Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-31

James McCleery was elected Census Mar
shall.
The following bills were audited and or
dered paid w B. Miller, $14; Joseph A.
NJ. Martin, So Capital Gas Company
S5S 50; Capital Furniture Company,
1858 40; Max Lipowitz, Sc 10; H. Coats
S27 so; H. s. Croker Il Co., SOS %; E.
Lesser, Sc 50; Thomas Scott, SO; s. H.
Davis, 81; Home Insurance Company, S45;
r. Kilgour, S36 J. Lafferty, Sc; H. S.
Crocker II Co, So; Baker & Hamilton,
So so; Guthrie Bros, - %; H. E. Coates.
$50; Kirk, Geary d Co., S14 IS; James
Touhey, $l75 20; c. S. Houghton, S241 2S
2. Cohen, 81; D. J. Mannix, 50 %; Friend
& Terry Lumber Company, s. SO. Total,
,211 -. The pay roll for the month,
5000, was also ordered paid.
| Court Items.
Yesterday in Department One of the SUI
perior Court Judge Van Fleet rendered his
decision upon the motion made last Mon
day by District Attorney Buckley for the
dismissal of the remaining indictments
against D. NJ. Burns. He sustained the
view taken of the matter by the District
Attorney in effect that the case tried was
the strongest the prosecution had, and in
its trial the facts bearing upon the other
cases were pretty thoroughly developed.
| After all the evidence obtainable had been
introduced, the case was carefully argued
by the attorneys, and the jury brought in a
verdict Of not guilty after an absence Of but
about fifteen minutes from the Courtroom.
| Under the circumstances he could not see
that any good would inure to the public
through a prosecution of the other cases, as
| X was not probable that Jury would con-
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a heavy expense TO the county and occupy
a great deal of time uselessly. As regarded
the objection of the Attorney General to the
| District Attorneys motion to dismiss, the
Court held that the District Attorney had
| the authority TO take such action ana the
Court the authority to dismiss upon his
motion or of its own motion. Accordingly,
the indictments were ordered dismissed
the defendant discharged, and his bonds
men relieved from further responsibility.
| Thomas White, arrested a few weeks
since for burgarizing the slaughter-house
of B. a. Farmer, near Gait and stealing
some hides was arraigned and asked to
plead. He entered a plea OF guilty. The
Court found, after interrogating witnesses,
that the crime was burglary of the first de-
gree. Sentence will be passed upon the
! prisoner at 10 4. ". tomorrow.
In the case of c. L. Bishop VS.. the County
of Sacramento, ON appeal from Justices
! Court previously heard and taken under
Amusement, Judge Van Fleet rendered
! judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff, who
is County Superintendent OF Schools,
| brought suit to recover pay for his services
as a member of the County Board of Edu-
cation during the year 1888, at the rate of
s. per day for thirteen days, the SGpervis-
ors having declined to allow his claim, and
the Justice gave him judgment. Judge
| Van Fleet held that to act as a member of
the Board was one of the duties of his
office, for which he was compensated by
his regular salary.
POLICE CoURr.-In the Police Court yes
terday the case of J. H. ZiegenfeIter,
charged with petit larceny, was dismissed
on payment of costs The case of Phil
| Ward, accused of having been drunk. was
continued until tomorrow" Charles Eng
fish, similarly charged, was convicted and
sentenced to pay $40 or be locked up ten
days. Nora Crowleys case of grand lar
ceny went over until tomorrow THE
charge of burglary entered against j. L.
| Little was reduced to petit larceny, of
which he was found guilty, and sent up for
thirty days......The cases of George John
son, charged with robbery in standing
up man on X street, in front of the
Elite Theater, and John Cummings, for
assisting in robbmg a man named Riley, of
Elk Grove of watch and chain and $40
in money, were continued until April ID
Pete Brown, for disturbing the peace,
was fined s. and costs, or five days..
James Coleman pleaded guilty of disturb
ing the peace, and Patsy McCafiery of
vagrancy, and they will be sentenced this
morning. McCaffery, when arrested, said
that his occupation was that OF gardener,
and the last work he had done at it was in
the Ogden chain-gang. Robert Shirley
was convicted of disturbing the peace, and
will receive judgment at to-day's session.
THE ASSEMBLY BuLs.-The complete
history Of the Assembly bills introduced
at the last session of our Legislature, as re-
yised by Chief Clerk, Frank D. RYAN, and
| Assistant Clerk, Ed. J. Smith, subsequent
to the adjournment has now been issued
from the office of the State Printer II is
very compact, and gives the entire action
upesl each bill, from introduction TO its
mortdary conclusion, or to TIE approval by
the Executive of those that finally passed
There were SO bills INTRODUCED in
the Assembly. and, outside of appropria-
ton bills % were passed. There were ID
amendments proposed to the Constitution,
of which the one relative to taxation was
l INK OILY tlit NA4lNi ist'NNh bBSA tbOboNo'
There were also n Assembly concurrent
resolutions, 10 Of which were adopted by
both houses.
KILLED By a FALL.-Last Saturday Geo.
W. Ioher, while engaged in shingling a
building which is being erected on Q
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth,
lost his balance and fell, his head striking
upon fence and being shockingly cut,
while internal injuries were received which
proved fatal. Deceased was a native of
! Pennsylvania, aged 81 years, and leaves
wife and four children.
CITY Observation-Disclosures are the re-
ceipts for the week ending March 2Sth: From
J. \. Herndon, cemetery dues, $50 80;
a. S. Woods, water rates, 81 ,l4I 90; a.
Brewer, harbor dues, S13l; w. a. Henry,
Police Court fines, $50; George \. Putnam,
city licenses, $1S6 "a; George \. Putnam,
dog licenses, 50 81. Total, $1,524 80. To-
tai disbursements, Sis o.. Total in city
treasury, $266,50 o..
MUSEUM DIRECToRs.-A meeting of the
Museum Association Directors was to have
been held at the studio of w. F. Jackson
tonight. y notice elsewhere appears
changing the hour to 3 P. NJ. to-day and
the place to William 2. Coleman's office,
with an urgent request for the presence of
every Director.
NITICULTURAL MEETING.-A meeting of
the vine-growers of Yolo county will be
held at Woodland Thursday April I'd. C.
A. Wetmore Chief Executive Officer of the
Vitcultural Commission, will address the
meeting and assist in local organization.
THE TIvoLI.-" Muldoon's Picnic" was
presented at the Tivoli last night, and will
be produced each evening throughout this
week. Burns and Elleford, two new faces,
are in the leading roles.
RAFFLE-TIcKEr No. " won the sofa pill
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