Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-23
most asreesbly at the mills, near certs
MADEIRA

the perpetrators of the outrage. A lunl-
herman named Wells was appointed judge'
and advocates were chosen for the crimi-
nails as well as people. For sherins were
named the writer. from Virginia; Moses
Il, Lucas. of Massachusetts,, and Charles
Y. Dorkes. OF Connecticut. The latter re-
fused TO act, but the two first named
were present for duty. IL took only
few minutes TO find Mcdonald guilty, ne
having confessed. The apparatus FOR exc
cutlon consisted OF the limb OF tree
thirty feet from the ground: tied to TINS
was a ships block and tackle, through
which was passed the end OF rope ~
feet long. At the ground end DANCED
the moose. Every man present land there
were about 200 of them was required 10
take hold OF the rope. The sheri1s olo
their duty, and the body was run up AFTER
n wordy alteration between the con-
demned and the other accused, many rare
wells from the feeting spirit to frlends'
and an invocation to the throne on grace
This was offered by Rev. Mr. Eustace'
formerly n member Of the Virginia con-
ference. who had migrated west 10 better
his fortunes His opening words were
ooh Lord receive this awful but neces-
sary sacrifice" &c Mcdonald was sus-
pended over four hours. being the time
represented In trying Kanosky. who stout
lv ayerred his innocence, and was Jolneu
In his Glamour by his attorneys lie was
found guilty as soon as the question was
nut. and the boys struck bee Tor the
fatal tree, lowered Mcdonald laid nun
on an old ships cabin door, and proceed-
ed to invest Kanosky with the toggery OIL
| deceased. II took about twenty minutes
| 10 complete the job, when Kanosky was
| lowered and with Mcdonald car
| ried into the house where they
| had committed the offence. Az
| this time there were three dead bodies In
| the room-the two last named and poor
| Ike Cohen. Some Of the watchers then
| started q game OF bluff or brag. There
was no poker or draw in those days.
| Won could not draw but five cards, ana
| two aces were generally winning hama.
| Next day, according TO a California law,
an inquest was held on Mcdonald ana
Kanosky. The Coroner was man named
| Digger williams, so called because ne
had two Indian wives. The jury found
| that deceased came to their death by
| the visitation Of God and the action OF
| the people The writer years after saw
| Sichel in Chatham street, New YORK.
Where he was selling resdy-made cioln-
ING. I noticed that the remnants OF three
fingers of his left hand were still gloved.
One time / went from Eureka 70 SANTA
| Barbara. in lower California, as super
cargo Of a lunlber-laden ship. The voy-
age was unevsntful The cargo delivered
| 10 Captsin Sparks. the consignor, ana
| damages settled, sail was made for san
| Francisco. On the coast Christmas-day
| arrived when landing was had
| and a start was made to find something
| with which to celebrate. We succeeued
| in finding some homemade cheese LOT
| which a dollar was paid; one glass OF
brandy cost the same, and one dozen eggs
COS; G. on the way back to ship three
| deer were killed. The parties along would
| take nothing but hind quarters, but tne
| writer cut all the meat he could OH tne
other portions, and stringing 1t toSethgr
! went along oceanward. Three Gays aIIel
| there was no fresh meat abroad. The
| egrnoe was made, but there was no milk
| In II. 1t was uhe first time my interior
| anatomy had been surprised by any such
| concoctIon. AZ Peter Burton says, IL
| tasted "mig1lty polite" despite the alb
| sence of tactical efiiulgence.
| In one Of the co.'s 1 spent one happy
| Christmas in San Francisco. there
| roomed with Henry ID. Dudley. of Lynch
| burg. who had once been book-keeper
| for John Robin Mcdaniel. Our stopping
| place was aboard the storage warehouse
| "Salem," consisted of an old East lndla
| ship run rear end on. and abutting Cali
| fornIa street The shebang was RUN by
| Colonel William ID. Fair. The old ship
| mad numerous cutlasses abolrd, anu
| many a new dent was put in the blades
| by the vigorous. but unskilful fencln5 Oh
| Dudley and myself. Fair had once been
| elected Attorney-General or Cahfoihlt'
| and had been n member OF the law firm
| of Irving, Fair & Booker. comprising
| Joseph y. Irving (brother OF Charles IT.
| yineo William ID. Fair, and Samuel Book
| or. Irving will be remembered mere as
| n member OF the Virginia Legislature.
| Fair. who was a graduate OF the Lexing-
ton Military Institute, was phenomlnally
| bright He killed himself, and his al
| legged widow murdered Judge Critten-
| Den while crossing the bay from OAK
| land TO San Francisco. Dudley was a
magnifcent book-keeper. All the men
named have long been gathered to their
fathers.
About five weeks before the above incl
dent. say on November Ath. onerec
my vote for Scott and Graham for Presi-
| dent and Vice-President at the precinct
near Corte MADEIRA. The Democratic chai-
lengers raised the question that could
not vote because l had not come 10 the
| State in 1919. The Wings contended mat
| If | did not strike ground thereabout IN
1
| the fall of 1Si9 was very near present
in the spring OF 1850. Being the most
numerous, their contention prevailed. The
/ question was settled amicably. l voted.
| The only striking incident attached 10
| the occasion was the shooting OF Demo-
crat through the shoulder and the par
| tial excision of one ear OF an enthusiastic
| Wing.
spent most Of 1853 at Eureka, TRINITY
| county. California. The name was aIter-
wards changed to Humboldt couilty-'li' Una.
is. half of the old county was-in hohor
| of the great German explorer who had
given his name to the bay In when bu-
reka stood. The people there united IN
| helping the Down casters located there
| IN celebrate Fore Fathers day" The Ola
cannon of a wrecked ship was resur-
rected and swabbed out to IRE the Statutes
| with. Fourteen pairs OF yarn COCKS anu
| twenty-eight pounds of powder were pur-
chased. the powder was poured into each
sock. The firing had progressed with
| great eclat for some time. whsn Harry
| Mckay, who had been appointed poWuer-
monkey. In pouring the printing from d
horn into the vent of the cannon, had
the misfortune 70 encounter sp' a. -
which caused the powder In the horn 10
explode and break 1t into many pieces
| McKay's face was filed with burned pow
! der ornamented here and there WIN
| tacks. The incident was not calcuiateu
IN add either to his beauty or peace Oh
mind. Meanwhile, the stubby cannon hau
| exploded with deafening roar anu
turned upside down. 1t Is WONDER IL
| didn't do something more desperate, LOT
the boys had added to the powder nan
dozen WORKOUT blue-fannel shlr's, sew.
raj old boots, and a dead pig. They went
sailing gracefully over the Day !"
| come food for sharks.
one Christmas spent in Louisa county
several years ago. After whole day ana
balf a nights perfect enjoyment in the
company OF consderate and appreciative
friends was. so far as the remainder was
concerned-between IL o'clock ana DAY
| break-devoted to the chase OF eiusiVe
'possums and vanishing 'coons. The crowd
consisted OF q half dozen guests, a num-
her of colored brothers. four or five guar
anteed 'possum CANNES. two axes, half a
gallon OF apple brandy. and couple OF
harvard lamps. 1t occurs TO me, from
nv recollected feeling Of goneness on the
occasion, that the country must have been
prowled over for twenty miles. Lucky
| escaped with few scratches and pair
of badly disntegrated trousers. Four
trees were cut down. the apple-jaok was
consumed, and the dogs created at times
a din that should almost have sufficed to
awake and put to digit any ordinary
dead man. Doubtless. u the truth had
been known, tho tracks they howied over
SO vigorously had beeu made three weeks
before. On our, return, footsore and weary