The herald., 1898-10-04

were the dead boys parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Schmidt, Mrs. George Sanderson, George
Sanderson and DR.. Weldon, the latter tes-
tifying to the nature and extent OF the
wound and showing that 1t was the cause
of the boys death.
1t trarspired that the boy, Eddie Schmidt
In his lucid intervals betweenl the time he
Mas shot, September 10th, and the date OF
his death, September 30th, had made the
following statement:
IT went to Mrs. Anderson's, as my
mother directed, and got the -four.
was sent for and went into Mrs. San
derson's yard on my way home to leave
an empty pail belonging 10 her. AS l
passed through the gate into Mrs. San
derson's yard l saw Rich Machado
there sitting on the stoop with rifle
In his hand. i said, Hello, Rich, what
are you going to do?' His father want
ed to know why he asked the Ma
chado boy such question, and the an
swer was, 'Cause he looked as IL he
was looking for something to shoot"
This was all the dying boy could remem-
Der of the circumstances, as after he was
shot hts memory had left him. The de-
PENDANTS counsel moved to have the ac-
cused discharged on the ground of "once
in jeopardy" the justice denying the mo-
tiop as being irrelevant to the present
charge. The boy was ordered to appear
before the superior court to answer TO the
charge of murder.
San Pedro Brevities
Real estate sales are reported active, the
majority Of the purchases being In the
business portion OF the town.
The Dewey Republican club held a meet
ing Saturday night at which Judge w. II.
Savage Mr.. Miller, candidate for the as
sembly and others expressed their views
regarding the political situation.
Judge Mcguire, according to the estimate
of a we'll informed gentleman, will poll
three votes to Cages one here, the sailors
to man being for him.
Shipping News
The arrivals since the list of the month
at this port are: October 1st-Steamer
jewell Captain Madison, from Little river,
10,700 ties, Southern California Lumber
company; schooner Serena Thayer. Cap
tain McVicker. Eureka, 10000 feet lumber
80, 900 shakes 2600, 900 shingles, w. H. Perry
Lumber company; schooner Abbie, Hansen
master, from Cosper, 224 474 feet lumber,
San Pedro Lumber company; schooner Me-
tecr.' Bjorn n1aser,, from Tacoma, 420, ,624
feet lumber, 140O poles, 25 piles, San Pedro
Lumber company. On Ocober 3d-Schooner
F. S, Redfleld, .Birkholm master, Port Lud-
low. s18,703 feet lumber, San Peiiro Lum-
ber company; barkentine Skagtt, Robinson
master, Port Gamble, 10000 feet lumber
100000 laths. IL poles, San Pedro Lumber
company; steamer Homer, Jessen master
San Francisco, 40 4-10 tons merchandise
for Southern acific and Terminal Rail
road companies; steamer Pasadena Ham,
ilton MASTER, Eureka. $4,000 feet lumber
zoo, 900 shingles. for Kerckhoff- Gunner Lum-
ber company, I52 0Od feet lumber for San
Pedro Lumber company.
Total number OF vessels arriving at port
of Sam Pedro during month Of September
Eighteen steamers. IA schooners brig,
barkentine, sloop: total, 35. Net tonnage
961s
Number Of feet Of humber brought by
above vessels, 7011, 1923. 255OOO shakes, 256,
261 shingles. 1922 ties 1900 laths, 931 poles
lS3 $40 tors merchandise.
The lobster canning factory is kept busy
putting up their product, all OF which Is
shipped'to Sam Francisco. 80