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Subject: Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA -- 10 Oct 1858
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:25:18 -0800

Weekly Stockton Democrat Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA Sunday, 10 Oct 1858 ************************* MARRIED -- on the 3d inst., by Rev. W.W. STEVENSON; Mr. Levi NICEWONGER to Miss Mary Elizabeth HENRY, all of San Joaquin county. MARRIED -- in Syracuse, N.Y., July 13th, Mr. H.V. MILLER, formerly of this city, to Miss Charlotte A. BIRDSEYE. MARRIED -- at Staples School House, on the Mokelumne river, Oct. 3d, by Rev. W.C. CURRY; Mr. Thomas P. HEATH to Miss Katie C. MELVY, of San Joaquin county. DIED -- in this city, on the morning of Oct. 5th, Juliet V., wife of Benjamin R. LIPPENCOTT, aged 28 years. [Philadelphia papers please copy.] COURT of SESSIONS -- -Grand Jury presented a bill of indictment against John DORRAIN for grand larceny -Phillipi ESPINOSA was also indicted for grand larceny -- stealing horses on the San Joaquin -The bill of indictment in the case of S.R. DEATH for shooting a negro, was ignored. -Bill of indictment presented against Fred. AHLERT, for murder GRAND JURY -- The following gentlemen have been selected as Grand Jurors by the Court of Sessions now setting: G.W DENT Delos MANNING W.C. HUGHES J.B. DAMRELL J. NIGHTINGALE John WINTERS James PIERSON M.T. LUNDY B.W. STEVENS John KENNAN W.B. STAMPER E.E. NELSON Mark A. EVANS David MITCHEL R.D. DICKEY P. FITZGERALD John MILLAR James HARRINGTON W.C. CULBERSON Henry CHAPEL OVERBOARD -- A small boy, son of the late Mr. RABENSTEIN, while playing with companions on the wharf Wednesterday [as written], fell into the Slough, and made a narrow escape from drowning. It was only through the exertion of some person who rushed to his rescue that his life was saved. When taken out, the breath had nearly left the body, but by using the proper means he was restored and taken to his home. ----------------------------------------------- MURDER NEAR SONORA -- A singular murder occurred in Sonora Saturday night, 2d inst. A man by the name of DUNN owned a ranch 8 miles from Sonora, and leaving for Freaser River, he placed his property there in charge of Thos. CASSERDY and boarded hi wife and child at a hotel in Sonora until his return. A few days since, DUNN arrived in Sonora, having become disheartened with Fraser River prospects. He rode out to his ranch, and then sent CASSERDY to Sonora, with a wagon to bring his (DUNNs) wife and child to the ranch. CASSERDY done as directed, and driving back with Mrs. DUNN and child he endeavored to get in the back door, the usual way of ingress, but finding it locked he went around the house to the front door, when DUNN met him, and fired his revolver at him, and placed 6 balls in CASSERDYs body, killing him instantly. DUNN went to Sonora and gave himself up to the custody of the Deputy Sheriff, but before steps had been taken to place him under bonds he escaped, and has not been caught. What is very singular concerning this deed is, Mrs. DUNN and child have not been seen or heard of since the murder, although DUNN says his wife was present at the shooting. DUNN was formerly a carpenter in Stockton, and married his wife in this city. Various reasons are assigned for the murder, but they are evidently mere guess work. DUNN is represented as being a desperate man. There is not a little anxiety concerning the fate of his wife and child. ------------------------------------------------ KILLING in SONORA -- On Saturday night, the 2d inst., a young man by the name of McLANE, an hostler, was met in the streets of Sonora by a man named John RANDOLPH, who knocked him down 3 times. McLANE was unarmed at the time, but managed somehow to secure a bowie-knife, probably from the hands of a friedn, when he struck RANDOLPH in the stomach with the weapon, cutting open his bowels and killing him instantly. RANDOLPH was keeper of a fandango house in Sonora. McLANE has always had the reputation of being a very peaceable young man. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE in SAN FRANCISCO -- The S.F. Herald of yesterday states that a young man McBRIDE attempted to commit suicide on Saturday evening, in a house on the corner of Stevenson and Eckel streets, by plunging a dirk knife 3 times into his person. One stab struck the hip, another glanced on the 6th rib, and the 3rd entered the chest, just to the right of the median line, severing the intercostol artery in its course. The wounds are all in the right side, and show that they were given by a knife with a blade ¾ of an inch wide. The one last mentioned is very serious, but not necessarily fatal. Previous to the commission of the act, he wrote a letter to his parents in England, detailing the circumstances, and taking an affectionate leave of them, and also praying pardon of the Almighty for his contemplated offense. The wounded man is at present in the County Hospital. The cause of the attempt to commit suicide is said to be financial difficulties at his boarding house. A MAN FOUND DEAD -- Two Germans, says the S.F. Herald, who had been out on a hunting excursion, came into town last Sunday and made a report to the following effect: They stated that while traveling over a rancho adjoining HARTs ranch, just beyond the Mission, and about 5 miles from the city, they came upon the dead body of a man, attached by the neck to a small tree, by means of a handkerchief. He appears to have fastened the noose around his neck, and as the tree was not tall enough to permit of suspension from its branches, to have deliberately laid down, with his face toward the ground, so as to bring the strain of his bodys weight upon the throat, so as to produce suffocation. His blankets and a small bundle were found beside the body, but the discoverers disturbed neither. He was an aged man, his hair being quite gray, and appeared to have been dead at least 10 days. POISONED in YUBA COUNTY -- A Mrs. BRIDGES, says the Marysville Democrat, who lives opposite the head of Ouseleys Bar, in Yuba county, was seriously poisoned on 30th Sept. She had on hand a quantity of poison for killing rats, and having occasion to use some saleratus as a remedy for the heartburn, she got hold of the rats bane, by mistake, and swallowed a considerable portion of it. She was immediately seized with violent pains, and fell prostrate. A physician was called in and every means that skill could apply, used to save her, but at last accounts, apparently without avail. >WM. DUNLAP, an old man aged 65 years, was found dead in the streets of San Francisco. He was seized with apoplexy caused by strong drinks. >JOHN KELLEY, who will be remembered as a violinist and singer in Stockton in early times, is giving concerts in Oregon. INSANITY and SUICIDE at SEA -- The ship Hornsburg, which arrived at San Francisco on 1st October from Boston, reports that on the night of July 2d, in lat. 37 20S., lon 50 W., Mrs. OAKES, the wife of the captain, while in a fit of temporary insanity, jumped overboard from the quarter deck, and was drowned. A boat was immediately lowered, but the men did not succeed in finding the body, as it sank immediately. NOT KELLERSBERGER -- The editor of the San Jose Tribune thinks that the corpse found near San Juan, several weeks ago, and which was mentioned as being probably that of KELLERSBERGER, was the corpse of a drover from Marysville, on his way to the Southern part of the State, whither he was going for the purchase of cattle. SAD ACCIDENT -- A lady residing in Sonora, by name of Mrs. HOLDEN, while sitting in her parlor a few evenings since, sewing, fell asleep, and while sleeping her dress caught fire, and before assistance reached her, portions of her face and body were severely burned. It is feared she will not survive her injuries. ------------------------------------------------- KILLING on KERN RIVER -- A letter to the S.F. Alta, dated Keysville, Kern River, Sept. 14th, says: On the 23d ultimo, our community was very much excited by an attack of Mr. OGLE on E. RAY. RAY has, for the last year, been very domineering in his manner towards OGLE; has once or twice cuffed him, and threatened to shoot him if ever he saw him carrying his revolver. OGLE, who is constitutionally opposed to fighting, bore hundreds of insults without making any demonstration. RAY visited OGLEs wife, although the latter frequently forbid his doing so. One evening, whilst OGLE was out at work, RAY went to his house and insulted his wife grossly. She told her husband of it, and said RAY had attempted an outrage upon her and threatened her life, and told OGLE (so rumor says) that she would not live any longer with a man who could not protect her. A few days afterwards, OGLE belted on his revolver and knife, and went to hunt up RAY, and found him in Marsh & Co.s store. He walked up to him and pulled out his revolver, and instead of shooting him, as he might have done, (for RAY had not seen him), he punched him on the back with the muzzle of his pistol. RAY very naturally jumped and turned around, so the ball merely passed through the back of his coat. OGLE then punched him on the head, when RAY threw up his right arm and the ball passed through his arm. The bystanders then interfered and the parties were separated. On the 27th, RAY was found dead near his cabin (which is about a half a mile from town), he had a shot through the top of his hat, 1 in the mouth, 1 through the heart, and 1 in the stomach; his clothes were on fire and his breast burnt some. His friends were very much excited, and it would have gone hard with OGLE, had any of them come across him just then. He, however, was non est inventus, and could not be heard of. In 3 or 4 days he came in, was tried before Justice BARROWS and acquitted. He says (and no one else saw the difficulty), that he was walking down the road near RAYs house and had his double-barrel shot gun with him, and an ax to cut some wood, he met RAY, and as the latter had threatened to kill him it he saw him with a gun, he ran towards some rocks, but says RAY pulled out his revolver and fired at him; that he returned the fire with his shot gun, then threw down the ax and gun and took to his heels. RAY was a very desperate man, and perfectly fearless, and there can be but little doubt that as soon as his arm got well he would have killed OGLE. He was tired of life and said on the day he was killed that his life was hell to him but he could muster courage to commit suicide. His real name if Eugene BIRD. He is a fugitive from justice -- having in a quarrel killed his brother-in-law in Georgia. There are few here to mourn him. He had talents and education, and might have put them to a better use than he did here. A few days ago Mr. OGLE fell down a shaft some 95 feet deep, breaking his thigh and collar bone, and dislocating his shoulder; he certainly has a hard row to hoe. -------------------------------------------------- COMET STRUCK -- A man in San Francisco named MURRAY, has been found in the street, raving mad. The Comet has frightened his wits out of him. When arrested and taken to the station-house he said: Well well all died together, for the Comet will soon arrive. It is said that the unfortunate man has a large family. MOWRY [spelled 2 ways, in 2 different articles], the person who became insane from the conviction that the comet is to destroy the earth, has been taken in charge by his friends at San Francisco. Transcribed by Dee Sardoch To see more old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release Date: 3/17/2006