Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-20
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you would notify me who will bear your credentials
at the Conclave Your early attention is earnestly
and respectfully requested. Very respectfully etc,
NJ D. BoRUCK.
Gray's DefaIcation.
SAN Francisco, March 19th.-Ccntroller
Dunn and his subordinatee were st the Har-
Dor Commissioners office carly this morning
to resume their Investigations. As the wharf
ingers made their appearance with thei-
weekly receipts it was found impossible TO
overhaul the books. which work was post
poned until 5 o'clock this afternoon. when
Mr.. Dunn and his officials end Solon Pattee,
the expert, will take the accounts in charge,
and wdl work all night. The total deficiencies
officially announced as hsing discovered SO
far are as follows January, S4 600; Fetru.
sry, S15,087; March, SS,931 wh&r6ngers'
credits, as per cash.books, IS, 100-total, $780,
119, less S163 cash found in the safe, leaves a
deficiency of S35, ,956. Commissioner Kuight
was placed in charge of the Office, and per-
formed Gray's duties of receiving the cash
from wharingers. No clue has yet been OBJ
tanned of Grsy's whereabouts. He wss last
seen st the corner of Post and Brodsrick in
buggy with friend. From that point he
vanished SIS if swallowed up by the earth. It
is confidently believed that be ia hid in ths
city. Il that is the case it will be next to
impossible for him TO escape.
Attempted Suicide Because OF Foo Alany
FEicnds.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10Th About 9
o'clock this morning officer L. l.. Tobin heard
the report Of q pistol shot 10 tho direction of
Tenth and Folsom streets Oa arriving st
the place he found, on the corner Of the
streets named, q man lying en- the side Falk,
bleeding from wound in The hreass, and 3
pistol lying At his side. He wes conveyed TO
the City Receiving Hospital, where he YVES
examined by Police Surgeon StsmbaugA. 1t
was found that the man, whess name is John
i. Kilroy, % years of age, and residing at
161 Louisa street. had shot himself ia the
right breast one and half inches below the
right nipple, passing through the lung. The
bullet was extracted from the back, about two
and half inches from the spine. As causs
for the rash act ne stated that he had too
many friends. DR.. Stambaugh entertains but
slight hopes fer Kilroy's recovery. He has
been married about fifteen months.
The Gathsrer's Mate.
SAN Francisco, March 19lh.-f6 the
United States District Court this morning,
the trial Of Watts, mate Of the ship Gath.
erer, was begun. The defendant pleaded not
guilty to an indictment Of assault With q
deadly weapon with intent to kill. A jury
was impaneled.
IsECoND DIsPATCH.l
SAN Francisco, March 10Th. = To-day
William Watts, first officer Of the ship Gath
erer, was tried or charge of assault. with
intent to murder three Of the crew of that
vessel. The jury. after very short dslibsra.
ton, returned verdict OF not guilty. There
are TWO other charges against Watts yet un.
tried.
Bond Election 10 be Called.
San Francisco, March 19sh.-The Board
of Supervisors, at their meeting tonight,
adopted resolution asking the Election
Commission to call bond election on the
18th Of April, 1888.
Capture of the Santa Clara County MUIR
derer.
FRESNO, March 19sh. Yesterday afternoon
Sheriff Mesny, Of Msrced, assisted by Dspu-
ty Sheriff Davis and Sheriff BIenham, #
Santa Clara county, arrested man supposed
to be Jewell, the Santa Clara county mur-
derer, between Ma6e-s snd Berenda. He
made no resistance, but was at once heavily
iroued and brought to this place by the night
train and lodged in jail. He was this morn
ing taken to Santa Clara county. Meany
first got track Of Jewell at Firabaugh's Ferry,
and arrested him there last Saturday, but re.
leased him because he was not wounded in
the head, as described by Majers nor in the
hand but subsequent dispatch caused him
to pursue and arrest him. When be arrived
at Firebaugh's he was on horse answering
the description Of the one stolen from Santa
Clara county.
SECOND DIsPATCH.I
SAN JOSE, March 19sh.-Sheriff Brenham
has arrived with Joseph Jewell, the Laxing-
ton murderer. in charge. The excitement
haro ipta fhio eva1;nr H-,J.,In e
Los Gatos people vera in town, and st P.
NJ over 1,500 people were at the San Pedro
street depot awaiting the arrival Of toe train.
Among the number were some so horsenaen
from ths mountains, who were on hand,
it is said, to seizs Jewell, bear him off
and lynch him. The design was suspected
and frustrated by stopping the train at
Empire and Sixth streets, where covered
carriage was 10 waiting. In front of the
Courthouse and at the approach to the Jail
nearly 500 psop!e were congregated, bus no
demonstrators were made SIS the carriage
drove by. Jewell had up to getting in the
when he saw tee crowd by the Court. house
he turned very pale. As the carriage stopped
at the door of the jail, he jumped out and ran
quickly into the offies. He declines 20 make
any statement, and protests his innocence.
He ives clean shaved, and appeared CON-
posed and Indifferent sitter he had been
In jail short time. He has light blue eyeg,
rather small, aqu;line nose, full face, rosy
cheeks. is about feet in hight, aud weighs
about 175 pounds. He says be bought the
mare, and was on his way TO Los Angeles.
When told that Showers had talked great
deal he seemed uneasy, but refused to talk
about the murder. Among the articles found
iu his possession were small pair Of pincsrs
described by Showers, and bulldog pistol.
caliber Al. that he got from Majors. He
was identified by scores of people from Los
Gatos.
To-day a startling story comes from los
Gatos. Last September young man named
Sam. Barker was missed st Los Gstos. He
was last seen in Majors saloon, and had $3.50
in his possession. His mother lives in Ari-
IONS, and it was thought he had gone there !;
but word has been received from her that he
has never appeared. Shortly after that Ma
jors' house and saloon burned dawn. Under
tomorrow this cellar viii be Investigated, for
the purpose Of ascer.aining if tae body of
Barker is there.
A Fatal Quarrel.
UPPER LAKE, March 19sh.-James Moore
was shot and instantly killed at Lower Lake
yesterday by Bob Mathews. There had been
year or two, and they met yesterday, when
Moore jumped upon Mathews and bruised
him considerably sbous che head snd face.
when some bystanders separated them; and
while they were holding Mathews he drew
his pistol and used il with the above result.
He Is now In jail at Lskeport.
Eapa City Water Works.
NAPA, March 19.h-Work was begun &C.
day on the reservoir OF the Napa City Water
Works. The contract has been let for fur
nishing the water pipes, and it is expected
that the city win be supplied with water by
the FIRST Of August.
Murder In the First Degree.
FRESNO, March 19sh.-Yon All Fcok was
convicted OF murder in first degree, and inn
prisonmsnt in the State Prison for life fixed
as the penalty, by the jury on Saturday
night. He aided in numbering All Chung at
Borden last November.
The Coed Templars' orphans Home.
PETALUMA, March 19tb.-CoIonel George
Babceck, financial agent of the Good Temp
lars Home, lectured before the Good Temp
lars on Friday evening. and again on Satur-
day evening, He is here in the interest of
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