Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-18


SAN FRANcsIco, September 17th.-Henrv
Schultz and Charles NJ. Coleman, noted
| Eastern craftsmen, who have been on q
| tour of robbery of the Pacific coast, have
been arrested in this city. They have
| cracked safes successfully and robbed post
Offices since last May at Point Reyes, Los
Gatos, Redwood City, and DayisviIle. at
| Portland they robbed Wells, Fargo &
| Co., and at kalama, w. T., the Northern
| Pacific Railroad Company's Office. Their
| last exploit was at Milton, Calaveras
| county where they blew open the safe in
| the cutlery store of ]. +. Duke. Schultz
| has served several terms in San Quentin,
| and also in the penitentiary at Albany,
\. Y. At the latter place, in an endeavor
| to escape he shot two officers, and at
with the intention of destroying the prison.
Coleman has quite a record in ST. Louis.
Sheriff Ben Moore of Calaveras, took the
prisoners to Milton to-day.
a Heavy Failure.
| SAX FRANCISCO, September 17th.-Julius
Baum & Co., wholesale cIothiers at No. 8
Sansonne street, made an assignment to-day
to Solomon Sweet, for the benefit of their
creditors. Assignee. Solomon Sweet is of
Visalia. The liabilities are estimated to be
half million. The cause Of the failure is
attributed 10 competition and the railroad
freight war.
\ Wife charged with Murder.
SAN FRANCIsco, September 17th.-The
Coroner held an inquest to-day in the case
of Edward Higgins, the young man found
dead with n kniiewound over his heart in
a Natoma-street lodging-house. After the
testimony of witnesses, the jury returned
ia verdict charging the wife Of deceased with
The murdef. =
| knights of Labor.
| SAN FRANcIsco, September 17th.-The
State Convention of the Knights of Labor
was held to-day The officers elected YES
.terday were installed, and the Convention
adjouriedun;ii January 2, 1887.
Horrible Triple Murder in Los Angeles
- Last Night.
| Los Angeles, September 17th.-Joseph
.Boyntop, aged 81, native of Somerset
shire; England, married and the father of
four children, returned home last night,
and drove his wife from her home at 623
Olive. street. She went with three OF the
| children to the house of ]. 3. Kipp. Very
soous afterwards Boynton burst into the
| front room of Kipps residence, where Kipp,
Ie62 years old, and his l4year-old daugh
| ter, were. sitting with Mrs. Boynton,
=.
/ Boynton was killed instantly by bullet
| through the heart Kipp died from concus-
sion of the brain in three-quarters of an
hour-presUmably caused by blows with
fence-picket-besides bullet wound in the
! hip. "Nettie his daughter, was shot
/ through the abdomen and through the hip,
and MORALLY wounded.
Boynton allowed himself to be arrested
| by neighbor, and was locked up. He did
| the shooting with British-made bulldog
! pistol. He. claims that he did not enter
| the room, and only shot at dog in the
yard, but his statement is false on its face
His second son, 6 years old, is missing
| since the murder, and it is presumed, from
what neighbor heard Boynton say to
| his wife in the afternoon, that he has muir
dered him. to show what he could do.
| Boynton is gardener, and was formerly
street-car driver. His wife wanted to sep
| arate from him owing to i'll treatment, and
he says he had agreed to a division of their
| small property and separation. He is
| drunkard and very violent to his family
| when drunk. The Coroner will hold an
| inquest to-day.
I Politics, ETC., In San Buenaventura.
! SAN BuEsAvENTuRA, September 18TH
Peter Bennett, of this county, has been
nominated by the Republicans for the
Assembly for Kern and Ventura counties.
Mr.. Bennett ran in the same district last
year and was beaten by only five votes by
I Ashe GDemccrat).
Ex-senator Brooks name is mentioned
| as the Democratic candidate. If he con-
sentS to run Brooks is the strongest can
didate, and his friends claim he is the only
Democrat that can carry the county.
| The case of +. "A, Sprague will come before
the Prison Directors on the 23d for pardon
| His counsel have been notified to appear
at that time. Public sentiment is strong
in this county for Sprague's pardon.
Railroad Construction.
SAN BUEEAvEsTuRA, September 17th.-
| The new railroad is an established fact
The depot grounds have been selected at
this place and right of way through the
town, has been obtained. Men are at work
at Newhall and four miles this side, and
A20G3 more men will be put to work on 0c-
tober LIST. All the idle men Of the county
will be furnished work, there being about
500, besides all the available teams.
New Gold Excitement.
/, Los ANGELEs, September 17th.-There is
great excitement here over the discovery of
newgold fields near Arroyo Seco. The dis
Covgries were made by men in Senator
Heatst's employ. Twenty claims have
been located already. The prospects are
very promising.
Died of His Injuries.
. REDWOOD CITY. September 17th.-Wm
G. LoveL.of Menlo Park, who was thrown
from his buggy last Monday and received
injuries, died to-day. He was native IF
Connecticut aged go years, and leaves a
family. +
Nothing Small About This.
SANTA ANA, September 17th.-It is re-
ported that a syndicate has bought 100, coo |
acre tract Of the Irvine estate, situated in |
this valley, Tor 81, $50, 600, and that a COM
pany viii be incorporated 10 build three
story $4,000 hotel.
Petalums Items.
PEALUMA, September fifth. McBrown |
is at times delirious, and it is feared the |
broken limb will have to be amputated.
Another injunction has been served on |
the city and School Board, stopping work |
on the new school house. The case may |
be brought before the Supreme Court.