Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-25
assanl. Upon a state Senator.

SAN Francisco, October Ath.-Senator
George II. Perry was assaulted this morn
ing BY n. Selig, one of the clerks employed
in the Democratic Bureau. Senator Perry
had challenged the testimony given by
Selig before the Election Commissioners as
to the identity of a number OF doubtful
voters A warrant has been sworn out Tor
the arrest of Selig The assault was I'M
provoked Senator Perry had his lip cut
and forehead bruised.
Secretary's Salary.
SAN FRANCISCO. October 24th.-The Grand
Chapter Of the Order OF the Eastern Star
increased the salary Of the Grand Secretary
to $3.50 a wear, and gave him an assistant at
the annual sessions.
Fares to be Reduced.
SAN FRANcIsco, October 24th.-The At
lantic and Pacific Railroad Company will
not contest the authority of the Railroad
Commissioners to regulate rates on their
road between The Needles and Mojave, and
have concluded to reduce fares on that por-
ton of the road to six cents a mile.
Knocked Out in the Third Round.
SAN FRANc1sco. October 24th.-Frank
Favne aud yoang Mitchell fought for the
lightweight championship at Harry May
nards tonight. The fight was ended on
the third round, when Fayne was knocked
out.
The San Francisco Taxpayers.
SAN Francisco, October 24th.-The Tax
payers Convention nominated J. p. Dam
eron and Lyman l. Mowry to the Senate
from the Ninth District, and DR.. J. p. Pie
Ian and w J. Griswold from the Eleventh.
Quite number of Assembly nominations
were made and the Convention adjourned
sine die.
Brutal Murder in Mendocno County.
MEyDoc1No. October 2fth.-Wednesday
the 18th, it was reported at kibeSillf3 that
James Cox had run away, leaving wife
and five children, first selling his team and
wagon to John Butler, known as "Schem-
merhorn Johnson who has claim on
Ten-mile river. and Mrs. Cox went to live
with Johnson Tuesday, the Dist, Mrs Cox
went to Westport and told Emma Kitchens
that johnson had killed Cox and she helped
to drag the body into the woods and hide
it. Emma Kitchens notified Justice Mel
son, q warrant was issued and ConStableS
Van Week and Foster arrested Johnson
and Mrs. Cox Mrs. Cox showed Van Week
the body The inquest yesterday rendered
a verdict of death by shooting by Johnson.
Mrs. Cox being accessory. 1t Is supposed
that Mrs. Cox wanted Cox out of the way,
so that she could live with another man,
anu gOt JOllllSull 10 lltl w tllt JbD- -NOlH-
ing criminal was suspected before Mrs. Cox
gave it away 1t was thought that Cox had
left, and that Mrs. Cox would live with
Johnson until she got his money, when
Cox would return. The prisoners are now
lying in Westport Jail awaiting eXamina-
ton.
Last Monday night this same man John
son got into a quarrel with Dan Sullivan at
the saloon ON Ten-mile river, cutting Sulli-
van quite severely about the face, though
not dangerously. Sullivan viii probably
carry the marks caused by this butchers
knife for many day.
PARTICULARS OF THE AFFAIR.
MENDoCINo, October 24th.-Jim Cox,who
was recently murdered at 'ren-mile river.
was a man about 50 years of age. He mar
ried a sister of the Frosts, whose connection
with the terrible tragedy at Little Lake in
1865, the lynching at the same place in
1879, and the shooting of Mart Frost by his
nephew last year, has given them nOtori-
ETY.. In his association with the Frosts,
Cox became an expert with the pistol and
rifle, and it was only because they got the
drop on him that he died and his murder
ers escaped with their lives. Several years
ago he parted from his first wife and mar
ried the present woman. For the last five
or six years they have resided on the coast.
near the mouth of Ten-milc river, picking
up somewhat precarious living. Schem-
merhorn Johnson is an old redwood man.
who has been in the habit Of working
steadily till he had accumulated 800 or
$500, and then OF speedily getting rid of it
by drinking and gambling Latterly Cox
and his family have been living with
Johnson on a redwood claim Of the latter's
On account of too great intimacy between
johnson and Cox's wife bad blood was
engendered. Cox had pair of horses and
wagon and was engaged somewhat in
peddling fruit. 1t is reported that Johnson
offered Cox 500 to clear out and leave the
woman and children and team TO him.
That proposition not being accepted, John
son decided to try another method of get
ting him out of the way. He was in the
cabin and Cox was sitting outside with
his back toward the door, which favor
put a bullet through Cox's heart,
and as his victim lay writhing upon the
ground, TO put another through his brain.
He and Cox ; wife then drew the body into
the brush and secreted it. The day before
he was shot Cox was at the Ten-miic River
Lumber Company'S store at Newport. to
collect - of one of the men on the land
ing As they could not make change, Mr.
Weller, the clerk, told Cox to call in the
afternoon or the next morning and get his
money Cox renIie1 "AU right , and
wont home Mr. Weller WIS ,.nr;sad
that he aid NOT come after tbn b but in
two ar tbrpe DAYS Mrs COY a,na,rcd NJ
Weller osl,ed bar vLa+ M ho.n,,,a ~
Cov Sba re,,lid tbot La bod ola ~, -,
Ia Johnson and had [rona o5 ard ior,
bcr n-;tb bar f,-o II,;1.iro,, ~, -.
of nra,io,,S r.o,,o,f hi Ill
nicinn In a az o- - Si,o 7',..
sga;n At the store and ,,.bon o.l-o5 = Gn,,
LoJ rct,,rncd said tLat Lo ia Nv. c.
ftar Ms .,e Wont ~ ~,
ar ton niles mn the c,ast oi,d ,,,.+ -, ,,,,L
wb;sl,v aboar1 tEot slo - - - l''o,. :.
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Kitchens vent n Ia, 49,, al n;
v,Iled What Mrs Gov hed rc,,o.i.I -, W..
He sent ConStables Foster and Van Nlecl;
TO the LOCALITY ana Mrs Cox showed them
Where me pody was concealed She said
tIlat She was OUTSIDE the cabin when the
shoouhg was done put INA; She saw John
son Pu' III ne" cartridge ana shoot Cox
III me he'9 u ne Jay upon the ground.
JosiiiSoh ana the woman We're at once ar
ISs'eu' anu an inquest was he'o' tne werner
peihg IN" OK Gang 10 ms death
oy oeiiis S'i"' p{ Johnson. ne prs
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py ME: ooN 10 lima tiI'ehelS Was fulte
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