Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-27
LOCAL lATELLlGENGE!..
BAYARD V. RAVE CONVICT D.

by jury, the defendant having demanded
one. City Attorney Anderson was as listed
in the prosecution by Elwood Bruner Ra7a
was represented by D. Z Alexander. The
main features OF the allegations as presented
at the opening of the case by the City After
ney, were the same as those detailed in the
RECORD UNION the m0rGisg after the arrest,
and showed that two Insurance certificates
of 81 900 each had been secured on the life Of
Mr.. Hardesty, the husband of the complain
ing witness, in November, 1881, in the Ma
tional Temperance Uaion of Missouri; that
about the SIN instant when Mr.. Hardesty
was thought co be in 8 dying condition. Rave
called on Mrs. Hardssty and asked her 20
assiga one of the policies to her, and threat
ened if ahe did not be would prevent payment
being made; that afterwards Rave was
trapped by being Induced TO make the state
msnt and threats ia the hearing of concealed
witnesses.
Mrs. Hardesty was the first witness sworn.
The material portion Of her testimony is as
follows l live at Ninth and K know Rave
eighty he came TO the store January oh
and asked how my husband was said if my
husband were ID die l could not get FIVE
cent piece on the policies; that he could
bring up written statements to prove til at my
husband had been an invalid for years before
the policies we're obtained: he named Mrs.
Storch, Mr. Clinch, Mr. lockwood and Mrs
Larson, some of my neighbours. He said if
one of the policies was assigned to him he
would use it to brihe the witnesses; that ne
ad.promised one Of the ladies a fine silk
dress. l was worried. but did not speak to
my hu7band about it, because he was too
sick. George Hgyford called at the house
and I told hin about it. | afterwards made
an engagement for Raye to call at the house
on MonaaY at P. N. He came, and l led
him into a conversation, In which, IN the
hearing of Mr.. Hsyford, ne repeated in de-
tail all the offers said that unless be re-
ported fayofabiy on the case 1 could not get
anything from tine policies, and that unless
he had community interest ne would
see that l got nothing. He said
he was the agent; that / should make
it over to him in trust for my two children,
but did not say / should receive a cent of it.
The policies are promises to pay 81, 900 each.
At Che second interview he mentioned Mr..
Sars6eld as another witness. On the follow
ing Monday morning Rsye was passing, and
stopped and asked how my husband was /; the
engagement for him to call again was made
then. MIR, Hay ford came few minutes be-
fore clock and went into my room back Of
the store 80 as 90 be o witness; the door be-
tween the room and the store was partly
open; we were about five or six feet from
where Mr.. Hayford was concealed we spoke
In an ordinary tone of conversation no one
was in the back room but Mr.. Hsyford: my
brother was in the front part Of the store,
about fifteen fset away.
On cross-sxanlinatiOn the witness said that
Rye repeated at that time all the promises
and threats of the previous occasion.
George o. Hayford was called and testified
to hearing the conversation between Raye
and Mrs. Hardesty, as stated by the lady.
Witness said he heard Raye say that Mr..
II ardesty must assign a certificate to him.
Shets5ked what assurance she should have Of
honest treatment he said the interest being
mutual was guarantee enough she said it
was not, and asked how she was to know he
had the witnesses he claimed he said he had
them, aud would produce their statements
unless see yielded she asked what he would
do with the 81 000 be said it would be used
to hush witnesses-that n silk dress would
hush one, and hat another. The witness
said be was situated SO that be could see 6aye
during the entire conversation, and that he
was there as previously arranged with Mrs.
Hardesty. TIE witness was not unfriendly
towards Rsye, and the Hardesty family were
friends of his, and at times he had sat up
nights with MIR. HsrdestY.
Miss e. L. Clayton testified that she had
been asked by Rsye to talk to Mrs. Hardssty,
who is her sister. for the purpose Of inducing
her TO d. az Raye desired that Raye said he
would prevent the payment of the policies il
either witness or Mrs. Hardesty ever used his
name in a way that would be detrimental &C
his interest aud that RaYe made statement
to her that unless one OF the policies was IS
signed to him he would stop the payment Of
them.
Mary Ware testified TO oyerhearing por'
tion of the testimony between Raye and Mics
Clayton, and corroborased the main facts.
This closed the testimony for the prosecu-
ton.
The only witness for the defense was the
defendant himself He stated that he could
only mention the circumstance Of the agree
ment to meet Mrs. Hsrdesty, but did not
recollect the tie that there was PROPOSE
tion TO convey Que of the policies to him, in
order to pay up the other that the consider
alton Of assignment was that he should NEE.
all payments afterwards on the remaining
policy that he intended to be good and re'
sponsible for all payments on both the poll
cies that he intended TO effsc5 a purchase IN
the policies that he might obtain part Of the
money when due; that be hsd 70 ides his
conversation with Mrs Hardesty was over
heard, or that he was being induced to make
the proposition for that purpbse.
After the argument Of the case by the at
torneys the Jury retired, but returned in 9
few minutes, and stated that they had agreed
on q verdict, when was that Of guilty as
charged Tue Judgment Of the Court Was
deferred until nexs Tuesday. The defendant
VIII not probably receive much mercy from
the Court, and the heaviest penalty provided
by Law may be imposed.
NEw bailey ROLLERS. = a short time
since the firm of c. McCreary & Co., pro.
prietorg of the Sacramento FIGURING Mills,
had shipped from the East some patent cor.
rugated iron rollers, which have Just been
placed ia position TOR preparing barley for
feeding purposes. They are the same kind
of rollers which the 6rm have been using fol
some time 10 tie manufacture of rolled -four
The advantages Of the rolling process over
the old way Of grinding with mill stones j;
that it Gu s, or a k, the barley evenly, anC
leaves it entirely clear Of dust.
LUMBER CoMPANY.-A corporation known
as the Los Angeles and Humboldt Lumber
Company has been formed at Los Angeles
and yesterday articles of Incorporation wer,
fled with the Secretary of State. The Di
rectors are Vim. Fl. Perry, James Cuzoel
and j. NJ Griffith. of Los Angeles, and J ohr
Dolbeer and W. j. Adams, of San FraT
cisco. The capital stock is $500, coo, divided
into 200 shares.
NoTARIEs PUBuo-Ye sterday Governo
Stoneman made appointments Of Notaries a
follows: Jasper Il, Robertson, to reside q
Fairfield, Solano county VIM. o. Minor, t.
reside at Modesto, Stanislaus county; JohI
Civdesdsle. to reside at Rocklin, Place
county W, E. Strstou, to reside st Calls
togo. Nara county; L. j. Maddux, to resid.
at Modesto, stsnislaus couuty.
"CREME DE La CREME when you cal
ask to ses our cream colored BArnsley tabl
lineu-s beautiful line of goods-62 inehe
wide. marked dawn to 20 cents per yard,
Hale's stupeudous clearance sale.
The KNIFE PLUNGED IN TO THE HIIT.-