Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
re rslAL OF HUarADo Foa muRDga


At the opening of Court yesterday morning,
District Attorney Buckley, City Attorney
Anderson and Grove /. johnson, appeared
for the People, and c. T. Jones for The de
fendsnt When the Clerk was about to call
the special venire # jurors, summoned pur-
gusnt TO order of Court, counsel for defend
ant challenged the panel upon the ground
that the Jury wasnet Summoned according to
law. aad tha. the officer serving the venire
was no. competent t. serve the same, because
OF actual bias which would di- qualify juror.
Counsel + II the prosecution denied the clal-
lenge, aud also excepted 70 the same, ana ar
gued that the only ground upon which q
challenge eau b. ff,rsd 10 special venire is
for bias of the summnuiag oth ;sr Tne Court
,ustain,d this view of the case under Section
1864 ( 'hs Peuai Cyie.
Sheriff A Heilbron was then sworn, and
testified as 70 his publications. Deputy
Sheriff Osn aud Grove l. Juhason were el.n
sworn at the reqasss OF defendants counsel.
TIE G mr., sfser hearing the testimony
found that there WAS no actuLi bias Hor dis
qualification of the summoricS otiicsrs, and
dissll5wel defai.dant chslengs. Defendant
excepted - the IU'iug Of the Court.
The Court directed the Clerk 10 procure
and call five jurors in the box. About three
haurs were then occupied ia obiaiuiug the
6Se additional jurors. Many arguments and
considerable gal spArring occurred between
cpunsel upon legal points concerning the
qualifications Of jurors, aud the proper eXsr-
else OF challenges. One question by COUNSEL
for defendant TO juror, asking what his
opinion was when he bad said he had forms
au opinion 10 the case, brought forth an Oh
lection from City Attorney Anderson. The
Court allu led TO the fact that Tor two hun
dred years counsel were never permitted to
obtain from a juror his opiniou, vet In q
recent csss a department of the Supreme
Court had held thst the question WAS proper
for the exercise Of peremptory challenges.
The objection was therefore overraled and
jaror directed to give his opiuion.
At Just ! O'Clock the last Juror was OBJ
tanned. The jury consists Of The following
named ci,iz sns J. B9suchamp city; J. H.
Darlington, county z. 3. Green, county /;
s. W. Pitcher, county: r. A. Fisk. city; b.
f. Beans. county; Rouert Ward, county; /;
w J. Rerfro. city; c. d. Wingate. city;
L. Gilkey. city NJ. Mousch, city; John
Reel, city.
The jury was then admoLished by the
Court, aud placed in the charge OF the Sheriff.
who was directed TO secure acc1mJo ooda.ijns
for the jury. The Court thereupOn took
recess until 2 o'clock.
At o'clock Court convened District
Attorney Buckley made an opening state
msnt, outlining the evidence OF the prosecu-
tion.
DR.. w. H. Baldwin was the first witness
called, and testified in substance the same
heretofore published in this paper.
George K. Ri Ter was then called, and his
testimony was the same in substance as that
given at the preliminary examination, hsre-
tofore published.
Oliver Peterson was sworn, and testified, in
substance, about the same as Rider. Peter
son did not testify At the examination or Cor
onsrs inquest.
The next witness called was JOB Csntrell.
Job Cantwell, S. P. Doan, Leonard Kellogg
and Henry Dart were also sworn and testified.
The WEATHER. Sergeant Barwick fur
nishes the following According to the Her.
schelian theory Of iorecastiug the weather,
there should be two atmosE h .ric disturbances
during the month of May. The first one
should occur on or about the 3 !, and the other
one on or about the 17.h The one on the
8 has undoubtedly made It's appearance felt
by wind, clouds and rain from Olympia to
Los Angeles as there has been rain at each
sisnal station except Visalia aud San Diego.
The fall has been but slight showers at Sac
ramento, and they were iBapprsciable to the
pluviuneter of the rain gauge. The rains
were quite heavy in Oregon and Washington
Territory but since noon yesterday the ba-
rometer has been steadily s1d slowly rising,
which, In ordinary aad usual seasons, should
indicate the approach OF cool. clear atin's-
pheric wave. This reports last night from
the Pacific Coast Signal Station show the
tssrome.suu0I have still continued steadily
and slowly re ~ from Olympia TO San Fan.
cisco Except at Red Buff there it was f.ll-
inpl with the wind veering from south to
southwest, with showsry weather north of
San Francisco during yesterday afternoon
and evening. Judging from the obscure sun
set observation, the weather Tor the nsxf
twenty four hours looks q little doubtful, hut
all the instrumental conditions aud the wind
changes would lead oae to b7liev3 very
strongly that the weather would be very
good "picnicking weather during the next
few days.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs PIoNIo.-To-day
the Knights of Pythias will celebrate at Ma
toma Grove, Folsom. An entertaining pro-
gramme has been arranged. A shooting
ccntest will be one Of the features. and there
will be games and dancing. The First Artil-
lery band will furnish the music. The train
will leave the depot at $50. Wagons will
collect lunch baskets free ct TIE following
places Seventeenth and G at O'clock Thir-
teenth and X at 7:l5 Twelfth and L a. 7:2G,
Twelfth AID f at 7:30, Tenth and I ct 7:40,
Tenth and | at 7.45 NiHth and IL az 100,
Seventh and / at 3, Ninth aud K at 7:45.
Wooden Mills store az 7:50, Fiftsenth aud \
att, Fifteenth and at 7:10, Sixteenth and
J at 7:20, Thirteenth and l. at 1885. Tenth
and n at 7:45, Seventh aud NJ at 7:55, Fifth
and o at s, Fourth and P at S:05, Third aad
o at $40.
CAPITAL TURF CLuB.-The Capital Turf
Club met at the reading-rocms of the Capital
Hotel last evening. E. L. Billings and w.
Z. Emery were chosen temporary President
aud Secretary. Christopher Green was
elected President of the Club. with g. Valen-
sen and J. w. Wilson a4 Vice Presidents.
J. McFetrish and W. E. Emery we're placed
In nomination for Secretary. On roll call
Mr.. Emery was elected. Z L. Billings was
elected Treasurer. The Club unanimously
agreed to hold spring meeting and offer 81.
900 in purses. Christopher Green, II. NJ
Bernard. Samuel Bsade W. Q. Bowers,
Walter Emery and J. W. Wilson were e ect=d
TO serve as an Executive and Programme
Committee. Adj journed for one week.
New CAR SHOPS The increasing d.
mands for more room have determined the
railroad authorities to erect larger building
for an additional car shop, at their works in
tbis city. than the one mentioned il late
issue of this paper. The plan determined on
Is to be of brick, and two stories high. The
building will be 200 feet long and 80 feet vide
The L will be 200 feet long. The plan will
be nearly the same as the present shop, ouly
80 feet shorter. This will give increased fa-
cilities to do the car work, which at present
u very much needed, and is constantly in
s-eeasing. This shop will be erected north of
she present shop, toward the supply offioe and
gtorehouse.
THE PErRIFAcT1oN. when the body
Of Mr.. Clinch's child was brought here yes
tsrday and the coffin opened. the supposed
petrifsctiou of the body changed rapidly aud
the solidty was quickly lost. The body and
clothing that at first was 30 marble-iike aud
white turned yellow, moisture exuded aud
the body gave off an oder Of decay. Ev
IDENTIFY il was not a case of petrifaction as al
first supposed, but one of change to adipc
cere. Large numbers of people visited the
nndertakiug-rooms of Fritz & Miller up tt
sss sss sr.,s NJ tHterment 10 ses-ths. .body.
POLICE CoURT-In The Police Court yes
terday, Edward Welsh was sentenced to pay
fine of $50, or thirty days in the County
Jail. Pat Gallagher was fined $40 for beine
drunk, as was also Neil McNssl. John
Perry was fined 81 for being drunk. Tit
cases of Frank Riley and John Phillips foi
petit larcsny, and James Kennedy, for bat
terry, were continued to to-day. The battery
case of Michael McCarty was continued t
May 9th. James Coffey's s. deposit wa
forfeited, as he did not appear to answer to
charge Of being drunk.
MErRoroLITAN THEATER.-N. G. Good
win, the celebrated comedian, and the famou