Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-06
BRICKS SENTENCE COMwUrEn
He VIII Not he Hanged, but Imprisoned
at Folsom for life


On the 18th of last Nav Patrick Bricl,
shot and killed Andrew J. Jones in front of
the hotel in the town of Jacinto Colusa
county. He was indicted for murder. and
his trial commenced in the Superior Court
on the 10Th Of June and concluded ON the
81 OF July, by the jury bringing in a YER
dict OF murder in the first degree. From
the testimony given it appeared that Jones
entered the bar-room where Brick was in
the act of drinking glass of beer. When
the latter saw Jones enter, he said: - You
said you can lick any man on the Grant. |
can hex you 10 any mark on the road"
Jones smilingly replied What's the mat
ter with you. Patty? do not want to fight
you. Brick repeated what he said.
and Jones replied You can't do
it. Brick pulled off his coat, and
they went in for a rough and
tumble. Jones threw Brick. and
the latter realizing that he was
whipped, cried out, " l squeal.' Jones was
taken off by bystanders When Brick got
up he pulled pistol from his pocket and
shot Jones. The latter ran out doors and
was followed by Brick. He shot him again
as he was running from the door, and three
tlmes after ne lay PROSTATE upon the porch
OF the hotel. The pistol was put close to
his head. One bali entered lust above the
ear, another just below that organ, and an
other IN the neck. The pistol was held so
close that the face was entirely burned
black with the powder. That was the evil
dence OF eye witnesses. Brick claimed that
Jones was rearching for crih-board with
which to brain him when the first shot was
fired, in the saloon. Brick was born in
Ohio, raised in Kentucky, came to Califor-
ma IN 1877, and is a blacksmith by trade.
Yesterday Governor Stoneman commuted
his sentence. The communication reads as
follows:
Whereas One Patrick Brick was on the 18th
day OF July, 1885. sentenced by the Superior
Court, in and for Colusa county, to be hanged
by the neck until dead and, whereas. said Pat
trick Brick was afterward reprieved by the GOV
ernor from the 18th day of March. 1856. to the
9th day of April, 1886 and, whereas numerous
letters and petitions have been presented to me
from diferent.portions of the United States,
asking that the sentence of said Brick be com
muted from death by hanging to imprisonment
for life; and, whereas, among said petitioners
are the Speaker of the House of Representatives
OF the United states, three United States Sena-
tors. the Governor and Ex-Governor of the State
OF kentucky, besides many citizens of Louis
Nlile and st. Louis, where said Brick formerly
llved, aii testifying to his uniform good char
acter while resident of those places also
many citizens of Colusa county. where said
nolnlGlde was committed; Hon. Leland stan
t9iu, lnteo states senator, and the Hon. Bar
10y i'esH.ey, Congressman of the State of Cali
ioTnia rom the First Congressional District
ana, whereas, careful inspection and reading
o. tie testimony in said case now on file
IN TINS oiiee, shows thai said crime was
Soi con, IN the heat of passion, and that it
laeSeG IN many respects those clements of malice
ana Fermentation necessary to make II r1Tlrior
IN N the hrst degree, punishable with death.
NOW. therefore, l. George Stoneman, Governor
OF the State of California. by virtue of the
power III me vested, do hereby commute The
sentence of said Patrick Brick from death Nv nv,
hanging to imprisonment for life. and order
that he, tie said Patrick Brick, be confined in
the State Prison at Folsom during the term of
his natural life. -