The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-06
THE MKAY-DURNBR CASE.
A Sacramento Brother of the WOUNDED
Man Makes Il Statement.

a sacramento Brother of the Wounded
Man Makes II Statement.
ID. Mckay, the well-known saddlery
merchant of this city, returned yester-
day from Benicia, where he went Friday
night, to attend upon his brother, Thomas
Mckay, who was shot by Q. burner on
Friday afternoon. Mr.. Mckay asks
suspension Of judgment concerning the
part Of his brother III the affair, because,
he says, his brother has been grossly
mlsrepresented.
lie says his brother has been many
years a resident OF Benicia and is a large
manufacturer there. That he is 10 in
stead Of ~ years Of age a man OF family
ana most happily situated in all relations.
mat he Is known as a peaceable, high
minded man, and one VINO does not in
dulge in scandal or give ear to SANDER.
lie says his brother tells him. and that
with the probability of death from his
wounds before him, that he made no
delamatCry remarks concerning Dur
ners sisters. The wounded man said
yesterday to his brother that he did OPP
pose Sandy, the candidate for School
Director, whose election burner worked
Tor. That he did so III favor OF Clyne in
his right as citizen, and knowing that
his candidate, If elected, would not iaVor
CAiO lehNilGS AClGIISl W DIS bcdCllClS. I1sl
he used his influence for the candidate OF
his choice and did SO only III an honor
able and open way.
The wounded man with emphasis de-
clares that he had not wronged burner
or his sisters or given his assailant the
slightest cause whatever to attempt 10
XIII him.
A. A. Van VOORHEES,, the well-known
prominent merchant OF this city, says ne
has known Thomas Mckay intimately
Tor over twenty years; that he is III all re-
specLs superior man. not given to pro-
voklng quarrels or difficulties: a man
who does not stoOp to low methods, who
is clean and upright in his life and scru-
pulous Ill recognition of the rights of
others. From his long and intimate ac-
qualntance with Mckay, he SAYS he is
confident that the man never malirned
anybody and would not utter word
derogatory Of the character Of any rood
woman. Mr.. Van VOORHEES, declares that
II reputation gained as has been McKay's
is OF any value in lie at all, it ought to
raise and uphold the presumption that he
= gulIIiess OF the charge of slandering
burners sisters.
d. Mckay says that he talked with over
one hundred OF the best citizens of Be
nlcla. and not one failed to declare his
implicit belief IN the denial of the
wounded man that he had not uttered
Woru OF injustice or wrong concerning
the sisters OF Burner or any SANDER OF
them. The general expression was that
II burners candidate had been elected
there would have been no shooting.
Mr.. Mckay also says that his brother
Is widely known in the State, and he an
peals to any who know him to say il the
charge laid against him as an excuse for
the attempt to kill him COMFORTS with his
character and established reputation. He
says that the assailant of his brother was
discharged upon nominal bail practically.
because the men the Justice OF the Peace
sent to ascertain how badly hurt the
wounded man was reported to the court
that he was but slightly injured; that in
fact, the messengers did not 90 to the
physician in charge at all.
The real condition OF the injured man
becoming known to the judicial authori-
ties later on, burners bail was raised to
a FAIR sum, the sureties being required to
qualify in the sum of $4,000 each. Mr..
Mckay says his brother suffers greatly
from his wounds, and he himself much
fears that death will ensue. He will re-
turn to Benieia, possibly to-day.