Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-10-04
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AN OLD TEAMSTER
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Henry Dorray Found Dead on the
West Point Road.

Wednesday last d fatal accident
happened on the West Point road,
about three and a half miles from
this place by which Henry Dorray, an
old and respected citizen of Rich
Gulch, was instantly killed. The
| particulars of the sad affair are as
follows:
About six o'clock on the morning
of the accident Mr. Dorray left his
ranch near Rich Gulch driving a g.
horse team loaded with logs for the
Gwin mine. A little after seven
O'Clock the driver of the West Point
stage John Sterling, and his passenger
John Cook, met Dorray's team about
half way up the Lancet grade, which
was over two miles from the scene of
the accident, without driver. Mr.
Cook at once jumped out of the stage
and stopped the team while Mr. Ster-
ling went on with the stage. About
l mile from Mineral station, Sterling
discovered Dorray lying in the mid
die of the road. He called to him
couple of times and receiving no
answer he whipped up his team and
started for Rich Gulch, a distance of
two miles, where upon his arrival he
told j. 2. McTernan, the proprietor
of the hotel, that he believed Henry
Dorray was lying dead in the road.
number of men at once started out
but in the meantime John Cook had
taken his saddle horse, which he had
hitched behind the stage, and started
back to find Dorray, whom he be-
lieved had met with some accident.
and when the men from Rich Gulch
arrived John was standing guard over
the body. The unfortunate man was
lying on his left side, with his head
down hill and his legs drawn up
nearly to his chin. An examination
OF the body was made when it was
discovered that the left ear was
nearly severed from the head and
that the left temple was crushed in
and there was also a severe bruise on
the left shoulder. 1t is believed that
the unfortunate man was suddenly |
seized with fainting spell and fell
from the wagon to the ground, and
that the hind wheel of the vehicle
crushed in the temple. Acting
coroner Burce held an inquest and |
the jury after hearing the evidence
aaduced rendered verdict of acct
dental death.
The remains we're removed to the
family residence near Rich Gulch |
from which place the funeral services
we're held Friday last, and the re-
mains inferred in the family plot on
the ranch, Rev. Frank q. Twole. |
officiating, and the funeral was large
ly attended.
The deceased was an old resident of
Rich Gulch, having resided in that
immediate vicinity for the past
thirty years. A hard working man,
honest and upright in his dealings, a
good citizen, kind neighbor and an
indulgent father, he will be missed |
from the daily walks of life by a
large circle of friends. The deceased |
was a native of Massachusetts and at |
the time of his death was 81 years of
age.
He leaves to mourn his untimely |
death bereaved wife, three sons and
five daughters and to whom the
sympathy of the entire community is
extended in this their hour of sorrow.
Father Horgan, who has been trav-
cling through Europe the past six
months, is expected home the LIST of
October, when Father Van Schie, who
has been substituting for him, will
return to Sacramento. Mt. Demo
crat.
After spending considerable time
and money in experimenting and sue
cessfully prosecuting and convicting
j. ii. Grande on a charge of embezzle-
ment, the Frank Simpson Fruit Com
pany of Stockton has now petitioned
governor Gillett to pardon, or at least
commute the sentence of the former,
who is serving two and oue-half years
at San Quentin for falsely obtaining
funds in the name of the concern en-
pIoying him. The case is an odd one,
and the executive is slightly puzzled.
When the governor opened his mail
he found letter from Frank Simp-
son, president Of the fruit firm, in
which an urgent plea for pardon
was made. Simpson wrote that the
wife of Grande has been left without
means of support, and will have to
put her three little children in an
orphanage unless her husband is re-
! leased. The writer declared the pri
soner has suffered enough, and has
atoned for his crime. Sac. Bee.
Frank Peek, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs
f. w. Peek Of this place, arrived in
town Saturday last on a visit to his
parents. The young man is located
in Schenectady, NY, and is Inspector
for the General Electric Company of
that state, one of the largest plants
in the world. BY virtue of his posi-
ton Mr. Peek does considerable trave-
ling and during the past two years he
| has hem in soma fOurtaen djtfarant