Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-18
The Contested Judgeship.

Ahe contested CuuBesnIp.
SAN Francisco, September 17th-Judge
Levy stated to-day, CONCERNING the contro-
yersy about Judge Coughs resignation.
that he knew nothing, for he had nothing
to do with it. He furthermore declared
that if the Judges of the Superior Court be.
lieyed that Judge Coughs resignation was
invalid, that he had been restored to sanity,
and was by them deemed qualified to dis
charge the duties of the position, he was
willing to retire
a Would-be Murderer Shot to Death
while Attempting to Escape
SANTA CRUZ, September f7th.- Louis
Andersen the Dane who shot William
Russell, Superintendent ofthe HIT. Holmes
lime works near FELTON,, in this county.
was this afternoon shot and killed by L.
Kubottom, one of the party who were
securing the woods in search Of him An
dersen, when discovered, was ordered to
halt and surrender, but refused, and was
fired upon with fatal result. Andersen
was single man, and had worked in the
vicinity OF FELTON, year Last week he
came to the II. T. Holmes lime works, and
calling Russell, the Superintendent, aside.
he asked him why he put that article in
the paper about him. He said that since
ii appeared he could get no work. etc
printed AN article about him, and if that
was all the business he had, lie had moth
ing further 10 say to him. Russell
turned to walk away, when Andersen
drew pistol and fired, the shot striking
Russell in the tlizh and ranging down
ward, causing Il flesh wound about twelve
inches Ia length. Andersen took to the
woods, and was not seen for several days
The Holmes Company offered reward of
$500 for his capture. Several theits of pro-
visions from campers and others led to the
belief that he was still in the forest, and for
two days past large patrols of men have
been searching for him Wednesday night
he was seen and called upon to surrender,
but escaped in the brush He was again
discovered late this afternoon, near Olive Il
Fosters saw-mills, on the Ben Lomond
mountain, and, refusing to surrender was
shot as described. 1t is the opinion of many
that Andersen was insane, as there was no
cause known why he shoGld cherish i'll
will towards Russell. The newspaper arti-
Gle referred to had existence only in MS
Imagination.
Verdict of MansIaughter.
JACKSON; September 17th.-The trial of
John kessler Is years old, for the murder
of his father near Forest Home, April 18th
last, was concluded to-day After one hours
deliberation, the jury brought in a verdict
of manslaughter He will be sentenced
Monday.
Sawmiu and Residence Burned.
NEVADA, September 17th.-The sawmiil
and residence of Louis Voss, eighteen
miles above You Bet, in this county, was
burned early yesterday morning. One
hundred and fifty thousand feet of sawed
lumber was also consumed. Nearly all the
furniture in the house was saved. The
total loss is in the neighborhood of $40
600, with about $1,000 insurance. An ex-
tensive forest fire, which has ragged in that
locality for. several days which the men
fought hard to sublue, got beyond control,
and communicated with the buildings.
Business Failure.
ST. HELENA (Napa county,, September
17tb.-The grocery house OF w. w. Dodge
q Co. has failed. Liabilities not known.
FrightfuI Death of a Brakeman.
STOCKTON, September 17th.-At 6 o'clock
this morning VIM. T. Lewis, of Iowa, aged
81, a brakeman on the Central Pacific
Railroad, while switching u freight train.
caught his foot in a frog and the train
backed over him, dividing his body length
wise. The pieces were gathered up and an
inquest held. The verdict was accidental
death. He leaves a widow and two child
rem. Deceased's life insurance policy ex-
pired on the 1St inst.
Fatal Fall of Painter.
STOCKTON, September 17th.-This morn
ing Eugene Bostwick, aged %, painter,
fell from barn roof and was killed He
has brother in Oakland.