Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-11
PACIFIC COAST IELEGRAMs.
EcrAL DISPATCHES TO THE nEooRD-uSIoS
CALIFORNIA.
The Pcialuma Poisoninc Horror.


PETALUNA September 10th.-Thc Corone7's
jury in the Shea poisoning case met again at 10
o'clock this morning. The testimony of Mary
Shea the oldest child of the wholesale murder
er, was taken with some difficulty, she refusing
nj nTst TO talk, saying, e told you ! could not
talk. Ii hurts me TO talk She was pressed,
however into answering u few questions. She
maintained that her iamily'S name is Shea
that she had no other evidence OF her mothers
death than her fathers word for il; that he
came 10 the house of Mrs Williamson, at Fol-
som, about one week ago, ana told her that her
mother was dead and that she must 70 with
him that they were in Santa Rosa one day be
fore coming to Fetaluma and that the names of
her uncles in SUsGnyille are William Thomas
Daniel and Frederick Armstrong. on being
asked what caused the bruisc on her little
brother Georges throat tthe other surviving
child she said, " that Is where papa choked
him u make him take the poison" George
said it was too bitter. The deposition having
been taken, the jury returned the following
verdict:
We find that the names of the deceased are
rs follows: Patrick shea, aged %; Frank Shea,
aged years; William shea, years. That the
two latter came to thcird"ath by poison lstrych-
niul, administered 10y their fatner, Patrick shea,
with inJent to kill and murder. said Patrick
Shea came To his death by the same means self
administered, with suicidal intent
The day after the dark nights work devcl-
oped few more points 81 interest. The jury
visited the scene of the tragedy yesterday. In
the corner OF the lot occupied by the unfortu-
nate family was the cold hard bed, one blanket
on the ground. prepared by their cold hearted
father. About II lay the hats of frankie, Willie,
George and Mary, and that of Patrick. The
( latter was kicked aside in contempt and the
other, gathered up tcnderly. for perhaps Mary
or NGrys mother if living, might treasure
them At one end OF the stretched blanket and
next to the water trough lay handkerchief
with little sugar in II, u-cd probably IN mixing
the poison for the children. Under the water
trough was found Il twonuncc bottle half fun of
strychninc. Near Joy another empty two
ounce vial, which had contained "A li3lid from
which the label had been torn. All about upon
the ground was >tFcWI small fragments OF letter
paper and portions ui one cuycioy+' which on
placing the pieces tty' ,htT. showed The address
To be san Rafael. !pIn one fragment of let
ter was the name Of Frank shea, which doubt
less alluded 10 the eldest boy dead and cor
rnborated the statement, of the girl Mary shea
Il is supposed the walls found contained Sepa-
rate pOisons, the murderer evidently meaning
10 make assurance doubly sure. Mary SheaS
uhe littlc grl condition last night and to-day i
not very satisfactory, she being in 4 fcveTish
state and complaining much of soreness. The
little bog, George, is running about showing no
effects of the attempt on his life, save the black
marks on his throat len there by the hands of
his demoniacal father
Communications have been sent By mail.
there being no telegraph to Susanvile 30 the al
dress as given by the little girl. and further de
velopments are expected in q few days
California Conference of the NJ. L.
Church.
PACIFIC GROVE via Monterrey. September
1oth.-BiShop FoSs opened the rhirty-socoud
session OF The California Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church yesterday in the
chanel. Ninety members and n large number
OF visitors were present. The sacrament of the
Lords supper was celebrated. The Bishop
made congratulatOry remarks on the general
work. The Nevada Conference having ceased
90 exist a. such, the nine members We're trans
icgTed TO tjiS conference ". T. Wing was
selected Secretary, T. Z. Dodge Assistant Sec
rotary and .. Burke, statistical Secretary. The
tod
The same extra committees were also ordered.
Among them one on the Christian Perfection
and the Methods Prompting it a monument
has been erected to Bishop L. 0. Haven costing
$50. in Oregon. and paid for. The morning
session was taken up principally with prelmi
nary matters. In the afternoon session it was
ordered and DR.. Bugg appointed to preside
There is spirit of harmony and earnestness
prevailing in the conference. Bishop Foss pre-