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

NbNiA II " do iSlpuISNl iltei lliS SiiOOllHS Oh
the Captain. The Chinese cook took a few
things from his trunk, leaving Chi
nese memorandum book and several full
bottles of whiskey. He cut convenient
piece from the clothesline in the kitchen to
tie Mrs. Wickersham No money. ex-
cept few odd coins as kcepsalles, 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.. Wicllersham
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 left Cloverdaie some per-
sons indiscrcctly ARRESTED him. The
murderer talked of leaving Captain Wick
ersham at one time and when asked why,
said, - Bossee vellY good, but lady too
muchee talkee."
The annexed letter. detailing the scenes
witnessed by the party ON arriving at Cap
tain Understands home was received TO-
day by l. G. Wickersham from his son:
CLoyERDAIE Saturday, IAN.
My Dedr FGL5cr: 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
mouse. Jesse sat IN his accustomed place at the
table With tablecoth wrapped around his
head, and five buckshot wounds back of his ear,
and a charge of the same in his side.
Auntie was found in her bedroom i'll horrible
condition all 80 e,
/ have them taken TO Eealdsburg today (Satur-
day, and will have them placed in plain boxes
/ Tor Shipment, unless otherwise ordered by you,
ana they VIII be down on the q 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 crack in
the door, Will be with you this evening, and
will explain further Break this as gently as
possible to mother have everything of value
belonging 10 them with me. He was killed
Monday evening at the supper table Must 90
to bed and catch few hours' sleep. Blume is
doing everything possible to eaten the China
man. Good-by. FRED
The verdict of the Coroner's jury was
| that the deceased, Jesse C. Wickersham,
and his wife, Sarah Wickersham, came to
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
PETALUMA, 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 be suspended The ex-
| cltement IS intense, and knots of men
are thickly 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
oiulu, he took trip to one of the Wind
ward Islands for his health. Another gen.
! fleman told reporter that he was SO con-
WINGED that the King would Weld to the
request of Governor Stoneman that he
would bet 81 900 to 500 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. Slsson u Croker are endeavoripg
to rescind their contracts with the China
men, but the boycott SO vigorously pressed
against them viii not be raised until they
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 ali be gone from Truckee.
The United States Marshals left for San
Francisco last night, their work having
/ been completed
Chinaman Drowned.
MARYsvILLE, January 24th-A China
man, the lessee of the Bliss ranch, was
drowned here to-day in attempting to drive
| INTO town on a road now submerged by
water from the Feather river The team
| plunged into washout on the road. One
horse was drowned.
Rain and Rivers.
AUBURN, January 23d-It began raining
this morning at 6 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 hardest 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 size of the river The railroad diff
cuities 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,
Is now in progress and will be completed
tonight. The city is crowded with visitors
from the East The telegraph lines have
been Frustrated in all directions and news
papers have appeared without dispatches
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
14o people via New Orleans, and another OF
$50 people who left Boston on the Nth inst
MARYsyILLE, January 24th.-The Yuba
river reached the highest point of the sea-
son at noon to-day, at which time the
gauge marked Is feet inches. The waters
are now slowly receding. The Feather
river is somewhat higher, and still rising.
Ii will probably have reached its highest in
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
PETALuNA, 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 jose, January 24th.-Rainfall for the
twenty-four hours ending at 6 this evening,
% of an inch.
Rro VISTA, January 24th.-The rainfall
for the twenty-four hours ending at noon
was 2 IS inches, making I'LL inches for the
season. 1t is now calm and cloudy, with a
likelihood of more rain.
VIRGINIA New, January 24th.-The