Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-13
THE TRAGEDY.
THE MURDERER IS BOUND OVER AND
CONVEYED TO JAIL.
The Guard-The Tsia1-Raten's Antece
dents-The Funeral OF HIS
Victim To-day.

that he desired no counsel. After the indict-
ment was read to him he was informed that ne
could have counsel, but he said he did not
wish any. Messrs. J. w. Wilson, w. IL.
Baldwin, J. Goldstein, P. Leonard and Geo.
Graves were sworn and testified to the shoot
ing, and City Attorney Anderson testified as
to the circumstances of the ante norton ex-
animation. District Attorney Buckley was
present and conducted the prosecution. No
defense being made by the prisoner. he was
held to answer for the crime of murder
charged against him, without bail. The tes-
timony of the witnesses was simply corrob-
Grafton of what has already been stated IN
these columns.
Immediately after the examination Raten
was removed to the County Jail under strong
police guard, and was placed in Morti-
mer's cell.
MORE ABOUT RATEN.
Alexander Rothenstein yesterday stated
that he knew the prisoner, that his name is
not Raten, but Simanoff -, his last name
he having forgotten. He deserted from the
Russian ship Gornistay at Vallejo in 1877 or
rs, and was concerned there in theft,
About one year and half ago he shot and
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of character on Clay street, near the wharf.
San Francisco, receiving therefor light
punishment. After that he was kicked
out of the premises Of Mr.. Rothenstein 635
Clay street, because of certain sanguinary
threats he had uttered. When the narrator
saw him in the Jail yesterday the prisoner de
MED having ever met him before. Afterward
he recognized him, saying: e" What do you
come here for? DO you want to hang me 2"
On the way to the County Jail Raten ad
mitted having seen Rothenstein here some
six weeks ago, but denied having been at any
time an inmate of the State Prison, as has
been charged. The prisoner on the way to
the jail was much excited, and spoke Of Roth
enstein as attempting to "cut his body and
suck his blood"
THE MILITARY GUARD.
Colonel T. W. Sheehan, under order from
the Governor, which came through the regu-
lar military channel, made the following
detail last night for the protection of the
County Jail: Ten men from Company G
and ten from Company A and placed
them under the command of Captain
J. p. Dalton. A Calling gun was placed
in the Sheriff's office, in position where it
could command all the entrances to the
County Jail. The men were stationed inside
the offices connecting with the Jail, in posi-.
lions where they could repel any attack that
could be made. A guard Of foRr men were
kept on the outside.
In this connection it should be stated that
the military guard was placed Tuesday night,
as it was last night, by application being
made to Brigadier General J. F. Sheehan by
the local civil officials. He in turn COM
municated the call TO the Governor as Com
mander-in Chief, and through Adjutaut- Gen
eral Backus the Governor gave the necessary
order to the brigade commander. and he in
turn to the regimental commander, who, in
his turn reported to the civil authorities with
The required guard. 1t is in this manner
only that the civil officers can re
ceived the aid Of the National
Guard. No crowd collected at the jail
last night. The Courthouse was closed and
no one was allowed to enter the portals of
the building-not even the county officers
except by permission Of the Sheriff. The
belief is entertained that the necessity exists
for keeping the Jail under guard at night for
for some time yet. and that it will be unwise
to leave it under the ordinary Sheriff's guard,
as the feeling against the assassin Is as hot as
ever, and the determination still exists
among large numbers to see to it that Raten
is hanged speedily.
as TO THE TRIAL
OF Raten, it may be said that District Attor-
new Buckley will this morning file present.
ment for murder against him, and the pris-
oner will be at once arraigned. He will be
tried as speedily as the law allows. The pre-.
sentiment would have been made yesterday
but the District Attorney was compelled to
await the transcription of the photographic
notes of the preliminary examination.
MR.. LANsING's FUNERAL.
The funeral of James Lansing, the muir
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national Hotel at 2 P. NJ. to-day. 1t will be
conducted under the auspices of the Orders
to which he was member. The Grand Mar
shal agreed upon by the Orders is Ed. NJ.
Martin. Each Order will, however, have its
own Marshal The pail bearers will meet at
the hotel at 1:15 sharp to-day. They are
Odd Fellows-Capitai. Lodge, No. 81, Geo.
B. Katzenstein, Marshal; p1l-bsarers, W.
E. Gerber and J. II. Sullivan. Pioneers
Association-G. K. Van Heusen, Marshal
pall-bearers, Pioneer and ex-Sheriff H. NJ.
Larue and James McClatchy. Knights of
Pythias-Marshal, S. A. Wolfe; pall-bear-
ers, John Guthrie and William L. Oughten.
Order of Chosen Friends-W. j. Anderson,
Marshal; pall.bearers B. n. Bugbey and
Gus Wyman Exempt Fremen's Associa-
tion-Marshal, Z. 1. Robinson pail bearers,
John Domingos and Daniel Brown.
CoRoNER's INQUEST.
An inquest was held last evening at the
office Of A. J. Vermilya on the body of James
Lansing The examination of the witnesses
was conducted by District Attorney Buckley.
Jacob Goldstein, sworn, says On Monday
last, while in the vicinity of the theater, l
heard a shot, apparently near the Interna-
tional Hotel. 1 saw crowd running down
Fourth street toward the alley. l Joined in
and ran down the alley, and was beside Mr..
Graves, and saw Raten with pistol in his
hand, pointed at Mr. Lansing. Mr.. Lansing
said Don't shoot, and as he said SO Rsten
shot him in the left side. Mr.. Lansing put
his hands on his left side and said, II am
shot" He turned around once or twice,
walked one or two steps in the direction
where Ratsn was going, and returned
and walked into his yard. When shot
Lansing was about four feet from Raten.
Raten passed the yard gate before
lansing came out. When he did come
out he ran several steps toward Raten.
When near Wilson's stable Raten stopped,
turned around, and drawing pistol pointed
it at Lansing. AS he did so Lansing threw up
one of his hands, as if in fear, and said,
Don't shoot" After shooting, Raten
walked and afterward ran down the alley
to Third street and turned toward L street,
and at the corner of Thi,d and l. he turned
and walked up l. street, where he was soon
captured by Messrs. Stephens, Brannigan
and others. When captured he said that
the other fellow had tried to shoot him
Raten) AS Raten came out of the alley
and reached the sidewalk, / saw him throw
what thought to be a pistol over the fence.
j. w. Wilson sworn, says: Monday after.
noon, about 4:30 o'clock, was standing in
the door of my stable. l noticed two or three
men passing by, going toward Fourth street
Right in front of Mr.. Lsnsing's hotel they
stepped, aud / at first thought they were sky
larking. l noticed Raten jump toward the
outside of the sidewalk. About the same
instant l saw Raten aim the pistol at some
ons and discharge it. One of the parties
broke and ran toward Fourth street, Raten
following him and trying to again fire the
pistol, which failed to be discharged. He
ran across the street diagonally, toward
Hammers store Raten followed him as Tar
as Fourth street, and then turned toward
the right and ran toward l. street. and
others followed him and called for the police.
We ran him into the alley between X and l.,
Third and Fourth streets. As ne ran past
Lsnsing's back gate, Lansing walked out
iRto the alley; walked toward him fifteen or
twenty feet Raten stopped, turned around
and facei him, and SHOT almost IN
stantly at Lansing, who at tins
time was about ten or twelve feet from
him. I knew Lansing was struck, because
he bent over and placed his hands upon ms