Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-02


RATEN AND PoRTER.-Raten and Porter.
two murdcrers sent from Sacramento coun-
ty to the State Prison at Folsom for life
give the management of the prison more
trouble than any other two convicts in that
institution. Both are said to be insane, and
have been treated as such the greater Dor
ton of the time since their Incarceration
FOR long time Raten refused to eat or
Work, and his condition, from lack of nOur-
lshment, became quite seTious-in fact. he
was perfect imbecile. About two months
ago he was placed in the prison hospital.
He seemed to be pleased with the change,
ate and relished his food, and has for the
last month been working at his trade in
the tin and copper shop. He is very anx-
lous to be paid off, and says he desires to
emigrate. Porter at times is very insane.
and requires very close watching. General
McComb says he has ascertained from a
reliable source that seventeen wears of
Porter's life was spent in mad house.
Who CAN ANSWER p Governor Stone
man is in receipt of the following letter,
dated at Howard City, Montcalm county,
Mich, November 18th: "To His Excel.
lency, the Governor of California: | beg
leave. to ask few questions in regard to a
relative, Levi Butts. He has been in Cali
foTnia some ten years. Word has lust
reached US, IN a roundabout way that he
was sentenced and hanged some time ago.
Not knowing what was his exact location
or business pursuits take this method of
inquiry, hoping you can give us some in
formation. If true, please state the time.
cause, etc. Respectfully, Mrs. Kate Bor-
den. The Governor says there is no
record of the execution of any one BY that
name, and asks the publication of the let
ter, hoping that IL will meet the eye of
some one who can furnish the writer with
some information regarding her lost rela-
tive.
ARRESTS FOR THE Manufacturing the
month of November the police took in
charge ia prisoners, as follows: DRINKS,
%; on suspicion, II; attempted suicide, / :;
vagrancy, D; for safe keeping, "a injured
men, p petty larceny, II grand larceny,
IL disturbing the peace, Il assault to COM
NIT murder, l battery, Is detained wit
nesses, 4; sick man, l; drawing a deadly
weapon, 2; exhibiting, ); burglary, 2;
visiting opium den, I; insanity, l ; misde-
meanor, 81 receiving stolen property, l ;
carrying concealed weapon, l common
drunkards, 4 assault with deadly weapon
l (; keeping an opium den, l. Thirteen
prisoners en- route stopped at the city
prison, and no less than 104 dodgers y
were given beds.
COMPUTATION OF Observation-Disclosures
Stoneman yesterday signed Communication
of sentence for All 10y, who was convicted
of an assault to murder in San Francisco
in July, 1880, and sentenced to fourteen
years imprisonment at San Quentin The
Board of State Prison Directors recon-
mended that he be committed to six years,
upon the ground that the sentence was ex-
cessive. The recommendation was signed
by the committing Judge, d. J. Toohy !;
Assistant District Attorney ]. w. Trout,
Senator Z. +. Drum. He has now served
more than six years, with his credits, and
his Communication is virtually pardon
LAND PATENTS IssuED.-The following
patents to State lands have been issued
from the State Land Office, and signed by
the Governor Richard Egan, Los An
geies county, 1885 acres; Jesse A. Dryer.
Los Angeles, 100 acres; VIM. J. Water
house, San Diego, 800 acres John f. Lutz,
San Mateo, 40 acres; James A. Mcdaniel,
Shasta. 40 acres; James NJ. Hudspeth,
Sonoma, 160 acres; Jane Lynch, Los An
geles, 800 acres; J. G. McCallum, FL Do
RADIO, 1879 acres John Callaghan, San
Joaquin, 6i0 acres Edward Porter, Mon
terey, 40 acres; Fellippo Reggiardo, Santa
Clara, 40 acres.