Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-19
The HILL Sharon divorce Case

SAN Francisco, January 1Ssh.-The TAX
ing of dispositions in the hill-Sbsron divorce
case was resumed to-day. Charles ID. Cush-
man, who has been employed for many years
By Sharon as cashier and accountant, was
examined. Witness produced anumber of let
lers and papers, and identified Shsron's sig
nature thersto. One Of them was an order
for furniture, to be delivered to Miss Hill and
charged to Sharon. The object of the ex-
animation of this witness is to qualify him as
an expert to testify concerning Sharons sig
nature and handwriting in his letters to
plsintiff.
A letter wss introduced signed by Sharon,
and addressed to my Dear Wife," under
date of Msy, 1881, abiding to her extrAva-
gsuce. Witness testified that he could iden-
tify the letters "haron," but the letter S "
was unusual. The body of the letter was in
Sharon's handwriting. The celebrated msr-
risge contract was next introduced, the sigma.
ture attached TO which witness positively
identified as Sharop's signature. Another
letter, which was also identified in Shsron's
WIFE" The letter was inclosed in
s Wells Fargo franked envelope, postmsrked
Virginia City, snd addressed 10 Miss Allie
Hill, Grand Hotel, San Francisco. Witness
also identified the address as Sharon's hand
writing. In the next letter, signed S, he
wanted Allie to come and comfort him.
On cross-examinatiOn, witness said his testi-
mony, as to the writing submitted being
Sharon's, was based upon his knowledge of
Sharon's handwriting, and on his sd-
missions as TO part OF them, several
Of the letters being on business topics, upon
which he said Sharon frequently spoke. The
examination is still in progress at midnight.
Another Woman Assaulted by Chinese.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 1Sth.-Lena Wal.
lace, a coGrtessn who receives Cinnamon, was
seriously injured tonight by the explosion OF
a bomb that mad haen placed BY an unknown
person on the window.sill. Her face, arm
and chest we're badly cut and burned. This
is the fourth woman Of this class that has
been violently assaulted by Chinese during
the year.
Murder In the First Degree.
PLACERvILLE, January 1Sth.-The case Of
Fraucisco Perss, indicted for the murder of
the Wirges brothers, on the night of the 29Sh
of November 1888, was begun on the morn
ing of the 14so, and was concluded last night.
Tue jury were out three quarters of an hour,
and brought IL o verdict of murder ia the
frat degree. Judge Williams will sentence
tie prisoner next Monday, the Dist. During
the closing argument Of the prosecution the
prisoner sat as ilmoyaSle as a statue, but af-
tor the verdict wss brought in he broke
down, ana takes it pretty hard.
suicide with Morphine.
ST. HELENA, January IS5h.-A man whose
name il supp1led to be James Tanner, aged
about 80 years, arrived here two days ago
snd put up al the Swiss Union Hotel. Last
night he took an overdose of morphine, ev.
IDENTIFY with suicidal intent, rs {. note be
wrote yes 5erday Indicated dependency, lack
Of funds, etc. He was miner, and some
time ego was 10 the Black Hills. He has a
friend named Andrew 7. Burleigh at Dead.
wood, and relatives or friends in San Fran
cisco named McGse, lie is still alive but
Cannot possibly survive.
Trouble with Tramps.
FRESNO, January 1Ssh.-Five trsmps a.
tempted to board tho south-bound freight
train at Borden, ia this county, to-day. On
being pat off by the brakeman, they made an
assault on him with clubs and stones. The
conductor came 30 the aid of the brakeman,
but was knocked down with club Another
brakeman came to the rescue, and being
armed, drew mis- pistol and commenced firing
at them They had also drawn pistols, and
returned the FIRE. Four of them were cap
tured and brought to Fresno.
Crop Prospects.
FREsNo, January tb.-Summer.fsllowe
grain is looking well despite the drought. 1t
has been too dry to plant so far this winter.
RaiO must come quite copiously henceforth
to insure cereal crops.
Death OF an Old Lady.
MARITIME, January 18Th. - Mrs. Elam
Brown Of lafayette, one of the earliest and
oldest residents If this county, her age being
50. died yesterday.