The record-union., 1891-07-27
ANNIE MANNING'S VICTIM.
Police Officer Arlington Finally Sue
cumbs.
1t Was Mighty Struggle But Death
Was Vfctorlous-He Never
Spoke.

After a three-weeks' struggle against
death Police Officer William Arlington
the victim of Annie Manning's pistol
has succumbed.
He died yesterday afternoon at the
Receiving Hospital at 3:l5 O'Clock, and
the details of the terrible double tragedy
which convulsed the community, will
never be known.
reports OF most encouraging nature
have been published from time to time
regarding the wounded officers condi-
ton. He showed remarkable vitality,
seemed to be mending rapidly, ate heart
lily, and, while he never regained the
power of speech, he was conscious at
times and appeared to recognize his
friends and acquaintance. His friends
hoped for, ana really felt confident of his
| recovery. But City Physician Nichols,
| who attended the wounded officer con-
stantly, invariably
SHOOK HIS HEAD GRAVELY
And would give no opinion other than
that the ..patient was doing remarkably
well considering the nature of his
| wound"
On Friday night the nurse noticed that
| Officer Arlington was weaker than usual
and did not take his usual amount OF
nourishment. On Saturday the symp-
toms developed more strongly, and by
Saturday night it was plain that dissolu-
ton had set in. He sank slowly, but
surely until yesterday afternoon, when
death came to his relief.
The remains were removed to the
morgue. An autopsy will be held to-day
and several prominent physicians have
| promised to assist, SO that very COM
| plete examination Of the wounds may be
made.
THE DEAD OFFICER.
| William Arlington has been resident
OF Sacramento during fifteen or sixteen
| years. He was at one time a driver on
the Golden Eagle omnibus, but of late
| years he has been member of the Sacra-
| mento police force and a Wells Fargo de-
! tective. He was about 20 years of age and
claimed to be relative of the Arlingtons
of Virginia, and had many friends in this
city. He was one of the most efficient
| officers in the department and was par
| tlculariy successful in detective work.
WAS HIS NAME ARLINGTON?
! 1t has been known to the more in
this city that mystery surrounds his
| family history. He has stated that his
| family were 1.-The Arlingtons of Vir-
| ginia," but beyond that he has never
| been known to refer to his parents, nor
his former home. Many years ago
Arlington was employed as driver of the
| Golden Eagle Hotel omnibus, and it is
thought that his pride caused him to keep
his identity from being known, and also
to assume the name by which he has
| been known.
Some weeks ago a gentleman informed
a RECORD UNION reporter that a friend
of his who resided in Peoria, H., had
told him that he was quite sure he recog-
niZed i'll the Sacramento policeman the
son of prominent physician of that
place, one DIR. Murphy. The young man,
he said, was of an adventurous, rowing
| disposition, and many years ago left his
! home for this coast. He had talked with
Arlington here and found that he knew
all about Peoria and many of the citizens
gentleman said he refrained from limiting
to him in any way that he suspected him
! to be DR.. Murphy's son.
! This statement is partly borne out by
what friend of the deceased said to q
reporter on Saturday night last:
There is something strange about
Billy's early life," said he. 81 am sure
his name is not Arlington, but that he
adopted that name so that his relatives
might not know that he ever engaged al
menial though honest labor here. There
/ is one man who does know who he is
and that is Johnnie Daily, prominent
sporting man of Chicago. When Billy
| was East last year he spent q couple OF
days with Daily who is a fast friend OF
his. l understand that Billy's home was
somewhere near Chicago"
In view of the mystery surrounding
the matter of his family, it would be wise
for the proper officials, or friends of the
deceased, to write to parties in Peoria, OF
to correspond with Daily. So long as
there was a possibility of the injured
officer living the RECORD UNION re.
| Trained from mentioning the matter, bu
now does SO in the hope that his remains
may be restored to his family.