Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-04

MILES DIsCHARGED.-The case of the
People VS.. Ralph Miles, charged with mis-
demeanor, in having resisted an officer
while the latter was in the discharge of his
duty, was heard in Justice Haines' Court
yesterday. The case was commenced at Q
A. NJ. and lasted until Or NJ Miles was
charged with having taken forcible posses
SYN of saloon in Gait, which had been
attached. The building was the property
of the defendant, and he also claimed to be
the rightful owner of the property sought
to be taken in charge by the Constable, A.
J. Smith. The attachment was not made
out against Miles, consequently he ignored
the officer and his writ, and when it came
time TO close up for the night, he elected
the officer, although the latter: drew his pis-
toll, asserted his authority and resisted.
The prosecution was represented by Dis
trict Attorney Buckley and Grove j. John
son. The defense by Clinton l.. White and
]. b. Devine.. 1t was a case that created
considerable excitement in Gait, and a large
number of the citizens of that town were
present. The witnesses examined for the
| prosecution were: a. J. Smith, Frank H.
Lambert W. II. Jones, J. II. Ferris, J. f.
Hill, Charles f. Quiggle, John J. Monahan,
G. w. CheSlev and d. X. Springfield.
Those for the defense were: James b.
Hicks, William Dougherty, c. w. Harvey,
J. S. Philips, A. Whitaker, n. B. Witt, ].
| J. Campbell and James b. Devine. Coun-
| sci made lengthy arguments. In summing
up the case the Judge said that the posses
! sion OF property was prima facie evidence
| of ownership. The writ of attachment in
this case was not made out against the
| proper person, and in such cases, the officer
not being clothed with the proper author
| ity, himself became trespasser. He had
| listened carefully and attentively to the
evidence ELECTED. and the able argument of
counsel on both sides. but he failed 10 see
wherein there was the least ground for
| holding the defendant, therefore he Or
dered his discharge.
FULL OF YEARs.-Mrs. Mary Zumwalt,
wife of Joseph Zumwalt, of Shasta, died
on Monday, at the advanced age of 81
years, and will be buried from the depot
upon arrival of train at $40 P. NJ. to-day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Zumwalt were among the
early pioneers to this coast, and have since
| been well known in the northern part of
the State. A brief account of the life of
| the aged couple was written by the hus-
band on April 4, 1873, for future informa-
| ton of their children, and reads as follows:
| . was born in Harrison county, KY, July
| 10, 1900. My parents moved from there to
Adams county, o., in 1902, where l was
| raised, and was married to Mary Ogle IN
the year 1922, February eth. Remaining
there till January, 1880, we moved TO Han
cock county, Ind. Lived there till July,
1884, and then moved to Illinois. Lived
there, in VIII county, till March, 1919
| when | crossed the plains with my family
to California, and have been here since.
My fathers name was Jacob, and my
mothers Nancy. Her maiden name was
Spurgeon."
| WILL SHOOT FOR A MEDAL.-The long
talked of shoot between team of eight
from the Colonel's staff and like number
from Company G, has at last been arranged
and will take place on Sunday next, at the
| Twelfth-street range. Each man will fire
ten shots at the 200-yard range The
contest is for gold medal The
man making the best score of the winning
team will be entitled to wear the trophy
and defend it against all the members of
his team. The teams are made up as fol-
lows: Regimental staff = Colonel
Sheehan, Lieutenant Colonel Guth-
RE, Major Mckee, Captain Neary.
Lieutenent Riyett, Lieutenant Plant, Lieu
tenant Miller and Sergeant Hughes. Com
pany Chaplain Hall, Lieutenant Shee-
han, Lieutenant Flaherty, Sergeant Shee-
han, Corporal White, Sergeant-Maior Nc
Niff, Private White and Private Kunz.
Nh. MARTIN HIRsoHFIELD, graduate oil
the Royal Academic of Berlin, Germany
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