Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-11
PACIFIC SLOPE.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE Rxconp-uSIoS ]
CALIFORNIA.
Husband Killed by His Wife.

| SAN Francisco, December 10th.-A man
named Daniel Kennedy was shot and killed
| by his wife this morning in front of his
residence on Grove street, near Larkin. He
was barkeeper at John Skae's hotel on
I.arkin street, near the Mechanics Pavil-
ion. 1t is said that he and his wife. who is
said to be of AN extremely Jealous disposi-
| ton, have been on strained terms for some
| time past, owing TO her suspicious of him,
and have had frequent quarrels Mrs
Kennedy was arrested and lodged in the
old City Hall prison at o'clock.
| SECOND DISPATCH.l
| SAN FRANcIsco, December Ioth.-From
one of the arresting officers the following
relation OF the crime is obtained: Kennedy
left his house this morning without break
fast, saying he would take that meal with a
| friend. She LETT home soon after for Il walk
and saw her husband on Eighth street He
attempted to avoid her by crossing the
street. She, however, stopped him and ac-
cused him of intending to go off with an
| other woman, who was awaiting in i
| double team short distance away from
| where they We're standing. An exciting
quarrel ensued, in which tn woman in the
| vehicle became involved. The quarrel
| finally eliminated in Mrs. Kennedy giving
| her rival a severe hair-pulling. Kennedy
| and his wife then went home together,
where the quarrel was continued He
picked up a large crockery water pitcher
and broke il on her head. She left the
house and he followed. When she reached
| the street she drew a revolver and attempt
| ed TO shoot herself but missed her mark
entirely He called her q bad name, and
started to walk OFF. She then fired the shot
at him which caused his instant death. His
body was carried into the house and laid on
bed, from whence it was removed by the
Coroner. Immediately after the shooting
Mrs. Kennedy went into mysteries but at
the prison after arrest she had regained her
composure She was charged on the prison
register with murder. Kennedy leaves two
children.
THIRD DISPaTCH.l
SAN Francisco, December 10th.-Shortly
| before y o'clock to-day, persons standing
on the sidewalk in front of the Fire Patrol
| building on Grove street, saw woman en-
| ter the Fulton House, which is situated on
| the southwest corner of Larkin and Full
ton streets, opposite the new City Hall,
when one remarked to the other, Now
you will see fun "Why?" inquired the
| party addressed do you see that wo-
man?" said the first speaker, She horse
| whipped her husband this morning for
| running with two women" Two or three
minutes afterwards man left the Fulton
House, turning towards Van Ness avenue,
and as he did so pistol shot was heard, as
\ if fired by some person on the stairs. The
man quickened his pace, and was not more
| than twenty feet away from the doorway,
when the woman who went upstairs pre-
viously appeared in the doorway with re-
! volver in her hand, and fired a shot, the
! ball taking effect in the mans back. lie
started to run, but staggered and fell. The
woman walked up to the PROSTATE man
| and put her hand over his mouth, from
| which blood was oozing. a man sitting on
| shot him p 81 did, said the woman, "he
| is my husband and he was running with
| two women" She then asked the bystand-
ers to carry him up the stairs of the Fulton
| House, which two men did. While he
was lying on the sidewalk, woman came
! across the street crying, when the woman
| who did the shooting said to her, " You
\ go away from me or / will shoot YOU and
| she retraced her steps. Mrs. Kennedy was
| cool and collected, not even changing color
during the exciting scene.
| MRS. KENNEpY's STATEMENT.
| As soon as the murder was reported to
| the Coroner's office Deputy Coroner Groom
visited the residence, 149 Grove street, and
! in conversation with Mrs. Kennedy, she
said that for the past three months her hus-
| band had been running with women. Her
suspicion was confirmed this morning
| when she went to his saloon, and he told
her that he would not go home to lunch.
It was unusual for him not to take his
| lunch at home. This was about s o'clock
| About 10 clock she took ller two children
aged respectively 1 and years, out for q
walk, the former being ina child carriage
| As she was walking down Grove street she
saw her husband some distance in advance
| of her. When he saw her he turned and
| went in an opposite direction. She followed
| with her two children along Grove street
| to Iarkin, thence down Market and Eighth
| to Mission, where he met Il woman, who
| wore q sealskin coat and had her face
| covered with light veil She went up to the
woman and upbraided her for going with
| her Mrs. Kennedy's) husband. The wom-
an told Mrs. Kennedy that Kennedy
was not her husband. While they
were talking q double team driven by
stable-keeper, stopped at the corner, and
| the woman got into the buggy and
was driven off. Kennedy then walked back
to his saloon and Mrs. Kennedy followed
him, leaving her children in charge of a
| boy. From the saloon they went home
| together. Arriving at the house he grasped
| her by the coat, tearing off several buttons,
| and pushed her across bed. but before
doing SO he struck her with pitcher,
| breaking it. She called for her servant
| girl, who came and assisted her up. Ken
nedy then went out into the street, and she
| took his pistol out of a bureau drawer and
| shot at herself, aiming at the left side, but
| the ball did not take effect About that
time Kennedy passed the door Of the
| house, when she offered him the pistol and
asked him to shoot her He said he did
(, not want anything to do with the pistol
| She then fired at him, as he was moving
away. He fell to the sidewalk and was
carried into his house by men who had
| been attracted to the spot by the reports OF
the pistol Mr.. Kennedy died very shortly
| after being carried into the house The
ball entered the back, short distance
| under the right shoulder blade, and lodged
| lust under the skin, short distance to the
| left of the right nipple.
Movement in Favor of Estee for United
States Senator.
SAN Francisco December 10th.-A meet
| ing of the Republican State Central Com
| mittee and number of Republican Sena-
| tors and Assemblymen was held here to-
| day. The meeting was held with closed
doors, but from Independent sources it is
learned that the call was movement in
| favor of Estee for Senator, though some of
Ex-Governor George c. Perkins friends
| were present. 1t is understood that ma
| jority of the Executive Committee Of the
State Central Committee favor Estee, and
| that by getting number of the legislators
elect together they hoped to influence
them in favor of their candidate.
The paucity of the attendance, how
ever, upset these plans, and as a
result they could accomplish nothing.
The San Francisco members-elect are in
clined to be very Independent in regard to
this matter of the United States Senator
ship, and do not propose to commit them
selves, or allow themselves to be influenced,
in any manner whatsoever. They believe
that it will be time enough to discuss the
subject after the Legislature is assembled in
January. While the meeting was in ses-
sion there was a general conversation re-
garding several matters to come up IN the
Legislature, and the policy the Republi-
cans would take in regard to them, but
again nothing definite was arrived at, on
account of the lack of a proper representa-
ton. The matter of making new laws re-
garding the appropriation of waters for ir-
rigation, as suggested by the Fresno Con-
vention, was discussed. The Speakership
or the subject of organizing the San Fran
cisco delegation in the House and Senate
were not touched upon.