Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-21
Double Execution IN Los Angeles

CALIFORNIA.
Double Execution III Los Angeles.
Los ANGELES, March 20th.-The weather
is cloudy and heavy. The city is alive
with an expectant throng of people, who |
seem eager to witness the hanging. The
time set is o'clock this afternoon. A
limited number of invitations have been
sent out by Sheriff Gard to SheriffS of other
counties to be present. Refugio Silvas is
twenty-three years old and an American.
He killed man named Mcintyre i'll this
city last year. Francisco Martinez is forty
three years of age, and a Mexican, and
killed and robbed an old man in the sage
brush five miles from here last fall. Since
their sentence, Sheriff Gard has kept a strict
watch upon them, and for the past few
DAYS a death watch has been kept, and the
utmost vigilance used to prevent Il rescue
or suicide. Every preparation for the
execution has been concluded, and the gal
lows is ready in the yard of the Jail on
Spring street A large canvas will surround
tie gallows, so that the hanging can not be
seen from the surrounding hills and high
buildings Both prisoners passed good
night and eat a hearty breakfast this morn
ing. and showed no signs Of shrinking.
Silyas persists in his innocence, and wanted
to state so on the scaffold, but the good
priest requested him not to. The gallows
is so arranged that both prisoners will drop
at once. Just before the hour for the eX-
ecution, Silvas was taken before Judge
Cheney on a writ of habeas corpus.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
Los ANGELES, March 2Oth.-The writ of
habeas corpus in the Silva case was granted
by petition of his wife. Judge Cheney re-
fused 10 permit any of the proceedings, and
remanded the prisoner to the custody Of
the Sheriff.
THIRD DISPATCH.l
Los ANGELES, March 20th,-At o'clock
and 6 minutes the trap fell, and Silvas and
Martinez were launched into eternity.
They both bore themselves bravely to the
end. and in a speech thanked the Sheriff
for his kindness Both bodies bounded up
few inches, and then turned round-Mar-
tinez very rapidly The bodies then swayed
backward, and III a few minutes remained
motionless Martinez's legs twitched con-
siderably, and were drawn up an inch or
more three times Silvas' limbs remained
about motionless. Life was pronounced
extinct in both cases in thirteen minutes.
Execution at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCIsco, March 20th.-Steve Jones,
the negro murderer was hanged here to-
day at 1890 p NJ The crime for which he
paid the penalty of his life was the murder,
on June g. 1888, of Mary Agnes Riley
(wlite). his mistress There were about
i50 spectators present. Twelve minutes
after the drop fell life was pronounced ex-
tinct. Medical examination showed that
the neck had been broken, though not in
such manner as to cause instant loss OF
power TO the muscles, which Is usually the
case in perfect executions
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SAN Francisco, March 20th-The Pacific
Coast Passenger Association met at the
Palace Hotel this morning, at the call of
Arbitrator Miller, who desired to bring all
of the agents together that they might dis
cuss certain questions relating TO advertis-
ing and commissions, concerning which
there has been considerable complaint of
late One of the complaints relating TO
advertising was made with reference to an
agent stationed in Oakland, who has been
advertising an excursion party to the bast /;
but without stating when it would start,
and, in fact leaving the matter in a some
what indefinite shape. As this was consid-
cred an irregular mode of advertising, and
interfered with the business of the other
roads by causing persons to withhold their
patronage in the hope of obtaining excur-
| sion tickets, it was condemned by the asso-
! ClatlO1, anu SlepS were tdhei W lCliiCuy
! this and other Irregularities in the matter
of advertising.
| The question of commissions was also
! discussed and the association was unani-
nous in its condemnation of violations OF
the rules which have already been laid
down Mr.. Miller explained the recent
/ purchase of six tickets to New York, on
which, it was claimed by some agents, there
| must have been some violation of the rules
relating TO commissions, as it was hard for
agents to believe that six tickets could have
been purchased at one sale withoutthe pay
ment of irregular commissions The facts
were that six persons at The Needles
| wished to 20 TO New York, but found that
it would cost them SOB each, as there Is
no third class rate from that place. They
could not get the tickets from this city
through the express, and, consequently
sent one of their number to San Francisco
to purchase third-class tickets at S7I3 each
The regular commission of 81 was paid
and the transaction was in every way IL
conformity with the rules.
The question of agencies at Los Angelo:
was also discussed, but no agreement wa:
arrived at, the matter being left to Mr.
Miller and the parties interested.
The meeting this morning showed tina
the agents were disposed to act with fair
ness in all things, and were desirous to pu
an end to all irregular methods OF doln9
business.
Died for Love.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20th.-Georgt
Warren. barkeeper in the Crystal Palace
Saloon on kearny street, committed sui
eide by gas asphyxiation in room 50 OF th'
, California House, on California street, nea
Dupont some time between I a. NJ. yester
day and this morning. A chamberinait
found the body on the bed this morning
There were some notes on the bureau. ON
was addressed to Miss NJ. E. Wakefield
chambermaid IN the Baldwin Hotel, whici
was full of expressions of love for her.
was delivered to her by Deputy Corone
, Lane, but she received il with cool eX
preston of indifference, and returned ii at
: ter reading. Another letter was from Mis-
Wakefield, to whom it is said deceased wa
once engaged simply giving reason TO
not keeping Il certain engagement. DE
ceased was dbout 35 years old, rather stou
! and with shavep face. The body is at tn
. Morgue.
! The Carr-Cieary Hard-glove Fight.
SAN FRANCISCO March 20th.--In til
hard-glove fight in the Mechanics Pavilio
tonight, between Tom Cleary and Jill
Carr, for $3.50 side and the gate receipt:
z there was large audience. The men wer
|. evenly matched and fought ten round.
. Then Police Captain Douglass interferee
' as both men were badly punished, an
9 upon a physician reporting that Carr
) hands were in such a condition that h
could not go on. the referee postponed til
v fight for seventy-two hours, at the end
which time it must be resumed, the ma
failing to appear to lose the match. I'll
general opinion was that Cleary had a litt
the best of the fight.