Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-11

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

Court iTEMs.-In Department One nj
the Superior Court, yesterday, John NJ
Porter, charged with murder, by consent OF
District Attorney Carey was allowed ia
withdraw his plea of not guilty. and to en-
ter plea of guilty of murder in the second
degree. Sentence will be pronounced to-
morrow. 1t Will be remembered that Por-
ter, about year ago killed a man named
Elwell Al HickSyille, asSaulting him with
beer-keg maliet, and beating him shock
ingly about the head. The parties had
never had any quarrel or animositv. Dis
trict Attorney Carey was led to agree to the
proposition that the defendant should plead
guilty of murder in the second degree be
cause OF the fact that Porter had been sent
to the insane asylum four different times.
and at the time of the commission of the
murder ne was an escape from that inStitu-
ton. \ letter received from the physician
in charge of the asylum showed that it
was understood, when the prisoner was sent
to that institution. that his mania had a
homicidal tendency Under the circum-
stances, the District Attorney did not be-
ieye, although the homicide was an UNI
provoked murder that the defendant could
be convicted and, realizing that it was
not proper such q man should be
allowed 10 be at large, he deemed it
best that he should be permitted to
plead guilty Of Il lesser offenSe than that
charged, aud be locked up for a while.
In the case of the People vs.. All Tie. alias
Lu Die charged with murder in the same
Court, the case being one of those connect
ed with the Chinese fight of few months
ago, the District Attorney, from his knOwI-
edge OF the testimony that would be adj
duced, came to the conclusion that it
would be a useless expense of the peoples
money, and a waste Of time. to go on with
the trial, and he accordingly moved the
Court for a dismissal of the case. 4. T.
Devhn, OF the special counsel retained 10
prosecute the case, objected to the dismiss
al. but, after hearing the statements of
counsel, the Court granted the motion to
dismiss. This does not relieve the defend
ant from the charge Of riot pending against
him.
YESTERDAYS RUNAwAYs.-About half
past II O clock yesterday the fine iron-grav
team belonging to the Columbus Brewery.
attached to one of their new iron wagons
which was standing in front of the NIer-
chants Exchange on Third street. became
frightened and started on Il runaway They
dashed madiy down Third street. and
turned up X. The street was full of people
in carriages and wagons, and there was
lively work for them to get ont of the way
When the horses turned the corner of
Third ana \ streets the wagon was almost
overturned and half of the kegs, filled
with beer. were thrown out AT Fourth
and one OF the wheels col
hded with telegraph pole but did
no other damage than to spring an axle.
A. they passed the Metropolitan Theater a
young man By the name of F. J. Brandage
sprang into the street and caught hold of
the bride Of one of the horses He was
dragged IN this manner for half block,
those looking ON expecting to see him
tralupled upon and run over. but ne sue
ccedcd in bringing the team to q Standstill
as they turned from X into Fifth street,.
About 10 o. clock the driver OF Christensen
Brothers delivery wagon took the bride
of his horse to feed it some grain, in front
OF the market on J, between Seventh and
Eighth streets. \ few minutes later the
horse became frightened and ran down J
street is il turned into Seventh the
wagon collided with fcnder-post on the
southeast corner breaking down the post
and leaving Il forward and hind wheel of
the vehicle. After running a couple of
blocks further the horse was caught
Police CoUBT.-In the Police Court YES
tcrdaY Mrs. LarCcncr was found guilty of
disturbing he peace, and sent mp for sixty
days......John Mcclure and Jim Stuart ar
rested for having been drunk. were dis
charged. Duncan, Timothy Burns
!. f. Meuamin and James Kelly. also in
custody for drinking too much. were con-
victed and fined s. or five DAYS each. while
Ar Met arty, whose drunk was a little
more troublesome, got a fine of $40. or ten
days......ThC case of Elmer Mycr. for cru
city To animals, was partially tried and con
tinucd.,... The cases of Wah Chung Hop
Lee, Ncc Hop, Wing Lee and Hah COe, for
miSdemcanOr in violating the health Ordi-
nance, were dismissed on payment of costs.
......Thc cases of Sing Hop Yung Toey
Hing and Sing Hop for misdemeanor in
keeping filthy hog pens within the city linz
its were continued until the l3th.....A h
Gem arrested for drawing a deadly weapon
al the Chinese theater. was discharged on
payment of costs. George Baldwin and
Henry Harris were adjudged guilty of dis
turbing the peace. The former will receive
sentence to-day and the latter on the 9th.
THE cases of Fanny Wright and Daniel
Martin, for disturbing the peace. and Dan
iel Martin. for battery, were dismissed ON
payment OF costs.
BtRwIcK's REPoRr.-The barometer at /
a. NJ yesterday was falling along the entire
Pacific slope with mostly southerly winds
prevailing, and light rain rs far south as
Red Bluff At l2M. yesterday the barome-
ter was falling in Washington Territory and
Oregon with suuthcrly winds 1t was lis
ing in California, with southerlv and west
erly winds prevailing, and weather cloudy
with rain in Oregon. The barometer ut 3
o'clock last night was falling from Tatoosh
Island TO san Francisco. and rising very
slowly Al Los Angeles and San Diego. with
Southcrly winds and calms prevailing from
TatoOsh Island 70 Sacramento, and westerly
winds from san Francisco 10 SAN Diego i
foul weather sunset was reported all along
the coast in Washington Territory and Ore
gou, and also n Red Bluff and San Fran
cisco, but not at Sacramento, Los Angeles
or san Diego. The observers AT these points
did not think the local signs were sufficient
to indicate a foul weather sunset The rain
for this storm was. for Red Bluff II of an
inch, Sacramento is of an inch, San Fran
cisco 81 Of an inch. Los Angeles Is of al
inch; none II San Diego.
THE BALL Nor FoUSp.-Thc surgeons in
attendance upon Frank Sanford, the young
man who was brought to the city from
Grass Valley on Monday for treatment, il
consequence of his having been accidentally
shot IN the back OF the right leg, Just above
the ankle, 10y the accidental discharge Of {
Selt-cocllinc pistol which he was examin
ing have been unable to find the bullet
which glanced to the front and has LODGED
in the vicinity of the .instep. 1t is feared
that the injury will render the foot stiff, bu
there is probably not much danger of a more
serious result Mr.. Sanford is relative o
{. +. Adams, at whose residence he now is
He Is also a relative of Hon VIM. John
ston, and left that gentleman'S place for Ne
vada county, to visit his father, about ;
month ago
y DAM ELECTROMAGNETIC Commits
sioners Buckingham and Dibble left YES
terday for Woodland, on their way to ex
anime Moore's dam, in Cache creek, tire,
or four miles above Woodland. which i
declared to be an obstacle in the way o
fish ascending the stream.
MEN'S Eureka calf boots. whole-stocl
back and fronts, s. so; ladies opera slip
pers, ST. Red House.
LADIES embroidered null neck hand
kerch:efs, 12l cents Red House.