Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-09
MURDERED BY A CRANK.
A Young Married Lady From FL Dorado
County Killed at Eureka.


A Young Married Lady From Ell Dorado
County Killed at Eureka.
EUREKA, February Sth.-A stranger came
to this city on the Pomona Thursday and
registered at hotel as Charles 81. Bowden,
San Francisco. Last evening he borrowed
q revolver of the hotel clerk about 7:20 and
called at the residence of j. A. Price. Mrs.
Price answered the door bell, when Bow
den stepped into the house, and Mrs. Price
being frightened, tried to escape from the
door. Bowden commenced shooting.
The first three shots took no effect. He
then seized her and held the revolver close
to her left breast, and put bullet through
her heart, and then attempted to kill him.
self, and lodged a bullet in his own neck
dangerously close to vital organs.
Mr.. Price, returning home, was near
enough TO see the shooting and caught his
wife after the fourth shot. Price then
grappled with Bowden, wrenched the re-
volver from him and beat him with it.
Bowden is lodged in the County Jail.
Mrs. Price came here from Ell Dorado
county as Miss Lille Wilcox ten months
ago August LIST. She married Mr.. Price,
who had met her in school at San Jose.
They had been engaged some time, he
having sent her money to come here. She
well liked. Bowden claims that she was
his wife. The affair created much excite
ment. There was no attempt to interfere
with the officers. Bowden lies in the
County jail in critical condition. The
attendant physician thinks he will recover.
They have not extracted the bullet from his
neck.
The general opinion is that he is a love-
sick crank.
The Times this morning says Bowden OBJ
tanned information of the Prince Wilcox
marriage two months ago by correspond
ence with the County Clerk here, using an
assumed name. A well-written, but
highly sensational, statement addressed to
the Ell Dorado Republican was found in
Bowden's room. His father, W. H. Bow
den, lives at 100 West Fourth street, De-
luth, MINI.
The Coroner's inquest, held over Mrs.
Price this morning, returned verdict of
premeditated killing by Charles II. Bow
den.
Grass Valley Postmistress.
GRASS VALLEY, February 8th.-A public
meeting was held this evening to protest
against the removal of Miss Florence
Byrne, as Postmaster, in favor of S. D.
Bosworth. The meeting was non-partisan
and adopted resolutions urging the reten-
ton of the incumbent until her term ex-
pires, twenty-five months hence.
The resolutions go on to recite that no
reflection is cast on the appointee, never
theless Miss Byrne should be retained on
the score of efficiency and the public
spirit, she having shown the latter by pro-
vidiDg accommodations second to none in
the interior. Citizens who signed Bos-
worth's petition say they did SO with the
understanding that he was not to be ap-
pointed until the incumbent's term ex-
PRED.
Supervisors Sat Upon.
VIsALIA, February 8th.-Superior Judge
Cross has Just rendered a decision which
places the Supervisors in an awkward posi-
ton. At their January session, in the
face of much opposition, they passed an
order directing the County Auditor to
draw on the Treasurer for 81 500 in favor
of Moore & Smith, wealthy lumber manu-
facturers and dealers, for three miles of
toll road in the mountains. The proceed
ings of the Supervisors were irregular and
peculiar By advice of an attorney Auditor
Buchanan refused the owners of the road
payment, and the case was carried immedi-
ately to the Superior Court. The decision
upholds the Auditor and stamps the pro-
ceedings of the Supervisors as illegal. The
toll-road at present is utterly worthless on
account of washouts.
Along the willamette.
EUGENE Orr, February Sth.-The dam
age done by the recent floods at this place
is as follows: Springfield bridge across the
Willamette washed away; loss, SIG, 000
One span of the Eugene bridge and ap-
proachment; loss, 5000. The Long Tom
bridge and the Duckworth and Coast Fork
bridges are gone. The approach to the
Mohawk bridge across the Mckenzie and
the bridge across the Mohawk are gone;
loss, several thousand dollars each. Many
of the smaller bridges have gone and the
roads are damaged. There was great
loss on the river bottoms in live stock,
wood, fences, lumber, farm utensils and
houses. No loss of human life is reported.
Eugene City is above high water, except
at low places, and was not damaged.
"No More Rush"
SAN Francisco, February Sth.-The fol-
lowing self explanatory telegram was re-
ceiyed BY the Board of Trade to-day from
Congressman Morrow and Clunie: I'VE
have had long talk with the Postmaster
General concerning the immediate trans
portation of mails to the northern and
southern coast. Arrangements have been
made to carry the mail by steamships until
the railroad routes are opened. No more
Rush" This aCt1On was brought ABOUT Dy
the Board of Trades petition to Congress
adopted yesterday and Immediately tele-
graphed to Washington.
They Ought to be Jailed.
SAN DIEGO, February Sth.-The seven
year.old child of man named Plank of
this city died Wednesday under the fol-
loving circumstances The boy had been
sick for several days and it is asserted by
some Of the neighbors that the Christian
Science people forced him to keep out of
doors as much as possible, and that he was
compelled 10 get out of bed when very III,
dress and run out to play in the garden in
order to divert his attention from his sick
ness. These facts became known to-day,
and the authorities are now investigating.
Attempted Suicide.
CoLUsA, February sth.-Yesterday Mrs.
S. s. Russell, wife of the Deputy County
Clerk, attempted suicide by taking. chloro-
form, but was saved by the timely assist
ance of CITY Marshal Scoggins.
The river is still falling slowly, but all
the land between here and Chico is yet in
undated.
Yesterday the Dugan brothers came
down from their ranch, twenty-five miles
north of here, in a sail-boat, travelling
all the way over wheat- fields, fences, tuieS,
or