New-York tribune., 1886-06-06
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SIN FRA NCISCO.
COURT CASES MR. CROCKER'S FENCE-
SUICIDE AHEAD OF JUSTICE.
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BAN FRAxCIsCo. June 5.-The three jury
fined last week $500 each for contempt OF court
were this week held IN $1,000 bail to answer
before the Supreme Court the criminal charge. The
evidence against them is conclusive and ther" is
small donbt that they will go to State Prison.
Tne only method of mitigating their Dtence would
he 70 turn States evidence and reveal tue men back
of them who furnished money for tho bribery. One
of the Jurors who was approached revealed the
name of Jim" McCord, prominent ward poll
tician, as the chief actor behind the scenes The
latter welds powerful infuence and may yet block
the prosecution OF his creatures. With the present
administration of justice it is hopeless to expect
that McCOrd himself will snfer.
DIR l. Milton Bowers convicted OF poisoning his
VIE by slowly administering phosphorus, was
sentenced this week to be hanged. The case is All
extraordinary one in the criminal annals Of this
city as the trial consumed six weeks and the main
evidence was fOnnd in the stomach and throat Oh
the dead woman These subjected 10 delicate
chemical tests revealed plain traces OF phosphorus.
and malignant ulcer in the stomach also due to
the same cause. Dr. Bowers had insurance amount
inr To S17 OOD on his wfe's ifo and 1t proved
he had discussed marriage with another woman
while his wife WAS lying i'll The evidence was
wholly circumsta ntia bot Bowers's bad character
and the atrocious revelations of his domestic
habits led to his conviction. He received the
sentence calmly, although the judge who pro-
nounccd it shcd tears
There is a sign I" for salen on the lot which
Charles Crocker years ago surrounded with high
fence. It is an ordinary building lot which
belonged 70 an undertaken named Young, who
when he found the millionaire had bought all the
other property IN the uock refused the sum he had
previously asked for his house. and advanced the
price. Crocker agreed to give the new price but
the man again refused hls own price ana adyahreu
once more faced the music. and agreed to paw the
price last named. Then hc man Thought he cond
evidently bleed his victim 10 any extent he Pieased
and asked $4,000 for what would then
have been dear at $4,000. Cracker at la,t
rOso to the situation and swore ne wnnd
not bay tho lot and then oniit thirty -ioot
fence around three sides of IT, In a short
time Young removed the house from the lot ana
since then u has been vacant he unhertaker mas
been dead for several years. and now MS wtlow
wants to sell the lot Tor Yl2.3Oh. IL IA net worth
$500 t. any one except Croker AZ hi, fence rnins
il for Il residence and cares to bt gin itiga-
tion to force him 10 remove H.
At the Grape Growers and Wine Makers Assoca-
ton meeting here this week the policy of boy
cutting" Chinese au,l Chinese packed products was
deprecated. IL il probable that state con n'entioh
VIII soon be called
Detective Cox and his companion. who took the
long trip to Hong Kong 10 bring hack the chinese
murderer of the WckeIsham family. rctnrheu tii,
week If the Hong Kong authorities had cahIed
the fact OF the suiC ie OF the murderer tho eN-
pcnsivo voyage world not have been taken. ar the
criminal hanged bIWSef three DAYS before CoA
sailed from this city. As the carrlessneso OF the
jaI authorities led to tie snicde il would seem
they onght to have cabled news II bis death.
vino cellar IA to be bnIlt at The State Univer.
.iv for experiments on wines from various parts Of
the State Ii il expected that such experiments
will do much 10 make known the localities DesI
adapted to certain varieties OF grapes.