Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-23
a Criminal-Infested Community.

A Criminal-Infested Community.
NEVADA CITY, March 21st-Thomas and
William Casey, aged respectively 13 and 10
years, were arrested to-day in Rough-and
Ready township for stealing hog. They
were brought to this city and bound over
for examination on charge of grand lar
ceny.
Last night the store of Mrs. J. Jack was
| robbed by breaking open the front door. A
quantity of tobacco and cigars was stolen.
Four men attempted last night to pry
open door to Carr Brothers drug store,
but were frightened off before they finished
| the job.
| An unusual number of rough characters
infest the town, and the citizens are consid-
ering ways and means to get rid OF them
without the assistance of the Courts.
| A Pioneer Gone.
GRASS VALLEY, March 21st.-William III.
| Montgomery, an old resident and pioneer,
died here last night of pneumonia, after an
| illness of but few days. Mr.. Montgomery
was an ex-Sheriff of the county, and at the
/ time OF his death was constable of this
place He was a brave and reliable officer
He leaves a wife, but no children. He was
a native of Delaware and was an Odd Eel
| low and member of the Ancient Order
| United Workmen and also of Grass Valley
Fire Department. He will be buried to-
morrow under their auspices.
Dangerously Stabbed.
YREKA, March Dist A serious cutting az
| fray occurred to-day on Little Shasta, be-
| tween William Harp and!a Portuguese over
a business transaction. Harp undertook
| to whip the Portuguese with a blacksnake
| when the latter ran to get away Harp
| followed him and dangerously stabbed him
A warrant was issued and placed in Con-
stable Radford's hands for his arrest.
a Queer Legal Tangle.
| NAPA, March 21st-Aboutitwo years ago
G. Barth, who had long been a resident of
this county, left for short business trip to
another part of the State, but did not re-
| turn when expected He had three farms
in various parts Of the county, a brewery
property in this city and various other
| possessions, none of which he disposed of
On application of his creditors an assignee
of his estate was appointed, and by order
of the Superior Court various lots of prop
erty were sold and the estate closed. About
week ago, to the surprise of the creditors,
was filed for record mortgage but just
given by Mr.. Barth to Joseph Henry of
| this city, one of the creditors Mr. Barth's
attorneys are now going through the papers
and all the proceedings in the estate and
upside down. Mr. Barth, who is in San
Francisco, says he has been in Germany
and other parts of Europe during his alb
| sence.
| Sheriff Attacked by a Dog-Judglnent
Satisfied-Narrow Escape of Child.
| SAN JOSE, March 21st.-About 5 o'clock
this afternoon, while Sheriff B. F. Bran
ham was engaged in disciplining his large
st. Bernard dog in the jailyard, the brute
| turned upon him and lacerated his left
wrist and hand very badly In forcing
open the dogs mouth the Sheriff7s right
hand was also badly bitten. 1t is hoped
that prompt and careful attention to the
wounds will prevent serious consequences.
! Mrs. Elmira Denbar, who recently OBJ
tanned judgment for $4,000 against Thos.
| Fallon, for breach of promise, to-day filed
satisfaction Of judgment.
a three year-old girl named Celina Mar
| lot to-day fell over the Los Gatos bridge,
distance of about sixteen feet, to a gravel
bed below. Strange as it may appear, she
received no injury beyond a few scratches.
Shot TO Death in His Chair.
FRESNO, March 22d.-About o'clock
| last Friday evening Louis Trabucco, who
resided at Fresno Crossing, in the Sierras,
about fifty-five miles north of this place,
was murdered by a half breed Mexican
named Victorian. Victorian had taken
one OF Trabucco's horses, and after riding
| it several days returned with it on the
| evening of the killing. Trabucco scolded
him for keeping his animal so long, and
forbid him taking his horses any more.
Words ensued. and the half-breed drew
revolver and shot Trabucco three times,
the balls producing fatal effect. Trabucco
was sitting in chair by the fire at the time
of the shooting, and died there, Victorian
is still at large