The morning call., 1894-02-01
Jewellers AROUND HER CAR.
Alarming Reports Relating to "a
Gang of CutthrOats."
THRILLING EVENTS MAGNIFIED.
Noisy Demonstration by Celebrators
That Caused a Sensational
Yarn From Vina.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 31.-The Evening
Bees Vina special SAYS: Last Saturday
evening Mrs. Leland Stanford arrived in
her private car at this place. Since the
death of Governor Stanford she has made
it rule to visit the Vine vineyard about
once a month. These visits are made by
her for the purpose of consulting the heads
of the different departments who are In
charge of this great estate. Yesterday she
completed her work and last evening or
dered her car to be taken from the vine-
yard switch to the sldetrack near to the
depot. so that she could leave by the south
bound Oregon express, which was to pass
through this place about midnight. Mrs.
Stanford. accom- panied by her brother and
her maid. left her residence for her car a
little after dark.
About II o'clock cowardly gang of cut
throats, some ten or more in Dumber. made
an assault upon her car. which they kept
up for some twenty minutes, marching
back and forth, firing their revolvers.
While they did not make any attempt to
break into the car, as far as Is known, yet
their cOwardly assault with pistols was
such that Mrs. Stanford was completely
terroriZed and did not dare send any of
her attendants from the car to the ranch
for fear that the mob would assault and
shoot them down.
By the time the citizens of Vina bad dis
covered what was taking place the mob
had dispersed. and it was we'll for them
that they did. The people here were so
shocked and worked Gp over the outrage
that had the scouDdrels been taken last
evening there is strong probability that
several telegraph-poles in this place would
have been we'll ornamented before day
light this morning. The night was very
dark and suited to their dastaruly work.
Mrs. Stanford is now in San Francisco.
The report regarding an alleged assault
upon Mrs. Stanford's private car while il
was sidetracked near Vina on Saturday
evening last meets with an emphatic denial
at the Stanford mansion in this city.
Il was in the car" said a member of Mrs.
Stanford's household. land there was no
assault and no one was terrorZed. Some
men who had been up to Vina and had
probably drunk little too much came
down the road in couple OF buggles.
laughing and talking among themselves
loudly, but ia a good-n atured. jolly way,
and party of four or five others who
were walking along together acted after
the same fashion. They made no refer
ence In their remarks TO Mrs. Stanford,
or her Car, but were joking and carrying
on among themselves and having a good
time together.
LAS for the shooting, one of the men
took out a pistol and fred four shots
straight up into the air. He did not at
tempt to shoot at or frighten anybody,
and was just celebrating for the fun of
the thing. Mrs. Stanford was not in the
least alarmed. as she did not consider that
the little disturbance which was created
by the men was in any way a menace to
or directed at her, and she went to sleep
as usual as il nothing had happened. 1t
is great surprise to all who are aware of
the facts TO see how sensational story
has been made on so slight foundation. E"