Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-22
MURDER AGAIN.
Ion to San Francisco's List
of Assassins.

VI Acedbetiios
IS E. Post, December 2istl
Another foul and cold blooded murder
was pei1etrated this morning. The victim
was Maurice Nugent, and the murderer is
known as Thomas Baily, with the alias OF
Joseph Hanrafan. AT about2 o'clock NJ
gent was in John Powers saloon, III How
ard street, drinking with Edward Powers,
the barkeeper a brother of the proprietor,
and several others, when Baily entered with
another man. He was Immediately or
dered out by The barkeeper He demanded
to know why he should go out, and apply
ing vile epithets to the barkeeper and all
others in the room, dared them to come
outside. Powers was behind the bar and
hurled small beer glass at Baily, at the
same time starting to come from behind the
counter to eject him, as he stood with his
hand on his hip pocket. Nugent took a
whisky bottle from the bar and started out.
He had hardly got outside the door when a
shot was fired, and he staggered back into
| thesaloon, and, crying out that he was shot,
fell to the floor and expired almost in
stantly. The barkeeper, with the help OF
several others who were present, carried
the body to an inner room, while some 0pe
else blew police whistle.
The general belief is that Baily mistook
Nugent for Powers.
SHOT IN THE SIDE.
Policeman Landman, who was at that
time on the corner of Mission and Third
streets, responded to the summons and ran
10 the scene OF the murder. On the side
walk he picked up the glass thrown by
Powers The bottle which Nugent held in
his hand broke when he fell to the floor.
Sergeant Tobin and policeman Hamilton
soon after arrived on the scene and exam
| ined the body. For some time no wound
could be found, but on lifting the dead
mans arm bullet hole was discovered
under it in the left side. Hardly any blood
issued from the wound. The bullet is sup
posed to have pierced the heart.
The murderer is well-known to the po-
lice, having been in custody many times.
His first offense was committed when he
was but - years old. In April, 1880, he
was committed to the Industrial School for
petty larceny, and in January, 1881, ne was
again sent to the same institution for re-
petition of the offense. Since that time he
has committed many offenses against the
law, the worst being on the Sd OF last
March, when in company with Charles
| Prince, Hugh Mcmillan and Godfrey Haw-
ley he waylaid an old lady-Mrs. Jane
Lane-on Frederick street, near First, and
outraged her.
AN OLD GRUDGE.
At police headquarters the cause as
signed for the shooting is as follows Some
| time ago while Eddie Powers was an en-
ploye of the Tax Collectors Office, Baily
originated scheme by which he would
collect taxes and appropriate the proceeds.
He represented that Powers was with him.
When Powers discovered this he exposed
the plot, and Baily has ever since been at
tempting to GET him into row. 1t is sup
posed that this was his plan last night, and
that when Nugent came to the door he
fired, thinking it was the barkeeper.
THE INNOCENT VICTIM.
The victim was so years old, tall and
slight, dark hair and red mustache. He
is candymaker by trade, but of late has
been peddling fruit about the streets. He
has but one arm, having lost the other by
a railroad accident which occurred on the
train leaving San Jose. He leaves a wife
and one child, who reside at that place
Word has been sent to all the outside sta
lions to look out for Baily, and the detect
ives are looking for him. As he is so well
known it is thought that he cannot escape.
The usual crowd of curious people gath
cred about the remains, which lay in a
casket, a bandage about the eyes. in the
first floor of the Morgue. The autopsy
will be held this afternoon, and the inquest
is set for tomorrow.