Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-01-01
Late kilograms.
Aurder and suieiHc.

Harder and suteid".
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Sl.-About
8 O'clock this morning, George S.
Reed, residing at 2049 Mission
street, shot and killed his mother.
in-law, Sarah A Smith, and
wounded, probably fatally, his
.eight-year old daughter Ella, and
then killed himself. Reed, who
was q widower aged thirty-One, has
been for several years a clerk with
Macondry & Co. He lived with
his m mother.in-law and two sisters
in-law, Mrs. Sarah G. Gorbam and
Mrs. Carrie l.. Burr. He was of
nervous disposition, a2d probably
inherits u streak Of insanity, as one
of his uncles died in an insane asy.
lum. For sODe time past Reed had
been much pressed with business,
and latterly was In q very nervous
and excited frame of mind. He
continued TO work until yesterday
When he took to his bed. His COLI
versation yesterday showed that
he pprehended danger OF doing
some misceief in his hysterical
stale. This morning Mrs. Gorham
went into his room, learned bis
wishes regarding his breakfast and
went down stairs to prepare 1t.
Shortly after she heard shots and
running to the stairs saw Reed fall
at the head OF the stairway while
little Ella came running down
crying "papa has killed mew
She called assistance and
went up stairs. Her mother was
lying on the floor of the hall neal.
the door Of the room, shot 10 the
breast. She was speeches. snd
died In few moments Read also
head and Auniher nrsr hi- heart.
The pistol lay uHdrr ,is igt, hand.
He lived about iva hours III AL IA =
conscious condition. The child l.
shot in the breast ani Will prob
ably die. She says ,hat she IA.
out into the hall to kis- ber unpa;
that he had hole ia hi- forehead;
he seized aud shot her and then
shot himself Reeds act was ev
identity committed under an inn
pulse of tenn p0rary insanity, as his
family relations were of U pleasant
nature and no other cause is known
to exist to account for the tragedy.
a Misstasrmeos.
YUMA, A. T., Dec. 3l.-The fol-
lowing appeared In the Yuma Free
Press THE morning: At meeting
of the Southern Pacific Railroad
stockholders, held at Yuma this
week, the Old directors were con-
tinHed. Three hundred thousand
dollars were voted for the construc-
ton Of the Yuma and Port Ysabel
road and Improvement of the har-
Dor. The directors voted to pay
the taxes of Yuma county, which
proposition was opposed by Secre-
tary Knapp, who, however, sub.
sided when asked by President
Crocker how many shares of stock
he owned. The nbove statement
was given the Flee Press at the
Office Of the railroad company at
this point, but is deUied by David
Neahr, one of the directors of the
Southern Pacific Company. 1t
seems the statement to the Free
Press was given as joke, or for
some other purpose.
She T.is,.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 3l,-On the
opening Of the court GuiIesu called
out, "One Of nay guards nere
Cunning hxm) has got an eleven
pound baby for a New YEARS pres
ent." Laughter, 10 which the
jury heartily Joined
DIR. Gray Ie-umeu the story of
his conversation with the prisoner
In the Jail. Guiteau interrupted
with, "rhst don't correspond with
your evidence yesterday, doctor;
you went into inspiration then"
500 vile objected to the statement
Of the witness saying that he said
nothing OF inspiration or divine
pressure, and urged that the wit
ness must give the conversation or
the substance OF 1t rs it occurred; ;
that IL would be In the province OF
the jury to say what should be in
ferred from 1t. The witness quali-
fed his statement by adding: 81
asked him questions and my state
ment was based upon bis replies"
Witness, continuing, said: "The
prisoner used the expression
when l made up my mind.'"
Guiteau shouted, making up my
mind was the result of q grinding
pressure. That's where the inspi.
ration came in. Please get that
right while you are about il.
oes. rhis'tps o" miasng sn the
Town.
. WAsHINGToN, Dec. 31.-Acting
Attorney General Phillips on the
Path instant submitted to the Pres
ident his opinion in regard to the
Tombstone, Arizona, caees, which
was to-day referred to the Interior
Department. His opinion is Ia
substance that the location ol
townsites cannot deprive persons
Of mineral rights previously ac-
quired. Those having Previously
preempted mineral land have law.
fully right to 60 ahead and take
out mineral in the ground Of q
toWnuite but they must not destroy