Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-31
Second Trial Of John 5. Gray.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 3OEh.-Ine second
trial of John S. Gray was regularly begun In
Department Eleven, Superior Court, this
morning, the jury having been completed
now impaneled, are ss follows: G. Stephen
Coleman, J. S. G. Gordon, j. II, Mehrtens,
William Sorenson, G. Middlehoff. J. w.
Davidson, W. II. Freese, G. G. joiner, A.
Richardson, John Schuster. S. Bibo, }. l..
Cabhigh. The jury is thought to be good
one. Gray and his attorney regard the men
with satisfaction, and the attorneys for the
prosecution say that the jury is as good one
as could be secured. The present trial of the
defendant is of course, on the same COM
plaint as the former trial. It charges the
embezzlement On December s, 1882, by frau
dulent alteration of stub $3.50, of 500, by
changing the figures 81, ,124 90 to S424 90.
The money was received from Wharhnger l.
s. i I1cke. The same proceedings were gone
through with as before. The information Of
the case was read to the jury by Clerk Skelly,
the defendant arrsigned as before, and the
plea concerning jurisdiction re-entered. Wit
nesses for the prosecution were then called.
and J, G.. Mcclellan, Grsy's predecessor in
Office, and l. S. Locke. ex.wharfnger. ex-
amined, testifying to substantially the same
facts as before.
The Bay District Winter Running Meet
SAN Francisco. October 30.h.-The en-.
tries for the winter running meeting of the
Bay District Association include Bob, Jim
Redwick, Premium and Lula Riggs in the
five.eighths-mile dash: Sweetbriar, Johu
A., Philip S. and William Boots b. {. in the
seven-eighths-mile dash for two-year-olds /;
Viola R., Laura and Belshaw in the one and
One-sixteenth miles and repeat; Jim Rem
wick, May D., Belshaw and Jocke in the
dash of one mile and 800 yards Laura, Bel
shaw, Haddington and Viola K. in the one
mile and repeat; Renwick, Dick Ruoy, Bel.
shaw, Premium, Haddington and Dairy Maid
in the three-quarter- mile and repeat. The
stallion stakes of the National Association of
Trotting. horse Breeders for foals of 1882, to
be trotted at three and four years old, the
following were nominated October LIST ::
Punch, by Buccaneer; Gray, by Dale, by
American Boy; Tabitinis, Joy and Dea, by
Buecaneer WoodBut and Clsrk's b. f., by
Smuggler; Siegfried and Jiderim, by Ok
moor; Courtland, Bromley. Stony Ford,
Fallacy, Charles Backman's blk. c.,
Backman's br. c., Charles Backman's
b. f., Charles Bsckman's br. f., Owners br.
f., all by Kentucky Prince Also the follow
ing get by Electioneer: Br. C. Saint Bell I;
b. {, Almira; br. {. Msnzanits br. G. Glen
cairn br. e. Arbutus /; br. c. Woolsey; br. C.
Norval; br. C. Antinous; br. C. Anteros.
Also the following get of General Benton ::
B. f. Elsie ch. f. Ethel br. C. Ahnaga ch.
f. Morgiana; br. &. Macdrens. The sub
scribers are: G. Bsckmau's b. b. Kentucky
Prince, H. S. Russell's br. h. Smuggler, Marsh
land Stock Farms b. b. Oxmoor, Palo Alto
Stock Farms b. b. Electioneer and b. h. Gen.
Benton, Arno Stock Farms b. h. Buccsneer.
The following named gentleman have sub
scribed 800 each to the stock of a District
Agricultural Association, to include Alameda
and Contra Costa counties, with headquarters
at the Pleasanton Trotting Park: j. B. At
kinson, W. Napier, j. A. Biz. j. Geyser, j..
J. Murphy, II. G. Cox, Joseph Arendt. B. o.
Welles, j. a. Rose, J. A. Neal, Charles
Duerr, Andrew Patterson, Fred Bernal, @.
J. Stevens, J. D. Smith, George johnson, G.
NJ Dougherty, j. Green and j. +. Black.
The San Francisco Money Market.
SAN Francisco, October S0th.-Money is
in fair demand. Three-quarters of million
of new money has come into the market this
week through the importation of that amount
of foreign coined and uncoined gold from
Australia and New Zealand. This will all
have to go through the Mint before it can
circulate in this country. It is thought q
considerable portion of this sum will be
lodged in San Francisco in the purchase of
real estate and the erection of improvements
thereon, and also in the purchasing of grain
bills. Whenever there is any advantage in
the purchase of sterling bills on London in
this market, Australia will send her surplus
gold here rather than to London. The move
ment at times is quite important. In this
respect San Francisco has sn advantage over
New York, owing to direct steam communi-
cation with Sydney and Auckland. Com
mercial paper is steady at 7(GS per cent, and
real estate loans (city property are also
steady at 697 per cent. Domestic exchange
ia quoted at 20 cents premium for sight drafts
on New York and 80 cents for kilograms.
Bank bills on London are drawn at 1890
49. IL 16d for 60 days; commercial bills on
London, sod. Refined silver, 133@143 per
cent discount. Mexican dollars, 5000 cents.
Suicide at Salinas.
SALINAS, October 30th.-Joe johnson, a
well-known saloon keeper and sporting man
here for years, committed suicide at 4 o'clock
this morning, while in bed, by shooting bim-
self through the head. He had retired but a
short time before, and was in good health and
easy circumstances, and no reason can be as
signed for the act. He had been a soldier
during the Rebellion, serving with distinction
in the Fourteenth United States Infantry all
through the war.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
SALINAS, October 30sh.-Joseph johnson,
q ssloon-keeper of this place, committed
suicide this morning about half-past3 3 o'clock.
Coroner Trimmer convened a jury of six
citizens, before whom the following facts
were elected: Mrs. Christina johnson, wife
of deceased, testified that MIR. johnson came
home about A. NJ. AS he came on the porch
he stumbled, which awoke her, and in answer
to a knock, asked, SIS that you, Joe?" He
answered, EYES," She opened the door.
He came in, and, without saying anything.
went to his room and closed, and, as after
ward appeared, fastened the door on the in
side. Mrs. johnson retired to the room
where she slept with Miss Schoenemann, a
niece, about % years of age. and her son,
bright boy of 13. She bad been in bed about
two minutes, and just after making remark
to Miss Schcenemann, that The old man
was little full" heard dull sound, and
said, did you hear that" Charley at this
time was just entering the bathroom to get
drink of water, and was called by his mother
to go into his fathers room and see what was
the matter. He hesitsted at first, but after
few moments summoned up courage, and
called Papa" three times. Getting no an
swer, he put force enough against the door to
cause the catch on the casing to give way,
and discovered smoke and the smell of pow
der in the room, and his father in bed mo-
tionless, his right hand lying across his body,
with his hand on his pistol. he called to mis-
mother, "Oh! papa has shot himself" The
women ran for the neighbors, and they for
the doctors; but there was no sign Of life
discovered by any one after the fatal shot was
fred. The shot was fred in the right ear,
and the muzzle of the barrel must have been
held close in the ear. There is no known
cause for the rash act, as the deceased was
very popular in his line, and in very good
circumstances financially, being worth con-
siderable money. two houses and some real
estate. His death was almost instantaneous.
There were no signs of any struggle, and no
distortion of the facial muscles. He was
man above the average size and weight, of
fine carriage and cheerful disposition, except
when occasionally under the influence of
liquor, when, on two or three occasions, he
is known to have had desperate encounters,
and, in fact, for the last year, has had occa.
sional periods of suffering from the effects of
a stab in the back in a frscss with Cali
fornian, with whom, however, he afterwards
had an amicable settlement. The Coroner's
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