Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-16

sympathy and active support, we commend TINS
benefcent enterprise to your favorable consid-
The Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco. |
IRA P. RANK7S, President.
THos j. HAEeSEs, Secretary.
DRA6ER AND OLSEN.
Their Execution to Take Place at 6:30
This Morning.
PsAcERyrIa.E, October 15ih.-The talk of
the town to-day is the banging of Drager
and Olsen, the Lowell murderers, which
will take place in the iail yard at $50 A. NJ.
tomorrow.
Sheriff Anderson informed the press re-
porters tonight of the hour of the hanging,
and swore them to secrecy, and tomorrow
morning, before the good people of Placer
Vile have had their breakfast, Drager and
Olsen will have been launched into eter-
nifty.
The citizens Of Placerville continue to
sympathize with the two condemned men.
DRAeER AND OLSEN INTERVIEWED.
Your correspondent, through the courtesy
of Sheriff Anderson, visited the condemned
men in their cell in the County Jail e-day.
They were both in the large cell in the
front part of the prison. Drager was walk
ing to and fro, smoking cigar, and appar-
emily in the pleasantest frame of mind,
while Olsen stood leaning against the wall,
lighted cigar in his fingers and tears IN
his eyes.
Drager was all dash and bravado, while
Olsen was the perfect picture of despair.
Drager greeted your correspondent with a
pleasantihow do-you-do and warm, firm
grip of the hand.
Immediately upon being questioned re-
garding his life he launched out with a
| short biography. He was born in Scandi-
navia in January, 1919, and as soon as he
was strong enough to go before the mast he
went to sta, and for the greater portion of
his lie was seafaring man. He
LAUGHED AND SMILED AND cHATTED
Pleasantly. In fact you would think he
was on the eve of attending some kinn of
d social reunion rather than being in the
shadow of the gallows. When Olsen in
answer to a question, stated that he was
born in 1865, Drager interrupted with
testing remark that he had been a sailor
years before Olsen was born. The execu-
! ton was not referred to.
Just outside in the Jail yard. in full view
of the cell wherein Drager was usually con-
fined, the scaffold has been erected. tits
the same on which John Henry Myers was
hanged in December last.
Sheriff Anderson has made his arrange
ments to make the execution as quiet as
possible. 4 limited number has been in
vited, and perhaps less than a dozen indi-
viduals will witness the fall of the trap. In
order to shut out the view from the hill
side a cloth canopy has been placed over
the Jail yard.
Stockton's Natural Gas.
STOCKTON, October 15th.-At a meeting
of the Citizens Natural Gas Company to-
night articles ofincorporation were adopted.
The object is to bore for natural gas for
lighting and heating purposes, to supply
members of the corporation. The capital
stock is $4,000, divided into shares of 500,
and the corporation is to exist fifty years.
The Directors for the first year are: III. G.
Keyes, C. H. Keagle, F. r. Thomas, H. S.
Sargent and L. NJ. Cutting. a site has al
ready been selected and boring operations
will begin Immediately. The Northern
gas well bored by an association similar to
the Citizens Natural Gas Company, is now
completed and is yielding flow of $4,000
cubic feet daily, which is amply sufficient
to supply the stockholders with all the gas
they require for heating purposes. Other
associations are forming.
PaIo Alto VIII Not Trot.
SAN FRANcIsco, October 15th-The fol-
| lowing are named as starters in the four
year-old trot at the Bay District track
Balkan. In the pools Direct sold for $40
with Wilkes and Balkan as the field for
$40 In the free for-all trot Dawn and
Palo Alto were drawn, leaving as starters
Lille Stanley, Alfred S. and Lord Bryon.
In the pools Alfred S. sold at $3.50, Lord
Byron $155, Lille Stanley $40. Palo Alto
was drawn on account of lameness, from
which he has been suffering since the
| Fresno meeting.
More Indictments.
Los ANGELES, October 15th-The Grand
Jury to-day returned nine indictments for
forgery in connection with the illegal issu-
ance of county warrants. Four are against
Deputy County Clerk Henry Idleman,
three against his brother Ben, and others
against parties yet kept secret. This batch
makes a total OF fifteen against Henry
Idleman. His defense will be the illegal
! ity of the Grand Jury, some members be-
ing residents of the new county OF Orange
the jury being organized before the new
county was formed.
Rather Ancient.
Los ANGELES, October 15th.-The Oldest
bride and groom ever on the Pacific coast
arrived from Philadelphia to-day. f.
King, aged sixty-nine, and wife, aged sew
enty. Neither ever experienced married
life until two weeks ago. The brides mai
den name was Martha Bradley. They are
well-to-do people, hale and hearty, and
seem to enjoy the trip and their new social
relations.
Stricken With Paralysis.
SANTA FE IN. NJ, October 15th.-James
J A. Spradling, Receiver of Public Moneys
and editor of the Daily NelV Mericqa, was
stricken with paralysis Sunday. He died
this morning. 0yerwork was the cause.
He was an able journalist. He left four
children and a widow in the East. The
funeral will take place Friday.
More Native Daughters.
LAKEPoRr (Cal.), October 15th.-A Par
lor Of Native Daughters of twenty-three
members was organized here this evening
i by District Deputy Mrs. McGrannis of So
noma. Mrs. O. T. McHarvey was elected
President and Miss Mary Phelan Secretary.
They gave an elegant banquet to the Native
Sons after the installation.
Distillery Seized.
NAPA, October 15th.-John Benson's dis
! tillery at 0akville was seized by revenue
| officials Monday and keeper appointed.
The charge is the distillery has been max
4 ing more brandy than reported. Brandy
making was not interrupted. There were
no arrests.
Guilty of Assault.
NAPA, October 15'h.-Dsvid Doak was
| found guilty this morning in the Superior
Court of assault with a deadly weapon upon
Melchor kemper on August I'd. Judgment
will be delivered en- Friday. The case was
holly contested. Fifty-two witnesses were
subpenaed.
Reception to Senator Stanford.
SANTA Rosa, October 15th.-A large num-
Der of influential citizens attended meet
ing last night to arrange for reception to
Senator Stanford and wife. Committees
were appointed TO perfect arrangements.
A wicked practical joker at South Bay,
L. l., has been amusing himself lately by
throwing large rubber doll from wharf
into the water, in the hope of getting peo-
Me To 90 to the rescue of the supposed