Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-25

when it was reloaded after the shooting of
! the Captain. The Chinese cook took few
| things from his trunk, leaving a Chi
/ nese memorandum book and several full
/ bottles of whiskey. He cut a convenient
! piece from the clothesline in the kitchen to
tie Mrs. Wickersham. No money, ex-
Cept a few odd coins as keepSakes, was
found. Her watch, pencil and breastpin
were found.
The theory that the diabolical act might
have been done by some one else will not
( stand for no one else could enter the room
and pass through to the gun without be-
ing noticed and stopped. Mr.. Wicizersham
kept daily memorandum book, and the
last entry was on Sunday evening. His
habit was to write just after supper.
The Chinaman is well known in Glover
dale, where he picked hops during The
/ past season. A Chinaman who knows the
murderer and who used to work for Cap
| tain Wickersham was engaged to assist in
! identifying and tracing the murderer, but
/ after Mir. Blume lett Cloyerdae some per-
sons indiscreetly arrested him. The
murderer talked of leaving Captain Wick
ersham at one time, and when asked why.
said, Bossee veilY good, but lady too
muchee talkee."
The annexed letter, detailing the scenes
! witnessed by the party on arriving at Cap
day by |. G. Wickersham from his son:
CIoyERDALE, Saturday. AN.
My Dcdr F,iibcr' Blume and | have lust ar
rived here after an eight-hour ride We found
the dispatch too true. Uucle Jesse and auntie
] are no more We got to the ranch at 9 o. clock
! Friday morning, and went Immediately to the
/ house. Jesse sat in his accustomed place at the
table, with tablecloth wrapped around his
/ head, and five buckshot wounds back of his ear
/ ana charge of the same in his side
Auntle was found in her bedroom i'll horrible
( condition. have made all arrangements to
/ nave them taken to Healdsburg today lSatur-
1 day., and will have them placed in plain boxes
! FOR shipment, unless otherwise ordered By YOU
! and they will be down on the o'clock train
! Meet US at the depot with all necessary prepa-
/ rations. Without doubt the Chinese cook com
/ mitted the act. as he has not been seen this
! week. He fired the fatal shot while standing
! about seven feet from jesse through a crack in
! the door. Will be with you this evening, and
/ VIII explain further. Break this as gently as
! possible to mother. have everything of value
belonging TO them with me. He was killed
Monday evening at the supper table. Must go
! to bed and catch a few hours sleep. Blumc is
/ dong everything possible to eaten the China
/ man. Good-by. FRED
The verdict OF the Coroner's Jury was
! that the deceased, Jesse c. Wickershani.
and his wife, Sarah Wickersham came to
1 their deaths by gunshot wounds. the Gun
! from which the shots were fred being held
IN unknown hands, but circumstances
pointing strongly to All Tai as the guilty
party.
SECOND DISPATCHl
PErALUMA, January 24th-The remains
OF Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wickersham arrived
this afternoon, and the funeral will take
/ place tomorrow, under the auspices of the
Masonic Order, of which Mr. Wickersham
! was member, from St Johns Church.
Business will he suspended. The ex-
| element is intense, and knots of men
are thlckly scattered about, discussing the
! Chinaman.
Mccarthy Heard From.
SAN Francisco, January oath. - The
steamer Alameda arrived from Sydney, via
Honolulu, last evening. after a rapid pas
sage and two days ahead of time. From
one of the officers it was learned that as
soon as John w. Mccarthy, the defaulting
Clerk OF the Supreme Court, reached Hon
olulu, he took trip to one OF the Wind
ward Islands for his health. Another gen.
! tleman told reporter that he was SO con-
WINGED that the King would yield to the
request of Governor Stoneman that he
would bet 81 600 to S1G0 that Bee would re-
turn with Mccarthy.
The Anti-Chinese Situation in Truckee.
TRUcKEE, January 24th.-Notwithstand-
ing the rain fell in torrents, the anti
| Chinese meeting last night was well at
tended. vSlsson d Croker are endeavoring
to resclnd their contracts with the China
men, but the boycott so vigorously pressed
against them will not be raised until thew
have fully carried out their promises. 1t is
now thought that in two or three days more
! the announcement can be made of victory
| thorough and complete, and that the
| Chinese will all be gone from Truckee
| The United States Marshals left for San
| Francisco last night, their work having
| been completed.
Chinaman Drowned.
! MARYsyILLE, January 24th.-A China
man, the lessee of the Bliss ranch. was
| drowned here to-day in attempting to drive
| into town on road now submerged by
water from the Feather river The team
| plunged into washout OH the road. One
! horse was drowned
Rain and Rivers.
AUBURN, January 23d.--It began raining
this morning at o'clock. and has rained
steadily for thirteen hours It is still rain
| ing and blowing. The ravines and the
American river are running full. This is
the haroest rain OF the season.
Los ANGELES, January 23d.-On Thurs
day afternoon the first through train from
the East since Monday arrived. the passen-
gers being brought in wagons from the
other SIDE of the river. The railroad diff
cuitles from this point East are not serious
On the California Southern caves have &C.
Cured in the Cajon pass, between Barstow
and Cotton, which will be repaired by Sun
day or Monday. In the Temeula canyon,
between Cotton and San Diego, still more
serious damage was done. The lower rail
road bridge in this city has been repaired
| with great rapidity and trains crossed yes
/ terday afternoon. Work on the upper
| bridge, which was completely carried away.
I Is now in progress and will be completed
tonight. The cityi is crowded with visitors
from the East. The telegraph lines have
/ been Frustrated in all directions and news
! papers have appeared without dispatches
I since Tuesday morning until to-day, when
some dispatches were received by the East
| ern WIRE Two excursion parties arrived
to-day from the East in palace cars, one of
t4o people VIA New Orleans, and another of
lou people who left Boston on the 18th inst
/ MARYsvILLE January 24th.-The Yuba
I river reached the highest point of the sea
4 son at noon to-day at which time the
gauge marked Is feet 3 inches. The waters
are now slowly receding. The Feather
river Is somewhat higher, and still rising.
Ii will probably have reached its highest in
a few hours. No damage is likely to result
from the high water.
CARSON New, January 24th.-The rain
has flooded the city. The Empire is under
water, and the streets of Carson are running
full The roads are impossible.
PErALUMs, January 24th.-One and sew
enty-hundredths inches of rain fell during
the twenty-four hours of the storm yester-
day-the greatest fall for the time this sea-
son. The streets are flooded.
SAN JOSH, January 24th.-Rainfall for the
twenty-four hours ending at 6 this evening,
% of an inch.
RIO VISTA, January 24th.-The rainfall
for the twenty-fou hours ending at noon
was 2 35 inches, making II IL inches for the
season. 1t is now calm and cloudy. with
likelihood of more rain
VIRGINIA New, January oath. The
~. $50 - L