Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-20
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LUUAL lMTkhliGENGE.
The CAPITOL GRoUNps.-Considerab
complaint has lately been made and it is
currently stated, that the beautiful grounds
around the State Capitol have become the
rendezvous of tramps, hoodlums and Grim
Inals. So much SO has this become the
case that women are afraid to pass through
them either III day or night time. and
many parents forbid their children from
going there Policemen rarely 90 there.
hence ii is an excellent place for loafers
who desire 10 elUde the officers. The Cap
itol Commissioners complain because of
the grounds being kept without any official
protection. They say that no city in the
Union has such fine grounds kept up en-
tirely by the State Government The State
annually pays the city 81 ECO for water. and
the grounds are such as should elicit suffi-
Cient pride as at least to secure the appoint
ment of a local officer The Capitol
Commissioners have no funds at their dis
posal for such purpose, and whatever
they do i'll that direction they become per-
sonally liable for. Yesterday the following
notice was printed, and will to-day be
posted in conspicuous places throughout
the grounds: = Fifty Dollars Reward
Flowers must not be cut without permits
sion: Ball-playing is prohibited. A re-
ward of $50 will be paid for the conviction
of any person who mutiiates or DESTROYS
the plants or otherwise commits any acts
of vandalism, obscenity or trespass on
these grounds. BY order OF the Capitol
Commissioners. Thomas l.. Thompson
Secretary Of State" The city authorities
feel that 1t is the place OF the State to look
after its grounds rs much as after the build
ing, which is patrolled by three watchmen.
The city was certainly liberal enough in
assisting the State to the possession Of the
grounds. It is nevertheless true that
something should be done to make them
more pleasant and safe for ladies and
others, and it might be that, though the city
has no money in its police fund to spare
for the purpose, an arrangement might be
made by which the city would pay part
and the State part, of the salary Of watch
man.
Court ITEMs.-In Department One of the
Superior Court yesterday the jury in the
case of W. II. Hawk, charged with an as
sault with deadly weapon upon Judge
Stephenson. of Mormon Island, returned
verdict of guilty. Sentence will be pro-
nounced next Monday I'm the case of
The People vs.. F. w. Emerson, accused of
obtaining s31 by false pretenses from l.. +.
Redman, stipulation of satisfaction was
filed by the latter, the money having been
repaid to him. and, on motion of the Dis
triCt Attorney, the case was dismissed
Emerson's trouble was not over however,
for officer Woods directly afterwards served
upon him n warrant sworn out before
Judge RiX, Of San Francisco, on the oath of
last April, accused him of obtaining money
by false pretenSes from Marsden Manson,
of that city, and which warrant has been
held until the Sacramento authorities were
done with the prisoner .....tu Department
Two the case Of Il. A. Fiske, Jr., VS.. The
Central Pacific Railroad Company. for dam
ages in the sum of $4,000 for injuries to his
right arm sustained while he was working
at the railroad shops in this city, little
over a wear ago, as has been stated at length
in the REcoRD-UYIoN heretofore is being
tried Freeman, Johnson q Bates appear
for plaintiff and 5. c. benson, c. 7. Jones
and Z. l. Robinson for the defendants. The
following citizens constitute the jury
John Dreman, I. Nottingham, Clinton
CURLY, James Chinn, Geo. Wilson, W. VI.
Reese. John Lockhardt, Benjamin Wilson,
John johnson, J. r. Foster, A. Nathan and
Warren Starr. The case will probably
occupy all of to-day.
THE WATER INvEsrIGArIoN.-The Board
of City Trustees will meet in special session
at 10A. N. to-day, for the purpose Of further
Investigating the cause of the insufliciency
of water at the Phoenix mill fire Monday
morning. +. II. Williams, the engineer in
charge at the water-works at the time of
the fire. has been requested to be present
and make a statement. In this connection
il may be mentioned that Marx Foster,
Chief Engineer of the Water-wOrks, states
that all the machinery of that institution Is
in excellent condition, and he desires any
Of those investigating, who may think the
works inefficient from lack OF care, to eX-
anime personally or select experts TO do so.
The Holly pumps, he says, are competent
to keep up the domestic pressure OF thirty
five pounds, or more, ut night but they
cannot do the work in the daytime, the
Stevens pump being then called upon.
RACING To-Day AND To-MoGRow.-At
Agricultural Park this afternoon at 30
the race between the roadsters of Messrs.
Gilman and IIodson. heretofore referred to,
will take place-mile heats, three in five.
OF course there is more interest felt in ii
than there would be between two track
horses of equal pretensions, and there is so
much difference of opinion as to the merits
of the animals, that it promises to be quite
Il betting race. There will not be any
charge for admission. Tomorrow after
noon there will be foot race. 100 wards. for
500 a side, between Fred Stone. of Sacra-
mento, and John Taylor, of Gridley. An
admission fee of 25 cents will be charged.
COMPUTATION OF SENTENcE.-Yes terdav
Governor Stoneman COMMITTED the SEN
fence of Thomas Burns from five years to
three. He was convicted at the April term
of the Superior Court of San Francisco in
1888 of burglary in the first degree 1t was
granted on the request of the Board of
State Prison Directors, on the ground that
his ofiense lacked the.criminal intent, as
shown by the petition of Superior Judges
Toohy, Murphy, sullivan and Hunt,
Police Judge Lawler, ex-District Attorney
Sullivan and other responsible testimony
ANOTHER new lot Of flowers will be in
stock Saturday for the flower sale al
Barber & Pealers.
CLOTHING to-day, furnishing goods, dry
goods. ETC., etc Red House.
MANY articles not spoken of in our sales
to-day. Red House,