Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-09

A VILLAIN GETS HIS DESERTS.
The Betrayer of an Innocent Girl Shot
and Killed by Her Brother.
tCopyrght, 1883, by The California associated Iress
FRESNO, March Sth.-Will Williams and
party of miners arrived in the city, from
Hildreth, tonight, and the former gave
himself up to the Sheriff having shot and
instantly killed an Englishman named
Harry Daniels in saloon at Hildreth on
Wednesday night. An interesting story
leads up to the murder in substance as fol-
lows:
Two years ago Harry Daniels appeared
in Grass Valley. He was we'll dressed, and
told that he was the younger son of noble
family in England. He had plenty of
money, which he spent freely, gave it as
his intention to buy a ranch and settle
down. He began paving attention to Miss
Williams, of Grass Valley, one of the bellies
of the place, and VIII Williams, her
brother, was his chum. In the course of
time
HE woED AND WON
Miss Williams consent to marriage, and
also that of the family, and under this
promise he effected her ruin. When the
condition of the girl became known Dan
iels fled, and although the Williams boys
hunted for him he could not be found.
The girl attempted suicide to hide her
shame, but finally was persuaded to look
upon herself as the innocent victim of the
villain. A child was born to her a year
ago, and after she was out of danger, Will,
her brother, and a younger son left Grass
Valley and came to this county, going into
the foothills and securing work in the
Abbey mine.
THE BROTHER MEETS THE sEDUCER.
Will became a sort of Assistant Fore
man, and one day last week went to
Hildreth in search of men to work. As he
entered Higgins, saloon man at the bar
turned and called, Hello, Bill Williams
Come and have a drink " Williams
recognized Daniels, declined to drink, and
being unarmed, to avoid quarrel with
Daniels, who was becoming abusive be-
cause he would not drink he left the
saloon and went back TO the mine. On
Wednesday he made another trip to Hill
dreth for men, and his younger brother
accompanied him. Arriving there they
were informed that Daniels left town and
had gone to the McNally mine to work.
THE BATTLE OPENS.
The boys separated and Will went TO
Higgins saloon after the men, While he
was standing at the end of the bar talking
to the proprietor, in came Daniels The
latter at once began to abuse Williams, at
the same time putting his hand behind
him. In the midst of his abuse the
younger brother entered the saloon, and
Daniels, without a word turned and
sprung upon him, knocking him down,
and then ran at Will Williams, at the same
time trying to pull his revolver, which bad
caught in his pocket.
As Daniels reached Williams he grabbed
the latter by the throat, and Williams at
once pulled self-acting 3S-caliber Ameri-
can bulldog revolver and fired. Although
close the shot missed Daniels, and Will
Jams fired a second shot quick, and
THE BALL ENTERED HIS HEAD
By the ear, instantly killing him. Then
the Williams boys and half dozen spec
tators came 10 this city. They had pre-
liminary examination before Justice Stew
art tonight, and the above testimony was
given. The Justice released Williams on
$1,000 bonds for his appearance on Wednes-
day next