Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,
Shocking Accident.

Shocking Accident.
fatal accident occurred at Hon. r. D.
Stephens ranch, near Mayhews'. about 2
o'clock yesterday morning, by which
Samuel West, young man about % years
OF age, who had been working for Mr..
Stephens for about eight months. was shot
and killed by fellow emplCye. a Young
man named John J. Hunters. with whom he
was on the most friendly terms 1t appears
thaJ coOnS are numerous on the ranch and
have caused considerable ANNOYANCE. Ere
quently the dogs got after and freed them.
ami the men would leave their beds TO
shoot the cunning thieves. The testi-
>1nony given by Mr.. Hunters, at the inquest
held by Coroner Clark yesterday afternoon.
IS to this effect: About 3 A. NJ he heard the
dog barking, and, supposing there was q
coon in the brush, aroused West and re-
quested him to go along with him
and hold the light while he Hin
ters) shot the animal. West agreed,
and they sailed forth. When they got to
the brush, the coon broke away. followed
by the dog, and ran to another piece OF
brush. Lie men went after him. and Hint
erS, cocAng his gun, went into the brush
with his gun in one hand and a torch in
the other, West remaining outside. The
coon ran again, and Hunters, not being able
to pass through the brush the same way
the coon went. turned about, intending TO
90 outside and pass around He had taken
but step when, through some accident
which he cannot explain, the gun was dis
charged. West uttered q cry. showing that
he was hurt, and Hunters. throwing down
the gun, ran to him and asked, Sam.
where are you hit2' In the side" was
the reply. Hunters asked him if he could
walk to the house, and on his replying that
he did not believe he could, Hunters said
he would carry him. He had Just got him
IN his arms, when the unfortunate mans
limbs relaxed, and by the way he fell upon
his companion the latter felt confident that
he was dead. lie laid him down gently.
ran to the house and summoned assistance.
but when they returned to where West was
lying II was found that life was extinct.
Hunters came to the city and informed the
authorities, and the Coroner took charge of
She case. The jury impaneled by him re-
turned verdict that the death was acct
dental, and eXOnerated Hunters from blame.
The charge of shot-No. 6-was found
to have struck the deceased in the right
SIDE extending from the top of the chest
to the waist, he having been about thirty
feet from Hunters when the gun went off.
There was a narrow path into the brush
upon which Hunters was coming out, and
West stood at the end of it. A foot or two
either side OF 1t would have saved his life,
owing to the thickness of the brush. Mr..
Stephens speaks highly of both men, they
being faithful employees, honest and indus
trious. Hunters is greatly distressed over
the accident.
INcoEPoRATED.-Articles of incorporation
have been filed in the Office of the Secretary
of State Of the Southern California Lumber
Company, to carry on a general numbering
business. Principal place of business, San
Francisco. Directors. Joseph Knowland.
{. G. Stevenson. Jr W. S. Wheatley. Jas
NJ. Haven and Arthur F. Low. Capital
stock, Sl00000 divided into 900 shares ::
stock subscribed, $75 900 Also, of the
Yosemite Queen Gold, Silver and Lead
Mining Company, to carry on the business
of mining for gold silver, lead and other
metals in Mount Raymond Mining District,
Fresno county, California. Principal place
OF business, San Francisco, Directors.
Robert Roy, NJ. San Pedro, T. Derbec, l..
Dutertre, ?. G. Somps. Capital stock, SIS
100000, of which s., 800 is subscribed by
the DIrectors......Also, of the College of
Physicians and Surgeons of California. to
provide a college of learning for male and
female students DESTROYS of following a
theoretical and practical course of studies
lectures and instructions in any or all of
the different branches and departments of
medicine, surgery, pharmacy and litera-
ture. The course to include Electro-Thera-
peuhcS, Psychology and the Physical
Sciences. The college is also to be a dis
penSary for the treatment of the poor The
principal business is 10 be transacted and
the college located in San Francisco. The
Trustees are Walter J. MADDEN, President;
Robert Brown, VIM. Mckenzie, J. w. Jen-
nlngs and Chas. II. Robinson. The latter
has been elected Secretary and Treasurer.
Amount subscribed for its establishment,
$4,000.
BAEwICK's REPoRT.-The rainfall at Red
Bluff since o'clock Sunday morning, ac-
cording to the Signal Service reports up to
: o'clock last night, was $50 inches. Dur
ing the same time at Sacramento the rain
fall was inappreciable in the rain-gauge
The barometer along the Pacific slope last
evening at Z o'clock was falling in Cali
fornia and rising north of this State. accom-
panied by a falling temperature. it being
from % TO % colder than the twenty four
hours preceding. The wind is generally
from some westerly quarter, and light to
gentle IN velocity. The weather was light
rainfn central and northern California and
southern Oregon clear at Los Angeles and
San Diego, and fair 10 cloudy in northern
Oregon and Washington Territory. The
rainfall at this point during the storm is
2.I2 inches, and 2.22 inches for the season.
as against 2.6i inches last year
Police CoURT.-In the Police Court YES
terday the case of James Young, charged
with committing battery upon Mrs. F. t.
Burke, was continued until Friday, when
Mrs. Burke who was confined to her bed
yesterday, will, it is hoped, be well enough
to appear as a witness Josephine Ma
chardo's case of disturbing the peace went
over until o-morrow.....W Wong You and
Charley Jim were convicted of disturbing
the peace. The former was fined s. 80 and
the latter s. 50......The case of J. S. Bun
dock. charged with murder in killing young
Croasman several weeks ago. came up. but
was continued in order that the Grand
Jury might act upon 1.-THE case of G.
c. Bennett, accused of disturbing the peace,
was continued until to-day.
CHARLES ROBIN, No. 7O2 ] street. will, dur
ing this week, continue TO sell boys suits
at fifty cents on the dollar One hundred
and twenty suits to be closed out.
A DOUBLE BASS for sale cheap at L. X.
Hammers music store, $50 J street
ANOTHER invoice fiesh-colored lace just
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