Stockton Daily Independent
Stockton Daily Independent
Contributed by deesar

Description: July 15-20, 1872

Date: July 1872

Newspaper published in: Stockton



DIED -- at Angel’s Camp, July 10th, Robert THOMAS, aged 40 years.

DIED -- at Camp Seco, June 20th, John Thomas, son of James and Eliza CREIGHTON, aged 5 years.

DIED -- at Camp Seco, July 27th, Silas J. HINE, a native of South Carolina, aged 60 years.

DIED -- at Indian Creek, July 3d, Nellie Green, youngest daughter of Sarah E. and John E. POWERS, aged 1 year, 4 months.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY -- The ‘Independent’ of the 13th instant contains the following news items:

-At 9 o’clock on Thursday morning, George STINSON, indicted for horse stealing, escaped from the County Jail. It appears that the night previous the prisoner had spliced 3 boards of his bunk together with pieces of blanket, and thrust them through his cell grating into the back yard. When Sheriff TROUT let out his prisoners into the yard in the morning to empty their slops, STINSON passed out first. While the Sheriff stepped aside to let the others pass, STINSON slipped around to his window, got his boards, placed them against the rear wall and mounted. It was done in a twinkling and the Sheriff stepped into the yard just in time to see him go over. He sprang to follow, but the ladder being too weak for his weight, he slipped and fell. He hastened back to lock up and prevent a stampede of the other prisoners, and started in pursuit. But STINSON, cat-like and wiry, was over the hills and far away. In the trail among the hills, near noon, the Sheriff found his undershirt, but the prison bird was not in it. Sheriff TROUT offers a reward of $200 for his capture.

-At about 11 o’clock on last Tuesday night, the wheat stack of James LOYNE, near Montezuma, was set on fire and destroyed. The loss of grain is a great calamity to Mr. LOYNE and his family -- which is very large. That gentleman has toiled through the season, gathering his little store to pay his debts and feed the little ones, and now finds his hopes in ashes, and his basket and store cast to the winds. We hope that justice will not be slow in making inquisition for the wretch who perpetrated the deed, and if found placed at the tender mercies of a righteous administration of the law.

-A serious accident occurred on July 4th, near the Crimea house. Two ladies, Mrs. DeYOUNG and Miss Caroline STOCKEL, and 2 children, were riding in a buggy, when the horse took fright, and the carriage was upset, throwing the occupants to the ground. The children escaped injury. Miss STOCKEL was injured on the head, and at last accounts was insensible, in a sort of stupor. Mrs. DeYOUNG’s knee was dislocated, and being near confinement, it is feared may be more seriously injured that at present supposed.
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SAD ACCIDENT -- Calaveras ‘Citizen’ -- John CAIN and McCANLEY, while at work in the Gwin mine one day last week, blasting a large boulder of quartz and granite, the rock suddenly fell from its place and caught both men. McCANLEY had his thigh broken, and his back severely hurt, he is also badly bruised about the hips, and there are fears that he is injured internally. The injury sustained by CAIN is not of a serious nature, but will cause his confinement to bed for several days. Dr. BOARMAN of Jackson was sent for immediately and rendered all the aid in his power, while Mr. GWIN, his foreman, and every person around did all that was possible to alleviate their sufferings.

DISPATCHES -- from San Francisco, July 9 --
-Samuel PLATT, Esq., better known as the citizen Sam PLATT, a man of fine intellect and education and peculiarly pungent wit, but very erratic, died here this morning after a brief illness, of dropsy of the stomach. He was a native of Delaware and a law student with Hon. John M. CLAYTON; was widely known for his eccentricities, wit and kindness of heart. Some years since, his brother committed suicide, and soon after his favorite daughter, a peculiarly gifted and interesting young lady, fell from a swing and was fatally injured, and soon after his wife, a noble woman, died. Under these afflictions he broke down completely and of late he had frequently avowed his desire to be done with life as soon as possible.




BORN -- at Sonora, July 12th, to the wife of Charles TUPPER, a son.

MARRIED -- at Sonora, July 7th, Charles STOKES and Anna ARMITAGE.

DIED -- in this city, July 15th, Bertie Whittier, son of J. Pitcher and Sarah E. SPOONER, aged 11 days. [Prayer at their residence, corner of Sutter and Park streets, this (Tuesday) morning at 9 ½ clock. The body will then be interred in Live Oak Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will kindly take notice.]

DISPATCHES -- from San Francisco, July 15 --
-MULLENDORE, of the ‘Call,’ is still living but is sinking steadily. On the assurance of the physician that his recovery was impossible, the examination of McCAUSLIN, who shot him, is postponed to the 18th instant. McCAUSLIN is still in jail and will not be admitted to bail.
-It is believed that LYONS, who shot MURR last night and then died of heart disease in his cell, was of unsound mind. Some 13 years since he shot at his wife, now dead, and not long before the fatal affray last night he offered parties in the saloon $20 to shoot him.
-A son of the late Elisha COOK, aged 3 years, died of smallpox last night.
-Emily BROSTHOFF, a young German girl who arrived recently from Prussia, expecting to join her relatives at Livermore, but was disappointed in finding them, attempted suicide at Oakland last night by taking strychnine and chloroform. Her life was saved but she is still in critical condition.
-Last night 2 Irishmen applied to a farmer near Banta’s for employment and were told that he had a force of Chinamen employed sufficient for the work required. They left, but this morning, soon after the farmer started for the field, they were discovered in the act of setting fire to his grain stacks and arrested. About 100 farmers soon gathered and gave them a lynch trial and hanged both. This reached Oakland last evening and Sheriff MORSE of Alameda county has gone to investigate the matter.



A MAN KILLED -- CORONER’S INQUEST -- Coroner BOND summoned a jury last evening and held an inquest over the body of a man who was killed yesterday afternoon at Lathrop. The names of the gentlemen summoned and sworn as jurors, are as follows: F.A. LEAVITT, Abner PHILIPS, B.L. REMINGTON, Thos. FRAZIER, J.M. SPEAKER, E. CARWIN. The following testimony was elicited:

F. SEAVER, sworn -- The deceased name is William ROBERTS, a waiter at the Lathrop House, and a colored man, age about 27 years. About 25 minutes past 4 o’clock the overland train of cars came along deceased was on the train coming from Stockton. He jumped off while the cars were in motion, before they had stopped. He fell and rolled underneath the cars, and 4 cars ran over him. I saw him jump and fall, and saw the cars pass over him. The engineer did not know anything about it until the train stopped here for dinner. He was about 100 feet north at the house on the platform. He has been to work here about 6 weeks. He went to Stockton on the 1:30 freight train. He was a steady man; never seen him drunk. He was from Connecticut, I am informed. I do not consider any one to blame; I was about 50 feet from him.

DESCRIPTION of the BODY: Head severed from the body; right arm off at the shoulder; left arm off between elbow and shoulder; thumb of right hand cut off; $1.25 in pocket; derringer and silver watch.

FREDERICK COOPER, sworn -- The deceased is named William ROBERTS. This watch belongs to me; I let him have it about 1:30 o’clock today; lent it to him; the derringer belongs to deceased.

STATE of CALIFORNIA, County of San Joaquin -- We, the undersigned, do find deceased name to be William ROBERTS, colored waiter at the Lathrop House, aged about 27 years, and that he came to his death on Tuesday, July 16, 1872, by being accidentally run over by a train of cars, about 25 minutes past 4 o’clock, at Lathrop Station, and we find that carelessness on his own part, by jumping off the train while in motion, was the cause of his accidental death.
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MARRIED -- in Stockton, July 17th, at the Presbyterian Church, by Rev. Mr. CAMP; Andrew CADIEN and Miss Lucie A. STOWE, both of Stockton. [The happy couple kindly remembered this office on the happy occasion. Kind wishes for their welfare are expressed by all while discussing the good things with which we were favored.]

DISPATCHES -- from San Francisco, July 17 --
-Frank BURKHARDT, waiter at Woodward’s Gardens, on returning home drunk at midnight, fell from a flight of stairs on Dupont street and was instantly killed.
-Charles D. DeLONG, United States Minister to Japan, sailed on steamer China yesterday.
-MULLENDORE, of the ‘Call,’ was just alive at midnight. McCAUSLIN was taken to his bedside yesterday and identified as the man who shot him by the dying man.
-The almost interminable conflict between Charles P. DUANE and William M. DOWLING, over outside lands, appears to be approaching a bloody finale. Today DOWLING was fined $20 for vulgar language, and DUANE $20 for the same and $40 for assault and battery. DUANE was also committed for trial on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon on DOWLING, and DOWLING for a similar assault on him.
-The shooting affray at COLLINS’ saloon, on Montgomery street, in which DEARDOFF was shot, last week, was also investigated, and all the parties held to answer for charges of assault with deadly weapons, and bail fixed as follows: Ex-Supervisor M.J. KELLY, $10,000; B.J. SHAY, $3,000; S.R. DEARDOFF, $10,000.
-W.B. KING, Postmaster at Surprise Valley, indicted for opening a letter addressed to another, as reported yesterday, was found guilty by the jury in the United States District Court, today.

CHILD DROWNED -- Georgetown, July 17 -- The only child of Edwin CARLOCK, aged about 18 months, was drowned yesterday by falling into a water tank at CARLOCK’s Mountain ranch.

MAN KILLED -- Hamilton, July 17 -- This morning a man named Alexander CORBLIN, while endeavoring to put a belt on a shaft of the pans at Big Smoky mill, was thrown under the shaft and before the machinery could be stopped his body was so badly injured that he lived but a short time. CORBLIN was a native of France, aged 47 years.




MARRIED -- in this city, July 18th, by the Rev. F. BONN; Fred. FRIEDMAN of Fresno county, and Mary STRIKER of Stockton.

MARRIED -- near Liberty, San Joaquin county, July 14th, by Elder C.H. HINING; J.F. BEEBE and Mrs. M.C. FARRIS.

STRAYED -- From the ranch of C.F. GRIEBBOHM, about 20 miles Stockton, on the Round Timber, on Monday, July 15th, a gray mare, about 6 years old, about 15 hands high, and branded on the left hip. The mare had on a long rope when last seen. Any person giving information of the animal to P. LESHER, Independent Saloon, Stockton, will be suitably rewarded.

[top cut off] The Election for Delegates to the above Convention will be held in the various Districts on Saturday, July 20th, Polls being opened in the County, outside of the city, from 4p.m. to 8p.m., and in the city from 6 to 8p.m. The above Election will be held under the Primary Election Law, approved March 26, 1866, and the Supervisors will be governed by said law. All legal voters of the District who are favorable to the election of Grant and Wilson for President and Vice President are entitled to vote at said election…Supervisors:
Stockton -
First Ward -- E. MASTERSON, A.G. BROWN
Second Ward -- M. SEVERY, J.P.D. WILKINS
Thrid Ward -- H.T. FANNING, Jno. ROBINSON
Wrightman’s -- E.H. ALLEN, Theodore LEE
Waterloo No. 1 -- R.P. NASON, P. FITZGERALD
Waterloo No. 2 -- Thos. RUSSUM, W.D. ASHLEY
Nightingale -- W.B. FRENCH, Jas. MARSH
Union -- C.R. DODGE, A.M. BEBEE
Liberty -- Wm. ALLPORT, Justin SCOMP
Woodbridge -- Ed. YOUNG, H. BENTLEY
Mokelumne Station -- I.N. STRETCH, M.L. BRANNOCK
Linden -- James WASLEY, E.P. COGSWELL
Farmington -- T.N. BENTON, L.P. MORROW
Lockeford -- B.P. BAIRD, D.J. LOCKE
Poland -- W.B. STAMPER, E. WHIPPLE
Dry Creek -- J.M. HENDERSON, Dr. P. PENCE
McKamy -- Samuel HALL, A. LITCHFIELD
Burwood -- J.W. HANSCOM, Perry YAPLE
French Camp -- E.W. ATWOOD, C. SALMON
Rustic -- L.P. WHITMAN, G.W. SPERRY
Banta’s -- Jas. HUTCHINS, C.E. NEEDHAM
Ellis -- W.B. HAY, E.B. STILES

DISPATCHES --
From Petaluma, July 18 -- A WOMAN KILLS HER TRADUCER -- A dreadful tragedy took place today about 6 miles from this city [Petaluma], on the Santa Rosa road. It appears that a young woman named Mrs. KENNY, living in East Petaluma, who had been married but a short time, had trouble with her husband for the past week or 2 on account of remarks made about her by a man named CUMMINGS, derogatory to her character since her marriage to KENNY. About a week ago she left her husband, going back to her father’s. This afternoon CUMMINGS was passing near her father’s house with a load of wheat, when she approached him with a loaded shot-gun and shot him through the head, killing him instantly. She immediately came to town with her father, John BANNAN, and gave her self up to the authorities. She seems to have the sympathy of the whole community, as she is believed to have been innocent of the slanderous reports made against her by CUMMINGS, which caused the separation from her husband and led her to commit the dreadful deed. She is quite young and prepossessing, not being over 18 or 19 years of age. She will have a preliminary examination before Justice CAVANAGH tomorrow morning.

From Vallejo, July 18 -- The funeral of E.H.M. BAILEY, one of our most prominent citizens, was largely attended today.




A MESSAGE remains in the Western Union Telegraph office, 103 Main street, for Rev. D.J. MULLHAUPT.

FOR YOSEMITE -- John NICHOLS, Esq., wife and daughter, of Battle Creek, Michigan, leave this city this morning on a trip to the Calaveras Big Tree grove and Yosemite valley. Mr. NICHOLS is a member of the firm of NICHOLS & SHEPPARD, manufacturers of the celebrated “Vibrator” thresher.

DISPATCHES -- from San Francisco, July 19 --
-Noah MULLENDORE of the ‘Call,’ shot 2 weeks since by McCAUSLIN, died this morning.
-Wm. LITTLE was found dead in a little filthy room on Kearny street, near Broadway. He evidently died in utter want and destitution, if not from actual starvation.

From Vallejo, July 19 -- This morning Isaac BLEWITT, a machinist recently working at the navy yard, was found dead in the rear of the premises of John BELL. The opinion of his physician is that he died of apoplexy.


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