Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-05
A san Francisco street Scene.

ter, q woman of about 50 years, who has been
known for many years as the mistress of q
saloon. keeper on Sutter street, created some
thing Of s. sensation about half past II o'clock
this morning by jumping out of the second.
story window OF her rooms, at the northwest
corner of Kesrny and Sutter streets. She
landed on the sidewalk on Kearny street in
helpless mass. A crowd of bystanders sur
rounded her Immediately and endeavored to
assist her to rise, but her injuries were evi.
dently such that she could not. Officer Chss.
johnson pressed through the crowd, and see
ing her condition, called a carriage and had
her conveyed to the Receiving Hospital. She
was laid out on the stretcher. and DIR. Dspuis
attended to her injuries. He found that her
left hip bone and her left arm st the elbow
had been fractured. She received. besides, a
severe confused wound on the right eide Of
the head, and probsbly severe iuterasl in
juries. DR.. Dennis pronounced her condition
serious She rsved inCoheTeutly, and it is
believed was suffering from hit of dementia
when she committed the rash act. No other
cause is advanced. She had occupied the
rooms mentioned for some time.
The sharon Divorce Case.
SAN Francisco, January 4th.-In the
Sharon divorce case to-day Judge Sullivan
fixed the day of trial for February lSlh.
Wife Murderer Hanged at OroyIIIe.
ORoyILLE, j anuary 4th-Herman Schmidt,
the Chico wife murderer. is hanged. Teams
loaded with people commenced arriving from
the surrounding country at an early hsur,
aad before II o'clock the Court house and
plaza were thronged with people. Sheriff
Mcclellan was besieged on every side with
applications for permits to see the execution.
About 200 persons in all were admitted,
which filled the Jail yard to a jam. The
death warrant was read to Schmidt in the
jail, and at 1l:l3 he came out into the yard
accompanied by the Sheriff and his deputies
and Rev. Joseph Adams In ascending the
steps to the scafold which he did with a
firm and Regular step, he shook hands with
and bsde good.by to several acquaintances.
After arriving on the scstfOld be was offered
q seat, which he declined. and, turning, ad-
dressed the sssemblsge with few words, con-
Tossing his guilt and asking pardon and for
giveness of all, and said be forgave all.
His limbs were then pinioned, the rope
adjusted white cap drawn over his head,
and Rev MIR. Adams offered short prayer,
at the last word of which Sheriff Mcclellan
drew the lever. The drop fell at Ills. and
all was over for poor Schmidt. At 11:30 the
attending physicians pronounced him dead,
and at lao he was cut down, placed in his
coffin and conveyed away by the undertaken.
Not tremor of any kind was visible in the
body or limbs after the drop fell, and the
physicians said that death was instantaneous,
I though the neck was not entirely broken.
He was executed on the same scsffold, and
by the same rope, on which All Lee was
| hanged in December. He professad repent
auce and forgiveness Of his sins before death,
and left with Rev. Mr.. Adams quite long
written article warning young men against
the curse of strong driak and bad company.
/ nIrltT "a fnr kha
very complete, and everything passed off
smoothly under the direction of Sheriff Nc.
Clellsn. Schmidt was the last tenant of our
| Jail, and 1t is now empty, for the first time
in many years.
Another Member of the De Force Family
Dead.
| LODI, January 4th-John Hazeltine De
| Force, brother of Laura De Force Gordon and
! Gurtie DE Force Clutf, died here this morn
ing, after protracted illness, aged 30 years.
Singular Death OF an Infant
| SANTA BARBARA, January 4th.-A dis.
tressing accident which occurred at Ell Teco.
lote Rancho, the property of II. Sturgis,
some fifteen days ago, resulted in the death
| of the infant son Of Guadalupe Leoya q
tenant on that ranch. The child fell from q
baby carriage, and injured its head in such a
manner as to cause its tongue to protrude
from its mouth, and it slowly starved to
death in fifteen days.
Brakeman Run ever and Killed.
| FRESNO, January 4fb.-Wm. T. Mshan, a
| brakeman on train No. %, fell off the train
near Selma this morning, and was run over
and killed. he was about 20 years old, and
| lived in Oakland.
sheepberder Found Dead in the Street
| BAKERSFIELD. January 4sh.-A sheep
! herder named Fred. Marble was found dead
in the street this morning about o'clock.
| de was a native of England, about 90 years
of age, and well known here. He was a free
| drinker, and from the position of his body
and the condition he was in, the County Cor
oner did not deem it necessary to hold an in
quest.
woman Bound Over TO Keep the Peace
Sudden Death A Hung Jury -
| Weather.
Los ANGELES, January 4th.-Afary B.,
the divorced wife of J. w. Lord, somewhat
prominent citizen in the employ Of Messrs.
! Dotter L Bradley, was before Justice Ling
to-day on charge of disturbing the peace
and threatening she life Of her late husband.
| Mr.. Lord testified that he had reason to fear
that mis- life was in danger She pleaded
guilty, and was fned $40, and placed under
5000 bonds to keep the peace.
Francisco Tapis, an old Mexican citizen,
died suddenly last night from apoplexy.
| In the case of Andrew Hay, on trial for
rspa, the jury disagreed, and further cousid-
Grafton Of the case was postponed to January
| 18Th.
The weather is pleasant.