Sacramento County CA Archives News.....Sacramento Bee August 5, 1890 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kellie Crnkovich markkell95@aol.com September 24, 2005, 4:06 am Sacramento Bee August 5, 1890 Daily Sacramento Bee Tuesday August 5, 1890 FIREWATER TO BLAME The Double Crime of a Drunken Indian A Redskin Clubs One Man to Death and Shoots Another From the Independence (Inyo) Independent About sunrise last Sunday morning an Indian known as Jack GUNN shot and killed frank PADERES at Crystal Spring, about seven miles from Darwin. At an earlier hour the same Indian had killed another Indian not far from the same place. The first victim seemed to have been beaten to death. The murderer had been drinking whisky during the night. Shortly before killing Paderes he came to Crystal Spring, where there is a permanent camp of wood-choppers and Indians. He made an attack with a club upon another Indian and Paderes urged him to desist. He went to a hut, got a gun and went up on a hillside overlooking camp. Paderes was then sitting in from of his cabin and did not see the Indian. The latter took deliberate aim and shot the former through the body. Gunn them proceeded to load his weapon again, an old-fashioned rifle, and Francisco OLIVAS, who was within speaking distance but entirely unarmed, called to him asking him what he meant to do. The Indian replied that he was going to kill his questioner. Olivas dashed down the canyon in an instant and started for Darwin. He threw off his clothes as he went and when he got to the mouth of the canyon divested himself of every stitch of clothing and rushed into Darwin stark naked. When the alarm was given a messenger with a team was sent out to Keeler, twenty-four miles distant. From Keeler a telegram was sent to Dr. WOODIN at Independence. The doctor quickly started for Darwin, relays of horses being furnished at Lone Pine and Keeler, but before he reached Darwin, Paderes was dead. Olivas came on to Independence on Monday and on his testimony a complaint was preferred by District Attorney GILL and a warrant for the arrest of the murderer was issued by C. MULHOLLAND, Justice of the Peace. Under Sheriff (next line not legible) evening in pursuit of Gunn. The murderer had a long start, having left the scene of his crime Sunday morning, while the Sheriff had to ride over sixty miles to reach that place and started on Monday evening. Gunn knows every trail and spring in the wild mountain and desert country to which he fled. A party of young men from Lone Pine and several Indians volunteered to go with YANEY and assist him. The hunt will be kept up as long as horses can be made to move. Frank Paderes is described as having been a very quiet and industrious man and his murder causes much indignation about Darwin. TEACHERS ELECTED No Changes Are Made, Except in the High School The City Board of Education held a meeting last evening for the purpose of electing teachers for the ensuing year. The whole matter had been decided in caucus, and there were no changes except in the High School, for which teachers were elected as follows: J.H. POND, Principal; Mrs. E.B. PURNELL, First Assistant; Miss Frederika de LAGUNA, Second Assistant; Miss Anna N. TYNDALL, Third Assistant, and Miss Minnie BARKLEY, Fourth Assistant. Miss Sarah LAWSON applied for a position as substitute teacher. It is rumored that there was some very queer “backing and filling” in the caucus, held several days ago, and that after action had been taken, there were some peculiar “reconsiderations.” EVERY-DAY BIOGRAPHY August 3 James WYATT, an English architect of high reputation, born in Staffordshire, Eng., August 3, 1746. Died September 5, 1813. Among the many monuments to his skill is the famous Pantheon on Oxford street, London, and the House of Lords, which he designed in 1800. Sarah PLATT DOREMUS, an eminent American philanthropist, born in New York, August 3, 1802. Died February 5, 1877. In 1842, she, with Miss Catherine SEDWICK, established a home for women from prison, now called the “Isaac T. Hopper Home.” She was also one of the founders of the “House and School of Industry,” which is but a fraction of her beneficent labors. She was considered one of the most remarkable women of her time. Sir Joseph PAXTON, an English architect and landscape gardener, born in Bedfordshire, Eng., August 3, 1803. Died June 8, 1865. “The Crystal Palace,” built for the “World’s Fair” of 1851, was designed and superintended by Mr. Paxton, who was knighted for this service. Hamilton FISH, L.L.D., and American statesman, born in New York, August 3, 1808. He was appointed Secretary of State in Grant’s Cabinet, and suggested that “Joint High Commission” between the United States and Great Britain, to settle the various difficulties between the two nations including the famous “Alabama claim.” Christine NILSSON, Countess MARANZI, a celebrated singer, born in Smaland, Sweden, August 3, 1843. She made her debut in Paris, 1864, appeared in London 1867, and in 1870-71 visited the United States. August 4 Percy Bysshe SHELLEY, an eminent English poet, born near Horsham, Surrey, Eng., August 4, 1792. He left England in 1818, and took up his residence in Italy, and was intimate with Leigh Hunt, Byron and Keats. He was drowned off the coast of Italy, July 8, 1822, and was buried in the Protestant burying- ground at Rome, near the grave of his friend Keats, who had died of consumption the previous year. Standing by the grave of his friend one day, he remarked that “it was enough to make one in love with death, to lie in so beautiful spot,” little thinking the privilege would so soon be his. Shelley has been styled by some “the poets of poets” and is regarded by (next line not legible) since Shakespeare. August 5 Thomas LYNCH, Jr., one of the signers of the “Declaration of Independence,” born in Prince George parish, S.C., August 5, 1749. In 1779 he sailed for the West Indies, on account of his health, but the ship was never again heard from. Com. Foxhall A. PARKER, an American naval commander and writer, born in New York, August 5, 1821. Died 1879. He was one of the founders of the United States Naval Institute at Annapolis, in 1873, and for many years contributed to the “Knickerbocker Magazine.” DESMOND LOST San Francisco’s Ex-Sheriff Beaten In a Damage Suit SAN FRANCISCO, August 5 - In the suit of James T. BOYD against Ex-Sheriff Thomas DESMOND, the jury awarded the plaintiff $3500 damages. The action was commenced against Desmond because his deputies neglected to make a return upon the decree of foreclosure of mortgage which had been obtained against the late Fred MacCRELLISH. As the Sheriff did not make the return, Boyd was not able to realize what he should form the estate of MacCrellish. Additional Comments: Used with permission of Transcriber Betty e-mail address: betty@unisette.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sacramento/newspapers/sacramen23nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 7.3 Kb