Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-16
The Santa Clara Murder-sfartIiag De.
yeiopn,ents.

veiopments.
SAN JOSE, March 15sh.-There are start
ling developments in the Lexington murder
case. To-day, at Los Gatos the inquest on
the death of Renowden and Mcintyre WAS
resumed, and AIsjors, a saloon-keeper of
the town, and possessed of considerable real
| estate, gave such testimony as induced the
officers to regard him with suspicion. He
was en- intimate friend Of Jewell, and twice
at night went out with him riding toward
Lexington. Martin Velasco testified that on
Sunday night when Jewell came TO Majors
saloon, that Majors closed up and put two
sticks Of wood in the stove. Majors said he
went home, and that Jewell, who had bis head
cut, left, but Velasco did not see him leave
the saloon. John Showers, who wes captured
at Gilroy, was brought to the County Jail
| to-day, and made confession duplicating
| Majors. He says Majors planned the rob-
berry of Renowaen, saying the old man had
10000 buried by the house; that he fur
nished Jewell with pistol that Jewell and
himself (Showers) went to Renowdan's on
Sunday evening, and were surprised to find
Mcintyre there that they went in and had
| supper saying they had lost the trail that
after supper Jewell called Rsnowden out of
doors. ostensibly TO learn where the trail was.
and then presented two pistols at his head
and threstened to kill him if he resisted
that Renowden spraDg on him and
grasped one pistol, breaking JEWELS
shot with o self-cocker. and sc the
same time Renowden struck him on the head,
cutting the cash spoken Of by Majors; that
Jewell then shot him twice, and rushed TO
the assistance OF Showers, who was struggling
with Mcintyre that Jewell shot Mcintyre,
and then both he and Showers fed. They
went to Majors saloon. told bin what oc.
CURED, and were furnished with money to
leave. This evening, at 10 O'Clock, Majors
I was brought in from Los Gato7, having been
arrested by citizens. The inquest will be re.
sumed here tomorrow at 9 A. NJ. at the
Courthouse. Showers will be called az a
witness. Jewell is still aa large. The ex.
element st Los Gatos is increasing, and the
arrest Of MsjoTs was made TO prevent lynck-
ing.
The Collins Murder Trial.
NEVADA, March 15th.-Eyidence in the
+ Collins case was concluded to-day, ard argu-
| uent viii begin tomorrow. Collins was on
| the witness stand most Of tbs day. With
one or two exceptions, he denies every i'm
portant fact proven against him. He swears
| that he was in Sacramento on the day the
| robbery was committed, but his evidence
could not be Eu5stantiated. Two Witnesses tes-
titled that miner named Jack Brainerd sud-
denly disappeared from this vicinity the day
before the murder, under circumstances
which at the time led many TO suspect him of
being one of the implicated parties.
New Cases OF Smallpox.
NEVADA, March 15th-Two new cases Of
small. pox were developed to-day, but naither
are of malignant type. A daughter of
Charles Richards has the disease, haviug con-
tracted it from the family where it first ap.
peared. L. o. Palmer. pattsrn-maker
o,-,Oeod Stx-n fb-oa Jo,,, -, II
he is down with the disease. Yellow flags
have been put out st both places. The
schools will probably be closed tomorrow.
Sensational Report COntradfcfed,
WILLOWS, March 15th.-A report of a sen.
| sational character appeared in San Fran
cisco paper to-day, stating that the drought
in this county had so seriously affected the
| farmers and others that those owning stock
| had begun to dispose Of thsm and depart for
the mountains. Nothing could have been
said so palpably at variance with the truth.
It is true that the prospects sre at the pres
ent time, not as favorable as is desired, yet
there is hope for good half crop in this sec.
| ton Of COlusa county AT least your &c
porter has failed after persistent Inquiries,
TO learn Of any enc selling stock with view
Of migrating TO the mountains on account of
an anticipated drought. Drought or no
drought, this end Of Colusa county is abund-
antly able to take care of its stock and hold
its own, as we were never in better financial
condition than now, and have unrestricted
| faith In our county
Burglars Frustrated.
SMARrsvILLF, March i5th.-Last night
robbers entered Jetfreys blacksmith shop.
toek chisels and hammer, broke open the
vestry room door of the Catholic church, cut
an opening through the top of the safe, and
endeavored to blow it open with powder. but
failed. It is supposed that they were fright
ened away. There was no clue to the robbers.
Plea OF Not Guilty.
AUBURN, March 15sh-In the Superior
Court to-day Stephen Richards was ar
raigned upon information for the murder of
Thomas Nichols, aud entered q plea of not
guilty. The case will be set for trial Tuesday.
Ffre-St. Pasric.1's Day-The Board Of
Health.
SAN FRANcIsco, March 15.h.-A fire late
this afternoon on Brannaa street destroyed
about IS. 600 worth of property.
The Irish-American citizens are making
extensive preparations fer celebrating st.
Patrick's day. There will be the usual pa
rade. Grafton and literary exercises. M.
merous delegations from abroad are expected.
A meeting was held tonight by the Board
of Health. The Secretary of the Board re.
ported 800 dsaths during the month past, as
against 500 for the corresponding month of
last year. Of these, 260 were males and 1S9
females The resident physician at the
smallpox hospital reported two cases of
smallpox, twelve of lepresy and two of other
diseases at the institution. Quarantine OFF,
| Ger Lawler reported that ffty-ive vessels
| arrived in port during the past month, all Of
which were in good Fanitary condition.