The herald., 1895-07-30
BOY ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
The San Jacinto Sports Strike II Very
Rich
A Fine Quarter.Mile Race at Ssn Bernaf.
dino Rainbow Trout-Valua.
BILE Ore

SAN BERNARDINO. July 9.-Thomas
J. Wilson, jr., the 12-year-oid son OF T.
J. Wilson, ex.county assessor, was acci-
dentaliy shot and instantly killed near
his fathers homo in Yucaipa valley yes
terday. Wilson and neighbor's boy
named Birch had started out hunting,
riding IN cart. The road was rough
and it happened that young Wilson was
sitting with the muzzle of the gun
against his breast. AS the cart struuk a
rut the gun shifted. and in some way
was discharged. the load striking the boy
full in the breast. The gun was loaded
W ith heavy shot. and the charge bored q
round hole through tpe boys breast
bone, and cut off a corner OF his heart,
killing him instantly. L. J. Wilson drove
to this city last night. securing coffin
and making arrangements for the funeral,
which will take place from the Christian
church at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The San Jaclnto continge mt didn't walk
home YESTERDAY; They rode in palace cars
and carried with them something like
$1,000 which erstwhile belongd to local
sports, whose judgment told them that
Selkirk was sure winner in the quarter
mile dash. Maud n. came unoer the
wire a head in front OF Beams horse
two feet. the judges said-b but that was
enough to set the San Jacinto people
wild.
A big crowd went to the Garner track,
the attendance being not less than 800.
and they saw one of the best quarter mile
races ever seen on local track. 1t was
race from start to finish. There was
something Of wait at the post. which
fretted Selkirk considerabl and possibly
TO a fairly good start. howevei. and both
jockeys rode through the stretch with
whips and spurs. One hundred yards
from the wire Maud n. was three lengths
to the good, but Long fairly lifted Sell
kirk out of the ruck, and il the finish
had been fifty feet further away he would
mare pushed her head past the wire first.
winning narrowly.
At least $4,000 changed hands on tn Q
race. most of it at even money. The San
Jacinto people made killing, and local
spectators are correspondingly impover-
ished. In the pools Maud N. was the ia
vorite, 107 to So.
The 50, 900 rainbow trout which are to
be planted in the mountain streams or
the county will arrive at Cotton at 10 40
tomorrow morning and will be brought to
this city on the motor, which arrives
shortly after II o'clock. Postmaster Boyd
Is busy. today making arrangements for
their distribution and before tomorrow
night the beauties will be dispoIting
themselves in half dozen streams, and
If all goes well there promises to be great
sport for local anglers before many seas
ons have passed.
AS arranged now,:R. A.'Bruckman will
take supply to Gable creek, William
Rourke to Deep creek and East and West
Twin creeks, Fred Heap to City creek
and Plunge crsek. A b. Ruggles to Mill
creek and 9. X. Holbrook to San Ante nio
creek.
The trout will be taken toward the
headwaters of each of these creeks and
will then be planted, and from this point
they will scatter themselves all along the
water course. The fish are sent from the
hatchery at Sissons. 5000 IN a can, and
the shimpent is so arranged that the tenn
perature OF the water Is uniform, and If
necessary Ice will be used while the cans
are being transported from tEis city 10
the various objective points.
Two youths givin. the names of Frank
Cross and Allie Trimble, the latter col
Ored, were arrested and locked up last
night charged with attempting to make
away with a horse and buggy. a robe.
coat and sundry other articles belon sing
to worshipers at st. PauPs M. e. church
They were brought before Judge Knox
this morning, and two charges one of