Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-08
The sharon Divorce Case Change of
Venue.

CALAfOkNlA.
The Sharon Divorce Case Change of
Venue.
SAN Francisco, December 7th.-In the
Sharon divorce case to-day, on the question
of the defendants objection to the jurisdic.
tion of the Superior Court, on the ground
that the case had been transferred to the
United States Circuit Court, Judge Finn de-
cided that his Court retained jurisdiction,
and the case must be placed on the calendar
for trial.
The case of William NJ Nelson, charged
with slandering Captain Lees, chief of de-
tectives, during speech at the Metropolitan
Temple, came on in the Police Court to-day.
and, on motion of the defense, change of
venue to the Superior Court was granted.
state Board OF SILK Cuiture-DefaIcation on.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 7th.-A meet
ing of the State Board Of Silk Culture was
held to-day, at which the annual reports were
read The only suggestion they contained
was with reference to the offer of John Sell
ers, of Brentford, to lease to the Society
tract of eight acres of land, containing H..
900 mulberry trees, at $40 per acre. The
matter was referred to q committee, with
power to act Oiher reports show the Soci-
ETY. to be in a fourishing condition. Pupils
and the silk reeed by them is fit for exam
instion by experts. Tne committee, at the
request of the Central Pacific, has furnished
the road with three punches of reeied silk,
three boxes of sewing silk raised here, and
lot of cocoons, to be placed on exhibition in
London and Sau Francisco.
II. j. Milligan, bookkeeper at DR.. Mer-
ritt's lumber ward, Oakland, is defsulter in
the sum of 81 900. The money was lost in
stocks. Milligsn was arrested and confessed.
He is married and has two children.
Cotton VS.. stanford
SANTA Rosa December 7th-On the open
ing of Court this morning, Judge Temple de-
cided the points raised in last nights argu-
ment. He ruled that defendants counsel
had the right to state their case in their own
way, and that the proposed amendment to
the answer should therefore be allowed. The
admission of the Hopkins inventory and sp-
praisement into evidence was likewise al.
lowed, and plaintiffs counsel thereupou read
such portions of it as went to show the then
values of the Central Pacific and Southern
Pacific stocks and bonds. After the intro
duction of several other papers, counsel COM
menced the reading of S. NJ. Wilson's deposi-
ton, which is volume of 200 octave pages
Of printed matter. Recess.
SECOND DISPATCH.I
SANTA Rosa, December 7th.-After recess
ths reading of MIR. Wilson's deposition was
resumed. 1t showed that in all the transac-
tions eliminating with the compromise of
August q, 1879. he was the friend and ad-
wiser of Mrs. Cotton as against these defend.
ants that from the month of March, 1879
he was psinstaking and energetic worker in
her behalf that the defendants themselves
were desirous of clearing the memory of their
former associate, and made him an offer of
$40 900 as sn inducement to further efforts in
that behalf; that clerks, employee, records
and every source of information was placed
at his disposal, with permission to bring his
experts to examine them, and that despite
the most thorough research on his part he
was unable to explain the charges preferred
against General Cotton. The reading of the
deposition was then suspended.
Early in the week defendants counsel pro-
posed to amend their answer go ss to bring in
a transaction of General Coltons in which
he undertook to purchase for himself and the
defendants the Arroyo Seco rancho, now
known as the lone Coal and Iron Company IS
property. This afternoon they proposed to
file that amendment, from which il appears
that Mr.. Cotton, acting as the agent of de-
PENDANTS and Mark Hopkins, who was then
living, did purchase that property, and that
he reported the coat of the purchase at 1886,
332 subject to a mortgage of SS4, 600, or a
eotal of $3.50. 332, when in truth the property
only cost S314 332. 1t is claimed that on
that transaction General Cotton made profit
for himself of sos, ,000 The amendment
also contains some denisls expressed more
fully than in the original answer, for the pur-
pose, as Mr.. McAllister stated in his srgu-
rnent yesterday, of putting his clients in a
secure position. From the way these pro.
posed amendments struck counsel for the
plaintiff, it was apparent that when the Court
resumes its session on Tuesday next there will
be lively tilt between the lawyers.
Hanged for Murder.
0RovILLE, December 7th.-At precisely
11:30 to-day the drop fell, and All Lee paid
the penalty of offended law, Death appeared
to be instantaneous, IS not muscle quiverec
after the drop. At 11:SG the attending ply
sician pronounced him dead. At lao he was
| cut down snd placed in the coffin by the un
dertaker. When broughtlon the scsfold All
Lee was asked if ne had anything to say, snc
If so to say it in Chinese, and the interpreter
would translate It, but he persisted in TALKING
| in broken English, protesting his innocenc
and calling for his lawyer, who was lot pres
ent, until tbs rope was adjusted and the blscl
! cap drawn ever his face, when he exclaimed
az plead guilty" several times amid hi
cries. Rev. Joseph Adams offered a shor
prayer, aad at its close Sheriff McClsnna
pylIled the lever and the drop fell This
| the third iadicial execution in this county.
Schmidt, the Chico wife murderer, is ser
| fenced to be hanged Janusry 4th.
Boy Train wreckers Captured tn
Attempted Robbery.
STOCKTON, December 7th.-To.day thrt
IL : = l.. 4 n
Rose, John Gibbons and Charles Bulkie-
were arrested by Sheriff Cunningham, eff G.
Brissell of Sacramento, Constable Carroll
Stockton, and Constable Walker of LstbroI
on charge of ditching train in this cit
last Tuesday night. They have confessed
aud according to this confession Ross file
the clasp of the paddock which held th
switch closed, and Bulkley then threw th
switch off, while Gibbons stood guard. Tn
same three are the individuals implicated i
the attempt to burn the Standard Oil Com
pany's storehouse. The trio named confesse
also to having robbed conductor Maher @
$3.50 some evenings ago by breaking into hi
| car. Part OF this money has been recov
cred.
L. E. Chieood died today, after few day:
illness, of pneumonia. Deceased was pio
neer, and had been engaged in the drayinI
and forwarding business continually sine
| 1s49.
An italian storekeeper named John Ghiz
| zliazzi, corner of Lafayette and San JOAQUIN
streets, when closing his store tonight, wa.
attacked by two men, who attempted t,
choke him. A woman blew police whistle
and the scoundrels hurriedly left through
back door and escaped.
Day OF Execution Fixed.
STOCKTON, December 7th.-The execution
of Abe Turcott, convicted of the murder Of
Julius Dietrich, is fixed for Friday, January
18th. The case will be appealed to the Su.
preme Court.
ARIZONA.
Murder In the First Degree-The Court
room Fracas.