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THE MURDERER IN CUSTODY
He Is Plasterer McInsrney Of Howard
Street
he Other Man in the Scrap Also Arrested
and Jailed
Both Of the Men Were Under the Influeucs
Of Liquor When Arrested d. Say
That the Killing Was an
Accident

As the resnlt of drunken quarrel nvsy
dice game last evening, the body Of
William Polycarpe Hunter now lies on q
slab in the morgue and two of the partici.
pants in the fight occupy cells in the city
Jail, charged with murder.
The trouble began at about ten minutes
to ~ o'clock last night in Jack Sands
saloon, on the corner of Also and Center
streets. Hunter and three of his friends,
McInerney, Culman and another man,
already considerable liquor on board,
when dispute arose over a final shake.
McInerney refused to pay the barkeepeR
for the liquor ordered and darted out of
the door, with the rest of the crowd in
| close pursuit. AS the hunted man neared
the brewery on Also street, near Vignes,
he drew clasp knife from his pocket
and attempted to stand. In the melee
that followed the fatal blade descended
several times and at the last blow Hunter
fell gasping to the ground with the blood
pouring from a terrible cash in his neck.
All hands took to flight and when the
| patrol wagon arrived, some minutes
later, it was to find but dead man well
| tering in his blood in front of the Also
=, street meat market. The ground tor a
| number OF feet was saturated with blood
| and the murdered mans face and cloth
| ing were literally crimson with the same
! fluid. He lay on his back with one haad
| appraised toward the terrible cash in his
throat, telling of pitiful endeavor to
| stem the tide of his ebbing life.
| The coroner assumed charge of the re-
mains and they were conveyed to the
morgue.
The murderer after committing the
deed fed at once to his home on Howard
street, where he was found by the officers
and taken into custody. Colman was
| also arrested and placed in Jail. Both
men were slightly under the influence of
liquor and their clothes are more or less
spotted with the blood of their victim.
The knife with which the deed was COM
mitted has not yet been found by the
detectives, it having been thrown away
by the murderer in his flight.
Hunter was 20 years of age and unmar-
ried. He lived with his parents at SO
Keller street. His father is a brother of
the Hunter killed by Craig about year
ago. McIuerney is a plasterer by trade
! ana has wife ana several children.
| The third man in the party is still at
| large but the dete ;tives are searching for
him and expect to place him under ar
rest this morning. Neither Colin; nor
McInerny will make any statement con-
corning the affrey except that it Was an
accident. The inquest on the body of
the murdered man will be held this after
noon ate o'clock in the undertaking
| parcrs of KreGelo & Breese.
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A FISHERMAN'S WAR
P-omIscuous Shooting INDUCED In at Ti!!a-
NOOK BaX


PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 14-A war is
on between fishermen at Tillamook bay.
Some promscuous shooting las already
been INDUCED in. Seevral people have
been reported injured, but the rumoIs
have not been verified. Enough ill-feel-
ing exists. however, to warrant the ex-
pectation OF serious trouble.
Armed men are patrolling the bay to
prevent fishing. The local fishermen ask
25 cents for silversides and so cents for
Chinook salmon. The cannery offers
only Is cents and 80 cents. ana brought
In about fifteen men from Astoria to take
the places of the strikers. Thus far the
outside fishermen have been intimidated
and no fishing has been done. Last night
a young man named Leval was forced to
quit fishing, and after he retired to his
tent hls camp fire was extinguished by
rife snots. A man fishing IN boat was
fred at. He returned the shot. After an
exchange of sevearl shots he succeeded in
getting his boat out of reach. Off Bay
City a man refused to quit fishing. Sew
earl men boarded his boat and thrust the
muzzle of Winchester down his throat.
breaking mis- teeth He finally agreed to
quit. Many other such occurrences are
reported.
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up common discretion. There can be no
excuse for this weakiing that he has done
as he has; for his habits have been vol
untary; and while rendering him at
present a candidate for the asylum, rather
than for the penitentiary, he has brought
on his own condition unnecessarily and
from choice.
With no intention to influence the
officers of the courts, it is suggested that
an insanity commission might prove
decided saving to the county, if given
the duty of acting prior to a trial on a
criminal charge, which last would likely
be rendered unnecessary thereby ian item
that might with equal prudence be ap-
piled to W: j. Busby).
James Sharp is undoubtedly of the
curable class. owing to the fact that there
are few anthropologic signs OF inherited
mania, his condition arising from the
visionary and romantic nature of his
mind, together with his weak physical
state from excesses. He Is, however,
not likely ever to evince the calm and
conservative judgment that is supposed
tn be the right of all.
LESLIE r. MUTCH.
When Professor" Leslie r. Mutch and
his friend, the "eminent specialist IN
diseases of the mind and body" sat in
the corridor of the county jail Friday
afternoon. and. surrounded uy the three
dozen TRUSTEES, ''analyzed" James Sharp,
the alleged assaulter of girl, to get the
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-15
MADE MUICA A MONKEY
He Analyses Bill Nye, Be-
lieving Him Jas. Sharp
SCIENCE ONCE MORE HOODWINKED
A Practical Joke on the Be-
whiskered Professor
HE MADE A BAD MISTAKE
Thought That Poor Willie Was
Wicked Criminal
Lots OF Fun In the County Jail for
Several Hours
Leslie r. Mutch Visits James Sharp, but Bill
Nye, Jr., Is PaImed Off and Examined
Instead-Said He Was a Terror.
The Passing of Mutch
Thought That Poor Willie Was a
Wicked Criminal
Lots OF Fun Ia the County jail for
Several Hours

A psychological analysis and expert
opinion by Professor Mutch of the
alleged rapist, James Sharp, Is as follows
Accom- panied by an eminent specialist
in diseases of the brain and mind, DR..
FIris Il. Yoakum, late lecturer in Gross
Medical college, Denver. l made careful
study of the various manifestations OF
the state of body, mind and morals of
James Sharp, and report in part as fol.
lows: His face and eye reveal an emo-
tional type of mental and moral weakness.
He has numerous indications of ap-
proacning if not of actual collapse OF the
nervous system. This points to insanity
rather than to either semi-idiocy or
crimlnality. He is not vicious by nature
but instead is apparently ut the point of
nervous degeneracy. He Is clear case
Of wrecked bodily state from the use of
narcotics and stimulants. rendered very
possible by reason of having a delicate
and susceptible nervous system, together
with a mind romantic and sentimental,
and from his dissolute life, customs and a
sensual and animal nature.
Destructiseness, alImentiveness and
other brain centers such as give coarse.
brutal and selfish tendencies, are not
present. Even the base brain at the back
THE MAN HE SHOULD HAVE SEEN
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Prince HOhenlOhe's Mission Was
Measurably Successful
SOCIALIST PAPERS SEIZED
Arrest of Their Editors of Daily
Occurrence
The Government Warned Against ATTACKS
Upon the Liberty Of the Press-Cali-
fornia Fruit Exhibition



BERLIN, Sept. III copyrighted, 1896,
by the Associated Press. )-According to
military experts the army maneuvers in
the vicinity of Stet.in this week have
been great success and have demon.
strated amply the excellent discipline of
the men who,it is represented, are shown
to be ready for the initiative of their
commanders. 1t also has been shown ac-
cordng to the same authorities that tho
days of usefulness of cavalry are by no
means past. as has been asserted in some
quarters. Both German and foreign ex.
perts are loud IN their praises of tine skill
displayed by EN- perorWillam in handling
the troops in Thursdays action, which
followed the plan which he had personal
ly designated. A new system OF field
telegraph which was introduced In this
engagement proved most satisfactory.
Perhaps the only thing in connection
with the army maneuvers which has left
any ill-feeling is the fact that the Count
of Turin, second sen of Prince Amedus,
| due d'Osta. the deceased brother of
King Hum bert of Italy, was treated
with decided GOODNESS at Stettin. 1t
is alleged Emperor William was
greatly annoyed that the count, in
stead of Crown Prince Victor, was dele
gated to represent Italy among the royal
guests at the maneuvers. 1t is under
stood King Humbert did not send the
crown prince to Germany for fear that
by so doing he would give offense to
France.
The squadron of evolution maneuvering
at sea off Dantzic put into the roads to-
day, accom- panied by the royal yacht
Hohenzollein with Emperor William on
board. Since the emperor's denunciation
OF Socialists the seizure OF Socialist pa
psrs and the arrest of their editors have
been incidents of almost daily occur
renee. Among the papers subjected to
this treatment are the Madge5urg Volk-
stimme, the Breslau Volkswachst. the
Hanover VolkswilIe, the Eisen Arbeiter
Zictung and the Kiel Volks Zietung,
while seizures of presses at Leipslc,
Furth, Nuremburg and other places
prove the Saxon and Bavaran govern
nents are prepared to join in the anti
Socialist campaign.
The Vossische Zeitung of this city
warns the governme mt against ill-advised
attacks upon the liberty of the press. The
ministers are ell taking their holidays.
and it is impossible that any decided
anti Socialist measure will be adopted
at once.
1t is known. however. that Count Won
Eulen berg, who is credited with having
great influence with Emperor william.
has strongly advised his sovereign to-
ward more rigorous repressive enact
ments.
A Hamburg newspaper declares the
imperial chancellor. Prince Hohenlohe,
will resign his office if the emperor
should insist upon the introduction of
any such measure.
Seeing the lengths to which the local
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portion OF mis- thin frame and exchanged
significant glances. One important fact
had been learned and then they let the
good work go on.
DO Won smoker
81 do, and II smoke after I am dead.'
Once moro did the two scientists ex-
change glances. The case was becom ng
more interesting every minute.
BY this time Willie was so near laugh
ing that he almost gave the affair away.
but he excused himself and roll.d a Gig
arctic, lit it and began to smoke.
"A 80 you ChristianT'
'Weli, no. l used to belong to the Sal
vation Army and had just gotten con-
verted when the Durrant murder took
place. and 1T drove ms to drinking again."
Here the friend, the "em nent special
ist gave Willie some good wholesome
fatherly advice about the Joys, inexpres-
sible of being saved. and finally Willie
said he would let him convert him when
they came back to visit him next week.
The friend was kind, though, and said
he would senu him some religious works
and papers which he could read in the in
terim between the present visit and the
one when he would be saved.
Are you q married MANI"
"Oh, yes; [ was married, but l buried
my wife three years ago.
Have you any children2"
mot here"
After asking rev more questions OF
Willie the two scientists babe FAREWELL to
James Sharp and left the corridor much
impressed with the vileness of the man.
They went to the Office and while there
Professor Mutch observed. confidentially,
to the bookkeeper: II tell yuu that man
is a terror. He is simply awful. Why.
Mayne is an angel compared to him. |
am going to give him all the law allows"
From the jail they walked to the police
station and iptprvipw we'd Ruebv
Porfessur Mutcn was prevailed upon
yesterday by a Herald reporter to give
his analysis of james Sharp" with
which request the professor complied
with characteristic amiability, and it is
presented as the first of this article.
The attaches at the jail are jubilant
over their practical joke and declare that
now they can live in peace for a while.
as the professor and mis- friend, the
'eminent specialist" are not likely to
bother them soon again.
This is certainly case OF too Mutch.
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Would Not Be interviewed

NEW YORK, Sept. LEX President t
Harrison, who has been for several weeks
at Old Forge, in the Adriondacks, ar
rived at the Fifth Avenue hotel late to-
night. A mum ber of reporters awaited
the arrival OF the expresident and piled
him with series of questions as 10 his
denomination for second term. Mr..
Harrison shook his head. saying he de-
sired to be excused. He said he should
leave for his home Monday morning
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-15
A We,I-Kpown Scientist Killed

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Profe5sor
Riley, for many years entom oloigst of
the department of agriculture and we'll
known among scientists in this country
thrown. his head hitting the cur bstone
with such force that his skull was frac.
tureh. His injuries, it is believed, Will
cause his death. Professor Riley was q
man of considerable means, and since he
resigned office had live1 in the suburb BIS
of Washington.
Professor Riley died shortly after N
nj
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of the head is weak, showing little of
animal strength, result due to confessed
excesses in lcentious lines. There is
ample evidence from which to premise
Elusive or imaginative sensEalism
Scientists have long ago admitted that
liquor and tobacco can produce such re-
suits, especially in cases that are natural
ly inclined to hallucinations, as this man
is. Without the use of narcotics and
stimulants, and if engaged in either reli-
gious work or the continuous reading of
works on this or on socialistic subjects.
sharp would have shown as result mild
form of religious mania, or anarchistic
foolishness as the case may be from the
line of interest.
Such mental states as this man pos
sesses become weak in character when
foolish habits deranee the nervous sys-
TEN. This man is not, therefore, pos
sessed of the mental discrimination nee
essary to enable MIN to see and observe
the things in conduct that go to make
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of ]. E. Douglass, who is wanted in that
county for the murder OF W. +. Neal.
Half an hour later youLg man who calls
himself Thomas Gallagher. who answers
the description, was arrested. His pic
ture has been forwarded to San Bernar-
dino and he will be held to await an an
swer from the sheriff of that county.
Gallagher says ne was never in San Bel
nardino county and tnat tn ere are plenty
OF people IN Sacramento, Oakland and San
Francisco who can identify him and
clear him of the charge against him. He
says that as soon as the sheriff below sees
his picture he will be released.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE coffin manu-
facturers have reached an agreement.
Prices were agreeaply adjusted and terri
tory equally divided. The polished hard
wood Cotfin was adopted in three different
styles, but not to the exclusion of cloth
covered caskets of the same style. The
next meeting will be held in Cincinnati
next May. when the annual election of
officers will be held.
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SANTA BARBARA, Sept. 14.-Frank
Young confessed that he robbed the post
Office at Naples. He didn't know why he
robbed it; the temptation was too great.
He told where he put the pennies in
order to get rid of them. Young has
already served term in San Quentin for
assault.
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Full Ticket Nominated

SALT LAKE Utah Sept. 14.-The terri
torial convention .of the Populist party
was held here today and full ticket put
in the field.
Henry W. Lawrence of Salt Lake was
nominated for governor and James
Hogan of Ogden for representative in
congress.
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STOCKTON Sept. 14.-The permanent
organization of Stockton branch of the
Bimetallic league was effected at a public
meeting this evening. j. A. Plummer u
prominent local attorney, was elected
president. The organization starts out
with about one hundred members. The
league declares for the free coinage of sill
yer on ratio Of 10 to /.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. IA The in
terror department acting on the repre-
sentatiors of the attorneys for the set
tiers, have decided to reconsider the re-
cent order directing the land officials to
REQUIRE the payment of the balance due
by tie settlers within ninety days on pen
alty of eviction.
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THE NEWS OF THE DAY

BY TELEGRAPH-Lold intelligence.
German miscellany.-The : Asiatic
scorrge in Hawaii. 1.-The American
Union Athletic association at Man
haitian field Turf events. Baseball
news.-Catalina, Santa Barbara, Re
dondo and Santa Monica correspond
ence.-Senator Thurston convalesc-
ing.-Ex- -Lieutenat- Governor Reddiok
seriously ill.-Populist convention in
Utah. -Steamsh;p Bennington cholera
cases. New Englan bicycle races
New customs regulations. A pension
vested iight.-Financiat excitement
allayed. - Defense in Durrant case
onfident.-Army officers use Uncle
Sans coal-Corbett We. Fitzsimmons.
Chinese STEAMER Catthertun goes
down with great loss of life.
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bugbear- Another effort is to be made
to bring the oil industry under the
city's control; the regulations agreed
upon An increase of pay recon-
mended for the health inspectors
Busy council committee Boating in
parks; boating privilege bids opened
Over $40, QUO saved to the city--Mars
ital ties severed two DEGREES OF divorce
granted-For the Antrim millions.-
Mrs. jenkins of this city an heiress
A murderous affray in which Will
lam p. Hunter is killed-Dr. Houbert
sandbagged and robbed-The basket
social of Court Morris Vineyard No.
532-Professor Mutch made monkey
oi-The passing of Rabbi Blum; he
will resign as French teacher tomor-
row-Tne new school year commences
tomorrow; hints for pupils.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Secretary
Olney has returned to Washington from
New England, where he has been spend
ing the summer.
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WOODLAND SEPT. 14.-Friday evening
Marshal Warren received from the sheriff
Of San Bernardno county description
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entertaining article on matters musi-
caI-The polite world; the happenings
in welldom-Local oil interests; the
question OF transportation is still
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WHERE YOU nay 60 TODAY
ORPHEUM.-Matinee and a. s p. m;
vaudeville.
BURBANK.-At p. M. The Minister.
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THE HERALD does business every day
in the week. Cast your eye on the want
ads in any issue.
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Arizona republican., 1895-05-28

1t IS now proposed to supply the
world with artificial silk. The fabric is
to be made from wood fibre. Wood has
been made to serve many purposes; its
form has been changed until persons
using it's products have had to exercise
considerable faith to believe that these
had any such origin; but the production
of a fabric to take the place of silk will
be the most astonishing of all achieve
ments along this line. Our print paper
is nothing more than wood ground up;
celluloid is wood put through chemic.
al process, and now another process is
to rob the silk worm OF its occupation.
Arizona republican., 1895-05-28
STAND Up FOR ARIZONA.
PHGNTx. MAY rs, 1895.
THE MARICOpA g. PHGNlx.

The principal activity in railroad
building in Arizona will soon center in
the Salt River valley and will consist OF
the extension OF the Maricopa & Phg-
nix railway. It is understood that the
road will not only be extended to Mesa
but that it will be built north so as to
embrace in its territory all Of the Salt
River valley points in that direction.
It is even rumored that this may not
be the extent of the building and
that the road may be extended many
miles in both directions. Color is
given to this rumor by the fact that
Col. Masten will 60 into the field and
take active charge of the engineering
CORPS.
The Maricopa & Phoenix was one OF
the pioneer roads in Arizona and has
accomplished a great deal towards
building up the country. That it is
prospecting with the country is EVIL
denced by the new mileage which it
proposes to construct, and that the
company appreciates the patronage
bestowed is shown by the constant i'm.
provement undertaken and desire
manifested to make better its service
That the Maricopa & Phoenix has
done much for Phoenix and is able to do
much more is not likely to be forgotten
by our people.
Arizona republican., 1895-05-28

NEVER before have the vast and varied re
sources of our territory been brought to the at
tention of the outside world in such a pro
ficient manner as is being done by the immi
grafton commissioners of the respective coun
ties-Tucson Star.
Perhaps the Star might tell US just
what they are doing. So far The Re
PUBLICAN has seen no evidence of the
work. And why should there be any
work? The supervisors of the various
counties have refused to pay the com
missioners and it is little wonder thai
no work has been done.
Arizona republican., 1895-05-28
NOT WITHIN THEIR REACH.

Among all the score or more OF books
that have been put out as "answers"
to "Coin's" pamphlet not one has ex-
cited sufficient interest to make il 8
paying investment to its publisher.
And still the ambitious writer's on the
single gold standard side are at it,
bringing out another book or two every
week in the hope that they will strike
just chord that will be recognized as e
real answer to the Chicago mans pre-
sentation of the currency question.
But they cannot reach him. The in
spring motive OF the writer in every
case is the hope of making money. To
do this there must be large eele of
books. A large sale depends upon q
large demand, and there can be no
large demand for anything that is not
popular. ..
Popular sentiment is now and will re-
main in favor OF bimetallic standard
OF values. There can be no answer to
"Coin" that is not based upon a single
gold standard, and the people have al
ready seen too much OF the workings oil
gold monopoly to flock to the support oil
the monopolists. II vote could be
taken On the subject today there would
be little comfort for the gold sweaters
anywhere in the west. THERE'S no dan
ger that there will be any reaction
against silver in the interim before an
other general election is to be had.
The bankers are organized for cam
paign of education on the side of con
tinued monopoly, and they have the as
sistence of Grover Cleveland and his
aggregation of misfit curiosities. Theil
efforts are SO far directed to the west
and south, but they might as we'll give
up the task they have undertaken az
hopeless. They are telling their neigh
bors at home that the silver excitement
has reached it's climax and is now or
the wane; but there is no warrant fol-
the ssertion further than the delusivt
Indication found in the number of books
thai are being printed to combat th'