Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-16
End of the San Rafael Murder Case,


SAN RAFAEL October I5th-The Valencia case
was given to the jury at five minutes to IL Satur
day night, and at halt past 10 this forenoon they
came into Court and stated that they could not
agree. Judge Bowers sent them back, telling them
that ii at IL o'clock they were of the same opinion
he would discharge them. At that hour they came
into Court again, and said il was still impossible fol-
them to agree They then discharged. 1t is
said that they stood five for conviction OF man
slaughter and seven for aequittal The District
Attorney moved to dismiss the case, as he thought
it would be impossible to get jury in the county
to agree, and the defendant was discharged from
custody.
Escape OF Prisoner.
SAN RAFAEL, October 15th-when the passengers
on the $3.50 boat from San Francisco were going
ashore at San Quentin tonight, a prisoner from
MERGED escaped from the officer having him in
charge He was ironed TO another prisoner, but
managed to slip the handouts, and disappeared In
the crowd. He is thought TO have taken the train
for Petaluma.
The Debris Question.
EVANSVILLE, October 15th.-Judge Sawyer, Of the
United States Circuit Court, and Judge Deadly, OF
the United States District Court of Oregon arrived
last evening from a visit to the hydraulic mines on
the Yuba river. This morning they are viewing the
devastation produced by the mining debris in the
vicinity of Marysyi lie, the condition of the Yuba
and Feather rivers, and the lands owned by the
complainant in the debris suit Of Edward Woodruff
vs. The North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company,
Milton Water and AiLing Company, Omega Gold
Mining and Ditch Company, the Conley & Gowell
Consolidated Mining Company, Excelsior Water and
Mining Company, and ID. b. Chadwick and Oscar
Campbell, individual mine owners. The Judges are
accompanied in their tour Of inspection by L. l..
Robinson, President Of the Miners Association and
by Judge T. s. Becher, Of counsel for complainant.
This afternoon the Judges leave on a special train
to connect with the overland arriving in San Fran
cisco this evening. An early decision in favor OF
complainant is confidently hoped for and expected
here. The suit is the most momentous for this sec
tion ever brought in any Court. Should 1t fail all
anti-debTis legislation would be at an end, and
other means of deliverance from the evil wou d
have to be sought The people here all agree
this point. In the case of a successful termina-
ton Of the suit, the debris question viii be
practically settled. The lands of complainant are
so situated, being below the junction of the Yuba
and Feather rivers as to be effected by hydraulic
mining on either river. He can, therefore, in the
event Of favorable decision in the present case,
follow it up with another suit, in which all the re-
naming hydraulic mining companies operating on
the Yuba may be Joined as defendants. Under such
circumstances a temporary injunction would Of
course, be granted on an eX parte showing, and it
would never be necessary to proceed to trial. Hy-
draulic mining the Feather river has already
heen stopped and, as above pointed out, the anti
debris interest is master OF the situation, should
any attempt be made to resume piping on that
stream. The people of Darysville anticipate big
real estate and business boom to follow favorable
decision in the Woodruff suit, and the effect of such
decision has already been to great extent antic-
pated by sharp advance in prices farming lands,
as shown by auction aud private sales. One source
OF qualification here Just now is that the miners
must promptly submit to a decision from the Fed
eral Court. 1t is felt that Judge Sawyer's decree
never be evaded nor successfully resisted. But
should any resistance be offered to the enforcement
OF the Decree the United States Marshal can get
volunteer posse OF 5000 men in this valley at 2
day. notice.
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