Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-15
The Colon Case

Mr. Croker subsequently sp dke aboat the
railroad management, expires ding wish that
General Cotton twas one Of u.s." Mr..
Croker stated that Mr.. He pkins sis getting
feeble, and we need fresh 1ergy." Mr.. Col
ton asked the value of Mr.. Hopkins interest.
Mr.. Croker said: my God, there is no.
body can buy out Hopk ms" The first bust
ness of importance that MIR. Cotton attended
to, after establishing himself at the railroads
headquarters, was to 60 to Washington. His
object was to defeat Colonel Tom SCOTS
Texas Pacific Railroad bill Mr.. Crecker
was in Europe when General Cotton died.
Witness then detailed what occurred on his
return, short while sfterware, when he
made four visits to her home. His manner
on the second visit astonished her very much.
He represented that the Western Develop
ment company was il debt, and could not
paw its Indebtedness. He requested her TO
return the last dividend of stock and bonds.
She desired to consult Mr.. Wilson, but Mr..
Crecker intimsted that he didn't know any
thing about railroad business. After detail.
ing what occurred at subsequent visits she
proceeded to testify in relation to the state
ments communicated to her by Mr.. Wilson,
after his conferences with the defendant.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
SANTA Rosa, February 14th.-Mrs. Col
ton, after recess, stated that MIR. Wilson rep
resented to her, as coming from the defend
ants, that Of the Indebtedness of the Western
Development Company, one-ninth would
have to come from the Cotton estate, or about
S66 600. She was told that General Cotton
had overdrawn S40 700 for salary, and had
embezzled Sl50,00e from the Rocky Noun
tain Coal and Iron Company. MIR. Wilson
stated that the defendants represented that
the collateral securities were insufficient to
cover the 81 000, 600 note. 1t was stated that
she could not sell the stock held
as collateral, and that if she did so
they would step in and bid it in at a
very low figure. She suggested people Of
means who would probably buy the stock.
Mr.. Wilson said it would be impossible to
sell it under the influences of the railroad
people. There was some talk about filing .
claim against the estate. They understood
her affairs so much better than Mr.. Wilson
or herself, that they represented If they fled
this claim that it would ovsrwhelm the estate
and sweep away her home. Mr.. Wilson said
he could not meet these ENLIGHTENMENT
charges. The railroad company had secured
the box of the Rocky Mountain Company,
and the papers from General Colton's office.
and he could not meet the charges, for he had
not the proof. Mr.. Wilson represented that
the defendants were severe, stern, determined
and inexorable. Mr.. Wilson explsined that
he disbelieved these charges. She yielded
because Mr.. Wilson said we are powerless
Finally Mr.. Wilson, j. +. Swift and Mr..
Harrison consulted, and then Mr.. Wilson
represented that Mr.. Tevis was the only man
who had the ear of the railroad people, and
that he was the proper man to take part in
the negotiations. She gave him authority to
90 and see what he could do. Mr.. Tevis sf-
forwards said he found things as represented
by Mr.. Wilson. l first saw the contract the
day before the one on which 1 signed il. The
next day | made some objection about it, and
Mr.. Tevis said that it must be signed
at once that Mr.. Huntington intended
to leave at $3.50, and if it was not signed
before he started the whole mrtter was
off. | first saw statement ID " just before
commencing this suit frequently saw state
ments showing the stock held by the West
ern Development Company and their Valua-
tions believed the statements showing the
amounts due Croker to be 81, 219, 541 70 Z;
Leland Stanford, Sl,763, 734 S.; G. z. Hunt
ington, So 519 70l AZ; estate of Mark Hop
kins, 81, 0S7, 692 10. In her statement there
was some Occidental and Oriental stocks, of
which Mr. Cotton owned one-6fth. In that
statement it was put at nothing. Later, she
saw statement in the papers about the in
ventory of the Hopkins estate. She then
compared the prices. The stocks were in
ventoried higher. She thought that if
the gentlemen had robbed her and
deceived her in this thing, certainly she
had belied her husband. These Representa-
tions were the cause of her taking the settle
ments. She would rather die than have the
charges against her husband known to the
world. 1t seemed to her that it was the most
natural thing in the world that wife, who
had heard Of those charges made agar s. her
husband, would be reduced to aim ost any
ssste of mind, by which she would do any
thing asked of her, to sign this contract, to
do anything that would hide this charge from
the world. Before signing the contract Mr..
Tevis assured her that these gentlemen had
verbally agreed that this matter should not
be talked about by any of them. Witness
explained that efforts had been made to &C.
cure the advice of Secretary White, who is
her brother, but she had been Unable to a.
certain his whereabouts. The Court then
adjourned for the day.
PrIze-FIght Near West Berkeley.
SAN Francisco, February IA IA large
number of sports assembled st the stock
yards rear Wet Berkeley tonight, to wit
ness prize.fight between Bill Williams, the
negro who is anxious TO face Sullivan for four
rounds, and Jim Slsttery, of this city. The
pftSeuCe VI D1CSIt!eE5y aEu number
of his deputies necessitated a change from
bare knuckles to soft gloves. Williams
stripped at 30 pounds, Slsttery at IFS. 1t
was evident from the start that the latter was
overmstched, The men commenced work
quickly, Slattery striking straight but
before the end of the first round
having bellows to mend. Williams
blows were strong and decisive. The negro
answered time for the second round smilingly,
Slsttery let out with his right quite fire.
quently, but his blows seemed to have no
effect on his adversary. Slsttery's tactics
changed from this on. Several times be fell
round fouls were repeatedly claimed, hut nst
allowed. The fight terminated in the sixth
round. Slattery was on one knee when he
was struck swinging blow by the negro,
upon wnich claim of foul was allowed and
the fight given to Slattery.
Postmaster Backus Exonerated.
SAN Francisco, February 14sh.-Postotfice
Inspector Seybold has concluded his investi-
CATION into the statement made by A. j.
Leary, charging Postmaster Backus with dis
eliminating in the award of printing and
otherwise violating the law. No evidence
Whatever was found to sus ain the charges.
Lsary admitted that he had no grounds for
the statement.
Sudden Ending of a Trial at Modesto.
MODESTO, February 14th.-The case Of
the people against J. J. Robbins came to
sudden and dramatic ending this morning.
The McCrellis girls, upon whom the assault
was charged to have been committed, testi.
fed on cross- ex smins alton to such palpable
untIuths that counsel for the prosecution de-
clsred that they did not believe any of their
The jury Immediately returned
a verdict of not guilty and defendant Was dis
charged. He was congratulated on all sides
at his thorough vindication. A prosecution
for conspiracy and blackmsil will probably
be instituted.
Death or Veteran Journalist.
GRASS VALLEY, February 18th. Nathaniel
father of Charlie. ii. Mitchell, edi.
tor of tae Grass Valley Union, died as tne
residence of the latter this morning, aged 81
years. Deceased was well. known journal
list in the early days of his life, having been
editor and publisher of papers in Virgins,
Maryland and Ohio. His remains will be
tskeu to Auhurn, Placer county, on SAtur-
day. aud viii be buried beside his son, the
laJe Tsbb. Mitchell.
importation of Norman Horses
PETALUMA, February 14.h.-Henry Wilsey,
Of the firm of FsnbaGks & Wilsey, arrived
from the Z ast yesterday with an importation
IF twenty Norman horses. The market for
Norman horses for the Pacific coast is be-
coming well stacked This new iunortstioy,