Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

He HAD DELRIUM TrEyEys. The Gov.
ernor yesterday pardoned out of the Stat,
Prison at San Quentin Robert Pitt,who was
convicted in Shasta county in November
1857 OF The crime of murder in the first de.
gree, and sentenced to life imprisonment
fitt Is native Of England and about 81
years Oh age. The petition asking his par
Qon sets tOrth that James II. HAYES was
kllled by Indian Pike May l, 1852. near
Portuguese Fiat, on the upper Sacramento
river, III Shasta county; that there was no
direct evidence that Pitt advised or encOur-
aged the Indian to kill Hayes, except the
Inoian statements. and that they were
contradictory, uncertain and insufficient :
that since the conviction of Pitt it has been
ascertalncd that he had delirium tremens.
before and about the time said Hayes was
Killed, which facts were not known by the
attorneys OF Pitt prior to his conviction.
consequently they were not made use of in
ms defense; that for several years prior to
the murder he was a mental and physical
wreck made so by intemperance: that at
the time the homicide was committed his
condition was such that his petitioners do
not believe he was knowingly or willfullv
guilty OF advising or encouraging the In
dian to commit murder. The petitioners
Were Aaron Bell, J. f. Bedford, James E.
1870 N'N''i 50 IA NUN. G4iiMtilu NHeeilE.
Adolph Dobrowsky. J.W. Garden, $. Hull,
A. Groiefend, William L. Hopping, T. b.
Smith, John Y. Scott, d. Lynch, G. C.
Schoter, A. II. Sprague 4. 4. Andrews.
DR.. j. VI. Briceand, Clay w. TAYLOR. C. A.
Horr and T. b. Smith. The Board of State
Prison Directors unanimously recommend
ed sach action ON the part Of the Governor.
and IN defense of their action quote from a
letter 10 them from Clay w. Taylor. the
District Attorney, Endorsed By Hon Aaron
Bel, the Judge who sentenced Pitt. asking
ms pardon on the grounds as above stated.
SToLEy PROPERTY REcovEEED-Nfention
was made N yesterday s REcoRD-UYIov
that gold watch and chain had been
stolen from the residence of J. G. Megann.
Sixteenth and } streets. Tie party sus-
pected al appropriating it was a man
named NJ. Y. Waters who had been ba-
hiended by Mr.. Megann for several DAYS.
while il stOrmed 50 hard-civen food and
shelter and furnished with articles Of
clothing Saturday afternoon he was as
sistlng cleaning some carpets and the
room door was closed to keen the dust
from entering another apartment That
gave him chance to examine the furni-
ture, and he stole the watch and chain
from bureau. When he left the prelni-
81. 'tuTtay evening he was 10 return
AlonNs.y and cut some light wood. The
theft was discovered soon after he went
away, and the police were notified of it.
Yesterday he returned 20 cut the wood, the
TACT was teiephoned to the station-house
ana officers franks and Ash went ont and
arrested him. After being locked up he
"squealed, told Ash that the stolen prop
erty was il his room in a certain lodging
house, and the officer went there and got
1t. This theft will be a State Prison mat
ter for Waters, as prior conviction" will
be included IN the complaint he having
been found guilty two or three months ago
of stealing a coat from the Telegraph
House.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday Albert Sherman, previously con-
victed Of battery, was fined $40. Pat
Murphy, for disturbing the peace, was fined
So. Frank Swanson was found guilty of
petit larceny IN stealing money from the
drivers box Of a street car, and will be SEN
fenced on the 9TH. Frank Wilson was
convicted of petit larceny, in stealing a
coat and nat, the property of John Wag-
ner, a rdIlIoad-yard man, and of getting
away with the latter's lunch also. He was
sentenced to pay a fine of 500 or be locked
up 80 days.....Charles Bevans, who was
also arrested for larceny, being suspected
vi isAl tANt llslAlll6 III Nilt lH6ll, was us
charged. .....r The cases of Lee You and Lucy
Sing, for battery, went over until this
morning ......Ah Gin was aGjudged guilty
of keeping an opium den, and fined $40 or
10 days. Frank Turner was convicted of
visiting an opium den, and will be SEN
fenced TO-DAY. Lightstone, arrested
for like otfeDse, forfeited his deposit.
WoRKMEN At RANCHO DEL PAso.-F.
Mcmillan writes concerning the white
laborers on Rancho del Paso, who recently
went there from this city, that "of the 80
gangs of men, averaging four to the gang,
all are still at work with the exception OF
two gangs, who left the first week they
came out. The men are all hard working.
honest laborers, and mean to stay with the
job if they only can earn their board till
spring. Some are trying 10 earn the sup
port of their families, although they can
only make from 80 to 60 cents per day |
find among them nearly every trade and
profession represented, with the exception
of lawyer, doctor and preacher
CRY TREAsUEY.-Following were the re-
ceipts for the week ending Saturday, Janu-
airy 23d: From Joseph n. Herndon,
cemetery dues, S1S; A. S. Woods, water
rates, Sl,l95; w. a. Henry, Police
Court fines, s. so; George A.
Putnam, city licenses, SSH IS: Geo.
A. ?, tnam, dog licenses, 50 81. Total re-
ceipts. S209l OF; total disbursements. 81.
$50 50. Total amount in city treasury, $685.
S47 SIS.
HELD TO ANswER.-E. J. Daley. special
delivery carrier of the Postofiice force, who
was arrested by Marshal Drew last Friday
for felony in rifling the mails, was taken
before United States Commissioner Bugbey
last Saturday, and waving examination.
was held to answer before the next United
States Grand Jury. He was one of the
first special delivery carriers appointed
having been placed on duty October l.,
1873.
REWARDS 0FFERED.-Governor Stone
man has offered areward of $500 for the
apprehension and conviction of the party
or parties who murdered Jesse c. W.
Wickersham and his wife in Sonoma
county on the 18th day of January 1886.
Also $500 reward for the arrest and convie-
ton of the person or persons who muir
dered William Spinney in Amador county
January 10, 1856.
NoTIcE.-Next "Wednesday, the 9th, our
stores will close at u o'clock NJ. for the day,
TO give us time to arrange stock for our
great annual clearance sale, which will
commence Thursday morning at $50
o'clock and continue from day TO day until
all winter goods are disposed of. Four
floors will be representative upper and