Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-13
PACIFIC COAST.
The uiii.sharOn Case Miss Mn
Tells How sharon WOoed Her.

The Ihtll-AhafOn Cabe-Miss hill
Tells How sharon Wooed Her.
SAN FRANCISCO, March l2.--In the
Hill.Sharon divorce case to-day Frank
Bodney, cousin to the plaintiff, testi.
fed that the evening before Sharon's ar
rest, in September last, he accompanied
Miss Hill to the Palace Hotel. Heard
her sny TO Sharon; "You know, Sena-
tor, am your lawful, welded wife, al.
though you have told some Of the best
people Of The city that ! am only your
mistress. The Senator denied the &C.
cusation. The witness swore the mar.
riage contract was the same document he
had seen In December, 1881. Miss Hill,
plaintiff, testified in her own be-
half that she first conversed with
Sharon in the spring of 1880. He said
he heard that was stock 'sharp" and
that ii would come to his effice he
would give me some points. gave him
$500 10 invest. He always talked
love to me when visited his office. He
said that he wanted me to love him pnd
that II ] would let him love me, he
would give me $1,000 month and
house. told him that he mistook his
woman, that millions could not buy me.
He said he was only teasing me; that he
loved me better than anyone since his
wife died. He proposed secret mar.
riage, but resented the proposition.
HI told me about woman with baby
in Philadelphia. He said he didn't think
the baby was his, but sent money to the
mother to stop her making trouble.
The Patti Ticket swIndIe De-
nounced.
SAN FRANcIsco, March l2.-The Patti
ticket swindle still engrosses attention.
The newspapers unanimously denounce
the dishonorable practices in the strong
est terms. They openly state that
Msplesons business manager, Nathan,
prenranged the scheme with spectators
brought from the East. Tho indigna.
tion was increased at Maplesons refusal
to-day to see reporters or give any ex
planation of the extraordinary conduct
Of his manager. The scnipers are offer
ing tickets this afternoon at $l5. with
few takers.
Nominated for the Assembly Too
Much Morphine-Patti Ticket
scalper Arrested.
SAN Francisco, March IL. -- Horace
Hawes was nominated this evening by
the Republican Thirteenth Assembly
District Convention for Assemblyman.
in the approaching election.
James M. Shores, who arrived here
last night from Cloverdale, was found to
be suffering from the effects OF morphine
at noon to-day. Within o short time
he expired Whether the morphine was
taken with suicidal intent or otherwise
is not known.
G.. Bennett, one of the Patti ticket
scalpers, was arrested this evening by
the License Collector for selling wares
without the necessary license. Further
arrests are anticipated tomorrow.
wheat and Barley Market.
SAN Francisco, March l2.-Wheat,
steady but bull: seller, Sl.45i@l .459:
buyer, season, 81 57s. Barley steady aud
fair; seller, season, $3.50. S3t; buyer,
.9Oa; buyer, season, .s74D.S7s.
The stock Board.
SAN Francisco, March l2.-Best &
Belcher, $3.50; Chollar, Sl.65; Con
solidated Virginia. 20; Crown Point,
Los; Eureka Con-, $3.50; Gould 4
Curry. LAO; Hale 4 Norcross, Sl.65;
Mexican. 81. .95; Northern Belle, =; Ophir.
$l.95; Potosi, 81; Savage, 100; Sierra
Nevada, $50; Union Consolidated,
So l0 Yellow Jacket. S2.45.
Fire mt Reno, Nevada
RENo. Nevada, March IA fire
broke out this afternoon at 3 o'clock in
the frame store building at the corner of
Virginia and Second streets, occupied by
P. J. Toll as furniture wareroom in the
front part, and cabinet shop in the rear,
and two buildings belonging to +. NJ
Peck, occupied by Tolls furniture ware
rooms alone, We're burned. The south
building is total loss and the north
building nearly so. Mr.. Toll loses his
entire stock and tools, valued at $500;
insured for $500. Peek's loss on build
ings, $500; insurance, $500. The fire is
believed to have caught from defective