Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-18
Cattle Thief Convicted,


MERGED, December 16sh.-Williarn Hill
| one of the cattle thieves who had been doino
| 8 successful business in stealing cattle from
the dairynen and farmers in tha sou sbern
part OF the county, and who was arrested 4
about thrss months ego. ohlrged with steal.
| ing cattle from his stepfather, was convicted
of grand larceny in two cases in the Superior
Court here this week. Hall and his partner
pursued peculiar course, their mode being
to take one COW or steer at a time from aband
of cattle while feeding on the plains, and
drive them out CT the neighborhood, leading
the owners to believe that they had strayed
and got with other herds, thus eluding pursui.
and evaaing suspicion, until Peter Merrill,
halls stepfather, pursued and traced some Ct
the cattle to Fresno, and recognized the hides
by the brands at the place of slau 3hter.
Store BuTsiarizcd-A Rung Jury-Eew
City Council.
Los ANGELES. December 16 Last NIGHT
thieves broke into the wholesale and retail
liquor store of Ii. J. Woolacott on Spripg
street, this city. With steel rachel thew
drilled into the combination lock of a Mosler
safe. broke the lock and removed S226 in
gold and silver. The skill denotes the work
of some professional Eastern cracksmen.
There is no clue to ths thieves.
The second jury in the else Of the heirs Of
Il
Company, claiming $50. 600 damages for the
killing OF their father at Pomona q year ago,
disagreed last night.
The new City Council for 1888 organized
| tonight. The following officers were elected :
President, John Moran (re.elected); Auditor
and Clerk of Council ex officio. w. w. Rob.
inson (re-electedl; Chief of Police, Henry
King (re-electedl; Surveyor, George Hansen
Zsnjero. G. M. jenkins (re-elected); Over.
n hair H.
e!ected). Before its adj ,urnment sine die the
old Council destroyed unsigned warrants for
gas bills to the amount of $4, 202. The city
will be lighted by electricity Christmas Eve.
Hartman Wins FSoi-Race.
NEVADA CRY, December 16sh.-Tbe
| tweEty.seVen-hou pedestrian match between
q. a. Hartman, the heel.and-toe walker.
and A. ). Chase, local go-as y ou- please run.
ner, ended tonight at the twenty. fifth hour
in favor Of Hartman, whose score was l172
miles. He had hsen off the track only nine Y
minutes sincs starting. At o'clock las:
night Chase made his frat leo miles in
twenty one hours and ne was then two miles
ahead, but bis ankles gave out. and at sc
o'clock he quit with o score of 1C6 miles, and
sincs then has not been able to stand Hs
is now in great agony. Hartman is appar.
emily as fresh as when he started.
4 Mans Hand Cut or.
TRUcKEE, December 16sh.-A singular sn6
+, painful accident occurred in Truckee thi,
| morning. While man by the name of Mil
| lerd Smith was in the act of unhi.chiug 8
horse in the stable OF Gou!den Bros. from
some cause the halter rope became ertapglsC
| around his right hand, and while irving &c
extricate it the horse gave a spring, tighten
ing the rope so suddenly that portion of the
hand instantly dropped to the floor, beins
completely severed.
Contested Election Cases,
VALLEJO December 6.b,-The tskinq nj
testimony By the Republicans in the con.
tested election cases of L. w. Buck vs. J.
M. Dudley, and E. G. Dozie- vs.. d. G..
Barnes, for seats in the Legislature, was
commenced here to-day before Commissioner
@. W. Riley. Tbs Republicans are repre-.
sented ly Henry Edgsrton and S. G. Hi.
borr, while tho interests Of the Democrats
are looked after by Judge Bradford. John
Cox, one OF ths msE wEe made one of the
sfii iavits in the possession of United States
District Attorney Teare, was examined
Then Linus Stuart 2. G.. Fields and A. Is.
Thur5 testified. Tae examination is pro.
gte sing tonight. From present indications
IL will extend through :everal days.
Shooting AfFray-sulc.de OF a Chinau,Hu n.
WOODLAND, Decsrnbsr 17;h.-This. morn.
lcS, AZ half pass O'Clock, shooting sffrav
occurred at the Pacific saloon between p. j
DOnnelly. bar tender, and Thomas Dawson.
an iron molder. D,wson shot at Donnellv'
but missed him, the ball passing out at the
door and striking jesse Webber, q compositor
in the Nal cfhce, passing through the fleshy
part Of tie thigh, and then passing through
the leg of night watellmsn William Coulter
and faiiir 6 to the sidewalk. DonneIly's ban
did no damage. 1t is thought that beth the
persons shot will recover in q few days. Be.
fore tie firing could be repeated officer
Huston rushed in and arrested D5nnelly and
lodged him in j,ii. In short time after
Sheriff Rahm arrested Dawson, who was also
jailed. Dlbnelly has since been bailed ou.,
This morning 3 Chinsman was discovered
hanging By the neck and desd in the barn of
w. Y. Browning, for whom be had been
working. No cause is known for his su;cid.
ing, as he was usually very cheerful.
Sieaper Due.
SAN FRANCISCO. December 18th, The
steamship Belgic is due here from Hongkong,
but up to late hour tonight had not been
reported.