Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TRoAi HELD 70 ANSWER Fos MURDER

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yRoAi HELD 20 ANSWER FOE MuRDKR.
It having been stated that the death sen.
tence would be passed to-day upon the two
condemned mur5erers, Hurtado and Raten,
large number Of people assembled
at the Courthouse at an early hour. and st
10 o'clock Courtroom NJ. l. and all the ap-
proaches leading thereto, were crowded The
statement about passing of sentence of death
on the two persons named, however, was g
mistake, as that will not take place until
some time next week. As soon as Court was
opened Judge Armstrong said In the Gaze
Of the People rs. Troai, l am prepared to
give my opinion" He commenced hy stating
that Msrgaretts Troai was murdered on the
221 of February, 1882, by gunshot wound,
and the only question il, who fred the fatal
shot. He said that at the time of the muir
der one Lentini was charged with the crime,
and be would first consider that. He
then viewed the entire testimony touch
Ing or pointing directly or Indirectly
coward Lentini as the guilty party.
How he, on the day Of the murder, on re-.
turning from Gait 10 an intoxicated condi-
tion, in company with Pets Corrallo, had
stopped at Iroai's house and engaged in a
fight with tbs lstter. Troai and his wife then
threatened LeLtini with an arrest and prose-
oution. That LeutiEis flight, in bis opinion,
was to escape being prosecuted for battery
and that he had 10 knowledge Of the muir.
der. The flight Of Leutini and the charge of
murder by TrOai ia al there is against Lsn.
TIM. Il Is a well settled axiom Of law that
fight is evidence If guilt. but never regarded
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guilt upon except by other corrOborating ev-
iderce. The stasement made by Troai st the
COroner's inquest was evidently false, and the
surrounding facts sH tend to show that it was
untrue. The Judge then referred TO the
proximity that LsnJiui mUst have been to
Mrs Troai when he fired the fatal shot, and
stated that the wound itself was evidences
tAat the statement Of the defendant was un.
true. The Judge said he had visited the
Ecene OF the murder since the examination,
was convinced that the statement of
1roai was lhysiesliy false. and that the cir
Cumstanc es were all against MIN. It would
have been su impossibiity for the deceased
TO have held the conversation attributed to
her, wounded rs she vas. That she evidently
fel, upon Der fscs when shot, and expired il
stautlY. RsHsty's statement that he saw
Troai murder his vile was believed By the
Court. II had been corroborated in many
particulars. R4ifety's evidence was not i'm.
pesched IN any impoy tAnt particular. As to
whether he WAS On the Coroner's jury or not,
the statements # credible witnesses differed
very widely, Toe CurlneE's inquest on that
occasion was very loosely conducted. and ir-
regular in May particulars. The defendant
was held to answer 10 the charge Of murder,
without bail, sid remanded to the custody of
the Sheriff. In order TO allow the Court Rs
porter time 60 wIi5e up bis notes, the opinion
would not bs placed on record until Monday,
July 10Th.
Police CouRT.-rhe calendar in the Police
Cont yesterday morning was of unusual
length but Yves disposed Of IN short order by
Judge Henry: A. NJ. Dilbert, drunk,
failed to answer to hia name, and his deposit
was declared forfeited; Charles Slaughter,
charged with the same offense, was treated in
the same manner. james Carpenter, charged
with having created a disturbance on l. street.
near Second, was 6ued SIS. 1t appears that
he, like a number Of other young men, hang
around the front windowsof houses of ill-feme,
talk with, plague and annoy che inmates. II
is also asserted that this serves some Of
these bro:hels as al advertisement. 1t was
charged by some one during this examination
that certain well-known policemen hang
about these disreputeble quarters, aud ere sd.
dressed by the fallen women 10 2 friendly a.
familiar style. The Judge took occasion, on
the strength Of the accusation, TO read the
officers severe lecture, and wound up by
stating that an officer who WAS guilty Of
ouch conduct was q disgrace 20 the force
and ought 80 be dismissed Immediately.
Walter Brown aud Charles Foster, for dis.
turbing tho peaoz, were fined SO each. Frank
Stevens. malicious mischief, was fined $40.
John Henderson, a drunk, fined $40. Sarah
Leslie, ore OF the terrOrs Of l. street, and by
no means 3 stranger at the Police Court, was
found guilty upon the charge of being COM
m0u druokard. and cent TO the County Jail
for thirty days. She wanted the Judge TO
suspend passing sentence until after the
Fourth. TO slow her To cslshrate, but his
Honor was deaf to al patriotic entreaties.
and Sarah was marched eff to the County
Jail.
TIE HowARDs.-A5 the last meeting Of
the Board Of Directors of the Howard Be-
nevolent Association. the reports for the
month of June showed ia persona assisted
during the month by the Steward, by SS3
dispensations. There ere now sskiug aid s
inhrm or sick .ner, y women and 10 chill
dreu-Sl IL all. Tue treasurer receipts fer
the month were, from all sources, SIG 81.
while his disbura eslents amounted TO S193 "a
The bslanc. in the treasury July LIST was re-
ducsd 20 $50 0S. Bills were sudited at che
meesiug in the sum Of 1892 41-mAking, with
the unpaid Indebtedness previously sudite5.
$3.50, and compelling the further reduction OF
the Soeisty's disEensatious. The deaths tho
past month were three. Acknowledgment Of
donations is published elsewhere.
POSTAL DELIvEEY.-The following was the
report of the letteg-carriers for the month
of June, 1888: Observation-Disclosures let
ters. POI mail letters. SO pa; mail postal
cards, 6,052 drop letters, 3 0SS; drop postal
cards, s. 500; papers, etc. 30, 333 total, TO-
517. C0lleoted-hsil letters, "A, 1876 drop
letters, 2I5; postal cards, 5,74S; papers,
etc, 5. S4S; total, "a. 500.
Board OF SUPERVISORS. The Board Of
met in regular session yesterday
morning. The Trustees of Brown School
District reported that tax of $3.50 for school
purposes had been voted ia that district.
The pstision for o new road IL Road District
No. 8 was granted, and the resd declsted
public highway. Ex-Road Gveyseers NJ. A.
Fay and C. Z. Miller wsrs notised to report
to the Board.
RAILROAD HossITAL.-Dr. A. 3. Nixon,
in charge CT the Railroad Hospital.
makes the following report for the month of |
June Present in hospital June LIST, IS sd-
nitted during the month. Il; oisohnrged, |
4 remaining 10 hospital month ending 1
uue, 50 ; private houae and otics pasisnts 4
Teated, 1873 Total 272.
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