Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-28
Brutal aIurderer captured.

OMAHA, July 27th.-A dispatch received
indicates that Sheriff Miller has captured ia
Minnesota the murderer named Shears, who
early on the morning of July 5sh killed
Martin Knight 10 this city. On July 4th
three brickyard workmsn, named Ed. Shesrs,
Alexander Shotto and Martin Knight had q
playful scuffl at their boarding house, which
ended IN an earnest fight, in which Knight
| came out ahead. Shears swore vengeance,
although but little attention was paid to his
threats. He came up town, and remained
nearly sll night with his mistress, and ahout
o'clock left, telling her that be was going
to get even with Knight. Returning to his
boarding. house ct o'clock, he crept
steslthily into Knights room, where
Knight was sound asleep. He immedi-
ately commenced pounding bin with heavy
club, inflictims some terrible blows and
wounds about the head and face. Knights
screams aroused the household, who also
Lesrd the blows, and one or two persona
rushed up 20 Knight to see what the matter
was, while others, frightened, ran cut Of the
house. Shears also ran out of the house and
stood near the well, when Knight, who was
dazed by the pounding, staggered to the door,
evidently attempting to get at his esssilaut,
when Shears, who was not more than twenty
feet distant said; "Now, you = Of a =,
I'll kill you" and firing a revolver he inflicted
fatal wound in knights abdomen. He
then fed. making his escape. knight died
the next day. Sheriff Miller has ever since
been hunting for the murderer.
Shooting ARRAY In Nebraska.
OMAHA, July 27th.-At Sydney, yesterday,
8 shooting affray occurred between Henry
Rsynor aud II. Ricke;s. The trouble arose
over the elopement of Ricketts, daughter,
| some weeks ago. with Rsynor, who married
| the girl ricketts, yesterday morning deter
mined to separate them, aud succeeded IL
getting his daughter away from Rsynor snc
was about TO put her on the trsin and send
| her to Cheyenne. Raynor, however. Learned
| Of it and ran TO the depot and tried to recap.
ture his wife, and then the two men began
| shooting, the result being that Raynor hsG
| one finger shot of and Ricketts, was killed
Raynor was arrested,
Proposed Japanese Exhibit.
BosToN, July 27th.-The japanese ConsuI
at New York, accompanied BY Hermic Stu.
| gio snd an interpreter, called upon the Secre
| tary of the foreign exhibition in this city TO-
| day and arranged for an exhibit TO be sent BIZ
the Government of Japan. The collection,
| which will comprise silks and silk fabrics
and every product for which Japan isfsmous
will cover 500 square feet of space. The
goods have left Japan, and special Commis,
sioner hss been appointed by the Japanese
Government also. The Commissioner is on
his way TO Boston.
Health Matters in New York.
NEW YoRK, July 27th.-Health Office,
Smith yesterday Issued notice TO inspectors
and consignees Of vessels, warning them that
no eargoes Of rags from the cholera districts
viii De SLOWED to come into this port uales:
they have been washed and rebsled at port:
this side of the infected localities. The
alarming character of the recent dispatches
that cholera has spread from Egypt over tc
London, caused the reporters to hunt up two
Of the best authorities on the suhisct in thi:
| oity-Doctors Doremus and Carnochan.
DoTemus said the salvation of this city from
this terrible epidemic rests with ths Health
| Officer Of the port and bis assistants. for in
! 1882 il was traced to boxes Of linen article.