Show PACIFIC COAST NOTES CULLED GUI LED FROM WESTERN EXCHANGES at los angeles oct 27 thomas thThomas howell a freman fireman on the southern pacific was run over by a flat car and milled killed george brown a teamster was killed at redwood city cat cal oct by being thrown from his wagon and run over J L baker while riding a lo 10 loa to the sawmill at bogus cal oct et soth had bad his neck broken by the chain civi divine way and allowing lowing ul the log to roll oval over r him at saratoga springs on the death valley road nev oct al bry soua sona teamster was killed by a mau man named the weapon used was a shovel on oct at baker city ore oregon 0 E D cohn an old pioneer was ale killed a by bv G C israel a prominent lawyer israel mirael was indicted for murder in the first degree next day captain hutton button of the british ship lucknow which arrived in san francisco oct 27 from port louis mauritos had nearly a mutiny on the ship at sea sept 29 pour four of the sailors rebelled and were with great difficulty subdued they were put in gronsand irons Iron sand and kept so for the rest of the voyage A man found murdered recently six miles north of coyote station washington territory has been identified as wm win sterling ine of walla walla he had been at work during the summer on the Casc cascade cascarte acte branch he fie had bad a good team and and was returning in company with a man named there is strong circumstantial evidence against who is now in jail at the dalles on october john wilson a well to do blacksmith of los angeles cal hired two tramps to work jh in his bis vineyard in the evening while one oae of them talked very entertainingly to mr wilson his partner slipped up stairs and stole in gold coin which wilson had bad laid aside to pay his bis taxes and a 60 gold chain belonging to mrs wilson the pair then strolled out for a walk and did not return at newtown douglas island off alaska on the night of oct there was a row between betge e a some drunken indians d ans and one bricea gambling house keeper price got a gun and shot an indian boy through the heart and seriously wounded the cadrain of ibe steamer lucy both were innocent in the matter next day every manin man in newtown was arrested and being unable to f furnish ball bail they were all sent tofa to jail ilat at sitka to await trial itis it is stated that whisky is i s brought to the indians by sloops sailing from seattle which it is impossible to apprehend without the assistance of a revenue cutter at victoria BC B C october robert evan sproule was executed for the murder of thomas hammil on joneld june ad 1885 on the border of koote ney lake there has been a diversity of opinion as to the guilt of the murderer he having N been een convicted upon circumstantial evidence A miner named Velno VeIno who was mining on kootenay Ko lake with thomas hammil on the morning of df the murder was passing the blue belt claim on his bis way to tb their claim at noon when he discovered hammil lying prostrate and almost unconscious at the entrance of t the e mine he said that he had been shot and wished to die vel howeth called a comrade named duncan and they endeavored to get f from ron ro n hammil the name of the murderer but he was too far gone to speak and died without giving a clue to the perpetrator of the deed sproule was convicted of the charge and executed protesting his bis innocence to the last at baker city oregon october fred Winkl elnan nan pleaded guilty of murder in the second degree and was sentenced neW to the penitent penitentiary biag for life he is under 20 years old I 1 two wo years ago he stole four head of horses to ta get even on a man who would not pay him his wages as a cattle he rd erand started for idaho ile he ran the horses at n night and slept in the daytime day two tw 0 old residents of oregon searching for lost cattle came upon while he was asleep the boy aroused suddenly thought the officers were in pursuit siezer his henry rifle and shot both men dead while incarcerated he set fire to the jail and was nearly burned to death his wounds at abi this time are horrible it is not likely he be will live one year in the state prison near eureka nov nev october captain J M foley ati an old time miner and prospector of eureka district met with a distressing death at his cabin in secret cation canon during the evening he be visited some neighbor j tag ing miners and talked of f having con side rahle writing to do A little af after t 8 he took his departure and about 9 a loud explosion roused the entire settlement doleys cabin some distance off was seen to be a mass of flames all possible haste baste was made to reach the scene aud doleys body was found against a baump probably 60 feet from the cabin the head was torn completely oft offend aud the body stripped of its clothing the general belief is that when he went to the lie he commenced to do his writing and while so engaged either his clothing or bedding caught fire firmand and in endeavoring to put it out some gis giant elt powder that had been stored there became ignited and the explosion followed |