Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-01-19
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17th.-The
Irish societies and residents gave
O'C0nnOr and HeaIy the Irish en-.
voys r0using reception at the
Grand Opera House. President
Toohy of the Land League presid-
ed and made an address Of. welcome
followed by Healy and O'Connor
who spoke at length on the object
Of their mission.
murder and su,cide.
MERGED, CAL, Jan. 1S.-Yester.
day afternoon terrible double
tragedy took place at No. 8 Quartz
mine, near Horitos, MaripOsa
county. Albert Branson, aged
about ~ years, was shot by bis
father-iB-law, William B. Sim-
nous. The ball took effect In the
left breast, inflicting what is pro-
nOunced a fatal wound. Immedi-
ately after the shooting Simmons
turned the revolver upon him
self. The bullet passed through
his brain, producing in
slant death. BransOn mar.
ried the daughter OF Simmons
about q year ago, since which time
the mel have been partners in the
ranching business, the young mar
ried couple living In the house
with the old people. The trouble
Ia SUI posed to have originated
about their business matters. Sim.
mons is about 20 years OF age. and
has generally been considered
quarrelsOme and dangerous man
by his neighbors, and has in past
years had trouble with his family.
murdered Dy Fsosp.d..
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON TY.,
Jan. 18.-Last evening Geo. B.
Reynolds, AL estimab young
man, was shot dead on the street
by foatpads whose demands he re-
sisted. Great ind 'gnatiOn exis,s.
A vigilance com mittee for med. pa.
trolled the town and arrested sew.
eral on suspicion, but no one has
yet been identified.
Tho 6witsRu JUICY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l8.-As the
trial OF Guiteau is approaching Its
close there 10 much speculation
that the jury will prOpmptly re-.
turn verdict of guilty. but there.
are some who claim that they have
seen certain signs which indicate
that the jury will disagree. Some
60 so far ss to say that they new
stand nine for conviction and three
waveripg, even DamiDg the latter.
There IL for this suppOsiticn but
the slightest kind of u foundation.
There Is little doubt that should
the verdict be guilty the prisoner
will spend several months In Jail
before his execution OF course
the defendants counsel will take
the case up TO the general term,
and should the trial last over this
week, the Dext general term con-
vening on Monday, the case will go
to the April term, which runs to
Septem III this case the pris-
oner's execution may be post.
poned till uext Fall II the jury
get the case thi. week and fiud q
verdict Of guilty the execution will
take place In the Sping.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-Guiteau
came Into court this morning with
aquick confident step aud saluted
his friends. As soon as he had
taken his seat he turned to Judge
Cox and said: 81 presume your
honor will allow me to address the
jury when Sceville gets through"
Judge Cox-"We will consider
that when Scoville gets through"
Scoville, in reply to the inquiry,
stated that he hardly expected to
conclude his speech to-day. Sco-
vile resumed his address, taking
up aud discussing statistics Of in
sane criminals introduced Ia evil
dence by the prosecution. He had
noticed that the tables produced
here by DR.. Gray omitted some
esse initial features Of his report.
Corkhill-"Dr. Gray did not pre-
pare any tables especially for this
trial.n
Scoville-"Dr. Gray was hired
to come here to help hang this
man. He was one of the cOnspira-
tors In the conspiracy Of which the
District Attorney was chief.
He has left his footprints
here and before get through 1 can
contradict him out of his own
mouth.
C-bines Rum0ss.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 18.-It is
said that Folger will succeed Hunt,
and that Conkling will 60 into the
Cabinet as Secretary of the Treas.
ury. Davis's action in the Hunt
matter is thus explained by many.
Folger's experience In the Treasu-
~ Department has been unpleas.
ant and his work hard.
Revival Of ss Old custom.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18th.-In
former years il was the custom of
the Attorney-G General to appear In
the United States Supreme Court
In all cases Of public consequence,
and this practice was followed by
Attorney Generals Writ, Pinck-