Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28
CHICO'S TRAGEDY.
Two Young Lives Sacrificed on the Altar
Of I,oNe-The Innuest

Two Young Lives Sacrificed on the Altar
of LOve-The Inquest.
CHICO, July 27th.-Neil Hubbs, the young
man who died here this morning, victim
of yesterdays tragedy, is a grandson of
Paul L. Hubs, pioneer of the State, who
was State Senator from Tuolumne county,
and in 1852 was elected State Superintend-
ent OF Public Instruction on the Democratic
ticket. His father keeps roadside inn at
French Camp, near Stockton. Mrs. Barney
was yesterday ordered to hold herself under
arrest to await the finding of the Coroner's
jury.
The ante-mortem statement made by
Young does not materially change the
story which was sent yesterday. 1t is as
follows:
CHICO, July 27th.-I, Cornelius Abraham
Hubbs believing that am about to depart this
life on account OF q wound from pistol ball
this day inflicted on me by one Bierce, do make
this my statement as to the occurrence Incl
dental to said shooting, l went in company
with my wife, Eva Hubbs, to the residence of
my mother-inlaw, II. A. Barney, in Chico,
about P. N. on Friday, July Goth, 1889. Mrs
Barney opened the door. l saw no other per
son except her. We mad been there about fif-
teen minutes when Bierce came out of the room
on the left of the sitting room. He began quar-
reling with and abusing myself and vie. He
seemed to want me to quarrel with him. After
talking about fifteen minutes told Mrs. Barney
that would not stay there aud Quarrel and I
started to CO. Bierce stepped into the bed. room
and closed the door Just as l was about to
open the front door he threw open the bed room
door and fired, giving me the wound which
believe TO be mortal. / then fired at him and
he at me. He fired, / think. four times. l
T EEa o., 70 my WE saying For Gods sake,
ing weaker and rushed out to the front porch |
Supposing my wife was behind. On looking
back found she was not then started back,
when Bierce slammed the door and locked it.
i kicked the door in, as / heard my wife
screaming aud heard two shots fired As
broke the door open saw him graphing with
my wife. took hold of him and told my wife
to go. ! grappled with him Until / felt my
strength failing and knew / had to go for my
life, when l threw him off and rushed out OF
doors. Mrs. Barney made no attempt, so far as
know, to stop him, but tried TO get me to let
him up when was graphing with him.
Csigned) CORNELIUS x ABRAHAM HUBBs.
Mark.
The Coroner's jury to inquire into the
death of Raymond Bierce, which has been
in session this afternoon, brought in YER
dict that The came to his death from gun
shot wound inflicted by some person to the
jury unknown"
There seems to be mystery connected
with what is supposed to be the fatal
wound.
The mystery of the wound in the head is
that il shows to have entered on the left
side of the head and came out on the right.
There is doubt in the mind of the jury
as to its being a self-infiicted wound, IN
less Bierce was left. handed. Even then he
could not inflict such a wound without
leaving powder burn marks on the left
temple.
There are no powder marks visible
where the ball entered, hence the mystery.
All the evidence went to show that
Hubbs was not in the house when the fatal
wound was given to Bierce.
The inquest on the death of Hubbs will
be held on Monday.
Hubs father arrived this evening. The
body will be shipped TO Stockton. He will
take Mrs. Hubbs with him.