Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-07-18
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PACIFIC COAST.
HutehIns the ut rangier-He Con.
rssses the Crime and Tells
How AZ WINS lDOne

HutchIns the stranEier-He Con-
rsss.s the Crime and Tells
How it Was Done.
SAN FRANCISCO, July THE case Of
frauk Il. Hutchins, who strangled Net
tie Huchius last night, was called to-day
In the Police Court for preliminary hear.
ing and continued until Monday. lie
Acknowledges having committed the
crime in the following words. 81 went
To see If she wouldn't let bygones be by.
cones, aud como back and live with mo-
II was no use; she would have nothing
TO do with me. ! saw it was no use try.
ing to get her back. and so right there
and then made up my mind that she
had 10 die. She turned her eyes away
from me for second and, quick az a
lash, grabbed her. Without making
any noise | threw her to the
floor. aud wbilo I held Ler
down with my knees on her breast, /
took my long white silk handkerchief
from my pocket and put II around her
week before she could scream or make
any noise ] tied a rag at her windpipe
just al tight and as hard MS could. and
then got off her. She tried to use her
delicate white hands, but | held them
so she couldn't. Pretty soon she got
weak aud her tongue gradually came out
OF her mouth. | saw her eyes start
from their sockets. and looked at her
hands olutching at her clothes and Of
the hard knot. but she couldn't save
herself, aud pretty soon her hands
stopped their clutching and she lay
still"
The stranger is twenty nine years
old, aud for the past two years has
cen Ia the employ Of II. p. Gregory 4
Co., at their works in Benicia. The
murdered woman was born ia New York
State. twenty four years ago. Sho mar
RED man named Sims aud the couple
lived together in Washington. ID. c., for
some time. Two years and a half ago
she came to this city. She became nc
quainted with Hutchins and their rela.
tons soon became intimate. She was
known as Mrs. Huichins. but whether
or not she was married to him is not
definitely known. About three weeks
ag, they separated and it is believed did
not meet again until yesterday,
The stock Hoard.
SAN FRAsCIsCo, July l7.-Belle Isle, go;
b. & Belcher. 81 10; Chollar, 81 90; Crown
Point. 81 40; Gould h Curry. 50 90; Hale 4
Norcross, "a. 30. Mexican, So 20; Navajo.
81 .O5. Ophir. $l.7O; potosi, 90; Savage
/ 80; Sierra Nevada. 81 10; Union Consoli-
dated. Sl.S0; Yellow Jacket. sos;
Grand Prize. -.
Wheat and Barley Market.
SAN FRANCISCO. July F.-Wheat,
steady but quiet seller. 81 35t@Sl 80;
buyer, season. Sl.46t@l.47. Barley,
steady and fair; seller, 80; seller. season.
1910 79s; buyer, $50 .SS4; buyer, sea-
sou, .02.
ventura Republican Convention.
SAN BUENAvENTURA, July 1.-THE
Republican County Convention met to-
day. The delegates to the joint con.
vention will support Peter kenatt for
Assemblyman for Ventura ind Kern
counties.
Another Fatal Warming.
HoLLIsrER, Gala, July l7.-Nora, the
10 year old daughter Of Upton Mat
thews, was instantly killed yesterday by
young man who, to brighten her, pre-
scented towards her gun which he
thought was not loaded Death was in
Simultaneous.
sale of ThOrOugnbrcds-H
Prices Realized.
SACRAMENTO, July 1.-THE sale Of
thoroughbreds to-day at the stables Of
Theo. Winters was largely attended.
The prices realized for one and two
year-olds were phenomenal. The Hur-
die mare Hattie b., by Norfolk, brought
$3.50, and was bought by John Mackey
PorSer Ash bought the three year.old
Prince Of Norfolk for $500. Mackey
also bought Hookers two-year-old
flly for sl025. Tod Hunter, of Yoio,
secured IA chestnut two-yearold, by Nor
folk, for S2050. Another Norfolk year
ling brought S625. and stillanother $3.50.
The splendid Neapolitan yearling, by
Norfolk, was bought by w. c. Christy,
Ut st. Louis, for$lS50. Fourteen animals
were sold, realizing SO, 200. A two
yenr-old, by Norfolk. was knocked down
to Tod Hunter for $3.50, which was the
highest price realized in the sale. A
sale OF Jersey cattle followed, at which
an average OF $3.50 was realized.