The record-union., 1892-06-06
A SACRAMBUIAN MURDERED.
COwardIy Killing Of George S. Car
penter at Emigrant Gap.
A Load Of Buckshot Fired Into Him
Through Glass Door on
Saturday.

A cOld-blOOded murder was committed
at Emigrant Gap Saturday morning.
George S. Carpenter, a young man who
was born and raised in Sacramento and
who was well known here, was shot and
killed in the saloon which he has been con-
Quoting at Emigrant Gap for the past year
or so. Although nobody saw the shooting,
1t Is quite certain that the cowardly crime
was committed by one Thomas Ander-
son, who formerly kept saloon in the
same town, and who had a grudge against
Carpenter.
THE DETAILS.
Coroner George Clark of this city was
telegraphed for and took charge of the
body of the murdered man after the
Placer County Coroner had completed
the inquest. Mr.. Clark furnished a
RECoRD-UN reporter last evening
with the details of the affair-that is,
such OF them as are known.
1t appears that several months ago,
while the two were in San Francisco,
Carpenter borrowed 500 from Anderson.
Since that time Anderson has frequently
asked tor the return Of the money, but
Carpenter, while promising to pay as
soon as he could, complained of being
''hard up.'
On Friday, the day before the shooting,
Anderson was after the money again, but
met with no better success than he had
previously. He became very angry, and
to various persons ABOUT town he uttered
threats against Carpenter. He told a
man Chinn named that he would have
that money or stretch hemp for it,"
NO EYE-WITN NESSES.
On Saturday morning Carpenter went
to his saloon at O'Clock, promising his
wife that he would be back in an hour
for breakfast. He had been gone about
half an hour when she heard a shot.
Later, somebody informed her that her
husband had been shot. Carpenter was
found in rear room of the saloon lying
face downward, with his head resting on
his arms, and bleeding copiously from q
wound in his left side. a physician was
sent for but it was too late, for the young
man was dead when he arrived. He was
unconscious when found, and could give
no information regarding the shooting.
Nobody saw the shooting, so far as is
known.
Upon examination it was found that
heavy charge OF buckshot had been fired
into Carpenters side from a shotgun, and
at close range. y line of blood stains on
the floor showed that Carpenter was
standing near the entrance to the saloon
when shot, and after receiving the fatal
wound had staggered into the room where
he was found. A hole in one Of the
glass doors showed where the murderer
! had Ired through there at his victim.
ANDERSoN DISAPPEARS.
! There is scarcely any doubt in the
| minds OF the authorities but that Ander
! son carried out his threats and murdered
| Carpenter in cold blood. The fact that
! Anderson has disappeared and cannot be
! found by the officers is another circum-
/ stance. Sheriff COnroy and his deputies
/ are making vigorous search for him
/ and feel confident that they will capture
! him in the course of a day or so.
! DR.. Brown of CoIfax performed the
! autopsy upon the remains and found
that the entire charge of buckshQt had
entered Carpenters body, making
! CHASTITY wound two inches in diameter.
| The charge struck Carpenters left arm
! lhe evidently having had his hands in
! his pockets when the shot was firedl and
TEARING OFF THE MUSCLES
! Just above the elbow passed on into his
! side, penetrating the left lung and the
! lower portion Of the heart and breaking
! several ribs and the Sternum bone. Nine
! of the largest buckshot made were ex-
1 tTacted from the body. An inquest was
held and the jury found that Carpenter
had come to his death at the hands of
| some person unknown to them.
! The murdered man was born in Sacra-
/ mento and was 80 years OF age. He was
/ married in this city about a year ago.
/ Ills father is a well-to-dO cattle man who
! was formerly located at Folsom, but now
/ resides at Emigrant Gap. The deceased's S
/ mother and brother are now residing at
! Folsom, while a sister lives with the
/ father at Emigrant Gap. The body will
| be taken 10 Folsom for interment.