Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-12
PACIFIC SLOPE.
IsrEcAL DISPATCHES TO THE EEcoRpuN1oN
CALIFORNIA.
Weather Reports.

CALIFoRNIA.
Weather Reports.
GRASS VALLEY, December 1lth = The
weather here has for several days been very
cold. a north wind blowing hard at times,
and giving promise of u coming storm.
This morning snow began falling, and for
a short while fell thick and fast, covering
the earth but the storm lasted only short
time, and it has disappeared from the
streets, though the surrounding hills are
still covered with it. Tonight it is clear
and cold, with the thermometer standing
at the freezing point.
DowNIEvILLE, December 11th. - There
was light fall of snow here this morning.
The mercury at $50 A. NJ. marked 240.
PLAcERvILLE, December 11th. = This
morning was clear and cold, with the wind
strong from the north. About IL o'clock
the long-looked-for rain came down for an
hour when it turned to snow, and contin-
ued falling for several hours, until it
reached three inches in depth on the hills,
Tonight it is clear, with prospects of 4
hard freeze.
Los ANGELES, December l1th.-It COM
menced sprinkling lightly at s o'clock this
morning, continuing at intervals through
the day, and increasing in the afternoon to
a respectable rainfall, with reasonable in
dications of a continuance. Wind east.
SAN BERNARDINo, December fIth.-It
| commenced raining here this morning.
with a strong southwest wind with good
indications of weeks rain. 1t came in
| time, as the grain farmers are ready to
| commence plowing.
The san Francisco Tragedy.
SAN Francisco, December 11th.-Ci-y
Physician Bach held an autopsy yesterday
| afternoon on the body of Daniel W Ken
| nedy, who was shot by his Jealous wife ON
| Grove street yesterday morning, and found
| that death resulted from the perioration of
! the heart by u bullet.
To-day there were obtained q few addi-
tional particulars of the circumstances sur
rounding the tragedy. The family of Mrs
Kennedy (the Friedmans) have resided in
| this city for twenty-five years. Mr. Fried
man is tailor at the Pacific Cloak House
Late yesterday afternoon petition by
| Mrs D. w Kennedy was filed in the Pro-
bate Court, saying, l hereby request that
special letters of administration be issued
| upon the estate of my deceased husband,
| Daniel Kennedy, to E. r. Lilienthal" II
was signed by Mrs. Kennedy in a neat
feminine hand
| RUNAWAY MATCH.
| 1t appears that the marriage of the de-
ceased with Miss Friedman was a runaway
! match, opposed by the parents of the bride
| Suddenly some two years after Kennedy
| first saw Miss Friedman, he left his place of
| employment and went to Boise City Idaho,
and not long after his departure Miss
Friedman failed to return to her home
| The police were notified of her disappear
1 tb,,,
| Ger searched for her, bat without success.
The next that was heard of her was that
| she had followed her lover to Boise City,
where she became his wife. Not long after
/ the marriage they returned TO this city He
failed to obtain employment at first, and it
| is said that she went to work to aid in re-
| plenishing the family purse BY dint of
| hard work and economy. her friends relate.
| she managed TO save about 81 800. About
| four years ago he desired to 90 TO Leadville
to seek his fortune, and to aid him she
| loaned him all her savings. He stayed
there few months, but then became dis
/ couraged, and she had to send money on to
enable him to return to this city.
| A WARNING TO MARRIED MEN.
To one of the reporters, after relating
some details last evening, Mrs Kennedy
said hope this will serve as a lesson to
many married man who deserts his wife
| for another woman. Many good married
woman, true wife and faithful mother has
| been deceived by her husband as | have
been. | sincerely hope that this will prove
| q lesson to those married men who feel in
| clined 10 desert their wives
The identity of the mysterious woman in
a sealskin sacque, whom Mrs Kennedy says
has been the cause of her trouble, has not
| been ascertained, She is believed, however
to be n woman of the town, who visits in @
certain house on Ellis street
| Last night a stylishly-dressed woman
called at the Morgue and asked to be al
| lowed to see Kennedys body When taken
to where it lay she threw herself upon il
and wept over it for some time, and kissed
the marble-like face over and over again
| On leaving the place she gave an order for
| some choice flowers to be placed on the
| casket in which the remains are to be laid.
| The deceased was member of the An
cient Order of United Workmen, and the
| funeral to be held from his late residence
| tomorrow afternoon will probably be I'M
| der the auspices of this Order
| One of the male relatives OF Mrs Kennedy
relates that over a week ago he called upon
| deceased at his saloon for The express pur-
| pose of talking TO him concerning the ru-
| mors that were current with reference to
his conduct. Kennedy was assured in pos
| tive terms of his wite's true love for him,
and entreated for her sake not to do any
| thing that might raise unpleasant stories
| and cause her pain. To all of this Ken
nedy, it is said, replied with an oath, say
ing he would do as he thought best.
In the Police Court this morning. Chas.
B. Darwin appeared for the defense, and at
his request Mrs. Kennedy's examination
for murder was postponed until next Mon
| day.
a REVISED STATEMENT.
Mrs. Kennedy informed Deputy Coroner
Groom to-day that he was in error in re-
porting to the newspapers, yesterday, that
she said she pointed the pistol towards her
husband when the fatal shot was fired, and
Mr.. Groom now recollects that she stated as
follows: When l went down stairs told
Lena cher servant) that was going to shoot
myself. Lena said: Oh, don'tl' | then
shot at my left side, but the ball did not hit
me. My husband then tried to get the pis-
tol and we had struggle for the weapon
During that struggle and as he was swing
ing me around, the pistol exploded
Up to a late hour last night and to-day. a
crowd of persons have occupied the side
walk in front of the Coroner'S office and
continued stream of persons passed in TO
view the remains.
jury was impaneled in the case this
afternoon, and the body was removed to
Cowen d Porter's undertaking rooms, on
Geary street.
All Engagements Declared Off.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 11th-In con-
sequence of the death of the wife of Dun
can c. Ross in the East the news of which
was received this evening, his wrestling
match with Whistler and all other engage
ments, are declared off
An Old Rascal.
SAN JOSE, December 11th.-J. c. Warner,