Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-08
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CHINESE CAsEs.-There ara q number OF
Chinese criminal cases hanging over Depart
ment One of the Superior Court. For two
days Sc June has been on trisl for receiving
stolen goods, that were taken from Central
Pacific freight car in this city. The principal
witness is Frank Clifton, who has been held
to answer for having stolen the goods. Yes
terday q Chinese woman WAS put on the wit
ness-stan1 for the purpose of Identifying
Clifton. When asked to point him out from
among those present she hesitated for long
time, The Court observed her looking in
tently ct Cinnamon 10 the room, and turn
ing chat way saw the Chinsmsn., motioning
towards Clifton. The Sheriff was ordered to
take the Chinaman from the room. When
the Court adjourned last evening there was
still one witness TO examine. The trial will
be resumed at 10 o'clock this morning. There
is a second charge Of receiving stolen prop
erty against the same Celestial. After this
comes the case of LIS Hung, indicted by the
Grand Jury for arson, alleged to have beeH
committed in ChinstoTn last October. There
Ia also an Indictment against him for burning
insured property. He will be ably defended
ss there are two attorneys engaged. The
testimony will be nearly all given by China
men, snd an interpreter Of the language has
arrived froa San Francisco. He is on Amer
icsa boy, named Carleton Ricketts, Rged Is
years. De has been brought up in San Fran.
cisco, and ssys he began to study the language
when he was years old. There is still an
other Chinese case to be tried, being that of
An Sing, charged with burglary, and it will
probably be ten days or two weeks before
they are all tried.
ExoURs1oN.-O the 18th instant party
of excursionists will leave this city for Los
Angeles, Riverside and the southern portion
of the State, ct I1:40 a. N. The party
will arrive in time to witness the last
two DAYS of the Citrus Fair at National CITY.
in san Diego county. The excursion Is IN.
der the management of Matthew Cooke The
tickets for one full car are engaged, and also
twenty tickets for second car. Sixteen
more are for sale. The fare for the round
trip is SO So including sleeping berths, which
is considerably less than one-half the regular
fare. Tickets cannot be purchased later than
Saturday morning. On the return the train
will leave Los Angeles on the Dist, at )
o'clock in the evening. arriving here the next
evening. Those wishing to visit Cotton will
be granted a special rate from Los Angeles,
beiIg only 81 for the round trip.
THE HowARDs. During the month Of Feb
ruary SIC dispensations were granted by the
steward of the Howard Benevolent Associa-
ton to 1S4 persons. There were requiring
aid, at the date of the reports rendered, 9 ID.
firm men, 80 women and 60 children, in all
ITO. The Treasurer reports SAD received
from monthly collections, and S120 SO from
other sources; total, 1855 SO. His disburse-
ments amounted TO S463 IS Balance in the
treasury March 4sh, S75S 90. Bills were
audited at the meeting to the amount of
1888 Is, which, with previous audits unpaid,
makes the present indebtedness of the asso-
citation $500 q.