Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-13

everything indicates he had premeditsted
the killing of his wife if she refused to re
turn and live with him.
In doing the shooting Ross did not arise
from the bed. His clothing was some
little distance away, on chair, and be
must have had the weapon close at hand.
He had simply raised up in bed, thrust the
pistol to his wife's head and pulled the
trigger. Evidently the shot had awakened
the little boy, who turned, whereupon the
father shot him. AS before stated, one
shot entered the boys cheek. Apparently
afraid that he had not done the work prop
erly, the inhuman father had fired again
at the boy, and this time there was no
doubt about the deadliness of the work,
when, without moments hesitation, for
hardly a second elapsed between the shots,
Ross placed the weapon to his own head,
and expired as soon as his victims.
Upon arriving at the scene, the Coroner
impaneled jury from the crowd which
had collected and held the inquest. The
verdict upon the woman was that she met
her death from pistol wound inflicted by
weapon in the hands of Dwell Allen
Ross, her husband.
A similar verdict was rendered on the
eight-year-old boy, Arthur. In Ross case,
verdict of death by his own hand was
returned.
Two bullets were found in the bed, one
having passed through Ross head and the
other through the boys head
1t was late in the afternoon before the
corpses were touched. Then the CHASTITY
work of cleaning up began.
Mrs Ross was well connected being the
daughter of John Hammond, well-to-do
farmer. From the Hammond girls are
the wives of George S. and DR.. Locke and
o. o. Norton. Mrs. Ross was well spoken
of by everybody, and all with whom the
reporter conversed had kind words to say
for her, and laid the whole blame on Ross,
whom all agreed was as shiftless and
worthless fellow as ever disgraced So
ciety.
Mrs. Ross was sged Sc years. Ross was
aged 81 years and native of Massachu-
sets.
1t is said that brother of Ross is mer-
chant in San Jose. Constable Dial tele-
graphed to San Jose, but was informed
| that no person answering to the descrip-
ton of Ross brother lived there.
Six children was the result of the union of
this ll-mated pair, four having died, Arthur
making the fifth. The remaining child is
Nellie, girl about 16 years of age, who is
living with friends of her mother.
The remains of the mother and son were
taken in charge by Mrs. Locke, sister of the
deceased, who will attend to the burial.
The interment will be made in the private
battle-ground of Locke, short distance
from Lockeford.
Where Ross will buried is an unsettled
question, as the people of Lockeford are so
highly incensed that they declare he shall
not be buried there if they can prevent it.
There are two cemeteries in Lockeford,
one owned by the Odd Fellows and the
| other by the Methodist Church Association.
Several Odd Fellows declared TO the re-
| porter that under no circumstances would
Ross burial be tolerated in their cemetery.
Other citizens state as positively that they
will not allow it TO be made in the Methodist
Cemetery, but they forget that they cannot
help themselves if the Coroner so decides.
The remains of Ross were conveyed to
| the undertaking rooms of George Owens,
end there to await the disposal of the
| Coroner.