saw the killing except Smiley and the other
Young man under arrest for the homicide.
Her testimony is direct snd positive as to the
shooting, which she states she saw through
spy glass from her house, some half mile or
more from the place of the killing.
At II o'clock noon to-day the examination
of the witness was not concluded, when the
Court took recess until l P. NJ.
There are some 10 witnesses in attendance,
about half of whom are from San Benito
county, near the boundary line of which the
homicide occurred The trial will probably
continut Il the week or longer.
.nocratic Primary Election.
Los ANGELES, June 6th.-The Democratic
primary election was held here this after
noou The contest was spirited between the
friends of Ross and Sepulveda, candidates
for Supreme Court Judge. A large vote was
polled, and resulted in Sepulveda getting 26
out of the 80 delegates elected.
Leg Crushed by Cave.
Los ANGELES, June 6sh.-A gravel bank
caved in on man named Devore to-day,
crushing his leg so badly that amputation was
necessary.
Mysterious Affair-Two Young Girls Shot.
COTTON, june Oh Yesterday evening
about o'clock mysterious shooting occurred
at Aqua Mausa. about one mile from this
place. Two children-Josefa Salazar and
Cecilia Jaramillo, about IA and II years Of
aee-were planting onions on the ranch of
Juan Salszar, the father of the oldest girl
There was shotgun discharged from brush
fence, the shot striking the oldest girl in the
index finger of the left hand and in the right
ear, and seriously wounding Cecilia lara.
milo in both hands and throat. Physicians
were called and dressed the wounds Of the
children, finding it necessary to amputate
the two fore fingers and thumb of the left
hand of Cecilia Jaramillo. The shooting has
caused great deal of excitement among the
Spanish population of Aqua Mansa, but as
yet no clue to the perpetrator can be found,
although the authorities are locking the mat
ter up.