The herald., 1894-07-18
CoKoNEn,s 1souIssrs.
OmcIal Investigation of the Trseedi
in Sacramento.

OmcIal Investigation of the Tragedies
in Sacramento.
6AcRASxENTo. July 17.-Coroaer Clark
tonight held an inquest on the body Of
Charles Stewart, the mArine fireman
who was shot by soldiers during the
akirmish on Front street last Friday.
Edward Scheurr, who ~as an eye wit
ness to the shooting, testified that he
was standing in front of his place of
business when the soldiers charged on
Stewart and two other men. The de-
censed started to run away, when he
was shot. After he had tailen to this
ground thu soldiers advanced few feet
aud fred !d,ur or five ehota at him, The
witness visa positive that Stewart was
not commanded to halt. He and two
other men were sitting on the platform
ct the freight shed whom the soldiers
charged on chem. They attempted TO
get sway iron, the Soldiers when the
latter fred. Seheurr also declared that
the strikers did not FIRE on the regulars,
He did not see any rocks thrown Or any
attack made on the soldiers.
Capt. Roberts, who was in command
of the soldiers when START was killed.
was then called. He deposed that
shortly after 10 O'Clock, Friday morning,
he was ordered to send detachment OF
regulars with the switch engine, as it
was thought that the strikers would at
tempt to inirre the engineer and fire.
man. He was told by Col. Graham that
the strikers were in an ugly mood and
might attack the soldiers. His instruc-
tions were to arrest any one who jeered
or insulted the tralnmen, u Mt not to Ere
ohA fr, al
sary. AS the engine reached the train
ehed a crowd Of men jeereil the soldiers
and Justify shouted: 'sScabv' The
witness signalled to the engineer to stop
the train, and squad of soldiers was
rent to arrest the men. AS the soldiers
alighted from the train, the captain saw
a stone in one of the strikers hands.
Fearing that an attack wonId be made
on the soldiers, Capt. Roberts and sew
eral regulars went around the eheds,
and as they reached point near the
river bank, they heard q number OF
shots fred. They then rushed to the
scene and found Stewart lying on the
ground MORALLY woundsed. Two other
wounded mon were seen staggering
alonR Front street. The witness declared
that he had rot ordered itiH men 20 fire.
L!eutepant Skerritt OF Battery L, Fifth
artillery, corroborated Captain Roberto
etatement. He heard the word ''Scab''
and saw one OF the strikers in the act oil
throwing q stone at the soldiers. Fearing
that now attack was to- made by the
strikers. he Issued instructions to HE
men to Ere if necessary. The witness
heard several shots fred but did not set
Stewart fall. One of his men eulbse-
ausntly informed him that he had beer
struck by missile in the hands OF th,
strikers.
Corporal Finn Of the same COMPANY
gave similar testimony. He did not ee
the strikers fire on the soldiers. Severa
OF the soldiers, however, were strnck b.
missiles thrown by strikers. Heidi no
knew who had ordered the soldiers I,
fire on the mob.
James Duffy, q laborsr, was the mex
witness. He was standing on From
street when the soldiers charged on tn
mob. He was in the act Of waving hi
hat whom he was promptly arrested ant
locked up in the guard house. The wit
ness was positive that the soldiers wer
not attacked BY the strikers.
II being nearly midnight. recess wa
here taken until 1880 O'Clock tomorrow
evening.
The inquest on the bodies Of Engines
Clark and PrivStes Dusan, Luperdeel
and Clarke, who were killed by tn
Wrecking OF the eastern overland trail
last Wednesday afternoon, was con
cluded this evening. After two hours
dsliberstion tho jary returned q vordic
hndiua that they "came to their destl
BIZ railroad accident ct the Two-Mil
trestIe on the 11th inst, caused by
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