A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Sacramento http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=587 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=35842 Submitted by: California Contributors Article Title: Sacramento Daily Record-Union Article Date: January 1 1880 Article Description: Register of Events Which Transpired In 1879 - Homicides & Executions Article Text: Sacramento Daily Record-Union Thursday, January 1, 1880 Pages 4 & 16 Register of Events Which Transpired In 1879 HOMICIDES This department contains a record of the reported homicides which occurred within the State, and without Sacramento county. January 6 - At San Jose, E. BLIVENS, by unknown parties; Willows, R.B. MAGNESS by J.W. MORROW. 10 - Geyserville, Henry THOMAS by Jack EPPERSON. 26 -Several Indians killed in Mariposa county by whites. February 3 - Hornitos, A. SILVER by J. ALVEREY. 6 - San Francisco, Mary O'BRIEN by W. FORSYTH. 10 - San Quentin, Herman KOEHLER died from injuries inflicted by a convict. 17 - Modesto, M. PARTNER, by J. WALKER. 27 - Bodie, G. TAFT by J. HEATH. March 16 -Point Arena, W. McINTURL by W. LINDSAY; near Lower Lake, W. COPSEY by S.C. CHANEY; body of Johnny the Greek, who was killed in a boat at San Francisco, by N. MICHAELS, recovered. 24 - Kernville, John EVEY by H.W. DICKMAN. 29 - Nevada City, R. McCUE by M.L. RUSSELL. April 1 - Four members of the THOMONY family found murdered in Santa Clara county. 3 - Ukiah, ____ LANDEKER by a porter; Spanishtown, near Chico, "Yankee Jim," a Kanaka, killed his wife. 13 - San Francisco, J. BACON, by Dr. CHALFANT. 23 - Sierra City, J. GLASS by Dr. SAWYER. 25. - San Rafael, Paul REIGER by SALVADOR. 27 - Yuba county, J. VALENTINE, a burglar, by Alice GORBET. May 5 - Napa Insane Asylum, Alfred BURTON by another patient named HOPPER. 10 - Near Bodie, ____ MORTON by J. LIDDLE. 11 - Bodie, J. STIEGEL by unknown parties. 14 - Near Yuba City, wife and daughter of M. SULSBERGER found hanging. 19 - Near Antioch, L. LAUGBEHUR murdered his two children and suicided. 20 - San Luis Obispo, J. BUMP by J. BUSTER. 23 - Near Chico, ____ STRAMPER by ____ SCHUELBE. 24 - Williams, J. KEIF by C. REDDINGER. June 4- Knoxville, C.R. RICE by J. FUQUA. 10 - Body of a murdered man found in the river near Reading. 17 - San Francisco, Nellie BOWIAN by her husband. 25 -Hill's Ferry, W. WALKER by unknown parties; San Francisco, P. HIGGINS by S. GREEN. 26 - Biggs, J.F. JAGGARD by a tramp. 27 - Marin county, A. FULTON by R.H. MOORE, who committed suicide; San Francisco, infant son of P. CANDIDO found murdered. July 3 - Kern county, J. WATERS by "Charcoal Frank." 13 - San Francisco, J.C. ROBERTSON, teacher of the Industrial School, assaulted by boys and sustained injuries from which he died on the 16th. 14 - Sonora, T. NEWTON by G. SAUDEVILLE. 17 - Tulare county, A. TOWNSEND by Indians. August 6 - San Quentin, W.E. ANDRUS by J. MAGUIRE. 8 - Stockton, ___ BREWER by J. CAMPBELL. 15 - Modesto, ____ KELLEY killed by a man whose daughter he had seduced; Ukiah, ___ LEBURN by R.W. KELLAN. 20 - San Francisco, W. BATES by G. NICOLAS. 30 - Lakeport, E. BYNUM by W. THOMPSON. September 1 - Near Nevada City, W.F. CUMMINGS by stage robbers. 2 -San Francisco, Geo. SCHWARTZ by D. HASKELL. 8 - San Francisco, J. DERHANDELEN by A. TAUCI. 12 - Nevada City, P. RAMUS killed a squaw. 17 - San Quentin, SMITH by SCOTTY. 27 - San Francisco, ____ McLAUGHLIN by officer BURKE. October 4 - Covelo, T.W. McPHERSON killed his wife and was killed himself while resisting arrest. 8 - San Mateo county, A. SCATINA by M. PARSENTE. 11 - Nevada county, J. ZEDTLER by unknown parties. 12 - San Francisco. G. HOWARD found fatally stabbed. 15 - Party of tramps in Mendocino county fired on the officers and killed T. DALLARD and W. WRIGHT. 23 - San Francisco, C. STEIN by G. ALLPETER. 25 - Napa, A. LAROUGE killed in a fight. 29 - San Francisco, C.L. PETERSON by unknown parties. November 1 -San Francisco, M. HERRERA by E. SALDES. 2- San Francisco, J. McDONNELL by D. HARRIGAN. 8 - Forestville, Sonoma county, J.G. HILL by W. TRAVIS. 10 - San Francisco, M. COGLAN by D. LEON; Mayfield, J. RODRIGUEZ by J. FELEZ. 12 - Ione, J. ARRAGUERRA by S. HIGUERRA. 19 - Wilmington, woman named ADELA by unknown parties. 27 - Newcastle, ____ WILSON by H. GALLAGHER. December 11 - San Francisco, M. JOYCE, by his nephew. 26 - Particulars of the Pendleton, Or., homicide received. 29 - N.D. SADDLER, an Arkansas State legislator, assassinated. 30 - At Orleans Bar, Klamath river, a drunken Indian kills James OSBORN; and is himself riddled with bullets by the miners; S.E. PHILLIPS fatally stabbed by a half-breed Indian at Chehalis, W.T.; Mrs. WARD, Boston, dies from the effects of shot by her daughter. EXECUTIONS March 14 - Marysville, Ah BEN; Portland, O., E. L. AVERY and James JOHNSON. May 23 - Shasta, Indian JACK. 28 - Bakersfield, W.J. and Thos. YOAKUM, bu a mob. 29 - Sacramento, Troy DYE and Edw. ANDERSON. June 27 - Mariposa, Henry IVY. September 3 - Little Lake, Mendocino county, A. GIBSON, E. FROST and T. McCRACKEN, by a mob. October 2 - San Rafael, SALVADOR, an Indian. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com