Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-15
Remarkable Scene I'm a New York
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up, and l expect some day to see a pulpit In
this hall, and Billy McGlory talking to the
people. Now, I have got good brother
here, who has come to talk to you. 1 mean
Jerry McAuley. He will give it to
you straight, for he is q
straight man. Otherwise he wouldn'e
be here" Here Jesus, Lover of My Soul :"
was sung, and then Jerry McAuley was in
troduced. Billy McGlory was not visible,
but Andy Kelly said he was there. The
praying knocked him out, said Kelly, and
it affected me, too. l mean TO go up to Jerry's
on Tuesday night, and take q gang with me. y
McGlorys walters during the service entered
the room in a body, each wearing white
necktie, and sat together directly under where
the speakers stood. After considerable speak
ing and singing, eff you want the meeting
to 90 on," said Allen, "hold up your hands. "
The result satisfied Allen, and he announced
the speakers, men and women, and gave cut
hymns for an hour longer. Service will be
held at the came place Sunday evening next,
when many Of the speakers have promised to
be present.
CIer2yman's Wife Kills Herself.
JERSEY CITY, May 14th.-The wife of E.
L. Stoddard, rector of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, of this city, shot and killed herself
to-day at her home on Summit avenue. The
shooting is believed to have been accidental.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
JERSEY CRY, May 14sh.-Mrs. Stoddsrd
was busting the shelves of one of her closets.
On one of the shelves lay q pistol. She
brushed the weapon off, the trigger struck
the shelf below, and the weapon was exploded,
the ball striking her in the side of the head,
crushed through the skull AID lodged in the
brain. She died few minutes later. The
rector and herself lived in handsome style in
an elegant house on Summit avenue.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The shooting of Mrs. Stoddard, wife of the
Rector of st. Johns Episcopal Church, is
the absorbing topic of conversation tonight.
The facts of the shooting were learned by
County Physician Converse this evening, and
be has ordered an inquest. Mrs. Stoddard
was cleaning out bureau, when she found q
pistol. Her husband, who was by her side,
and who was the only person present at the
time of the accident, took the weapon and
started for room adjoining. Ae he turned
TO enter the room the pistol struck against the
door and was discharged, the bullet entering
his wife's head about two inches behind the
right ear. She fell back in his arms uncon.
scious. He lifted her to bed and called for
help. -Four physicians soon arrived, but Mrs.
Stoddard expired shortly after the accident
The Trial of Jere Dunn.
CHICAGO, May 14th.-The Dunn trial was
resumed this morning. John Dougherty, q
variety actor, and Paddy Ran were among
the first witnesses, but neither gave import.
ant testimony.
The defence called James Fitzgerald to
prove that Elliott had threatened to kill
Dunn on sight, and that he warned Dunn to
keep out of the pugilists way. Will. Hall
related the circumstance of Elliott's having
been seen in Clayton's drinking saloon, wait
ling for Dunn to turn up. Pat Sheedy, a
gambler, declared that Elliott was danger
Gus man. and had beaten and robbed witness
in New York. after he had performed him a
friendly turn. Witness warned Dunn that
Elliott would kill him on sight Benjamin
Morris, who claimed to be an operator on the
Board of Trade, saw the shooting heard a
shot, and Immediately after saw Elliott reach
ing for pistol which was lying on the floor
near Plaisted's feet On cross. examinstion,
when asked what firms on the Board Of Trade
he.had dealt with, he refused to answer, and
by direction of the presiding Judge he was
committed to Jail. 81. j. Train, an adver.
Using agent, was in the Tivoli restaurant, and
saw pistol drop, as though out of Elliott's
hand, after the first shot was fred
Elliott then rose and grabbed up a chair,
while Plsisted stopped down to pick up 8
pistol. Three more shots were fired, then
witness saw pistol in Elliott's hand. Just
at that time witness heard Plaisted say,
"There it is, JIM" J. E. Bull followed
Dunn into the restaurant. thinking he would
take chair, and intending to speak to him.
As Dunn reached the partition, he saw
Elliott rise, PUT his hand back as if to draw
q pistol heard something drop to the floor,
and then the firing began. This closed the
testimony in the case. Arguments will be
heard tomorrow.
Keene's Recent Operations.
NEW YORK, May 14.h.-"Wha ia the
general opinion on the street in regard TO the
reports that Keene has been badly crippled
by his recent operations !" asked reporter
of an intimate friend Of Keene. =" 1t is gen.
orally believed to be a mere trick to injure
his credit. This talk about a pictures sale is
absurd. Keene made no secret of selling the
painting, although he could easily have done
30. He has no permanent home in the city.
His family is in Europe, and he had no
place in which to put it. Pictures are like
diamonds, they are the first thing to be
thrown over. There is nothing in the mans
career, either here or in California, to show
he ever dealt except in a fair and open way"
The Proposed Pullman Consolidation.
CHICAGO, May 14th.-George NJ. Pullman
returned yesterday morning from the East,
after short business trip. He was seen
during the day and questioned as to the pur.
poses and results of the trip. In reply to a
question, be said that nothing new had been
doue in regard to the proposed consolidation
of the Pullman and Wagner sleeping-csr sys-
tens. Negotiations had been pending but
nothing had been accomplished He admit
ted that an effort was being made to substi-
tuts Pullman sleeping cars fer those in use
now by the Central Pacific road. He had
conferred with MIR. Croker of the latter
once in New York, but there had been no de-
velopments worthy of mention at this time.
Negotiations were still pending, and he
thought it prudent not TO say what was being
done.
Arrests for 0pium.smoking.
INV YORK, May 14th.-The Times and
Post mentien that arrests for opium-smoking
are illegal. The Post says: 1t will be news
to most people that smoking opium is crime.
If there is statute on the subject, nobody
has as yet procured it.
Oakley Hall replies to the Times that if its
able legal adviser cannot, amid the recent
confusion of the penal statutes, discover a
provision CT law under which arrests for
opium-smoking can be made, Truth will
find it for him."
Arrival of Immigrants.
NEW YORK, May 14th.-There were landed
at Castle Garden to-day 3,40l immigrants,
the City of Chester containing 1,205 of the
number, the Elbe !. 264, and the Dover $780,
The arrivals for the week ending to-day
number 10, $50, against II, 374 for the CORE
spending week last yesr. Compared with
the previous weeks of the present year the
one Just finished ranks third. Since the LIST
of the month the decrease in the number of
immigrants is 7S5 compared with that of
1882. Next week will be the best of the year
if the records of former years stand for any
thing, and it ia expected the arrivals for the
third week in May will aggregate something
like % 000, or more.
The Star Route Trial.
WAsHISGToN, May 14.h.-When the star
route trial was resumed this morning, Judge
Wylie said be would dispose of the question
as to the number of counsel to address the
jury for the defense. The rules of practice in
different Courts were cited by Judge Wylie
in the course OF q blisteripg opinion Of some
length, and the conclusion reached was that
each defendant should be allowed one closing
speech.
The Case of Congressman Thompson.
HARRoDsBURG Ky, May 18th. = The
prosecution to-day continued the attack on
the character of Miss Buckner in the trial of
Hon. Phil B. Thompson.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
HARRoDsBURG lKy.). May 14sh.-In the
Thompson trial, after discussion By counsel