Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-30
PACIFIC SLOPE.

Sentence of DR.. GIenn's Murderer-Burg-
larry In san Leandro-Arresf OF n stage
Driver for RObbery-Deaihs In Portland
End OF the rIaeerviIIe Murder Case
stranded Schooner FIoaied-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES To rHs RECORD uSIesl
CALIFORNIA.
Fossil Specimens from the Arctic.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 29th-Leonard Stej-
meyer, the Commissioner sent by the Smithsonian
Institution to the Arctic to get q specimen of the
fossil Arctic COW, returned on the steamer St.
Paul with a complete skeleton; also seventeen
skulls of animal species which have become extinct
since the early Arctic explorations Of the first
yoyagers having met with living specimens.
A "WelI Contested" uard-GIOye Fight
Thoroughbred Animals.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 29th.-Ths hard-glove
fight between Barry and Downie was a well-con-
tested affair. Both were winded the third round
Barry having number Of sore spots about the ,ce
and neck. Bowne's eft eye was closed early in the
fourth round. The fifth round was wholly in favor
Of Downie, who knocked his man about the stage
with long and short blows until he went down in
heap from counter in the stomach. They rarely
missed an opportunity to clinch, and just as the
fight was about to be won by Downe in the seventh
round he fell on top of Barry. to whom the fight
allowed on foul.
Twenty-four heifers and twenty-four bnlls, OF
thoroughbred Hereford strain, were brought to-day
by the City of Sydney from New Zealand for a
prominent farmer Of Nevada. She also brought
number of thoroughbred sheep for the same party.
The Murderer of DIR. Glenn Sentenced.
CoLUsA, October 29th- Huram Miller, convicted
LAST week OF the murder OF Dr. II. J. Glenn in Feb
ruary last, called Up this morning for sentence.
His counsel, jackson Hatch, made formal motion
for rev trial, which was denied by Judge Bidge-
ford, who thereupon sentenced the prisoner to i'm
prisonment in the State Prison at Folsom for the
term of his natural life. Miller made no remarks
nor betrayed any emotion He will be taken TO
Folsom to morrow.
Fifteen Years at Folsom.
PLAcERyMLB, October 29th.-M,nuel Pauletto,
convicted last Thursday of murder in the second
degree, was sentenced this morning by Superior
Judge Williams to fifteen years imprisonment at
Folsom.
The Murder Case AZ Red Bluff
RED BLUFF, October 29th.-The Montgomer, muir
der case called in Court to day. special
yeuire of over sixty jurors answered. but before
proceeding to trial defendants counsel asked that
the case be laid over day account of the alb
sence of material witnesses who reside out of the
county. number OF witnesses are subpenaed, in
Guiding prominent people i'll Vallejo and Chico.
Sensational shooting Affair In Talare
County.
HANFoRD, October 29th.-Shortlv after o'clock
this morning the citizens along Front street were
startled by four reports of pistols. 1t became
known that q comparative stranger here NJ. II.
Stewart, had been shot. All the parties concerned
in the affair that led to the hootng but little
known here, having come to Tulare county within
the last few weeks. About month ago Mrs. Mary
A. Lyle, an estimabe lady, whose husband died not
long since in Los Angeles county, opened millinery
shop in Hanford. Some two weeks later this N. Ii.
Stewart arrived. and claimed that Mrs Lyle was in
debted to him. and began q system of annoyances
towards her by attaching her goods and trying to
injure her good name. He proved to be former
brother in-law Of Mrs. Lyle, having been divorced
from her sister. To avoid his annoyances,
Mrs. Lyle went TO San Francisco for q few days and
returned recently with her sister, Mrs Stewart
Stewart followed her to the city and back. Before
going he had created quite sensation by getting
drunk and firing his pistol in Mrs Lye's presence
in her shop, but fortunately injured no one. While
here he has shown himself to be dssipated quarrel
some and desperate. In quarrel with citizen he
drew his pistol. He was arrested, and las since
threatened to shoot the Constable if he tried to ar
rest him again After his return lac seemed ircline
to be more orderly, and prospect of reconciliation
appeared but last night and this morning, while
in liquor, he became very abusive again. lie de-
maAded OF Mrs. Lyle loan of money, which she
refused. Taking a lawyer with him, soon after o
o'clock he went to the shop where Mrs
Lyle and Mrs. Stewart were, and threatened 10
attach her stock again ii she did not give him
money. He became abusive, and drew a large pis-
tol. Mrs. Lyle, in self defense, also drew a Cali
fornia bulldog. Stewart then seized Mrs Lyle with
one hand, and with the other fred, the ball Just
grazing her head and the powder burning her tenl-
pie She then tired striking Stewart in the leg Just
above the knee. He staggered to a post on the
sidewalk, and Mrs. Lyle started to run across the
street to get away from him. Stewart then fired
two more shots at her, fortunately missing his aim
Mrs Lyle then turned upon him, pistol il hand and
tna G1da yyitb
and two loads in it. de stopped and arrested
at Phillips, Sweet & Co s corner by William Camp
who presented a shotgun at him. AS he
ran he shouted repeatedly, "She shot first
near the Hauford House by Constable Beckwt and
another party. Mrs. Lyle and Mrs. Stewart are
daughters of John r. Short, Vi Miller, hendocino
county, who has been telegraphed to- and will come
at once. There is great rejoicing here that Mrs
Lyle was not seriously injured, and the sympathy
of our entire community is with her. Stewart is
lying helpless in bis room in charge of physician,
who found half the "A calibre bullet in his boot and
thinks the ether half remained in his leg There is
general regret that the bali did not strike vital
part
Burglars at Work.
SAN LsASDRo, October 29th.-This morning, about
2 o'clock, burglars broke into Knowles 4 Balm
bridges tinw,re manufactory here, blew open the
safe and secured about $3.50 in coin besides num-
Der of notes, receipts and bills belonging the firm.
box containing several hundred dollars was over
lOOhtt lut DuT-ltIS Bdtiitu duiueSiOu through q
back window of the shop got into the office by
prying off the fastenngs OF door, The tools were
taken from Powers blacksmith shop There is no
clue to the perpetrators
Death Of a Prominent Citizen,
SAN RAFAEL, October Goth Alexander Forbes, Of
Forbes Brothers. San Francisco died here this after
roon after short illness. Deceased has been iden-
titled with San Rafael for twenty-six years. and
at the time of his deaf one Of the largest land
owners of this end Of the county.
A Survey of The Property.
SAN DIEGO, october Gothic. J. Fox, civil en-.
gineer, left to-day with George West and Charles A
Wetmore, Of the San Joaquin County Company,
that has just purchased the rancho Riucon del
DiablO, to make a survey of the property. The
ranch is situated about thirty miles northwest OF
this city ltis the purpose OF the company plant
two thousand acres-one thousand in rasin grapes,
five huadred in olives, and five hundred in other
fruit trees. They win the1 have from SIX seven
thousand of choics fruit lands to sell to set
tiers, and expect to settle large colony thereon.
Schooner FIoaied.
SAN BUENAyEYTURA, October 29th.-The schooner
California which ashore and was abandoned to
the underwriters some m 0nths since at Hueneme |
fourteen miles southeast of this place. was success
fully relaunched Yesterday. Captain Petersen who
hauled her up and repaired her. estimates the cost
at about s. 000 while to-day afoat she is worth |
Sl3, 900 Every bad plank and timber has been re- |
moved and new stern and stem plst put in, and
the whole hull thoroughly overhaued and repaired |
She will at once load grain for San Francisco.
AEEZONA.