New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-13
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES,
SAN FRANCISCO.
DISGUSTING TESTIMONY AND PISTOLS IN
TIE SHARON OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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sAs FRANCI,Co. April 1.-THE Sharon case con-
tnues to furnish food for lovers of scandal but tue
majority of people here are heartily tired of IT, The
week began with details Of burying socks and other
articles of the ex-Senators wearing apparel in new
made grave and of their resurrection few weeks
ago to serve evidence IN this case ms was IOl
lowed by the examination OF woman VINO gave
some damaging testimony against the pIalhtllt her
evidence reused Tyler Sara's chief attorney ana Oh
cr0ss-examinatOn he announced that he propoSeu
to show that she was of loose morals
and that her evidence was worthless. w men
he said this. the woman made MOTION
toward her pocket, while her son who was sitting
near by reached for his hip pocket The signlhcahce
of these gestures reached the great legal minds as
sembled and decided sensation followed. Young
Tyler declared that he would fire at any ono who
drew pistol Old Tyler was the only lawyer who
showed nerve or GOODNESS. He simply requested
people with pistols to got in front of him and not
take hm in the rear. Tho result Of the scene was
an order that no ono should be admitted to the trial
who was armed. The case is adjourned TO Monday
to allow the Judge to decide whether tho witnesses
recordmay be overhauled by Tyler If this case
ends without bloodshed it will he almost a miracle
Boss Buckley, the leader of the local Democracy,
created sensation this week by declaring that all
the San Francisco Senators in the Legislature, eX-
cept two, were bought by tho railroads and would
vote as they were directed Buckley has had q
large experience in bribery and knows what he Is
talking about. His charges have excited the De-
mocracy, and there is talk Of bringing the accused
Statesmen" down from Sacramento and compelling
them at meeting TO swear that they will vote
in the peoples interest. This would be entertain
ing comedy, but would ha 70 small influence on
men whom nobody trusts and who are about as III
g., m. ". Il
A legal outrage was perpetrated here few days
ago young man from Oregon. Tor
which there should be some redress provided by
the courts few months ago Cicero Grlmes
notorious Arizona stage robber, escaped from the
Stockton Insane Asylum, where he had been rem
porarily placed A reward was offered and de-
scrption sent ont which includes peculiar scars on
his body In an Oregon town young man named
Robert Alexander arrested as the escaped ont
law. He sued out writ of habeas corpus, but his
resemblance was so strong to Crimes, even to the
scars and mOles on his body, that he was brought
here The asylum authorities, however promptly
declared that he was not Grimes. Alexander has
been in ail over six weeks and u far from home.
The question arises who is to indemnify him for
false imprisonment loss of business and cost OF go
ing home.
The Chinese question has broken out aIresh,
owing to the action of the British Columbia LeSlsla-
ture in imposing head money on all Monaghan lm-
migrants and a heavy tax on all Chinese residents
in the colony. Officials here say that the result
will be to force moro coolies over the border and
will lead TO new devices to override the restriction
act 1t is believed that tho action of the Quebec
Government in denying the right 10 impose a tax
on coolies will be ignored 10y the British Columbia
authorities.
The rainfall this spring is extraordinary doing
great damage in several parts of the state. All
railroad communication with Los Angeles and other
places south is again cut off by extensive wash-outs
on the Southern Pacific Railroad, which nearly
equal those of two months ago. In this vicinity it
rained nearly every day this week bat the streams
are not flooded The rain will help all the crops OK
cept those on bottom lands. The outlook now is
for IA bonanza" year.