Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LuUAL lNThLLldENGk.
CoNMUTATIoN OF SENTENcE-Yesterda
Governor Stoneman committed the SEN
tence Of Edward Sutherland, who is con-
fined n San Quentin for fifteen wears, to
three years. He was convicted of murder
III the second degree for killing a China
man at Bakersfield III March 1888. The
pardon sets forth that the Board of State
Prison Directors recommended that the
sentence Of said Sutherland be committed
10 three years, on the ground that the Su-
perlo- Judge who sentenced him. and
Jurors who found him guilty, affirm that
from facts discovered since the trial it was
evident that the killing was accidental, and
the sad Sutherland was innocent of crime
The testimony which made the jury find
him guilty was that OF John Ross. who
swore mat the defendant, when asked why
ne did the shooting, replied Il did it &C
cidenta-ly. l did not intend 10 do it at all
1 only intended to scare HIM" His state
nent that he only intended to scare him
satisfied the jury Of his guilt, and accounts
Tor the severity Of the Judge in his SEN
tence. Since then John Ross died. but the
attidavits Of q. A. Tibet, Ed. Lechner and
e. \. Johnston, worthy citizens of Bakers
Held, make affidavit that before his death
he told them that his testimony that the
defendant said " he only intended to scare
MIN was not true in fact, and was not
said to him by the defendant He was re-
leased from prison YESTERDAY.
y Touch observation-disclosures halfpast 9
.9s- evening a woman was heard to scream
several times at the corner Of the alley on
Third street, between X and L. Officers
Farrell and Kent, who were a block distant,
ran to the place and found that a man had
been beating a woman. He mad escaped
into the alley, but the officers soon found
HIM secreted under an old cart When
taken back to the house where the woman
vas, she identified him a., the man who
had assaulted her. The prisoner and
woman evidently were chums, for she did
not apparently care about seeing him ar
rested. He tried to throw Farrell down
hight Of stairs, and nearly succeeded As
they were taking him to the station house
he trpped both of the officers up. causing
them to fall on the sidewalk in front of the
EECoRD-UNIoN office. In front of the ice
POuse he pulled out a razor, and when he
6oIid not open ii, threw it away At the
-t5tlOn-huUSe he tried 10 whip the entire
force. and it took three officers to oyerpower
him. The officers had to handle him very
roughly and he did not cease fightingunti
ne was thrown into a cell and locked up
His name was not learned. He SAYS he
has been employed at Adam Damm's res
taurant.
Police CoURT.-The business of this
Court was disposed of as follows yesterday
John Filand was convicted of yagrancv,
aud directed to appear to-day for sentence.
and Mrs. Larsener was informed that she
Is common drunkard, and also ordered
10 be on hand this morning and receive
Iudgment......Jean Arata was adiudged
guilty Of disturbing the peace by getting
roaring drunk, and will have the Courts
physic administered to-day u W Raj
ston' the man arrested on suspicion of
being the person who assaulted a child
named Nellie Kelley couple of weeks ago,
had his hearing continued till to-day.
William Henry Harrison and William
Marley pleaded guilty to having slept in a
railroad car, and will be sentenced to-
day. Charley Chung, vagrancy, dis
charged. The following cases were
continued r. c. Crawford, battery, to
August Sd; Birdie Washburn and Mrs.
Meyner, petit larceny, August 1st; NJ L.
Hammer, libel, August 18th
THE HAMMER LIBEL CAsE.-The case of
NJ. L. Hammer, who is charged by Frank
Rogers with libel, il having written and
caused to be published a statement accus-
ing him of being an incompetent piano
turner, a fraud, etc, was called in the Po-
lice Court yesterday. A large number of
witnesses were present to testify on either
side, and il was stated that both the prose
Cution ana defense had many more whom
they desired to call. City Attorney Ander-
son said it would take several weeks to try
the case, and asked that it be continued for
four weeks. General Hart, counsel for the
prosecuting witness. and Messrs. Grove L.
Johnson and Robert T Devlin, defendants
counsel, finally agreed upon continuance
until the 2sth of August. The case seems
TO be attracting a great deal of interest.
CHINA SLOUGH TO BE FILLED,-Street
Commissioner II. B. Nielsen is determined
that China slough shall be filed On
Wednesday he went to San Francisco and
called upon the railroad people, who own
nearly the entire slough. to see if they
"ou!u not take some steps toward reclaim
ing H. lie met Governor Stanford, and
h3u long interview. ] ne Governor said
he would lay the matter before the Direc-
tors immediately, and assured Mr.. Nielsen
mat they would IN very few DAYS enter
upon the work. b. r. Croker has four
hundred teams that can be put to work al
once, and al the present low stage of water
the sandbars furnish ample material near at
MANU- " accomplish TINS I0uCn-neeued i'm
proveMent.
MEMS Canton flannel drawers. Is cents n
pair. All gents gauze and summer under
wear reduced nearly one-half to-day at the
closing sale day. Red House.
OHE lot Of ladies' French kid button
shoes. with seams down the center sizes.
5 to ~. for So 10. Best bargain vet Of
lered at Red House.
GENTLEMEN French calf sesed button
shoes, latest style, reduced to s. 10, to-day
only. Red House.
GENTLEMEN, you can save 81 by buying a
pair Of shoes at Red House to-day.
CHuDREN's lace fine goat shoes, 90 cents
At the closing sale to-day. Red House.
FINE Pacific and Manchester lawns, TO 6
cents q yard to-day. Red House.
DoN'T forget to visit the shoe department
at Red House to-day.
SEE new advertisement of the Red House