Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-02
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUNDAY LAW CASES II POLICE COURT

SUNDAY LAW CASES II POLICE COURT
Yesterday morning at the opening ot the
Police Court the cass Of Joseph Goddard Ior
violation of the SUI day law. was called Tor
trial.
Judge T. B. Mcfarland arose and said that
at the adjournment Of the Court at the close
of the former trials it was tacitly understood
that the further prosecutions of these cases
sbonld be discontinued. He referred TO the
fact that these cases had been tried, and by
iuries of cur best citizens, and in each case al
acouittal followed. In Woodland one case
had been tried out Of thirty arrests, and the
inry falling to agree, the District Attorney
dismissed AZ further prosecutions. In
Nevada one case had been tried with like
result whereup1n District Attorney Gaylord
dismissed all the others. 1t il certainly
plain 10 any man Of common understanding
that no convictions can be obtained in this
city He also referred TO the ignorance OF
those who are seeking to keep the question
alive, Ia this, that only on Friday one OF the
speakers at temperance meeting spoke
slightinsly Of the Judge OF the Court,
upon matters that not one out Of a hun
died 10 the most ordinary walks OF life but
knew to lie absurd; that is, that counsel for a
defendant could challenge any person whom
he pleased perempsory, and could question q
Juror upon any subject. Also that q greater
ignorance aud disregard Of common propri
ETY. was shown by these same so called citi'
zsns when they sought 10 wait upon and con-
fer with the Judge OF this Court upon a mat
ter that YVES to come up before him for
,l;,I,o,E;,v IL, .Io atI that altar thaee
cases are dismissed, if any individual thought
proper he could procure the arrest and prose-
cution Of any one violating the Sunday law.
But as to these present cssss, he thought the
proper thing to dc was to dismiss them all
now.
City Attorney Anderson replied that at
the time of the trial Of the last case he had
about concluded that no conviction could be
secured, and that the press had also al
nounced that the public was not disposed at
the present time to prevent any change IN
the tims-honored custom Of this State Of
keeping open places Of business on Sunday.
But as there had been considerable discussion
sincs the last trial, and number of public
meetings looking to the enforcement Of the
law, and Citizens Committee had waited
upon him ald the Board of Police Commits
sioners, a. king for further prosecutions, he
did not feel at liberty to dismiss any case.
He asked thst the cases be set down for trial
on Tuesday, May g. 1882. as be was too i'll to
proceed to trial at this time. He also stated
that the Court was open for any one who
desired to make complaints, even though
these cases should be otherwise disposed Of
He also mentioned the fact that some OF the
committee who waited upon the Board OF
Police Commissioners suggested the arrest OF
the Executive Committee of the l.. D. P. a
for conspiracy, and stated that if any one
desired to swear 10 q complaint making this
charge. the Court was open fer him. That
he was always ready to perform his duty.
Judge Henry said that ne thought 1t best
to deny defendants motion. and to continue
the cases as requested By City Attorney An
derson that he did not know whether 1t was
right to mention the matter Of the remarks
made at the temperance meeting of Friday
Right, but as counsel for defendant, Judge
mcfarland had alluded to it, he would say
that In the trial of all these cases he had en-
desvored to act fairly and inpartially, and
that the reference to his excusing jurors be-
csuss they were members of the church. or
temperance men, was simply untrue and Ab-
surd that he always was q law and order
the laws were obeysd. The cases are there
fore continued until May oh, at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Clerk, issue venire for thirty jurors.
returnable on that day.
MERCHANDISE REPORT - The following
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on
March 27sh For Hale Bros 4 Co., 2 cases
hosiery. box worsted goods, boxes para
soils, 8 boxes hats, 6 bales, bundle and box
cotton goods; Capital Gas Company, bun
dies wall bolts and NUS, 12 wall plates Kirk
Geary l. Co., box bottles; Locke L Lsven-
son, rolls carpet, bundles and l box cur
tain fixtures, l box oil CLOTH w. A. ( Q. s.
HoughtOp, 3 cases aud l box books; Hunt;
ington, Hopkins & Co., 400 kegs nails.
boxes saws, 2l4 spools barbed wire. boxes
iron fixtures, l barbed wire gate, IS buncls.
hoes, bundles OK bows, 26 bundles aud
bars iron, 5 bundles galvanized pipe, box
carriage springs, boxes hardware, IA boxes
tucks I; J. Hearth, l case shoes; G. w. Fox,
boxes oilcloth james l. Felter & Co, ~
boxes bottles VIM. K. Mumma, box house
hold goods L. Ekus Il Co., cases shirts,
boxes hats; j. +. Hill, machines; Schroer
Bros, barrels crackers; Holman,
Stanton Il Co., l box and barrel hardware
48 coils manila oordsge coils rope; A. A.
Van VOORHEES, 4 Co., 8 boxes machinery,
shoemakers machines, l case hames. cases
hardware, 2 cases saddlery A. +. Evans l.
Co., so barrels beer; Mebius & Co, II pack
ages and 20 boxes tobacco; w. j. O'Brien, 2
boxes sh ,es Lindiey & Co.. case cigarettes
8l5 boxes soap: Bilingsley Il Co., l box
animal traps, bales cordage box brushes
O. Fl. Gilman 4 cases and boxes boots and
shoes, II trunks; w. d. Comstock, l box
chair seats; II. A. Weaver, bundle colored
card board g. 81. Stevens & Co, cases
shoes; L. K. Hammer, box organ Adams,
McNeill & Co, s packages tobacco; Vein
stock & Lubin, 2 boxes hats, l Gaze cotton
goods. case dry goods; r. H. Pratt, box
household goods A. Meister. box leather;
G. B. Corwin. l case cigars; George A.
Davis, / car wagons G. p. r. R., 8 barrels
iugot copper, 8 3steel cross heads. The follow
ing freight passed Deming for Sacramento
March z6sh: Booth 4 Co., so butts tobacco.
FRANKLIN AND VIoINITY.-The country
from Sacramento to Franklin never presented
q hner appearance than it does at the present
time. Both sides of the road are lined for
fourteen miles with large fields of waving
grain. Barley fields especially are beautiful.
In most of them the grain stands four and
half and five feet in hight and fully headed.
The farmers are all jubiant and expect large
returns from the golden harvest in prospect.
Franklin or Georgetown, as it is familiarly
called, shows considerable signs of improve
ment and business enterprise. The town
sontains three stores, thres saloons, hotel,
restaurant, Postofhce and telegraph office.
P. r. Beckley has just completed one of the
handsomest brick structures in the county
outside of this city. The lower portion is
used as store and the upper part for town
hall. The lower Stockton road has been
thoroughly repaired from this city TO Frank.
lin, by order of the Board of Supervisors,
and to-day Is perhaps ths best road in the
county. For several miles they have plowed,
scraped up and rounded the road in such q
manner that it will not be affected by the
winter rains. The public school-house in
franklin is a credit to her citizens and is
without doubt the finest school building in
the State outside Of an Incorporated city.
Gross PURPOSES. In the Episcopal
Church Convocation last evening, one of the
clergymen apologized for lack of church con-
tributions at Nevada City, because the abil-
ity of the people there had been crippled by
the crusade against hydraulic mining, which
had greatly injured trade and been refscted
In the reduced earnings OF the people. Hence.
he said, q certain church financial movement
had not been as successful there as was de-
sired, nor could it be until the sickens ques-
ton was settled. Right on the heels OF this
parochial report came the report OF the
clergyman in charge at Wheatland, which
made rather meager showing. The Bishop
thereupon arose, and said that the truth was
the decline of the church at Wheatland was
due to the removal of many people, and that
In turn was due to the continuance Of hy-
drsulio mining that had filed up Bear river,
ruined much land, threatened more, and, in
fact, bad discouraged and driven the people
away, and would continue to do so until the
sisoksns question was settled. When the
-zsas1 rocation fairly saw the grim humor OF
!, DE two reports it smiled collectively.
POLICE CouRT.-In this Court yesterday