The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-24
The MANACLED SKELETON
All That Remains OF Once Notorious
ana Desperate Gambler.

ana Desperate Gambler.
From the Stockton (CdL) Record.
On Dec. IS, the Stockton Independent
published an account of the finding Of
skeleton In the bottom OF a shaft at
Murphy's, Calaveras county, the forearms
Of which bore handouts and the connecting
chain. There are but three persons living
who can explain the mystery attached to the
handcuffed skeleton. Two Of the three will
assuredly never do so; therefore, In order, if
possible, to relieve my mind of the burden
OF year,, will relate some Of the facts con-
nected Herewith.
In 1865 a gentleman and wife purchased
a handsome residence on Santa Clara street,
in the city of San Jose. They had plenty
Of means and moved in the best society.
The gentleman's business called him to San
Francisco quite often. There lived next
door to their residence q policeman. The
gentleman and wife seemed happy and
contented, and no cloud was known to ever
have dArkened the sunshine Of their house
hold. On Monday morning after the gen.
tleman had taken his departure for San
Francisco, the policeman saw a well-known
gambler talking to the wife at the rear
gate, and was much surprised. Tuesday
evening the gentleman returned and found
bis home deserted, and note from his wife
stating that she had left him forever
For some hours the husband was CONS
pletely Frustrated. Next morning he sig
nailed the policeman to come to him, and
asked whether he could and would keep q
secret On receiving the assurance OF the
policeman the husband told his trouble, and
was directed by the officer to keep quiet aud
remain inside the house. The policeman
went and hunted for the gambler, but he
was nowhere to be found. After quietly
making inquiry IN places which the gam
bier frequented he learned that be had
| h3red horse and buggy, stating that he
would be gone some days. The policeman
returned and told the gentleman what he
had learned, and what ne thought Of the
| matter. Tue gentleman went and saw his
wife's brothey, who lived not far from his
residence, and teld him all. They soon de-
| cided what to do, and with trusted friend
| and policeman we're soon on their way te-
| ward Livermore valley.
| At Washington Corners they learned that
gentleman and boy had passed there in
! a buggy very early that morning The
| bains into the San joaquin Valley and
learned that they had crossed the ferry en-
| the San joaquin river. Here they lest
track 81 the buggy; but about noon next
! day learned that such a couple had been
seen at Pennington. The pursuers lost as
! little time as possible in reaching Farming
ton, and there learned that the man inquired
not find the buggy tracks on the Son ora
road. and did not think the gambler would
tell bis destination, and 30 they took the
road to Angel camp, where they learned
that the couple were but an hour ahead of
them. They hired fresh horses at the
| Angels livery stable and hastened the pur-
suit.
T,.+ ~. "A rLnaas ,z.s ,akt;,,. a., a,d Mss,
phys in sight four horssmen dashed up to
the buggy, and. with drawn revolvers, COM
manded halt The gambler was told TO
| get out of the buggy; the policeman placed
| q pair Of handouts on him his boy COM
panion proved TO be the fleeing wife in male
attire; the brother got into the buggy with
his sister; the policeman walked down the
! road short distance toward Angels, lead
| ing the horses, and the buggy followed. In
about an hour the husband and friend re-
| turned but no one asked what had become
| of the gambler. The pursuing party, in
creased by the addition Of the woman in
mole attire, arrived late at Angels and
stopped over night at the hotel, all register
ing under fictitious names. A few days
| thereafter they all returned to San Jose.
The husband went to San Francisco and
thence east, where he died in less than a
year.
About two years thereafter the wife wa s
| courted by an ex-governor, but later on
married wealthy banker Of San Francisco.
and to day is one of the most attractive
women Of her age in the city.
! The brief sketch will, in measure, solve
| a mystery which it would be neither wise
nor polite to fully disclose by giving further
J particulars and names, as all the responsible
parties but two-the handcuffed skeleton
/ and the betrayed husband--are still alive,
respected and well-known citizens OF Gen.
| trail California.