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The San Francisco call., 1896-06-12
SAN JOSE'S WILL CONTEST
Some of the Peculiarities of
George Fl. Parker, De-
ceased.
He Did Not Speak to His Daughter
in.Law for More Than
Twenty Years.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 1.-THE trial of
the Parker will case progressed very slow
ly to-day. The reading of the deposition
of Jane Pomeroy, which was begun on
Wednesday afternoon, was not nearly con-
cluded, on account of the time consumed
in arguments and numerous objections
Some very strong testimony was brought
out in the deposition as to George H Par
ker's vain attempts to learn the truth as
to the career of his sons wife before her
marriage. He finally come to the conclu-
sion that she was untruthful, and after
that time for twenty years to the day of
his death, he kept to his determination
not to have anything to do with her.
For the first time In the course of the
trial the contestant did not appear in
court yesterday.
The reading of the deposition of Jane
Pomeroy was interrupted for short time
to take the testimony of D. G. Brewer.
The witness said he had known George
H. Parker since 1858. During much of
this time the relations between the parties
had been very intimate. They had fre-
quent talks over business affairs. The
witness expressed the opinion that in 1892
and 1893 the testator was a man OF sound
mind and good business man.
AS regards his wife's relatives, the Pome-
roys, Witness Brewer never heard G. 81.
Parker say anything against them. He
had often said that Marshal Pomeroy was
an honest man and that he had confidence
in him. This testimony was in contradic-
ton to testimony given In behalf of the
contestant to the effect that the testator
had said that the Pomeroys were hogs and
that he did not want to have anything 10
do with them.
''Mr. Parker's statement that he had
confidence in Marshal Pomeroy made an
impression upon me-" said the witness,
because l had the same opinion as he had
in regard to Mr.. Pomeroy being good
square man."
In the deposition of Jane Pomeroy read
to-day, the deponent testified: IL have
heard George H. Parker say that he would
never leave Edward anything except in
trust, so as to prevent his wife from getting
anything. He did not want her to get a
dollar of his money. | never tried 10 in
tiuence MY brother against his son, Ed
ward, as far as the provisions of the will
were concerned. We always treated Ed
ward kindly and as a son. He always
came and went to and from our house the
same as a son.
George H. Parker never showed me his
will or referred to it in the remotest way
in speaking to me. | never knew he made
codicil to his will at Hartford. l did
not know | was interested in the will till
after his death, and | was surprised that
was a legatee, as | had never expected to
be such. have often written to Edwards
father and asked the latter to help his son.
l never wrote to his father about Edwards
faults, but rather tried to hide them from
him. The father would come TO Hartford
and find out those things for himself.
The court adjourned till next Monday
morning at 10:30 o'clock.
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ON THE BALL FIELD.
The Philadelphia Team Wins Its First
Game of the HeeE.


Game of the ReeE.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 1.-THE local
team won its first game of the week to-day by
defeating Louisville. The visitors played a
plueky uphill game. Attendance 3400. Score
Philadelphias-10, TO- 3; Louisvilles-9, II, s..
Batteries-Taylor and Grady, Frazier and
Miller. Umpire-Hurst.
BALTIMORE, ND, June 11.-Papa Anson
made four hits to-day, the last one made in
the eleventh inning, winning the game for his
team. The home team batted Griffith in all
but two of the eleven innings. Chicago punched
six OF its twelve hits in the last three innings.
Attendance $500 Score: Baltimores-3, Ia, l (;
Chicago-5, II, l. Batteries-Hoffer and Clark,
Griffith and Kittredge. Umpire-Sheridan.
BOSTON, MASS, June 11.-Cincinnati was
never in the running to-day Nichols pitched
finely and was especially strong at critical
points. The plays by Irwin, Hoy and Long
were the features. Score: Bostons-9, 8, 2;
Cincinnatis-1, 5, 3. Batteries-Nichols and
CAMEL, Dwyer and Vaughn. Umpire-Lynch.
NEW YORK, N. Y, June 11-Up to the
seventh inning to-day it looked as if the New
Yorks would defeat the Pittsburgs only three
hits having been made off Seymour; but with
two IN the seventh he became ratified by the
visitors coaching and seven runs were piled
up. Score New Yorks-7, Is, 4; PIttsburgs-
IL, IL, 1. Batteries - Seymour and Farrell,
Killen and Sugden. Umpire-Campbell.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 1I-Donahue
was wild and ineffective to-day and the home
team had no trouble in winning. Cross did
some sensational work at short. Attendance
$500. Score: Washingtons-11,1 Is, 2; st. Louis
-6, 8, 1. Batteries-Maul and Mcclure, Dona-
hue and Murphy. Umpires-Weidman and
Keefe
BROOKLYN, N. Y, June 1.-THE Cleve-
lands were checked in their winning streak
to-day. Three of the four hits made off Daub
were scratches. Score: Brooklyns-6, 8, q;
Cleyelands-I, T. q Batteries-Daub and
Grim, Young and OConnor. Umpire-Emslie
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up to me. Not suspecting anything, L
stopped at his request. He then drew
slx-shooter on me and compelled me TO
climb down from the wagon. Holding his
pistol in my face With one hand, with the
other Fincher piled blacksnake on me
for quarter of an hour. had to stand
still and take terrible beating, as was
afraid that he would shoot me.
"Fincher then remounted his horse ana
started back to Herndon. | Immediately
unhitched one of my horses and rode to
neighbours and procured a pistol. AT
Herndon | found Fincher sitting beside
the railroad track where force OF men
was unloading timber for the Valley-road
bridge. | rode up to him, and seeing tnat
he had drawn his pistol, told him to com
mence. We fired at each other, and FIN
cher hit me in the thigh. The horse
which | was riding became excited, ana
my aim was poor.
"Fincher then lodged behind wheel
under car. From this position he began
firing again and hit me in the right shout
der. l emptied my pistol, and did not
know how to reload it. 1 rode away and
had just time to get friend to nag the
train, on which | came TO Fresno"
Price would give no further particulars
as to the cause of the trouble, except that
Fincher whipped him for hugging Mrs.
Fincher.
Fincher came in on the same train that
the wounded man did and Immediately
gave himself up. At the jail he said that
he gave Prices beating because the rancher
the shooting affray Price shot first and
that he acted in self-defense.
Fincher is a schooI-teacher and during
vacation works on q ranch. He and his
wife were married in Fresno about two
years ago. They are well connected.
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e1oPBD WITH 4 MURDERER.
Wild EscGpade of COetr d'AIene In
dian Maiden.

W1Cd EScdp0de OF CeNT 0'ALe11e In
dian Maiden.
TOKAO, IDAHO, June 11.-About ten
days ago Andrew Areper and Mary
Joseph, both of the Coeur d Alene tribe of
Indians, jumped the country.
Andrew is charged with the murder of
old Leo, another Indian, about year ago,
and has the reputation of being a bad
character. The tribe is opposed to this
kind of "honeymooning, and used every
means in its power to bring back the
erring ones.
Accordingly mounted policemen Peter
Mullivan, Croper and Alixus were dis
patched to capture the fugitives. They
caught them on the Big Camas Prairie in
Idaho. Andrew was turned loose and
cried. Mary Joseph was brought home
Wednesday. She was evidently sorry for
her misconduct and had all she wanted of
privation and suffering.
Policeman Mullivan says the couple
made trail of their own across the rough
range of mountains to Osburn, during
which trip one of their horses died from
exhaustion. The pair then rode double for
twenty miles until they got to the summit.
Here they encountered six feet OF snow,
and IN the struggle the remaining saddle
horse died. The horse was a celebrated
racer among the Indians, and was valued
at $500. The pair managed to get through
the rugged country, and after a journey of
fifty-tYo miles reached the Camas country
and were there corraled by the officers of
the reservation, who suspected their char
acter.
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BURNED WHILE SIZE LISTENED.
Horrible Fate of Ttco Children Who
Played With Matches.

Horrible Fate of Ttco Children Who
Played With Matches.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 11.-"Oh,
my little girls, my little girls!' were the
piteous wailing words of the grief-stricken
mother of little Hazel and Mona Bickford,
aged and 4 respectively, when she real
lied that her darlings had been burned to
death in blazing barn at Date and Ash
streets late this afternoon.
The children, with a brother of 6, had
been playing with matches and set the
building on fire, The boy, frankie,
escaped and with wild screams entered
the house and told his mother the awful
story. The almost paralyZed parent
rushed TO the scene and could hear the
smothered screams of her children, but it
was too late.
The fire fend enveloped them and their
cries were soon hushed to death.
Mrs. Bickford could not enter the burn
ing building, nor even reach the entrance
on account of the intense heat. In her
frenzy she rushed from point to point
trying to reach her helpless babies and
was badly burned about the hands in her
vain attempt 10 rescue them.
Little frankie, wild with grief and Sob
bing as if his heart would break, told how
the awful accident occurred. They were
scratching matches, when little Hazel let
one drop among some straw. In mo-
ment blaze sprang up, igniting her
clothes.
Frankie attempted to put it out, and
burned his hands in so doing. He then
ran to his mother. The flames were finally
subdued and the charred remains of the
children recovered.
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SANTA BARBABA EXCITED.
Durha,t Has Double IN laundering
Socialist.

DUTphG.p Has a Double in Wandering
Socialist.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, June IL
Some small excitement has been created
here by the rumor that Dunham had ap-
peared upon the streets and after provid-
ing himself with fshing-tackle and sup
ply of meat had escaped to the hills. This
rumor has been sifted by THE CALL CORE
spondent, who finds that the alleged
fugitive was a man of respectable char
acter who has resided here for the past
twenty years and who does not resemble
Dunham in any way except in complexion.
a man visited Santa Barbara last week
who is the almost perfect counterpart Of
the murderer. The individual who bears
this striking resemblance is an itinerant
socialist who visited this region a year ago,
but who is now obliged to be exceedingly
wary lest ranchers on the lookout for
the fugitive take chance shot at him dur
ing his peregrinations. 1t is altogether
probable that the movements of this man,
whose calling in itself is suspicious, may
have given rise to some of the many re-
ports positively asserting Dunham's pres
ence in various localities.
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BEDDING SUFFRAGISrS.
The TotCn Fairly Captured by the AdUC
Gates of EQMaL Fights.

me roam FutrtH captured OD tHe A0oO-
Gates of EquGJ Rights.
REDDING, CAL, June 1.-THE Woman
Suffrage Convention conducted by Rev.
Anna Shaw, Miss Elizabeth V. Yates and
Miss Harriet Mills came to a successful ter
mination tonight.
The meeting began yesterday afternoon.
Miss Yates delivered an excellent address
on the rights of women TO the BALLOT at
both afternoon and evening meetings.
Her address in the evening was particu-
lsrly interesting, and as result there are
more exponents of womans suffrage in
Redding to-day than there ever was.
Armory Hall was filed to its utmost
capacity at both meetings, and tonight
hundreds were turned away from the hall,
not being able to gain admittance. Miss
Shaw was the attraction tonight, ana in
a stirring, telling and interesting ad
dress with sound arguments in favor of
woman suffrage she held her audience
spellbound, as it were, for three solid
hours.
The hall was beautifully decorated with
yellow streamers-the color of the woman
suffragists- -evergreens and flowers of
every description The whole town
seemed to participate in the convention
and on both days vehicles were gayly
decorated with yellow. Local speakers
participated IN the meetings, and alto
gether it was one of the grandest and most
successful conventions ever held in Shasta
County.
The petition praying for the adoption o.
a suffrage plank in the Democratic State
platform was unanimously signed. If
Redding sentiment can be counted on as
an indication the suffragists will sweep the
State at the, coming election and the eley
enth amendment to the constitution will
be carried by an overwhelming majority.
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IN DEFENSE OF HIS HONOR.
Il Fresno School Teacher SI00s and Shoe ts
His Enemy.

FRESNO, CAL, June 11.-V. B. Fincher,
better known as "Tallie" Fincher, this
afternoon gave prominent rancher,
named John L. Price, severe whipping
with blacksnake whip. The affray took
place near Herndon, five miles north of
this city, and in fight with pistols after
ward the rancher was shot twice and
probably fatally wounded. Fincher says
that Price trice tried to insult his wife,
which was the cause of the trouble.
The following statement was obtained
from Price as he lay upon the operating
table, having been brought to the city for
surgical assistance:
Last summer Fincher and his wife
worked for me at my ranch We had
some trouble over Mrs. Fincher. Fincher
accused me of hugging her. He and his
wife left my place, and not until this
morning did l see Fincher again. was
returning from Fresno with load of lum-
Der. and at railroad crossing north Of this
city he passed me on bicycle. l saw him
at Herndon again, but paid no attention to
him.
'eWhen about mile ana a half north of
Herndon, Fincher, on horseback, caught
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TO AID THE Y. NJ. @. Il.
San Jose Endeavorers to Wipe Out q
Church Debt.

Sam Jose EndeavOrers to Wipe Out q
Church Debt.
SAN JOSE, CAL, June n.-At a meet
ing OF the Epworth League Alliance it was
decided to help in the united canvass of
the Christian Endeavorers to liquidate the
Y. M. c. A. Indebtedness. A committee
was appointed consisting of Rev. A. H.
Briggs, M. Rolin Walker, A. G. Smith,
George W. Bishop and Joseph j. Woehl,
who met in joint committee with w. G.
Alexander, Guy Campbell and Earl Bing-
ham of the Christian Endeavor. A per-
manent organization was formed by the
choice of w. G. Alexander for chairman,
w. H. Baugh secretary. 1t was deter
mined TO take up the work of raising
funds at once. The following committees
were named:
Press-W. H. Baugh, Earl. Bingham,
George Bishop and F. W. Reid.
Finance-W. K. Jenkins, J. A. Thomas
and A. G. Smith.
Harry Morton, grand mar
shall; First Ward, DR.. Deninger; Second
Ward, ]. Letter; Third Ward, Earl Bing-
ham; Fourth Ward, T. ]. Heavier; East
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Cyclers have installed Walter O'Brien
captain and Charles Jarman lieutenant.
TRIED TO MURDER HIS FAMILY.
Laurence Cummings, Seattle Street
Contractor. Runs An,ucE.

laurence Cummings, Seattle Street
Contractor. Runs AnucE.
SEATTLE, WASH, June IL. = Because
she had deserted him and begun proceed
ings for divorce on account of his constant
cruelty and repeated accusations of inf
deity, Lawrence Cummings, contractor
and an ex-Street Commissioner of this
city, this evening made murderous as
sault upon his wife, Elizabeth Cummings,
infl1eting injuries from which she will die.
Cummings first shot at and attempted to
kill his daughter. Miss Maria Cummings,
young woman % years of age.
Armed with two revolvers and made
more daring by bad whisky the blood
thirsty husband and father entered the
household, of which he had not been a
member for six weeks, about z O'Clock,
finding the family at the dinner-table.
Miss Maria jumped up and ran into an
ad dioining room, whereupon the gun
wielder sent a shot after her, which missed
as she passed through the door.
Cummings then turned his attention to
his wife. at whom he fired seven shots,
emptying one revolver, Colts, and firing
two additional shots from an American
bulldog. Only one shot took effect, the
bullet passing into the right shoulder
Seeing he had still failed in his purpose,
Cummings who is very powerful man,
beat his wife over the head, crushing her
skull He then kicked her several times
after she had fallen upon the floor.
While Cummings was engaged in this
murderous effort Deputy Prosecuting At
torney W. w. Wiltshire sought to enter
the house and stop the assassin, but was
told if he crossed the threshold he would
be killed. A few minutes later the police
arrived and took the would-be murderer
to jail.
He told one of the officers that it was
his purpose to kill Mrs. Cummings and
then take his own life, and expressed re-
gret that he had not succeeded in his pur-
pose.
Several years ago Cummings made a
brutal assault upon his wife, claiming
that E. G. McClannohan, city official,
had attempted to break up his home.
Some months later, while he was City
Street Commissioner, man whom he
had refused work entered his Office and
fired FIVE shots at Cummings, inflicting
only flesh wounds.
The divorce trial OF Mrs Cummings
against her husband was to have begun
tomorrow. She is 81 years of age md he
is three years her junior.
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CHOSE KENNEDY PASTOR.
st. Johns Presbyterian Church
HonorS IrWin's Old
Chum.
After Six Months as Stated Supply
the Seattle Man Is Officially
Accepted.

The congregation of st. Johns Presby-
terian Church, corner of California and
Octavia streets, has officially chosen the
Rev. Samuel ]. Kennedy as regular pastor.
Mr.. Kennedy has filed the pulpit during
the last six months in the capacity of
stated supply, having been called from
Seattle, as will be remembered, because of
the deathbed request of his old college
chum. the late D. Hanson Irwin, the
former pastor.
They had attended school together in
Ireland separated, and years afterward
had met in the State of Washington, where
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Il FUTILE SEARCH.
Ofcer OstUGLd Returns to Bakersfeld
From the Coast Range.

Od7cer OsIUGLd Returns TO BGkersfeld
From the Coast Range.
BAKERSFIELD, CAL, June 11.-Officer
Oswald has returned from a careful but
unsuccessful search along the Coast Range
for traces of Murderer Dunham. Begin
ming away to the north of Tulare Lake,
he came southwark along the foot OF the
mountains, stopping at every house and
going into every canyon where there was
a road or any settlement. The most care
full search was made and diligent inquiry
pursued, but not the slightest trace of the
fugitive was found. Oswald went into the
Onolame country and in the same locality
where it is now alleged Dunham was
seen, but failed utterly to find any trace of
him
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ONLY TWO FAToR1rEs WIN.
Yours Truly and FsH Measure CGptur,
81 Races at Forsyth.

Yours Truly aud FWH Measure Capture
l. Races at Forsyth.
CHICAGO, Ill, June 11.-Yours Truly
in the second race and Full Measure in the
last were the only winning favor1tes at
Forsyth to-day.
Six furlongs Tramp won. Teragnes second,
Reveflle third. Time, 1:161l.
Four and half furlongs, Yours Truly won,
s5sgiFied :55T second Lillian wilkes 'hiFo Time
six furlongs, Inspector Hunt won, Revenue
second, Pert third. Time, 1:1574.
Nine furlongs, Constant won, Freddie L T
second, King Bors third. Time, 1 :55.
Six furongs, Merry Monarch won, Glenoid
second, May Gallop third. Time, :15L.
six furongs, Full Measure won, Fritzie sec
ond, Helen Wren third. Time. us.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 11.-A favorite
second, the others going to well-played
second picks:
Six furlongs, May Thompson won, Daily Sec
ond Earl Bug third. Time, l 1:15L.
Four and half furlongs, Remember Me
won, Fig Leaf second, Tin Cup third. Time,
:56.
One mile and sixteenth, Crevasse won,
Muskalonge second, Bing Binger third. Time,
1 :5014.
Seven and half furlongs Free Advice won,
Magnet second, Ramiro third. Time. l :331155
Five furlongs Monereith won, Dare III sec
ond, Estaca third. Tins, l :02L.
One mile, Tom Elmore won, Cherrystone sec
ond, First Deal third. Time, l :43.
OAKLEY RACETRACK, ONO, June
1.-THE Ohio stakes were the feature of TO-
DAYS racing. Rondo, the favorite, won
easily. -Four favorites and two outsiders
won the card.
Five furlongs, Adelid won, Marty Reed sec.
ond, Rampage third. Time, :04.
Seven furlongs, RamirO won, Semper Ego
second, Argentina II third. Time, :2815
Five furlongs, Cnarina won, The Plutocrat
second Risque third. Time 1:043l.
Seven furlongs, Rondo won, Moylan second,
Bloomer third. Time, 1: :2S14.
One mile, Iselin won, Mamie second Rey
del Mar third. Time, :4412.
Six furlongs, Canewood won, Remnant II
second Matte Lee third. Time, 1:15N.
GRAyESEND RACETRACK, N. Y,
June 1.-THE race for the Hanover stakes
was won by st. Bartholomew, to l shot.
The Park way handicap, the other stake
race down for decision, was captured by
the odds-on favorite, ST. Maxim.
Five and half furlongs. Kings Counsel
won, Azure second Old Mat third. Time,
1:1215.
Mile and an eighth, Nankipooh won, Chug.
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San Jose Parlor Elects O6ioer.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 11.-San Jose
Parlor, Native Sons, have elected the fol-
lowing officers: Past president, T. w.
HambIy; president, G. F. Holland; first
vice president, George Lilly; second vice.
president, H. W. Connor; third vice-presi-
dent, J. Z. Ducoing; recording secretary,
j. NJ. Karr; financial secretary, J. A. An
thes; trustee, s. l.. Worden; surgeon, DR..
F. Gerlach. Active preparations are in
progress to have the parlor fttingly rep
resented at Stockton in the month of Sep
tenn her
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nut second, Song and Dance third. Time,
:5715.
The Hanover stakes, half mile, st. Bar
tholomew won, Hi Daddy second, Passover
third. Time, :5015
!, Mile. Brisk won Copyright second, Premier
third. Time "A.
The Parkway handicap, mile and sixteenth,
81. Maxim won, Aurelian second, Dorian third.
Time, :513l.
:, Mile, Peep O. Day won. Elizabelle second.
Ventanna third, Time, 1:46.
OMAHA, NEBR., June 11.-To-day's pro-
gramme of the grand circuit meet was
postponed until tomorrow. The meet
VIII De extended into next week.
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the overworked young pastor went from
this CITY nnon his last vacation

the overworked young pastor went from
this City upon his last vacation.
1t was on Wednesday night that the
congregation assembled in the church with
the Rev. F. R. Farrand, moderator of the
San Francisco Presbytery, presiding, to go
through the formality of deciding that the
church needed pastor, and of voting
upon the candidate, for there was but one.
AT the same meeting the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor unanimous
ly voted to make themselves responsible
for the rent of parsonage for the newly
elected young pastor and his wife.
Next week the San Francisco Presbytery
will, as is customary, take action upon the
choice of the congregation, and when that
has been done the Rev. Mr.. Kennedy will
be regularly installed.
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sacramento Democratic Deleon,e,.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 1.-THE
Democratic County Committee to-day ap.
pointed the following delegates to the
State Convention: E. w. Hale, T. w.
O'NeiI, Patrick Kelly, W. ]. Hassett, A.
NJ. Seymour, Henry Meyers, A Mazzini
j. c. Carroll, DIR. H. L. Nichols, w. T..
Van Fleet, II. NJ. La Rue Jr., Charles
Aull, Peter Rooney, Daniel Donohue,
Arthur j. Gray, James B. Furnish, DR.. w.
B. d. de Jarnett.
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Frank Mayo,s Funeral.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 1.-THE
remains of Frank Mayo, who died sud-
denly on a Union Pacific train near Omaha,
reached Philadelphia this afternoon. The
interment will be in West Laurel Hill
Cemetery tomorrow.
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Bteedi,o the Yat,ev Road

MERGED, CAL, June 1.-THE condem-
nation suit brought by the Valley road
against Thomas Price ct al. for right OF
way was concluded this afternoon and the
case given to the jury. The matter in
volved about seventeen acres, and a great
many witnesses were examined on both
sides. The jury came in about o'clock
with verdict awarding the defendant
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