Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-05

The scene can hardly be described. The
night was feartully dark, and the groans
were appalling. The people in the rear
section at once began the work of removing
the men. five of whom were found dead
and many others wounded and bleeding.
Word was at once dispatched to this
city, and train in charge of Superintend-
ent N1nlng at once FASTENED to the scene.
and the dead and wounded were brought
to this place. The work of removing the
men from the debris was a sorry task. One
man, alive and uninjured, was taken from
under two dead ones, and it was simply a
miracle that he escaped. Following is a
list Oh the dead George Krause, Cincin-
nat; Roberts, first name unknown, Da-
kota; Charles Wallace, Joined at Portland.
Or, antecedents unknown; James Wilson
Cincinnati; Samuel Blair, Colfax, w. T..
antecedents unknown. A car is expected
from Bralnard, to remove the wounded to
that place The Coroner will hold an in
quest tomorrow morning, but it is evident
that no one is to blame and that it was
simply an unavoidable accident.
The Double Suicide.
New YORK, October 4th.-The bodies of
the man and woman who last night COM
mltted suicide in Central Park have lain
all day on cold slab at the Morgue Both
bodies have to-day been identified. The
man, as was last night believed, was Geo.
Bessendorf, and the woman was Maria
Koch, wife OF DR.. Edmund F. Koch, editor
OF the Jersey City Free Press and iSoataqs.
CAST. The bodies tomorrow will be re-
moved to an undertaker's rooms, and there
Will be prepared for interment. The
woman was 50 years of age, and resided
with her husband and four children on
Pavonia avenue, Jersey City Heights. Bees
sendorf was % years of age, and until re-
Gently was employed in the composing
rooms OF the New JERSEY Freie Press. DR..
Koch states that Bessendorf came to him
about four months ago. with letter of in
PRODUCTION Efrom Carl Zighof Phi. D.. of
No. 10 Liberty street, Union Hill. New
Jersey. Bessendorf represented that he
was IN destitute circumstances, and would
work hard If given chance DIR. Koch
gave him employment, and took him to
his home to board. An intimacy which
soon after arose between the wife and the
boarder was discovered, and while they in
sisted that 1t was not criminal, Bessendorf
was compelled to seek another boarding
place. He visited Koch's house Monday,
while that gentleman was absent and per-
suaded the woman to leave him. Though
search was made for the wife, nothing was
learned OF her whereabouts until to-day.
when the tragedy in the park became
known.
Arrested for a Murder Committed Thirty
two Years Ago.
GALVESTON, October 4th.-A special from
Paris, Texas, to the Ne1oS, says John
Alexander, charged with a murder in this
county thlrty-two years ago, and who was
recently arrested in Arkansas, arrived here
yesterday in charge of officers Alexan-
derS father, who was the principal in the
killing, was sent to the Penitentiary for
life five years ago and died there.
Woman Convicted of the Murder of
Her Husband.
LITTLE FALLS IN. W, October 4th.-The
trial of Mrs. Dreese, for the murder of her
husband, closed at Herkimer at 1890 this
morning with verdict of guilty of murder
in the first degree. The crime was COM
mitted in the town of Warren on the 18th
of December last. After Mrs. Dreese
killed her husband, she cut his body up
and burned it in the stove The crime was
not detected until about four week since.
Free from fractional Strife.
New ORLEANS, October 4th.-A special to
the Times Democrat from Indian Territory
SAYS: The Creek Council, or Legislature,
will meet tomorrow at Okmulkee This
pouy ID uIFlueu lilIO Two nOuSeS-KlngS and
warriors. The present session is expected
to be the most important ever held in the
Creek country. For the first time in years
the nation is free from factional strife, the
leaders of the different factions having ap-
parently concluded to unite for the public
veal. All the indications point to har-
monious meeting.
Miss CleveIand's Movements.
WASHINGTON, October 4th.-It is now
stated that Miss Cleveland will not return
TO the White House for six weeks, and that
Mrs. Hoyt, the Presidents married sister,
will remain with him until Miss Cleveland
gets back. Nothing is known at the White
House about the report that Miss Cleveland
is engaged in writing novel
Arrest of Sunday Law violators-Three
Men Drowned.
New YORK, October 5th.-A. M.-About
sixty arrests were made yesterday for vio-
lation of the excise law. 1t is generally
thought the large number of arrests was
due to the approaching election.
Three members of the Lively Bowling
Club, of Brooklyn, were drowned yester-
day, while out in cat boat in the harbor.
There were sixteen in the crew. A sudden
squall overturned the boat.