Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-05
SKETCH OF NAuGHTON's LIFE.
CHEF CROWLEY.
he Says San Francisco Has Entirely Too
Many Murders

He Says San Francisco has Entirely Too
Many Murders.
san Francisco, February 4th.-The pre-
Iiminary examination of Na0gh,on was
postponed in Judge LAWYERS Court This
morning until next Thursday. After he
came down from Court he was visited By a
reporter in his cell in the tanks. He re.
fused to make any statement other than TO
reiterste that be had acted in self-defense
His reticence to-day is due probably TO the
fact that he has learned that the story he
told last night does not agree in substantial
and material points with the one told by
Brewer. While Brewer claimed that Herr
assaulted Naughlon with a heavy seal,
Naughton said that he interfered to save
Brewer.
Chief Crowley is not satisfied that the cir
cumstances connected with the killing have
been truthfully told and he will have
thorough investigation made in the hope OF
reaching the bottom facts.
This thing of shooting" said he. sis
getting too treqaent and something must
be done 10 stop it. Why we have more
murders here every year than in any other
city in the Union, save probably San An
tonic, Tex. Al that now seems to be
necessary is to have two or three friends
accompany you when you kill your man
fense The leniency Of juries in dealing
with murderers il the past has created an
impression that life is only a secondary
consideration
"If the law sg4inst the carrying of con-
cesled weapons was more rigldly enforced
and heavier fines imposed, we would have
less cutting and shooting. We arrested
nearly 300 people for carrying weapons last
wear and over Cne-lhird Of them we're dis
charged in Court The penalty imposed is
entirely too light. l would suggest that
the lowest penalty be fine of $500, with
al alternative Of as many days lmprs0E-
ment in isil.
Then we woald not have every roTdy
and loafer armed 10 the teeth, ready to cut
or shoot on the slightest p.ovocation.
Why, in some parts of Europe il is fell
ony, punishable by five or six years i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary, to carry
weapons, but here the offender gets off
with a nominal fine. l viii have the last
three murders investigated thoroughly, and
if we don't get az the bottom of them it will
not be our fault
Both the bullets which took effect en-
tered the left side of Hers body, and from
their location, Coroner Eaton says the de-
ceased must have had his arms raised as if
to ward off blow when he was shot. The
story told by Naughion aud his friend
that Herr was assaulling them with the
seal when the shots were fred may be
true; but it IS strange, that if it was so,
none of the bullets entered from in front.
The bullets entered on the side, which
makes it appear as if Herr was standing
sideways when ne was killed. After be was
shot he ran 10 the Office window, crying
out murder and that is considered
strange if he was the aggressor making q
murderous ssault.
An autopsy was made on Hers body
this afternoon, and it was found that the
wounds in his side and arm were made by
the same bullet. 1t passed through his
arm, penetrated the left side and severed a
large blood vessel back of the heart. There
was another wound lower on the side, bui
the bullet did rot enter the body.