Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-05-28
Reno is infested with vagrant

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kane on the 23d.
Belle Blakeley, the woman shot
at Fort Thomas, Arizona, Saturday,
died Tuesday.
A man named Roberts has been
arrested in Sacramento for smash
ing a show window in a jewelry
store and stealing quantity of
jewelry.
Eight cars of steel rails for the
Phoebe extension Of the Union Pa
cifc from Milford, Southern Utah,
have been forwarded from Laramie
to Milford.
The Sacramento river is very
high and has gone over some Of the
levees, but it is thought more of a
rise can be stood before any serious
damage is done.
VIM. Harrison and A. Rodgers,
the men who attempted to burn the
West Berkeley Jail and thus escape,
have been bound over for examina-
ton before the Superior Court.
Lee Horrell, the Rio Vista MUIR
derer, pleaded guilty to murder in
the first degree, and was sentenced
at Fairfield, by Judge Buckles, on
the ODD, for life at San Quentin.
The leper of Oakland has disap-
peared. She left her child in charge
of friend and ran away from her
home Tuesday night. The author
tiles are looking for her but have no
idea where she is.
There is much snow on the
mountains near Reno yet, but it is
rapidly melting, and in consequence
the creeks and bitches entering into
the Truckee are carrying much
water and the river is booming.
A member of the Sacramento
chain gang, named Ryan, made a
break for liberty Wednesday. He
was finally overhauled by the po-
lice, but it took about a dozen of
them to land him in the cooler. :.
The Blazing Stump" is the
name Of a saloon in Sacramento.
A cutting scrape occurred at this
resort this week, and during the
trial of the case the saloon was
shown to be one Of the lowest dives
in the city.
kilograms have reached Phoenix
A. T., from Hermosillo, Mexico,
telling of the defeat of the Mexican
troops by the Vague Indians,
against whom a war of extermina-
ton has been inaugurated by the
Mexican Government.
On the night of the Oath a black
smith shop owned by Geo. Schmidt,
of San Diego, was blown up by
dynamite. 1t is supposed that
Union blacksmiths did the work
as they had threatened Schmidt,
who is not a Union man.
The trial of w. F. Baird, the
MADEIRA bank wrecker, ON a second
charge of forgery, came to a termi-
nation Tuesday at Fresno. The
jury after celebrating two hours
gave a verdict of guilty. There
are five other charges Of forgery
against Baird.
B. B. Crandall, a former resident
of New York State has been dis
covered in Los Angeles. In 1886
he insured his life for $4,000 and
it was supposed committed suicide
by jumping over Niagara Falls.
His widow got some Of the money
She is living in Buffalo.
Frank Phillips was tried Tues
day in the Superior Court, at Oak
land, on a charge of rape on Mary
Marten, a 13-year old resident of
Centerville. lie was in the employ
of the girls father and played the
Romeo act, visiting her room every
night. He was found guilty.
John Clayton, alias John Clay, a
horse thief on trial at Phoenix, A. r.,
at the close of the testimony arose
and moved the Court to instruct
the jury to find a verdict of guilt,
without leaving their seats, which
they did Clayton comes from a
good family living near Memphis,
Tenn.
Homer Carton, young rancher
living in Muck county, Wash, was
drowned Saturday while trying to
ford the Nisquaily river. He was
engaged to marry a young lady
from olympia and was then on his
way to that city to procure the
marriage license. The marriage
was to take place this week
Haney and Carter. the Cazadero