Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-10-25
PACIFIC COAST ADVICES.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
A Hanging.

SAN JOSH, Oct. 24.-Father Picsrdo re.
manned with the murderer, Wasclewsky,
all the morning. The latter kissed the
Bible and crucifix, and indicated by pan
tomime that he would be brave. he par
took Of a light meal q few minutes before
II O'Clock. The strap was then fixed. Al
the start for the gallows, Wasclewsky
seemed inclined to walk, but was physi-
cally incapable to move his legs. His
weight had to be supported by attendants.
He struggled on the scaffold and had to be
steadied. The board was not used. He
kept up q barking noise to the last. At
IL :03 the drop fell. His neck was broken.
Not q tremor was observable. Close to ii
minutes he was dead. At the 18th minute
he was cut down. His face was much dis
colored. The trap was held in place by a
hair of the murdered woman's head. In
testing the gallows, a hair from q woman's
head was found to hold the weight which
loosens the bolt to the drop, and was
amply sufficient.
Jan Wasclewsky came to San Jose 10
years ago. He was a native Of Russian
Poland, about 80 years of age, and a
butcher by trade. In 1879 he was con-
victed Of cattle stealing and sentenced to
three years in San Quentin. Before he
was taken to prison he warned his wife
that if she attempted to get a divorce from
him he would kill her as soon as he got
out. In spite OF these threats, she OBJ
tanned q divorce and married Louis Flores
and moved to Los Gatos. April 3, 1882,
Wasclewsky was discharged from San
Quentin. On the evening Of June 7, as
Gusdaloupe, his former wife, was return
ing home from a store in the village, she
was seized and stabbed in Is different
parts Of her body, and almost imme-
diately died, but not until she had
disclosed that Wasclewsky had killed
her. No trace OF him could be found
until March "a, 1884, when Officer Edison
received a letter from the Deputy Sheriff
Of Silver City, N. M. saying that he could
deliver Wasclewsky and would produce
him il assured of the reward OF $500 which
had been offered. The guarantee was fur
nished and by return mail proof was re-
ceived that the man was Wasclewsky.
From FL Paso he was safely brought to
San Jose. After a trial OF four and a halt
days he was found guilty Of murder in the
first degree. During his six months i'm
%prisonment be uttered but one or two ar
ticulate words and then he was caught of
his guard. Eight days before his triaI
commenced he began to fast. After hear
ing the verdict he ate and then again tasted
for 10 days. During the last four months
Of his incarceration the total number o.
days he tasted was so.
Shot for n Deer.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 24.-An Examin
er's Sonora special says: A sad acciden'
occurred near Columbia, Tuolumne county
about daylight this morning. A mar
named Burns was in the vineyard OF
Jarvis ranch picking grapes. A youni
man named J.. w. Murphy was out hunt
ing deer in the early dawn. He say
Burns, and %supposing him to be q deer
which were in the habit Of coming dowr
to the vineyard to feed, Murphy fred, tn
ball taking effect in Burns abdomen. II,
died in about an hour.
A Railroad Company thai Yields
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24.-This evening
Post states hat the Atlantic & Pacii
Railroad Company will not contest tn
authority of the Railroad COMMISSIONS
to regulate rates ON their road between
the Needles and Mojave, and have con
cluded to reduce the fares on that portion
of their road to six cents a mile.
Mccarthy Held for Murder.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24.-The prelimi
nary examination Of Eugene Mccarthy
for the killing OF Thomas J.. Crosby, o.
the night Of the 4th instant, was con
cluded to-day. The Judge ordered Nc
| Gap&b~ 20 ho haI1 - a.,ur1. Ifo~n ~
Supreme Court without bail on the charg
of murder.
Too Much Politics.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. al. B. johnson
District Master Workman of District Az
sembiy No. So, Knights OF Labor, of thi
city, has been deposed by the executive
officers OF the Order at Philadelphia, 10
seeking to use his position for politica
purposes.
wiley Only Tainted.
SAN Francisco, Oct. al. A. WILEY
reported yesterday as having died Will
undergoing an operation for the remoya
Of q tumor from the throat, merely fel
into a faint. He subsequently recoyere,
and is now resting easy.
JacObus' Trial Put OF.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 24.-The case O
Percy G. Jacobus. ex.Secretary Of the Eu
reka Con. Mining Company. indicted on II
charges OF grand larcency. which was /,
have been tried to-day was postponed unit
Nov. 90.
Dropped Dead at the Theatre.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 24.-Speer RiddelI
President OF the San Francisco Borax Com
pany dropped dead at the Baldwin Theatr,
last night with heart disease.