Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-11
PACIFIC SLOPE.
Suicide IN A SAN FRANCISCO
LAW OFFICE.
Deaths of Prominent Citizens
Murder and Robbery.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES To THE REcoRD-uSIoN !
CALIFORNIA.
Suicide in a Lawyers Office.

CALIFORNIA.
Suicide in Lawyers Office.
SAN Francisco March l0th.-Alfred NJ.
Sayre was found dead to-day in the law
office of Royce IL Cummins, 507 Montgom-
cry street, where he had up to February,
1884, been q law student. Deceased was
living upon the floor in front of the desk,
with q revolver upon the table. which told
the tale of how death had been caused.
| on leaving the office of Royce & Cum
MINIS, the young man obtained a situation
in the land department of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, where he was yet en-
ployed and receiving good salary. When
he left the law office, in February, 1854,
Sayre retained the pass-key to the door,
and thus 1t was that he gained admission
some time during the night. He must
have been sitting in the chair in front of
the desk when he fired the suicidal shot at
his brains. the bullet crashing the frontal
bone and entering at the right corner over
the eye. Sayre dropped forward then, ac-
counting for the pistol on the table in a
pool of blood and brains, which had flowed
and oozed out of the wound as the head
rested on the desk. AS the Iigor morris set
in, and perhaps in his dying struggle, the
body slid off the chair and fell upon the
floor IN the position that ii was found this
morning. The deceased was u native of
Pennsylvania, aged p. His mother is in
Paris. One uncle, NAMED c. II. Meylert
lives at GAINESVILLE, California. and another
is somewhere in the East. The revolver
with which he committed suicide was a
new Smith Il NELSON'S, of 40 caliber, and
Low, TIL, do
ceased had evidently contemplated suicide,
shaving his face clean and putting on clean
clothes. He was considered " kind of light
in the head and flighty," and always COM
planned of being hard-up' in money
matters Aside from these reasons, no one
imagines any cause for the suicide. Sayre
was member of Olympic Lodge, No. 127,
L. \. .. W.
San Francisco Money Market.
SAN Francisco March 10th-Money is
easing up little. especially ut the savings
banks. Less, however, is coming upon the
market through the sale of wheat bills, as
comparatively few cargoes are being cleared.
The general rate for commercial loans is s
per cent, and most Of the business, at least
III point of volume, is at that figure. The
Hibernia Bank is still loaning on city real
estate at per cent while the other savings
banks are generally eXacting I. Drafts on
New York are quoted al l5c for 500 for sight
and 25c for telegTaphie; sterling bills on Lon
don 49ld for bank and 80 7-l6i for COM
mercial refined silver, 174m1S per cent.
discount; Mexican dollars, SIC size.
Gamblers Arrested - Woman Found
Dead.
Los ANGELES, March 10h.-The police
last evening raided a gambling fit-out in
the rear of McGinesS' saloon, and arrested
twenty persons.
A Mrs. Phinehart, recently arrived from
Kansas City was found dead at her room
in q clearinghouse last evening. There are
circumstances faYoring the suppoSition that
she may have suicided by the use of chic
reform.
A Plot to Escape from Jail Frustrated.
SAN BERSARDINo, March 10th. - Last
night a plot was discovered by the Sheriff
duplicating Fred Sattler, fellow by the
name of Cosby and third, Joe Smith, in
an attempt to break jail. \ woman by the
name of Parker was arrested this morning
for completely, in furnishing 4 bit and
brace with which the work was done
They climbed on top of wooden tank in
one of the large cells and bored a hole,
12x14 inches, through the floor into the
Assessors office, under which the tank is
located This Office has not been used of
late, and ii was their intention to have es-
capped last Sunday, but Deputy Woolsey
was in the Jail at the time, which stopped
their plan. They then determined to wait
till the next Sunday, and when Deputy
Woolsey, who usually locks the prisoners in
their cells at night, appeared, to attack and
if necessary kill him, and then make their
lint n i,ic Iag hay- frst +nl
by one of the prisoners confined in the
jail, who informed the officers of their in
tention.
Death of an Old Resident.
BENICIA, March 10th-Aaron Perrin. an
old resident of this city. died here on Mon
day evening after an illness Of several
months Of general debility and feebleness.
Deceased WIS blacksmith, and came to
to this State in 1852 He had resided III
this city continuously for thirty-three years.
lie was - years OF age.
Death of IA Prominent Merchant.
YnEKA, March 1Oth-John r. p Nvficld.
a prominent merchant at Yocumville, in
the Salmon river section Of this county,
died yesterday.
Suicide at Santa Cruz.
SANTA CRU, March 10th.-Antone Caro-,
10 years. committed suicide Monday night
by shooting himself in the head. The de
ceased was originally from Linden, VT, and
has relatives in Canada. He had lived
here for the past ten years. No cause is
for the act.
The Administrator of DR.. Glenn's Estate
Seriously Injured.
WILLOWS, March 10tl.-To-day, while on
Il
Wilson, administrator of the estate of H. j.
Glenn. was thrown from his buggy and Sus-
taiued injuries which the physicians be
lieye Will terminate fatally
\ Dreadful IIistake-A Runaway Wife
Charge of Embezziement.
SAN JOSE, March 10th. - The money
(Slo5) which Miss Rosa Simonds was ac-
cuSed OF stealing in Mrs. Hills house yes
terday, while waiting for u street car. was
found to-day in another room in Hills
house. Miss Simonds had given bonds for
her appearance. 1t seems to have been a
dreadful mistake
c. ;. Gray, the alleged Superintendent of
the Sunset Telephone Company of Wood
land, Golo county. came to this city to-day
III search of his wife, who left him about
three weeks ago and came to relatives in
this city. Gray found her at the residence
OF the relative on South Second street, and
she says that he drew pistol on her twice
and threatened to kill her unless she re-
turned home with him Immediately. Mrs
Gray escaped to an adjoining house and
for the police. Gray was soon
after lodged in the city prison. His wife
filed complaint charging HIM with threats
to kill. He was released on $500 bonds TO
appear tomorrow morning.
J. A. Crawford, Superintendent of the
San Francisco and New Alamaden Railroad
Company, had warrant issued in this city
last Friday for d. NJ. Carman. the Presi-
dent and Treasurer of the road, charging
him with embeZzlemcnt Carman cannot
be found, and it is believed that he has left
the State.
Arrested for Numbering His Mother-in-
Law.
SAN JOSE, March 10th.-Lawrence II.
Whaien was arrested here this afternoon.
charged with the murder of Mrs. G. +
Smith, his wifes mother Whalen was
married last August, his wife being II wears
of age. Owing to alleged cruel treatment
from Whaleu, she returned to her parents
within ten days after the marriage.
Whalen, who seems TO have been very
jealous of his wife, made himself un-
pleasantly familiar in the vicinity of Smiths
house, and on the 2Sth OF last month
he forced an entrance to the house and
beat young man, his wife's cousin. I'M
again and pushed his mother-in-law aside.
when she attempted to prevent him from
entering The lady has suffered for years
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