Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-15
4 pITIFuL SuicInE.
Sad Sequel to the San Rafael School
Board Trouble.
Isan Francisco Bulletin, May l2th.l

tSan Francisco Bulletin, May 18th.
In the account published recently, OF
trouble in the San Rafael School Board,
and the arrest for bribery of three Direct
ors, Messrs. Hunter Bernard and Jessup,
Isaac Shaver, prominent citizen of the
pretty suburban town, was mentioned as
an important witness. The investigations
of detectives Curtin and Lawson, of this
city. revealed the fact that Shaver had paid
the Directors $500 in consideration of their
purchasing lot for school purposes from
him for S., 600.
The arrests were made last Tuesday
morning. At 10 O'clock that evening MIR.
Shaver left his house, making an excuse to
his wife that he would take a short walk.
Ills failure to return by breakfast time on
the following morning created alarm, and
search was instituted. At the Office OF his
lumber mill long and afiectionate letter
to his wife was found, stating that he had
always lived an honest lie and done DC
man wrong that this affair was more
than he could face and he was determined
TO commit suicide at Point San Quentin
The letter also provided for the disposition
OF his property.
His alarmed wife Immediately made
known these facts, and diligent search
began at San Quentin and continued to 9
Z
noon his coat and hat were found in little
cove near the point, and in one of tht
pockets OF the coat was a memorandum
book. on the leaf OF which was written . 4.
A. NJ, bidding an affectionate farewell tc
his relatives referring again to the honest
life he had ever lived, and, as nearly n:
could be made out, these words: a Thi,
will square my account with Bernard anC
Jessup.' In the afternoon about , O'Clock
the body was found only short distance
from the San Quentin wharf, and taken a
once to San Rafael.
Deceased was So years of age, and was
| born in New York. He came to this State
in 1852. and was a resident of San Rafae
since 1872. He had been an unusually &C
tive citizen in promugating valuable en-.
tTprises an building up the town. Be
sides other buildings he had built over Isl
residences.
Shaver acknowledged TO the detectives
paying the $500 TO the Directors, but said he
did so at their solicitation, the amount be
! ing called by them commission" and
| Shaver paid it unthinking, as he said, Of
anything improper or illegal.
The examination of the arrested Direc
| tors has been postponed until Tuesday
next, on account of the suicide. Indigna
ton against them ran very high after the
recovery of the body yesterday.
THE INQUEST.
SAN RAFAEL, May 14th.-Coroner Elder
impaneled a jury last evening in the cast
of Isaac Shaver, found drowned at Poin
San Quentin yesterday afternoon. Severa
| witnesses were examined and the inques
| was continued until this morning at
o'clock. No developments of any specia
! Importance was brought out, beyond tha
in the testimony of Mr.. Douahue, foreman
of the Shaver mill, who swore that OF
Tuesday several hours before Shaver dis
appeared) he noticed Barnard, one of The
! defendants in the school scandal, STANDING
talking with the deceased During thj
conversation Barnard raised his hand in al
angry manner, apparently, and Shaver
| simply shook his head.
/ The verdict of the jury was death by
drowning from alteration of iuind caused
by business troubles and sickness.
There are new developments in the schoo
scandal.
Detectives Lawson and Curtin are on tn,
ground but are reticent as to the new test
mony discovered