Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-22


SUICIDE.-Suuday evening Joseph Schiller,
native of Bavaria, aged about % years, a
machinist by trade, came up from San Fran
cisco and stopped at the Elmer House. He
resided in Sacramento last year, being en-
ployed at the railroad shops. Yesterday he
remarked he would 90 over and see his old
foreman and try and get employment, and if
he did not succeed, he did not know what
he should do. When he returned
he said that he had been unsuccessful,
as men were being let off instead of new ones
employed. During the afternoon he spoke
more than ence of committing suicide, but no
one paid much attention TO his remarks,
not believing that he meant what he said.
He had been drinking, but not deeply.
About o'clock the occupant Of the room aG-
joining his heard the report Of pistol but
not knowing from which room it came, went
down TO the Office and gave information. An
examination was made, and Schiller was
found in dying condition, having shot him
self in the head. Deceased was not in want,
having some money, and the belief appears to
prevail that he was discouraged by family
trouble as well az by lack Of employment.
He was q widoweT, but is said to have not
lived very happily with his wife for a while
before her death, and his children, who are
married and reside in the East, appear to
have become alienated from him. The Cor
oner will inquire into the case to-day.
APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE
In the Superior Court yesterday Judge S. c..
benson, as attorney for the Bank of Califor-
nis, made application for an alternative writ
of mandate against John 2. Dunn, State
Controller, to compel him to pay a certain
coupon belonging t. 3 Central Pacific Rail
road bond issued under the Act of April,
1864. The writ WAS ordered to issue. retur1-
able on the 25lh inst. at 10 A. ", when Judge
S w. Sauderson will probably assist Judge
benson ia the argument OF the case. 1t is
understood that the Controller declines to
pay these coupons on the ground that the
IA lroad company has not complied with the
conditions f the Act, iuasmuch as it has not
carried prisoners aud insane people free, etc.
Ga toe other side, the company expresses
willingness to do SO on proper requisition
being made. Il holds that to pass any and
every one claiming to be an officer in charge
Of prisoners would be opening the door to
imp sitiou, ana that the proper way would
be for the Legislature TO frame some enact
meut regulating the matter. This IS not
new question it having been brought up and
discussed years sgo.
y. VI. C. A. LEcTURE.-Rev. II. II. Rice
delivered an interesting and instructive lect-
ure in the Y. NJ. c. \. Rooms last evening,
taking for his subject Books and Reading"
The subject was discussed in clear, practi-
cal msuner, showing the disastrous results
which have and must inevitably come of read
ing the fashy books and papers so abundant
in all or cities to-day. The young were csu-
toned against this class of reading, but urged
to devote some portion of every day to sys.
tematic course Of reading from the bes: au-
thors obtsinable placing first upon the list
the Bible.
CASE FOR THE CORoNER.-A dispatch was
received at the Coroner { fl ce yesterday from
J. \. Andrews, of Elk Grove, stating that
man named John Martin had been killed on
the previous evening at Elders ranch. on the
Costumes, and suggesting that an inquest be
held. As Coroner Clark was absent from the
city, answer was returned. asking that
Justice Of the Peace hold the necessary ex-
animation.
IT will pay to take look st the extraar.
binary bargains in clothing, furnishing goods,
boo,p, shoes, etc, from the sssignee's SAL Of
Caro- Il Co., at the Red House.
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