Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-21
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A Chapter of Horrors
San FRANCISCO, Oct. 2O.--A paper in
this city publishes the result Of an in
vestigation which will probably bring to
light one Of the most villainous OF a
long list Of outrayes, lately committed
in this city, on helpless women and
children. Last Tuesday morning the
account of an inhuman assault peri ct
rated on the four year old daughter Of
John Kehoe was published in the news
papers. A young butcher named John
Floody was arrested and charged with
the crime. The villainous outrage was
rendered still more horrible through the
alleged fact OF knifc having been used
on the child by the brutal butcher. This
deed was committed while the parents Of
the child were absent at the funeral of
Bella Pletency, the eight year old
daughter of Joseph Pletency The
death Of his young girl was shrouded
with suspicious circumstances, she hav-
ing complained of pains in her back and
hips although treated for typhoid fever.
After her burial stories began to circulate
and now two neighbors, Mrs. Berry and
Mrs. Kehoe, who arranged the body
after death, came forward and stated
they saw marks which led them to be-
Iieve an outrageous crime had been SOM
snitted, and which was probably the
cause Of the child's death. They said
nothing OF it to the parents, wishing to
spare them additional pain, but when
Mrs. Kehoe, on her return from the
funeral, learned of the assault upon her
own four-year-old daughter, she dis
closed her suspicious TO the parents Of
the dead child. Filled with horror Mr..
Pletency was about to report the matter
to the Chief of Police and ask that the
body be exhumed, but, whether or not
from feelings Of respect to his dead
child's remains, he concluded to let the
matter rest Hopes are entertained that
the police win follow it up. for these
numerous outrages have produced feel
Jog Of dread among mothers Of children
throughout the city.
A Heinous Crime.
San FRANCISCO, Oct. 20.-The arrest
Of John Murphy, George Debree, Chas.
McDermott and Albert Heagle, to-day,
brought to light an attempt by them to
outrage Mrs. M. Mccullough, on Mon
day evening last. The prisoners were
charged with battery only By the arrest
ing officer.
San Franciseo News Rudget.
SAS Francisco, Oct. 20.-The dha
pointedly remarks that before the North
ern Pacific was opened all immigrants
arriving wers bound for Oregon and
Washington Territory, whereasnow that
il is opened, many OF the immigrants ar
risins at Portland are bonnd for San
francisco.
News has been received OF the death
Of Petro Mezzara, the well known sculpt-
or, for many years a resident of this city.
He died IN Ps.fi> ON the 9Th OF Septem-
ber. Among hia works in this state are
the Lincoin statue on the Lincoln gram
mec school 'aud the statuary on the
State capitol at Sacramento.
Al a meeting Of the State Central
Council Of the Uuion OF the Den,ocraiic
Legion, a resolution was adopted author
izng Commapder Stone. to appear before
the Board Of Directors Of tine Home Of
Veterans Association and there to repre-
sent the Legion on the proposition to
disincorporaie the Life Directory and to
hand back the estate TO the State En-
campment Of the q. A. K.
A yellow Fever Victim
SAs FRANCISCO, Octobtr 20. There
has been another death from yellow
fever within the waters Of San Francis
co. Celiste Monico, passenger who ar
rived in the Grenada Yesterday, afflicted
with the disease who was pronounced to
be in critical condition by DIR. Neal
lister, quarantine officer, died last night.
His remains will be placed in hermeti-
cally sealed metallic casket, towed
ashore and landed at q distant portion
Of the city. The deceased is Swede. He
was only few days in Panama and the
fever was developed soon after
leaving that port. A Ia1y is conyal-
escing OF what was called ''pernicious
fever" She was a passenger on board
the Grenada. and the opinion Is that her
malaiy was mild attack Of yellow
fever, and that she brought it on board
in her effects. and that ..Monieo caught
the fever by coming in contact with in
fected clothing or goods Of. some sort.
No new cases are noticeable among the
passengers and none are expected.
steamer Passengers
San FRAvcfsco, Oct. 20. The follow
ing is list Of passengers per steamer
0rizaba for Los Angeles: G Doherty
and wife, H r Plympton, I ) Dowse
and wife, Miss Dowse, w Sperry, G.
Glanitz, G Stout, A II Ainworth, +
Smart and wife, Mrs Willis and son, q
Byenton, L Bersford.
San Diego-Rev + A Field, Miss S
Overbaugh. G G Church, @ I Morrison.
ID Cleveland. w w Pierce, Mccarthy,
w ] Mack, ] 5 Bracket, G P Lard, Miss
X Wolcott, Chas Roberts, Mrs Correll,
Mrs Peterson and two children.
Church Labors.
CHICAGO, October 20. "A New York
correspondent telegraphs that the Rev.
john j. R. Riordan, the newly appoint.
ed chaplain to immigrants landing in
this city, will leave on Monday for Chi.
cago to meet Coadiutor Riordan, Of San
: Francisco. He will then meet Bishor
ireland, Of St. Paul, Mimi, and BishoI
Spaulding, Of Peoria, to consult them il
regard TO the settlement Of the immi
grants in the West and Northwest. He
will establish an immigrants mission IN
the vicinity Of Castle Garden.
a Crowded Platform Breaks.
BosroN, Dot. 20.--A platform, crowded
with spectators watching the scrub races
at Harvard, on the Charles River, broke
down. Several were injured, having
legs and arms broken. Most OF the in
jared are Harvard men. A studen
named Mead, Of South Boston, Of the
Class Of 1887, had his skull fractured
and both legs broken and will probably
die from his injuries. Nine others ar,
injured, principally with fractured limbs
Esrfhauake shocks
LONDON, Oct. 20.--Three shocks o
earthquake in quick succession wer'
felt at Gibralter shortly after midnigh'
and another at o'clock this morning
The direction was from north to south
suiIiyan's Singing.
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