Amador ledger., 1901-05-24
CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA.
ALAMEDA.
Because his wife continued to smoke
cigarettes, despite his protests, Charles
w. Kohl, a well known clubman OF
Oakland, has, through his attorney,
Mortimer Smith, filed a complaint in
divorce proceedings against Florence
f. Kohl.
The Town Trustees of Livermore
have voted $500 to pay for the partially
constructed electric lighting plant be-
longing to F. Meyers. The town has
been in darkness for some time, but the
trustees propose to complete the plant
and operate it.
CONTRA COSTA.
Frank Elbs, % years of age, a native
OF Germany, shot himself in the breast
in his room at Crockett, and is not ex-
pected to live. He says he was tired of
life owing to the fact that he had been
unable to get any money ahead. His
friends say, however, that his act was
undoubtedly prompted by failure to
win the affections of Crockett belle.
CALAvERAs.
Work of sinking on the Emma mine.
owned by McSorley brothers, is pro-
crossing satisfactorily. Although but
six weeks labor has been put on the
mine, double compartment shaft has
been sunk 100 feet. The shaft is verti-
cal and is cutting the lead, which shows
black slate gangue and quartz seams,
all OF which prospects well in free gold,
and is heavily charged with high-grade
sulphurets. From surface indications
the lead is more than 100 feet wide, and
bids fair to make a valuable property.
The owners have purchased 100 acres of
land lying to the south of the claim,
through which the Emma lead runs
three-quarters of mile.
FRESNO.
The trial of Carter, farm hand, for
criminal libel, resulted in disagree
ment of the jury, which, after being out
all night, stood 6 to 6. The complain
ant was John Bruce Goddard, the self
styled "cyclone revivalist," and grew
out of the clerical scandal in Selma.
HUMBOLDT.
News has been received in Eureka
that oil in large quantities had been
struck in the Mcintosh oil well, near
Petrolia. There are now 1900 feet of oil
in the well. Mcintosh was incoming
passenger on the steamer Pomona, and
Immediately left for the scene of opera
lions.
KERN.
School bonds to the amount of $40, 900
were voted unanimously at Bakersfield
to build new schoolhouses.
The jury acquitted James Mckinney
of the murder of Thomas Sears last De
cember. The defendants plea was self
defense.
LOS ANGELES.
Mrs. Ross Winters, wife of a truck
driver of East Los Angeles, was shot
and killed near that city, at Maier's
and her husband is
locked up in the county Jail on the
charge of murder. Winters dragged
the body through the fence and placed
it in a buggy, and then started on
mad drive to Los Angeles. Supporting
the bleeding corpse beside him on the
seat of the buggy with one arm, he held
the lines with the other. 1t was at first
believed to be an accident, as repre-
sented by the husband, but his later
admissions and suspicious action made
it appear that it is case of deliberate
murder to get $1,000 life insurance his
wife had taken out in his name on the
Sth of last April.
MODOC.
B. H. Dorland and I. C. Illingsworth,
bandets, who escaped from the Shasta
county jail April 9th, were traced to
Adm, Modoc county, by Constable H.
T. Walker of Alturas and Sheriff Beh-
rens of Adm. A hand-to-hand battle
ensued and Dorland was killed. Three
bullets pierced the sheriff7s clothing.
G nstable Walker was shot through
the left hip and fatally injured. Illings-
worth escaped.
MADEIRA.
During the boring of we'll sixty feet
deep on the McMullin ranch on the
MADEIRA side of the San Joaquin, ten
miles north of Fresno, close to Lanes
bridge, a strong flow of gas was en-
countered. The gas escaped with q
roaring noise and the flow was strong
enough to blow away paper, hay and
light articles. 1t was found to be in
tiammable, and is in the precise district
which an expert recently reported to be
in all probability bitumenized. The
country for miles around has already
been bonded. Boring for oil is expected
to commence within week or two.
MARIPOSA.
Lucy Hite has at last settled with
John r. Hite, the Mariposa million
aire, whom the court adjudged to be
her common law husband. A release
was filed on her behalf with the County
Recorder whereby she relinquishes all
claims in consideration of $4,000, only
reserving a claim to $4,000 acknowl-
edgment which she holds. This makes
a total consideration of $21 900. Lucy
Hite, the Indian woman, wanted to
make such q settlement some weeks
ago, but her attorneys, Charles F. Han
Ion and Rogers & Paterson, would not
consent, although she offered them
$1,000 in full for all their interest. They
wanted $500 for money paid out and a
fee of $25, 900, $4,000 of which has been
allowed them on court order.
MONTEREY.
Rev. G. NJ. Hoge, an Episcopalian