Hanford Journal Hanford, Kings Co., California Tuesday, 23 APRIL 1895 ************************************ MARRIAGE -- BERNSTEIN-McGOWAN -- At the Palace Hotel, in Visalia, Cal., by Rev. Father GRIFFITH; Harry M. BERNSTEIN and Miss Margaret E. McGOWAN, Monday, April 22d. [The ceremony took place at 8 o'clock p.m. Mr.&Mrs. E.L. HUBBELL, of this city, stood up with the young couple. Mr. BERNSTEIN is a Constable of this city and his bride has been teaching school at Milo, Tulare county. They will arrive in Hanford this evening. They have the best wishes of the 'Journal' and a host of other friends of the groom in Kings county, for a long and happy married life.] DEATH -- BAIRSTOW -- In Hanford, April 16th, 1895, Calvin, infant son of Mr.&Mrs. J.W. BAIRSTOW, aged 1 year, 5 months. ------------------------------------------------------ A SAD ACCIDENT -- A little daughter of Mr.&Mrs. Joseph B. ROURKE, of Lakeside, was accidentally drowned last Thursday evening, between sundown and dark. The little one went out of the house and when she was gone probably 5 minutes her mother noted her absence and went to look for her. Supposing the child was with her father, who was milking, she called to him, but the child was not with him. There was a side ditch near the house and Mr. ROURKE ran down the bank some distance but failed to find the child. He then turned the water out of the ditch and the body was found some 150 yards below a bridge, from which it is supposed she fell into the water. The remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery last Saturday. The bereaved parents have the heartfelt sympathy of many friends in Hanford and Lakeside in their sad bereavement. ------------------------------------------------------ [from Local Paragraphs column] -- "Bee" WAGY, son of ex-Sheriff WAGY, was buried in Visalia last Tuesday, his remains having been brought up from Arizona. Deceased lived many years in Visalia and had many friends and old schoolmates there, including the publisher of the 'Journal,' who were saddened by the news of his death. Deceased was 39 years of age. ------------------------------------------------------ A MEXICAN CONVICTED of Assault With a Deadly Weapon -- A Jury Materially Reduces the Charge Against Him -- The trial of Marcus CHEBOYA, a large muscular old Mexican, on a charge of stabbing Jose GRIJALDA, another Mexican, in the left shoulder and side on the day of the State election last November, was begun in the Superior Court yesterday forenoon. The following constituted the jury: E. AXTELL W.J. WEIR J.R. HIGH J.M. STANLEY C.H. HOWARD Wm. OGDEN Chas. LATHAM H.W. RAWLINS E.W. KERR J.T. HERIFORD W.N. BATTENFELD J.H. DOPKINS District Attorney SHORT prosecuted the case assisted by Rufus ABBOTT, and Chas. TALBOT was attorney for the defendant. CHEBOYA testified on his own behalf. He cannot talk English and Frank GRIFFITH acted as interpreter. Miss TALBOT, of Tulare, took down the evidence in the absence of court reporter GOODRICH, who is still sick. After addresses by counsel on both sides, the case was ready to go to the jury at supper time. After the jury had dined, they deliberated but a short time and then brought in a verdict of assault with a deadly weapon, the penalty for which is not more than $1000 or less than $100 fine, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 2 years, or both fine and imprisonment. The original charge against CHEBOYA was assault to commit murder. Sentence will be pronounced on CHEBOYA on Thursday forenoon of this week. ------------------------------------------------------- THOMAS FINUCANE Is Fined the Sum of $100 -- The case of the People vs. Thomas FINUCANE, defendant accused of malicious mischief in having burned a dam in the Lower Kings River ditch, was called in the Superior Court this morning. The defendant had pleaded not guilty and the securing of a jury was proceeded with. When 6 jurors had been secured, the defendant announced that he desired to plead guilty and he was allowed to do so. District Attorney SHORT made a statement that as the principal defendant in the case, Augusta HEINLEN, was now deceased, and Mr. FINUCANE had merely obeyed the order of his employer in burning out the dam, he would be satisfied with a fine of the costs -- about $75. Judge Jacobs fined defendant $100, which was paid at once and the case was thus ended. ------------------------------------------------------ A WONDERFUL FEAT -- Prof. TYNDALL Finds a Bunch of Keys After a Wild Drive Blindfolded -- At 3 o'clock this afternoon Prof. TYNDALL, the great mind reader, gave an exhibition of his powers. A committee of 4 gentlemen drove 9 1/2 blocks and hid a bunch of keys. The Professor, blindfolded, drove a span of L.E. HALL's most spirited horses attached to a surrey containing the committee, back over exactly the same route they had taken, the horses going most of the time on a run; the Professor made the same turns in driving that the committee did and finally secured the keys under the grate in an old stove in the old Hanford Agricultural Works building on Seventh St. The only guide the Professor had in making the drive and search was: He placed one of Dr. HENDRICK's hands on his forehead and drove part of the way with his teeth. The exhibition is the talk of the town and it was certainly a wonderful feat. ------------------------------------------------------ LOCAL PARAGRAPHS -- -F.R. HUBBELL, a recent arrival in this city from Wisconsin, has bought lots and is building himself a neat 4-room cottage on Ivy St., between Irwin and Redington. -Samuel McCOY, of South Dakota, a half-brother of the McGINNIS boys, has arrived in Hanford. He is well pleased with the city and surrounding country and will locate here permanently. THOMAS DODGE and wife of Lemoore were visiting in Hanford last Sunday, and were accompanied by Mr.&Mrs. E.J. DAVIDGE, of Westfield, Penn. Mrs. DAVIDGE and Mrs. DODGE are sisters. The visitors will remain several weeks. MILTON DOUGLASS has quit dairying and is now devoting his time exclusively to the care of his bees, of which he has 140 stands. The little honey makers, he reports, are doing nicely this year and are storing away good quantities of the sweets. TONY SARGENT, an employee of the 'Journal' office, met with a painful accident by having 3 fingers of his right hand badly crushed in a job press last Saturday. There is danger that he may have to have the end of 1 of his fingers amputated at the 1st joint. D. DAVIES and Chas. FURBY left Hanford today by team, for the Fresno Hot Springs, on a rusticating trip. Mr. DAVIES had not been out of this city since he arrived here from London 5 years ago and he deserves a vacation. PROF. TYNDALL, the mind reader, informed a 'Journal' reporter yesterday that he had received a request from parties in San Francisco to come down there and try his powers on DURRANT, the suppositious murderer of Misses LAMONT and WILLIAMS, and he thinks he will go soon. He says he would, if he went, like to try his powers on the Rev. GIBSON also, as he thinks the gentleman has acted rather suspiciously since the crimes were discovered. He was written a letter to the 'Examiner' offering his services in the case. THOMAS DOWNARD, formerly of this city but now a resident of Honolulu, has our thanks for a copy of a book entitled "The Rebellion of 1895," a complete and concise account of the insurrection in the Republic of Hawaii. It is very interesting reading and contains quite a number of illustrations of prominent personages and scenes on the beautiful isles. LAST WEDNESDAY H.B. SKINNER was released from the Kings County jail by the payment of $100, just 1/2 of the fine imposed upon him by Judge Jacobs when he plead guilty to conspiring to defraud the proprietress of a home of ill fame in this city out of $10. He was sentenced to a fine of $200 or to 100 days. He served half the time. The $100 was furnished 1/2 by his relatives, and the other half by his wife. SKINNER was first arrested on a charge of trying to sell his bride of a few months into a house of ill fame in this city. He set up the defense that he had not intended to place his wife there, but had made a pretention to place his wife there for $10 in order to defraud the proprietress of the house. He plead guilty to conspiracy and the other charge against him was dismissed. He remained about Hanford till Sunday, when having received some money from his folks, he left town. A MAN who calls himself "Professor" Frank FRANCIS, was arrested last Wednesday forenoon, in the Axtell lodging house, where he and his wife had been stopping for a few days. Co. Treasurer SLAVIN and others saw him slapping his wife's face, and pull her into their room from the front porch. They notified Sheriff BUCKNER, who arrested FRANCIS in his room His wife says that after he got her in the room he threw her on the bed and threatened to cut her throat. He had a razor in his hand when the officers entered. He was first charged with disturbing the peace, but was later charged with assault with a deadly weapon. His wife left Hanford on Sunday last, saying she would be back as a witness when the case came up. The man had been drinking and was in a drunken state when arrested. He was married his wife by contract, she says, in San Jose. She is a daughter of B.F. PRATHER of Selma. -------------------------------------------------------- GRANGEVILLE -- -Mr. Will AGEE left for Alaska last Wednesday on a prospecting trip. He expects to be gone about 6 months. A few of his friends gathered at his home Tuesday evening to wish him "bon voyage" and a safe return to this family and friends. -Mrs. VAUGHN, who has been very sick for the past 2 weeks, is slowly recovering, but we regret to learn that her husband and little girl are still very sick. Mr. VAUGHN has been threatened with pneumonia and the child has whooping cough. WEST END -- -The little son of George STOKES went out to drive in the cattle, when the mule he was riding threw him. Late that night the cattle and mule came in, but the boy came not. A search was made all night. Next morning he was found with his leg broken in 3 places and badly bruised. His foot hung in the stirrup and he had been dragged for some distance. There is no hope of his recovery. -New received today reports Bert STOKES a little better. He has regained his senses, but cannot tell how the accident happened. -Mrs. CARTER and daughters, of Lemoore, have returned home from an extended visit to Mr.&Mrs. LUMSDEN at the Dudley postoffice. Transcribed by Dee Sardoch To see more old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/