A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=319 California Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59424 Article title: Sacramento Daily Union Article date: March 16 1863 Article description: Police Court; Arrests; Supreme Court; Tug Merrimac Disaster; and Miscellanous News Article: Sacramento Daily Union Monday, March 16, 1863 FOR STOCKTON - The insane Italian who has been confined at the station house three or four days, and whose condition was such on Friday night that his recovery was deemed doubtful, has greatly improved as to health, and will be sent to Stockton to-day. It is ascertained that his name is Agostino GUIRELO; that he has been subject to spells of insanity for several years, resulting from having been badly burned on the back by some accident in the mountains. He stated to a friend yesterday that a relative in San Francisco had defrauded him out of his property. POLICE COURT - There was but little business done in the Police Court on Saturday. In the case of Mrs. SMITH, charged with selling liquor without a license, the charge was dismissed on payment of costs and agreement on the part of defendant to procure license. In the case of M.T. CROWELL, charged with assault and battery, committed some ten days ago, on P.B. BURBANK, the defendant withdrew the former plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty. Sentence deferred until to-day. WAS NOT GOING - We understand that J.H. GASS informs his friends that he had no intention of leaving the State on board the Shawmut, but that he and his sister merely went on board the vessel to see F. FRANKS and his wife off, and designed to return to San Francisco in the pilot boat. The circumstances of the Shawmut striking Mile Rock did not, it appears from this statement, interfere in the least with his plans and designs. J.H. GASS - Since Friday evening, J.H. GASS, in default of bail, has occupied an apartment in the county jail. It is supposed that an effort will be made to obtain a reduction in bail, and that he will thereupon be released. The report gains credence that others are implicated in some of his illegal transactions, and that a strong effort will therefore be made to secure his ultimate discharge. ARRESTS - A man named Thomas MINNICH was arrested on Saturday by officer CHILDS, on a charge of being drunk and sleeping on the sidewalk. A Mexican named Intarach was arrested by officer CHAMBERLAIN on a charge of vagrancy. Intarach had camped for some time in a hollow tree near Ninth and C streets, and was suspected of earning his living by stealing. SUPREME COURT - In the Supreme Court on Saturday, in the case of the Trustees of Columbia College vs. Ish, on motion of appellant and stipulation filed, leave was given to withdraw transcript. VERZAN vs. McGREGOR - On motion of BEATTY of counsel, and stipulation, leave given to withdraw transcript. COURT IN YOLO - Judge McKUNE, of the Sixth Judicial District, will, according to law, open Court this morning at Woodland, Yolo county. A week's time will probably finish up the business of the term. ADMITTED TO PRACTICE - J.B. BARKER was on Saturday, on motion of H.O. BEATTY, and filing affidavit of admission to the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois, admitted to practice in the Supreme Court. FOR TRIAL TO DAY - Richard DELANY and Peter DOWNS will be tried in the Court of Sessions to day on a charge of grand larceny, in robbing a miner at the saloon of NEARY & BREEN. INSANE - Lieutenant CHAMBERLAIN arrested an unknown man last evening on suspicion of insanity. DEATHS - Five deaths occurred in the city during the past week, as appears from the mortality report. SHOOTING - Two men named RAMSEY have been bound over in Solano county for shooting one John GOAKLEY in Green Valley, in a dispute about land. The wound is not serious. SAD ACCIDENT - At Yreka lately, a little daughter of one SCHEID, while playing in a swing, broke one of her legs. WARNING TO DESERTERS - The Grand Jury of New York dismissed the complaint against Michael BRADY, who, while acting as a member of the Provost Marshal's guard, shot a deserter who was escaping from him. GOOD CLAIM - One-eighth interest in the SPANGLER claim on the lower end of Humbug, in Siskiyou county, was bought lately by one Alexander MOORE for $2,500. FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE STEAM TUG MERRIMAC DISASTER - The Body of Captain J.S. GARWOOD was found on Saturday late on the beach one mile north of Eel river, and thirteen miles south of Humboldt bar. He was drowned when the steam tug Merrimac was recently lost on the Humboldt bar. His body was brought down to this city by the steamer Panama. We are informed that the bodies of two or three drowned persons have been found who were on the Merrimac. The Humboldt Times of March 7th says, however, that none had ben found previous to the 6th instant. - Bulletin, Mar. 14th. INDIANS KILLED - The Oroville Union of March 14th says: We learn from a gentleman who came down from Chico on Thursday that a party of whites, a few days ago, residing some seven or eight miles above that place, killed three Indians who were employed on a ranch in the vicinity, on suspicion that they were in league with the mountain Indians who committed the late outrages. SUICIDE BY HANGING - A Frenchman named Peter COOK committed suicide by hanging himself in his cabin at Empire Flat, not far from French Corral, Nevada county, on Wednesday, March 11th. Drink is assigned as the cause. ACCIDENT - A man named Benjamin T. CONGER, while returning from French Corral to San Juan lately, was run away with by his horse, leaped from his buggy and had his leg broken. KILLING INDIANS - The Humboldt Times of March 7th has the following: We learn from K.N. GEAR, who passed Fort Seward last week, that the "mocassin men" at that place killed twenty-three Indians a few days ago. One of the men had gone out hunting and camped for the night, when the Indians commenced coming into his camp, a few at a time, till seventeen had intruded their presence upon him. He was satisfied they intended to murder him, and accordingly set his wits to work to save his bacon. He proposed to stop there with them and they would hunt and kill game together. This the Indians agreed to, and the bucks started out for a hunt. Going near Fort Seward, where the balance of the whites were stopping, the three Indians forgot to come back to camp in the evening, but in their stead about fifteen white men came. They found twenty Indians in camp and left them where they were found - but they will tell no tales. SINGULAR CONDUCT - The Mountain Democrat of March 14th relates the following: A fine looking, well-dressed young man named George P. CHAPMAN, formerly from Salina, New York, but of late a resident of San Francisco, was seen on Thursday, near Smith's Flat, stabbing himself with a pocket knife in the left breast. When arrested eight severe but not dangerous cuts were discovered over his heart. He had in his possession a small amount of gold coin and a $500 United States sever per cent bond, payable to his own order, which he offered to a gentleman who arrested him for a revolver with which to shoot himself. He was laboring under a temporary fit of derangement. He was brought to town and placed under the charge of Sheriff HUNTER, who has his money, etc. OF COURSE - To ensure the departure of the rebel Terry for Texas, the Dutch Flat Enquirer (Secession) says: As a brother of Judge TERRY died recently, it is probable that he will visit Texas and look after the estate before it is confiscated by the Confederates. Transcribed by Betty Loose ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com