Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-17
WHOLE NO. 1926.

story as the other, except that the two
brothers went out TO prospect, and that the
survivor had made an attempt on his life.
Inc killing was done in Lake county, but
officer Perdue arrested both the men. and
they are now in jail An inquest was held,
by 6. c. lngrim, J. P who resides in Colusa
county, near the scene of the homicide.
Inc surviving brother had some $500, and
ne thinks this money was the motive of
the murder. All the circumstances are
against McCurdy. 1t was he who had the
knowledge Ola gold mine, where there was
never any more evidence of gold than in a.
brick kiln. All the psrties came from Ari-
iona, and the gold mine seems to have been
the object in view.
Accident to . Conductor-Sent to the In
sane Acknowledgment.
OAKLAND, July I6th.-Conductor Dynes,
who has charge of the train running be-
tween this city and Niles, was thrown from
the top of a box car at Irving. onto fiat
car, striking headforemost, and receiving
serious injuries. The accident was caused
by the cars coming together while coupling.
CaSpar Wallack, q native of Prussia,
aged "a, and George W McCutcheon. q ma
tive of Indiana, aged 40, and a miller by oc-
cupation, were committed to the Stockton
Asylum for the Insane to-day.
City Justice W. T. Veuve rendered his
resignation to the Common Council AT the
meeting tonight. w. G. Lorigan was
elected to fill the vacancy
Died from His Wounds-Found Dead.
San JOSH, July l6th.-William Koser
who shot himself at Alviso last Monday
with suicidal intent, died this morning.
The evidence at the inquest to-day made il
apparent that his wife left him about one
week ago and his suicide was due TO his
failure to induce her to return He willed
hls property, consisting of six acres of land,
to his wife.
Peter Pesser, native of Belgium, about
40 years OF age was found dead in a cell in
the county jail this morning. He was
awaiting trial for tapping till, and his
death is attributed to dissipation.
Republican County Convention.
SAN BERNARpINo, July 16th.-The Re
publicans of this county met in the opera
house at o'clock this afternoon, Judge II.
c. Rolfe presiding, for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the State Convention. to be
held in Sacramento ON the Goth of this
month, with the following result Richard
Grid, of Chino; 0. T. Dyer, Of Riverside
John Brown, Jr., of San Bernardino; w.
II. Wright, of Cotton; w r. Waterman,
of Calico. After several attempts TO in
struct the delegates as 10 the nominee for
Congress, it was decided to table the same.
Farmer Gored by Jersey Bull.
MERGED, July 16th-ThomaS Price, q
wealthy farmer of Plainsburg, and pio-
neer settler of this county, was severely
and dangerously gored by a vicious Jersey
bull at an early hour yesterday morning,
while il. the corral, the animal being
chained to fence post The ball struck
Mr.. Price with his horns, breaking his coll
lar bone in two places and jamming him
against the fence A hired man. being
near, ran to the rescue with a heavy club,
beat the infatuated animal off and rescued
Mr.. Price from further harm. He now lies
at his home in Plainsburg in a precarious
condition.
Returned from Abroad.
MARTINEZ, July 16th.-Colonel Felix
Matthews, United States Consul at Mo-
rocco, after an absence of fifteen years from
Martinez, returned few days since, accom-
panied by his daughter.
Stranglcd His Mistress.
SAN Francisco, July 16th-Frank Ernest
Hutchings this afternoon strangled Nellie
Sims, with whom he had been living for
two years. Cause, jealousy. Hutchings
delivered himself up to the police.