Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-27
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Some time ego it wss announced that Gen
eral A. II. VIM was lying at the point Of
death at his residence IL Sonoma county, but
he fingered until yesterday morning. when he
brsathed his last. Ths remains will be
brought to this city for interment tomorrow.
General VIM was prominently identified
with the early history of Sacramento City,
having arrived here in 1s49. He was born in
Pennsylvania April u, 1910. and was there
fore in the seventy fourth year of his age at
the time Of his death. Arriving at mature
age 10 went 30 Zanesville, Ohio, where be
was married, and in about 1884 removed with
his family to Yicksburg, Mississippi. His
family followed him to Sacramento in 1850.
By mis- first wife he had four childre1-three
daughters and one con. Two Of the daugh-
ters, Ms. E. +. Gillespie and Mrs. Emily
Hsrsberger, are dead. a, G. Vim and Mrs
jos. Crackbon are still living in Sacrament.
Whep, in July, 1919, movement was
made to organize city government for Sac
ramento, and an election was held at the s..
Louis Exchange on Second street, between
I and J, A. NJ. Vim was chosen one Of nine
Councilmen. The Council organized by
sIecting William Stout President. but he
selected to fill the position Of President of
the Council, thereby becoming the first Mayer
Of Sacramento.
From the time OF his arrival at manhood
Mr., Vim was actively connected with mil
itarv organizations and while in the South
arm States was known by the various titles Of
Captain, Colonal and Msjor, and in Califor-
MIA he was appointed Brigsdier-Gsneral. The
gaustter riots of lS49 and 1850 had assumed
1, ~,
year, that Governor Burnett directed General
Wiun to order tie whole CT his command to
appear st Sacramento on the 10th Of August.
Three cornpanies-two from San FfGncisco-
were mustered IL, but their services were
not required.
On the morning # august %, 1919, Mr.
VIM had the following notice printed IN
hsndbiE form L o o. F.-Tbe Odd Eel
lows Of Sacramento city will inset at the
Office of Vim, Baker & McGhee, on Third
street, between J and K, this evening at 8
O'Clock" The store referred TO wss then On
the lot where the RECORD UNION offica now
stands. Mr. Wipn presided at the meeting,
which wss tbs first held by Odd Fellows in
this city. The principal objec. Of this meet.
ing was charity. there being many sick and
destitute in the city st that time. a com
mites of relief was appointed, and the meet
ing adjourned until the oath, when Mr.. VIM
was chosen President of the permanent organ
izstiop, which Yves christsned the "Sacra.
mento Odd Fellows Association"
IL 1855 Mr.. Winn was President of the
Anti Know Nothing Club, and a very active
worker for the party TO which he belonged.
Mr.. Vim, il company with others, early
purchased large trsct of land north Of the
American river, and also south OF the city,
embracing what is now the town of Suffer-
vile. He afterward disposed of his interest
in these lands, and about 1860 went TO San
Francisco, and subsequently TO Sonoms coun.
ty, where he resided until the time Of his
death. In 1862 bis wife died, and in Sep
TENDER, 1865. he was married again. bis bride
being the widow of james King of William.
who vas killed during the reign of the San
Francisco Vigilsntes in 1856. His second
wife still survives.
THE HURTADo CAsE.-A representative of
the RECORD. UNION met General Hart, one of
Hurtados counsel, on the street yesterday and
asked his opinion SIS to the probabilities of the
Sheriff's hsngiug Hurtado on Thursday. Mr..
Hort said, "Hurtado will not hang on
Thursday next" He further ssid that the
attempt TO execute him ia an unheard Of pro-
ceeding, and il the law Ia SIS claimed by the
Sheriff, the fact that It is such is
of recent discovery. In the Sp.ague
case, referred TO in the interview pub
lished Saturday, in which an appeal for
similar order was taken, no rsprievs was
granted by the Governor, no order was made
STAYING the execution, and yet that appeal
did stay the execution for many months after
the day for which il was set Every mar, he
says, has a right 20 be heard before he Is con-
dsmneG, and the execution Of Hur5sdo dur
ing the pending Of his appeal you'd be bar
barous and outrageous. II he were Sherif
he would not attempt tbs execution unless
compelled TO by the order OF soma competent
Court If he ought to Re executed, It would
De sc easy matter for the District Attorney
70 compel his executi by maHdamus, and
the failure to executs him would only render
it Necessary to make another order. Ii, how
ever, he were unlsHfully executed, bis lite
could net be returned TO him. IL Is sufficient
to say that he will not be executed, however
much his death msy be desired, until the APP
psal now pending Is decided.
YESTERDAYS PIGEON SHooT.-At Agri-
cultural Park, yesterday, the members ct the
Forester Gau Club held their monthly con-
test for the two Club medals. The birds were
strong-Hying lot nd put the shooters on
their metal to stop them. The following Is
the score
h Gerber 81 yards. ..o11o11111o 11-9
G. Schroth, Jr, (21 yrdsll 1 L
A. Vermiya (26 yardsl o l / L
!; W Todd &c yardS.-I o. Il ! III
II. Eckhart (26 ysrdsl 0 l l 1ol 0 /
{. NJ. Stevens (25 yards)I l1l111 1 Ill
J. Dsse (26 yards. .....0 l 1910 oil l L 8
]. Gerber (26 yards }. II l 0 / IL