Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-06

Lewis, nearing her cries, went INTO the room,
aud was shot dead by Bishop, who claims
that it was sn accident The murder was
not disclosed until morning, when Twitchell
and wife swoke from their debauch and in
formed the police. All were arrested,
Desperate Fight with Stage Robbers.
CoNCua TEX J. February 5:h.-This morn.
ing the stage going 80 Abilene met the incom-
ing mail from that town, and gave irforms-
tion that It had been stopped about mile
back. the mail robbed Of all its cash and one
passenger relieved Of So The hrsi-usmed
coach had sbosrd Sergeant Turbourg, cf the
State Rangers. Sheriff Garald, Of Don Juan
county, New SieSico, Edgar Stetsou, of Osh.
kosh, Wis, Samuel r. Cochran, Of Dallas,
Tex, and United States soldier The Ran.
ger and Sheriff were alone armed. They or
dered the driver to so ahead. and quietly laid
their pistols across their laps. When the
spot wss reached the coach was commended
to halt by two masked men, coming from the
mesQuit brush. The Sheriff fired. and his
shot was returned. The Ranger then
took sim and tired. His man threw
his pistol tinto the air, placed lis hand
over his stomach and fell. The horses started,
and the firing from and into the stage con-
tinued with great rspjdity. Sheriff Gerald
was hit in the shoulder, and a second ball
entered his back and passed through his
stomach. y spent ball struck Cochran
in the back, and three shots passed
through his overcoat. He was not,
however, seriously hurt The coach
drove into CJncAo As quickly rs psssible.
Gerald will die. This Is the third robbery Of
the same stage wi hin month. y posse to
day found traces Of the wounded road agent,
who hsd been carried off by companions.
Psrties are SC uring the country. \ reward
Of Loco is offered by the citizens fer the
caDtura IF the rOhhsrs
Arrest OF Train Robbers
ST. LOUIS, February 5.h.-Ou the 2S:h Of
September the Pacific express car, on the
Wsbash Railroad, was entered near Roauu
station hy three masked men, the safe
robbed Of - 500, and LOOMS the messenger,
shot Yesterday . detective arr, ed at De-
troit, Dennis D0wner and man giving the
name Of J. G. Beaucligh. They scknowl-
edged their guilt, were taken to Wabash,
Ind, and held IN the sum Of So GOO each to
await the action Of the Grand Jury.
SECOND DISPATCH
ST. Louis, February 9TH Further in
formation regarding the arrest Of Dennis
Downer for robhirg the Poetic Express car
on the Wabash Railroad last September. dis.
closes the fact that the man called Besuleigh
is none other than Burth Loomis, the express
messeu ger en- the robbed car, and that the
whole # ,ir was put.up job by L2ouis,
Downer and another man, whose name is
he not yet being arrested. This
man is believed to be in Canada, not far
from Detroit, and detectives ore watching for
him Lnomis was not shot, as reported last
night He was buclSed and gf fgsed and
thrown in a corner of the car. where be was
found when the train reached Peru but this
was part Of the plan to rob the express,
which it was expected would contain large
sum of money chat night. Loomis, who lives
il Olio, and is said TO be highly connected
there, was arrested in indianapolis. not De-
troll Sunday, and he and Downer were taken
TO Wabash. Indiana, where they are now in
jail.
The strike of SpInners.
FALL RIVER Mass J. February jth.-The
ten MILLS selected to strike have q total of
3 $40 operatives. The weekly payroll is
S25 600. They produce weekly 80 200 pieces
of print cloth. Single spinners will receive
81 each per week from the union, married
spinuers 81 80 and - cents for each child. The
msnuf Acturers claim that in case of shut
down. voluntary or caused by a strike, mills
in other places now on wide goods would
change over to print cloths, and thus reduce
the market for their own goods, while at the
same time keeping the print cloth market
glutted. a long siege is expected.
The Sycamore mill was stopped to-day by
the strike. ne W hlli philpaEs bpIhtE NllJ
and Chace mills will probably close to. NOR.
row and also the Union. This will throw
: 750 hauds out of employment, stop S2i, 900
pay weekly and stop the pcoduction Of 49,
900 pieces Of cloth per week. A difference
of opinion exists among manufacturers as
to the sdvisabiity of a general shut down.
Many hold that instead of shutting down it
would be better to ken running aud COM
pensate the Il lis cly through tie strike
4 A. / -ss.a 10 "a
satisfaction Is spreading to other classes Of
help. The boys at the MatsComet mill struck
at noon snd stopped the mill, throwing 32j
hands out of employment. The Metacomet
has pay-Tull Of Sl,7O0 per week and makes
3 200 pieces weekly.
LAWRENCE Mass, February 5,h.-Of
twenty FIVE weavers at the Atlantic mills wCo
struck yesterday twenty returned to-day.
There are now only twenty looms stopped,
aud there is no fear that the strike will be
general.
Murder and suicide.
JACKSON Mich J, February 5th.-Last
night J James Foy. farm hand, who has been
employed by Hocomb, son-in.law of the
murdered Jacob ID. Crouch, the millionaire,
shot and, it is supposed mortally wounded
Elmer Schultz at Union City, about forty
miles west from jackson, on the Air Line
Railroad. Exclsiming that he had shot the
wrong man, Foy at once made his escape.
Sheriff Winney, of this city, being advised of
the shooting to day, sent Deputy Sheriff Sny
der out to the Crouch farm, expecting that
Foy would return there. When the officer
reached the house, he ascertaiued that Foy
had shot and kilied himself about FIVE mir
utes previous to his arrival. a woman who
is temporarily stopping in TIE house said that
Foy came there about o'clock in the morn
ing, and It Is supposed he came from UniOn
CITY on sn east-bound freight, and to q point
within two miles of the house. Just what
mis- object was in killing the man at Union
City ig not known. unless it was to put out OF
the way some one who knew something about
the murder and whom he had reason to fear.
Horrible Death of Two Girls.
WHEELING Nv. Va.) February 5th.-Tae
dwelling of Wm, Morrison, in Pocahontas
county. was burned at late hour last night.
Morrison and his wife escaped with four
childrea, who were sleeping in the room with
their parents, but two girls, aged and II,
sleeping in another room, were roasted alive
before their parents eyes.
Verdict In the Gath" Libel suit.
New York, February 5.h,-In the libel
suit of joseph H. Hart, of T1Utb against
George Alfred Townsend, to recover $50 900
damages, a verdict was rendered in favor Of
Mr.. Hart for $50.
Fruit Prospects In The Mississippi Valley.
ST. LOUIS, February 5th.-The Post Dis
patcL publis es reports as to the condition of
crops in the Mississippi valley, which predict
an entire failure of the peach crop, ard sll
small fraits seriously injured.
More Poisoning.
HUNTERs PoINT IL. l. y February 5sh -
Mrs. Collyer and her husband died a few
days ago from being poisoned. Mrs. Collyer's
father, Dennis Cowhey, died suddenly three
weeks ago. The body was eXhuned today,
and unmistakable signs OF arsenic was found
in he stomach. The son and daughter of
Uowhey are already arrested for poisoning
their sister, Mrs. Collyer.
End Of the Kentucky Senatorial CoRtest-
Blackburn Nominated.
LOUISVILLE, February 5th-The Senate
rial caucus met again tonight, when Carlisle
was withdrawn and Blackburn nominated on
the first ballot, the vote standing-Blsck.
burn 6S, Williams 81.
Murder In the First DoGree.
BDDEFoRD Me-, February Ah.-Oscsr
f Blaney, indicted with Mcs. Burrows for
the murder of the lasters husband, Petracted
his plea of not guilty, and tbs Court, hearing
as testimony his confession, pronounced him
guilty of murder il the first degree.
Grand Lodge, A, o. u ".
SYRACUSE IN. W February 5sh.-The.
eleventh annual meeting of the Grand Lodge
Ancient Order of United Workmen, began
to-day. The reports show membership OK