Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-24
Horrible, IL True.

NEWARK IN. j., October 23d.-Neversin
the history of Newark have parents been so
excited as they now are, the cause being rev.
Citations brought to the surface by the arrest
Of G. d. Sleeper, an engineer in Peter Cal
houn's factory, on a charge of enticing chill
dren into his engine-room and assaulting
them. An alley runs from the German
English school to the engine-room, and
during the recess the girls have been
in the habit of frsquenting the latter
place. Nearly all the pupils are children
of Germans conspicuous as merchants, man
ufacturers and mechanics, and therefore the
story created intense excitement among the
40, 600 Germans in the city. 1t was through
the illness of several pupils that the alleged
crimes we're discovered. Physicians con-
tirmed the report, and later the little ones
confessed to their parents how they had been
treated. A conference was held by several
parents to consider Whist action could be
taken. Some fathers were in favor of keep.
ing matters quiet for the sake of their chill
dren, while Others insisted that it was their
duty to have the guilty man punished, and
three fathers had Sleeper arrested. On Satur-
day the citizens discussed the horrible story
on the street corners and men were heard to
say it was well for Sleeper that be was in q
police cell. Toward midnight, when it was
reported that sixteen children, ranging from
6 to IA years of age, had been found who aid
they were victims, the excitement was famed
into white heat. The Justice had very
large audience when he took his seat in the
First Precinct Police Court. Indignant faith
ers and brothers were in the throng, and the
stalwart policemen and most of the prisoners
sympathized with them. Sleeper earnestly
maintained his Innocence. Six months ago
he was married. Three complaints were
made against him by school girls, one of
whom, bright child of II years, described
in e clear manner how the crime wss COM
mitted. Sleeper was booked for the County
Jail, and the Grand Jury will investigate the
case. The penalty for the crime is fifteen
years imprisonment at hard labor for each
offense AS he was taken from his cell to the
jail van the crowd cursed him.
FrightfuI Panic In a schOOI-20Om.
CINCINNATI, October 23i.-In Father
Doyls's psrochial school, which is attended
by $50 pupils, q panic occurred during the
forenoon session to-day. A six-year-old girl
went to the stove to dry her slate. There
was q hot fire, and the draught drew her dress
skirt into the flames. She screamed and ran
to the opposite side Of the room. The move
ment famed the fire into her clothing, and
before the teacher could reach her she was
euveloped in fl imes. The pupils took fright,
and a stampede began. The uprosr reached
the other school-room, on the floor above, and
200 pupils of the higher grade came tearing
down the steep stairway, crowded with little
children. Down the entire mass rushed. and
ont upon the street. A number were severely
bruised, and others had their clothes torn
almost from them in their way through the
Jam. In the mean time the little girl whose
clothing was on fire had run out of the school
room and down TO the end of the hall, where
she was caught by one of the Sisters, who
threw large door mat around her and tore
the burning clothing which the mat would not
cover from her blistered form. The child is
alive, but is probably fatally burned. None
of the others were fatally injured.
Patents Issued to California Inventors.
WASHINGTON, October % 1.-The following
patents were issued to California inventors
to-day San Francisco, William A. Birch,
Aowerpot holder and shield William W.
Campbell, station Indicator Louis Gaciand,
sewing machine for sewing carpets and other
heavy fabrics Aiken Hsmsn, endless cable
grip Andrew Jackson, assignee of two-thirds
to A. B. Pullman and NJ. E. Ward, of Chi
cago. Ill, indicator paddock; Frederick
Reutschler, bed lounge; John Richards,
drilling machine; Augustus Walton, car axle;
Charles G. Rueger, ore concentrator; Red
ding, Frank Fl. Crawford, nut lock; Nevada
City, Peter Ada, ore grinder and amalgama-
tor Ben Lsmand, Fl. E. Jesire, interest
calculator San Jose, Ransom G. Moody,
device for converting motion; Vallejo, Gao
+. Child, csisson gate Eureka, j. M. Vance,
crank handle for lifting jacks.