Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-12-09
Execution at San Rafael Chinaman
Hanged for The Muraer Of Fellow
Couytct

SAN RAFAEL, December Sth.-On October
6, 1880, Chinese convict named All Now
was found in his cell in the State Prison at
San Quentin in a dying condition, being fear
fully cut with knife or some sharp instTu.
ment. At the same time another Chinese
convict, Iamed Hong All Duck, reported to
the Captain of the yard that as he was pass-
ing Att Mow's cell he (Mow) made an as ,ault
upon him with q knife, when he killed him
in self-defense. This story was looked upon
as rather fshy, as Duck. some time previous,
for some real or imaginary offense. had sworn
to kill Now at the first opportunity. After
quite lengthy trial. Hung All Duck. on
December 9th, was convicted of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to be hanged
March 3, 1881. On the day before the time
set for the execution. the case was taken to
the Supreme Court on appeal, where it re-
manned until September last, when the YER
dict of the lower Court was affirmed. and on
the Sd day Of November he was again SEN
fenced to be hanged, this time on Dscambs r
S;h. Hung All Duck had been confined in
the County Jail for two years and three
months. He came here tolersbly wiry,
athletic-lookiDg Chinaman. with wild eye
ard defiant air. His long imprisonment in
the cold, dark, damp, unwholesome cell had
marked wonderful change. The light had
faded from his eyes, and the defiant air had
departed forever. His skin, once swarthy,
had been bleached to pale, sickly yellow.
His flesh, that was full and hard, had now
wasted to thin, hsbby surrounding. He
was a physical wreck. knew it and wanted to
die. During the pact week he had been visi.
ted by the Rev. j. S. Mcdonald and Chi.
nese missionary, who have prayed with him.
He had been furnished with Chinese testa-
ment, and took great interest in reading it.
A new departure was made in the way of a
QSllOWs IustplH of the old. afula ,.affnlA
formerly used, a trap was cut through the
floor at one end Of the long corridor in the
Court-house, the ceiling cut through above,
| and the rope made fast to a cross beam. The
trap was sprung from inside the stairway
| leading to the jail.
At o'clock Sheriff Mason read the death
warrant to the condemned in his cell, Duck
replying that be understood it, after which
| the procession was formed for tie death
march, Sheriff Mason and Sheriff. elect Con.
molly, the Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald and the
prisoner, Sheriff Williams of Santa Clara,
| Sheriff Thorn Of Calaveras and ex.Sherifi
Austin bringing up the rear.
After short prayer by Mr.. Mcdonald, the
prisoner was placed in position, his arms and
| legs securely bound with a strap. The rope
was adjusted around bis neck, the black CAP
drawn over his head, signal given. the trap
sprung, and the soul of Hung All Duck wa:
| iduDCucU lnLo cbeEntty. he nlu not seem tC
move muscle after the rope stretched.
! The body was allowed to hang twenty min.
| utes. It was then cut down and delivered to
! members of the KwoDg Chow Company, who
| will bring it to this city for burial.
The prisoner bade everybody gOodby, and
said he would come back again some time.
Fire at Hanf0rd.
| HANFoRD, December Shat o'clock
| last night the cry of fire brought out our c;ti
zens en- mssse, when the building of Heinlen
Bros, occupied by the Alliance Messenger az
a printing office, was found to be in flames
| It stands Immediately in the rear of the ware
house and store of Sharp Bros, and fronts
east on Harris street. Nothing but an alley
of twenty feet separated this and an adioin.
ing building, which was soon on fire. Being
in nest Of frame warehouses and stores,
there was great danger of general fire,
but there was no wind, and our citi
zens prevented the flames from spreading.
| Sharp's warehouse was soon drenched with
water from buckets and hose, and blankets
were spread on THEREOF. Heinlen Bros. loss
on the two buildings is about 81 900; no in.
surance. The newspaper company lose about
| $780, with an insurance of $500, in the Hart.
ford. The fire began from lamp that ex.
ploded in the press.room. fridays issue ad
| just been printed. and $50 copies of the papeI
and few stands were saved.
First Fire in Five Years.
SAN LEANDRo, December Shat 1926
last night q ii "a broke out in S. A. McDuffe's
barn, San Leandro, which destroyed the
barn, four horses, FIVE sets of harness, two
large express wagons, ten tons of hay and q
| quantity of express matter. The fire burned
too rapidly to be extinguished. though tive
streams were put on. Loss, 81, 900; iusur.
ance, 81, $50. This is the first fire in San
Leandro in five years.
A Brakeman L0ses an Arm.
BAKERSFIELD, December Ssh.-Just after a
freight train bound north this afternoon
crossed the Kern river bridge, brakeman
named ]. S. Perkins fell between two cars,
and wheel passed over his right arm, crush
| ing it so that anputation was necessary The
| train returned to Sumner, where the opera.
ton was performed.
suicide with Raj Poison.
SAN MATEo, December S.h.-Mary Evan.
| clio, an Indian woman, died yesterday, after
! lingering four days, from q dose Of Trough
on Rats" which she took last Saturday with
| an intention to commit suicide. She suffered
! terribly. The only reason she gave for the
| deed was that she did not want to live any
longer.
Seriously Injured by a Fall.
MENDoCINo December Wednesday
last a young man named Vsndsm, while
climbing the rigging of the wrecked schooner
Mendocino. at Little River, Lost his footing
and fell some fifty or sixty feet to the deck
below, breaking both of his legs.
Death of an Ex-Assembiyman.
SANTA Rosa, December Ssh.-Hon. Z. l..
Whipple. ex-Assemb' lyman and prominent
| citizen. died this morning of typhoid fever.
His father, DR.. Whipple, of Montgomery,
Ala, is on his way here by the southern
route.
Died of His Wound.
SoNoMa, December Ssb.-Lun Sing, who
was shot on the night Of December h by
All Ling, died last night. The murderer is
still at large.
HeXican Found Dead.
Los ANGELES, December Ssh.-This even
ing, about O'Clock, the body of a Mexican,
name unknown, was found in the Zlnja
Msdra. On examination by Coroner Nadeau,
his skull was found to be fractured.