Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-02

Wife BrutalIy Murdered.
CINCINNATI. February 1st.-Patrick Hart
nell, aged 80 years, laborer living at Mount
Auburn, brutally killed his wife yesterday,
and endeavored TO chop her body to pieces
and hide it under the hJor. The alarm was
given by the children and the patrol gon
called, but Hartnell was intrenched i the
house, with an ak for weapon, and he'd
the police They obtained heavy scsntllng,
jsmmed him against h9 wall, and sitter
fierce fight disarmed him. He was 20 badly
rju1ei thst he was taken to the hospital,
Mrs. Hartnell was sn estimable woman. An
inquest in lunscy wss held on Hsrtnell, but
upon the testimony of his neighbors he was
declared sane. Six children slept in the same
room with the parents and witnessed the
butchery. The eldest daughter gives this &C
count " Mamma wanted to get up this morn
ing and cook Johnny's breakfast, so shat hs
could GO to work. Theu papa called her
terrible name, and told her if she did he
would kill her. She got up, and he picked up
an ax and she tried to get out OF the window,
but he dragged her back. After pullins her
10 he told her to kiss the floor. She did it.
He told her to do it again. She st.ii she
would not and commenced to cry. lie then
cut her on the eide with the AK. which ~ had
in his hand all the time. Mamma screamed,
and papa struck her on the head and she fell,
bleeding awfuliy. and did not make any more
noise. He told us if we made any noise he'd
kill us. Then the police came and fought
him with a pole. We were too afraid that he
would kill US TO speak. He struck at US sew
eral times, but did not hurt us. Lat night he
lighted the holy candles on the mantel-piece
and they burned all night. He would go and
pray to them, and then walk around the
room and play the jewsharp, and sometimes
lie on the bed and play it.
Sensational Murder Trial.
New ORLEANS, FEBRUARY 1st.-The evil
dence in the trial of TrOyville Sykes for the
murder of the notorious Kate Townsend,
Queen OF the New Orleans demi-nonde,
closed last night. The defense rested its case
entirely on the plea of self- defense. Kate WAS
a dangerous person while ia liquor, they
showed, with the strength and courage of
while Sykes was a great cow
ard. She seemed to take wild delight in
beating and thrashing him, and while she
was gentle to Others to him she was always
cruel. O1ce a week or oftener she sent for
him, simply for the purpose OF thrashing
him. Such was the line Of defense, and
forty.odd witnesses testified to this. The at-
torneys fer tie State made some strong points
against him. 1t was, they charged, de-
liberate murder. Sykes knew he was Kstes
heir, and had frequently seen the will which
made him a rich man. Fearing that he
would be disinherited, he had deliberately
determined to kill her, but kill her secretly
and privately, with no witnesses to testify
against him. The defense seemed tG oa con-
Il ient of success and as it is known that
Sykes is willing to give half OF his newly ac-
quired fortune, or say $50, 600, for acquittal,
the result is left il doubt. the fees of
counsel for the defense are contingent on ac-
quittal, but in that way they will be large
enough to satisfy the most ambitious lawyers.
Tae case was submitted to the jury st 2n
early hour last evening.
The BsrrOWs Murder Trial.
SAco Maine. February 1st Mrs. Bar
rows testified TO day in her own behalf in her
trial for the murder of her husband. She re.
lated the doiugs of her husband previous 20
the murder She heard shots after he had
gone out Of the house. but did not hear him
call her name. She stopped in the house
until he reached the door, when abe put on
her things and went to B.arney's. She end
Blarney returned together, and she remained
in the shed while Blarney went into the
house. She heard no shots while he was in
the house, and saw no pistol or cartridge
band shoot himself
AHOlneG On Long
WooDHAvEN d. L., February 1st.-There
is great excitement here about an affair which
happened last evening. Philip Fox. ped
dler, failing to make a sale to Mrs. Julia A.
Keller, seizsd the woman by the throat and
choked her into insensibilty. When the
woman revived she raised an alarm, and peo-
pie started in pursuit and captured Fox. The
assault, following 50 quickly upon the May
bee murders and the Townsend and Spraeue
ou.rases, the people clamored for the lynch.
lug of Fox and Rugg, that a speedy end may
be put to the present Long Island rage for
attacking defenseless woman and aged men.
The officers succeeded in getting Fox into
the Jail,
IynchIng Too Good for Him, If Guilty.
VINCENNEs (Iud), February 1st.-E. e.
Lindsey is in Jail at Princeton, Ind on a
charge of rsvishing his own daughter, aged
Is. Word has been received here that ar
rangements are being made at Petersburg,
his home, for e mob to go to Princeton to
night for the purpose of lynching him.
Cockpit Raided by The Police.
PHILADELPHIA, February 1st.-Sixty police
men at midnight last night made descent
upon g cockpit at New Hunting Park, and
secured ninety.fve spectators of the battle.
A search resulted in the capture of fifty
The police also secured seventy-tWo chickens,
of all sizes and breeds, and any number OF
gaffs, scales and other paraphernalia The
men were fined Sll 30 each. Seveuty-twO
paid the fine, and the remaining twenty three
were committed.
Duke Gwia and the So-cGIIed Cotton
Letters.
NEW York, February 1st.-Duke Gwin
declared to reporter this afternoon "IHose
so-called Cotton letters, in which my name
figures, are monstrosities. When | went
South, it wss not in the interests of Hunt
ington. buE for the purpose of doing all |
could towards the election Of Iiiden, At that
time ] saw tbs evil that would result il the
Democrats in Congress voted for subsidies for
railroads, and urged them to desist, since it
would jsopardize the CANVASS. Nc, sir |
have been misunderstood. But l don't wish
to be interviewed l have just received a
letter from my son, in which he says Don't
allow yourself TO be Interviewed, under any
circumstances, as you will oh.y be mis-.
quoted.
MOnsIgnOE Capel and the Irish.
NEw YORK, February Isl. Monsigncr
Capel iectured last night. He said he him
self had in his veius the pure blood of an Irish
mother, and he knew how to feel with Ire
land. Ireland had bsen covered with sorrow
while on the path to Calvary. So she has
been purified and exalted. 1t had baen her
mission to teach the gospel of Christ, and il
wCuld continue to be. The lecturer stated he
was in position to know that Pope Leo's
letter to the Irish Bishops, about one year
and hall ago, was meant to teach his Irish
children ~ preserve the faith inviolste, and
that the Pope was il fRll sympathy with the
aspirations of the Irish people for the COM
plete redress of the wrongs and Injustice from
which they suffered.
Railway President Dead.
MAUcH CHUNK pa, February 1st.-H. Z.
Packer, President of the Lehigh Valley Rail
road, died suddenly Of internal hemorrhsge
at ? o'clock this morning. Nice.P President
Charles Hartshorn will serve as President of
the Lshigh Valley Railroad until the sue
The Directors have the power to fill any
vacancy until the next annusl meeting OF
stockholders.
The Kelley Motor Company to-day voted
another postponeEent of the public exhib.-
tion at the request of the inventor.
An International Question.
GALVESTON Tex J. February 1st.-A Nelrs'
Laredo special says: There is considerable
telegraphic correspondence passing relative
to a young citizen Of Laredo named Trem.
bic, arrested few days ago under n warrant
of Di.trict Judge Russell, acting as extrsdi.
tion agent, upon the demands of the Mexican
authorities, who charge Tremble with com.
plicity in the Mexican National train rob-
berry. Secretary Frelinghuysen takes the
ground that the treaty does not authorize the
delivery of an American citizes to the Mexi-