ANNUAL RECORD
OF
CALIFORNIA STATISTICS
Records of Events
1868
Sacramento Daily Union
Friday Morning, January 1, 1869
Page 2
STATISTICS OF CALIFORNIA - 1868
CITY AND COUNTY STATISTICS
SACRAMENTO CITY GOVERNMENT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES -C.H. SWIFT, First Trustee and
President, and ex officio Mayor; salary, $2,500 per annum. John
RIDER, Second Trustee and ex officio Street Commissioner; salary $1,200 per
annum. David KENDALL, Third Trustee and ex officio
Superintendent of the Water Works; salary $1,200 per annum.
CITY AUDITORS - John McCLINTOCK, and ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Trustees;
salary $2,000 per annum.
BOARD OF EDUCATION - First Ward - John F.
CRAWFORD, Henry C. McCREARY. Second
Ward - J.W. AVERY, B.B. REDDING. Third Ward - Henry
MILLER, D.S. ROSE. Fourth Ward - F.A. GIBBS, William
L. CAMPBELL. Superintendent, Rev. William H. HILL.
BOARD OF CITY LEVEE
COMMISSIONERS - Leonard GOSS, Henry C. KIRK, Charles H. ROSS, L.B. HARRIS.
Officers, President, Leonard GOSS; Secretary, L.B. HARRIS.
POLICE JUDGE - L.H. FOOTE;
salary, $1,800. Clerk, George SMITH.
CHIEF OF POLICE - B.W. MARTZ; salary, $1,500.
POLICEMEN - Fred D. CHAMBERLIN, M. KARCHER,
Enoch DOLE, George H. HARVEY, George K. RIDER, R.W. DUNLEVY, John FISHER, F.D.
VAN HORN; salary, $100 a month each.
SUPERINTDENT CITY CEMETERY
- Israel LUCE; salary, $75 a month.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS -
President, James S. MEREDITH. First District - John DOMINGOS; Second
District - Charles H. ROSS; Third District - Benjamin BAILEY; Fourth District -
James S. MEREDITH; Fifth District - William BECKMAN. Salary, $7 per day each
for six days in each month, and per diem while sitting
as a Board of Equalization.
COUNTY JUDGE - Robert C.
CLARK; salary, $3,500.
COUNTY CLERK - W.B.C.
BROWN; salary, fees. [An Act of the Legislature, approved March 28,
1868, to take effect March, 1870, fixes the salary of the County Clerk at
$4,000 per annum]. Deputies - Terrence MASTERRON and B.F.
PEABODY.
TREASURER - Alfred SPINKS; salary, $2,500,
and fees on State lands.
AUDITOR - W.A. McWILLIAMS
and ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors; salary, $2,500, and fees to
amount of $500.
SHERIFF - Edward F. WHITE; salary, fees.
Deputies - James H. SULLIVAN, George C. HASWELL, T.W. SHEEHAN, Thomas W. WHITE,
Barthley CAVANAUGH, Robert H. BABBITT.
ASSESSOR - Findley R. DRAY; salary, $2,000
and commissions on State poll taxes. Deputy - John H.
PARNELL.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY - James C. GOODS; salary,
$2,000 and fees.
COUNTY SURVEYOR - John
DOHERTY; salary, fees.
COUNTY CORONER - J.P.
COUNTS; salary, fees.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS - Augustus
TRAFTON; salary, $1,000.
CORONER’S INQUESTS IN 1868
The following is a list of the deceased
wherein inquests were held by Joseph A. CONBOIE, ex-County Coroner, J.P.
COUNTS, present Coroner, and John EOFF, Justice of the Peace of Granite township, during the year 1868:
BY JOHN EOFF
January 24th - Charles A. SOPER,
deceased near Folsom; death caused by the caving of a bank in a mining claim; a
native of Maine, aged 30 years.
February 2d - Ah WY, at Folsom; shot by some
person unknown....3d - Joseph FIGUERO, near Folsom; death caused by the bursting
of a tail race in a mining claim; a native of the Azore
Islands, aged 25 years.
BY JOSEPH A. CONBOIE
February 4th - Harvey WHIPPLE,
deceased at Sacramento; suicide by shooting himself with a pistol, in a barn in
the rear of the Telegraph House; a native of Vermont, aged 25 years....15th -
John W. INNISS, at Sacramento; suicide by swallowing strychnine; a native of
New Jersey, aged 50 years.
March 1st - John HALEY, at
Sacramento; accidentally drowned in a pond in a vacant lot bounded by Fifth and
Sixth, O and P streets.
BY J.P COUNTS
March 24th - Edwin LUNDQUIST, at
Sacramento city; death caused by pistol shots fired by Whilliam
H. WARREN; a native of Stockholm, Sweden, aged 38 years....25th - Arthur DOYLE,
at Sacramento city; death caused by a knife wound inflicted by Frank
CAFFIERO....27th - G.C.S. VAIL, at Sacramento city; death caused by congestion
of the lungs and brain, produced by excessive drink and the injection of
morphine into the thigh; a native of Pennsylvania, aged 53 years.
April 24th - Unknown man found
floating in the Sacramento river.
May 1st - Charles HIRSCHHORN, at
Sacramento city; suicide by shooting; a native of New York, aged about 25
years....12th - Mark BARNES, at Richmond Grove; death caused by a gunshot wound
accidentally inflicted by Charles MAHRT; a native of California, aged 5
years....21st - Russell HEATH, at Sacramento city; suicide by hanging; a native
of Indiana, aged 28 years....25th - Thomas HIGGINSON, at Saulsbury
Station; accidentally ran over and killed by cars on the Sacramento Valley
Railroad; a native of Canada, aged 40 years....29th - William SHOEMAKER, at
Sacramento city; death caused by pistol shot wounds inflicted by Al COURTRIGHT;
a native of New York, aged 37 years.
June 22 - Mary Ann GALLAGHER, at Sacramento
city; accidentally drowned; a native of California, aged 14 months.
July 3d - Ah POIN, at Sacramento city; death
from a knife wound inflicted by his brother, Ah Sam POIN; a native of China,
aged 35 years....5th - Richard BRAZILL, at Sacramento city; death caused by an
accident in falling down a flight of stairs; place of nativity unknown; aged
about 60 years....12th - George WOODWARD, found floating in the Sacramento
river, near Freeport; cause of death unknown; a native of New York, aged 50
years....27th - Unknown Chinaman, found in the American river at Cook’s
Diggings; believed to have been murdered.
August 3d - Henry HUBBARD (colored) at
Sacramento city; burned to death....Mrs. Mary E. HAMMILL, at Sacramento city;
suicide by cutting her throat; a native of Ireland, aged 33 years....11th -
Captain SIMS (Indian), at County Jail; death caused by heart disease; a native
of California, aged 35 years....16th - William BLOOMER, at Sacramento city;
death from congestion of the brain....21st - Patrick McGUIRE,
at Sacramento city; death from natural causes, a native of Ireland; aged 50
years....29th - Frederick SCHAFER, near the Tivoli House; run over and killed
by the locomotive Santa Clara; a native of Germany; aged 31 years.
September 1st - William SHAAR, at
Sacramento city; accidentally drowned in the Sacramento river; a native of
Germany, aged 21....28th - E.H. DAGENAIS, found floating in the Sacramento
river; suicide by drowning; a native of Canada, aged 21....28th - T. BROCKHART,
at Folsom; suicide by shooting himself; a native of Germany....Josiah SHAFF, at
Mormon Island; death caused by a gunshot wound inflicted by some person unknown
to the jury....29th - A.W. JACKSON, near Freeport; death caused by the
accidental discharge of a gun in his own hands.
October 3d - Henry
LOVELAND; death from natural causes; a native of Ohio.
December 9th - Martin B. SEXTON,
at Sacramento city; death caused by a knife wound inflicted by Peter QUIGLEY; a
native of Connecticut, aged 22....10th - John ENNIS, at Sacramento city; death
caused by blows from a bludgeon in the hands of Alfred McALLISTER;
a native of Ireland, aged 37....14th - Jacob GOSSNICKLE, found dead in the bed
of the American river; death caused by exposure and exhaustion; a native of
Indiana.
COUNTY COURT
Four terms of the County Court are held,
commencing respectively on the first Monday of January, April, July and
October. [In the following list of sentences in this Court there are a number
of cases where the prisoner was allowed to plead guilty of a lesser crime than
the one for which he was originally arraigned]:
SENTENCES IN CRIMINAL CASES
John PRICE, for assault and battery, sentenced
February 11, 1868, to four months’ imprisonment in the County Jail.
E.A. PICKETT, felony,
February 11th, one year in the State Prison.
E.A. PICKETT, burglary,
February 11th, two years in the State Prison,
commencing at the expiration of sentence for felony.
E.A. PICKETT, grand larceny,
February 11th, one year in the State Prison,
commencing at expiration of sentence for burglary.
William ROBINSON, petit
larceny, February 14th, six months in the County Jail.
Ira BARRY, petit larceny,
February 15th, two months in the County Jail.
Ira BARRY, petit larceny,
February 15th, two months in the County Jail,
commencing at expiration of sentence on the first charge.
Ira BARRY, petit larceny,
February 15th, two months in the County Jail,
beginning at expiration of sentence on the second charge.
William DENNIS, petit
larceny, March 20th, thirty days in the County Jail.
Thomas SWEENEY, alias John
ROBINSON, grand larceny, May 14th, one year in the State Prison.
Alexander BOOTH, petit
larceny, May 14th, fined $180.
C. WELCH, assault and
battery, May 18th, fined $100.
Ah Chee,
felony, May 23d, four years in State Prison.
Thomas CHRYSTAL, robbery, May
23d, three years in the State Prison.
Indian Billy, burglary, May
23d, one year in the State Prison.
William SHOTWELL, petit
larceny, May 23d, four months in the County Jail.
Ah Jim, burglary, Mary 25th,
8 years in State Prison.
Ah Wing, petit larceny, May
26th, two months in the County Jail.
William
GARNETT, selling land twice, May 28th, one year in the State Prison. [Subsequently released by order of
the Supreme Court.]
Carlo PADOLA, felony, September
22d, two years in the State Prison.
Charles MULLENS, assault and
battery, October 8th, ten days in the County Jail.
James SIMPSON, petit larceny,
October 19th, three months in the County Jail.
George GILBERT, petit
larceny, October 19th, three months in the County Jail.
Ah Lung, felony, October 23d,
three years in the State Prison.
H. MANNING, alias NEWTON,
grand larceny, October 26th, one year in the State Prison.
Thomas SWEENEY, burglary,
October 26th, three years in the State Prison.
Ah CHEE, grand larceny,
October 16th, three years in the State Prison.
A. MATHEWS, petit larceny,
October 27th, thirty days in the County Jail.
Joe MALCOMB, petit larceny,
October 27th, three months in the County Jail.
James MONAHAN, petit larceny,
October 27th, thirty days in the County Jail.
PETITIONS IN INSOLVENCY
James J. KEEGAN, petition
filed January 2, 1868.
W.G. SULLIVAN, petition filed
January 14th.
Nathaniel McTUCKER,
petition filed May 28th.
Joshua FOUNTAIN, petition
filed June 27th.
Richard IRELAND, petition
filed August 8th.
Cyrus F. McCLINTIC,
petition filed October 21st.
Daniel P. PIDGE, petition
filed November 12th.
David WOODS, petition filed
November 20th.
William SUTTON, petition
filed December 15th.
INSOLVENTS DISCHARGED
Charles LEHMAN,
discharged January 6, 1868.
G.M. PARKER, discharged
January 29th.
George CALLAWAY,
discharged February 10th.
A.D. BAGWILL,
discharged March 2d.
Nathaniel McTUCKER
discharged July 18th.
William G. BULLARD,
discharged July 27th.
Joshua FOUNTAIN, discharged
August 24th.
Richard IRELAND, discharged
October 8th.
PROBATE COURT
The County Judge and County Clerk respectively
are ex-officio Judge and Clerk of the Probate Court, the terms of which are the
same as those of the County Court. The following is a statement of the letters
testamentary, letters of administration and letters of guardianship, issued in
the Court during the year 1868:
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
Testators Executors
appointed
John William LEHMANN Aug’a L LEHMANN, Jan. 13
William SORLEY A.A.
NETHERCOTT, Jan. 29th
Frank KELLER Emma
KELLER, Feb. 17th.
Charles EBNER F.X.
EBNER, March 9th.
Rebecca BRIGHAM Louise
J. KEACH, Mar. 18th.
Christian LENTZ Jacob
GRIESEL, Apr. 13th.
Edwin LUNDQUIST F.
LUNDQUIST, Apr. 16th
Hiram L. COUCH A.C.
SWEETSER / And’w AITKEN, Apr. 17th.
Fords Jewett MOORE C.W.
HATHAWAY, May 11th.
Carrie A. DENT J.T.
LANDRUM, July 6th
Aaron THOMPSON H.M.
THOMPSON, July 13th.
George R. MOORE Sarah
M. MOORE, July 16th.
Daglin SHANAHAN Daniel
C. NEALON, July 23d.
Robert SEEGER Marg’t SEEGER / C. WEIL, July 21st.
Jesse HACKETT Jas.
E. SMITH, July 23d.
Andrew HENRY Michael
COFFEY, Aug. 31st.
Mary HUNTER Fanny
C. GREEN, Aug. 17th.
Thomas HANSBROW Lucy
A. HANSBROW / B.B. REDDING, Sept. 7th
Frank BRODER Jacob
BRODER, Sept. 8th.
Sarah Jane CARROLL Belden
R. GWIN, Oct. 8th.
J.Q. SMITH M.A.
SMITH, Nov. 9th.
Elmer GRANGER Parker
FRENCH / Elias BROWN, Dec. 3d.
Robert FLINN Margaret
FLINN, Dec. 14th.
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
Intestates Administrators
appointed
William SORLEY A.A.
NETHERCOTT, Jan. 28th.
Thomas TREGENZA Hannah
TREGENZA, Jan. 29th.
John GEISEL Henry
GEISEL, February 3d.
John S. FREELICK F.R.
DRAY, February 3d.
George YUILL F.R.
DRAY, February 3d.
James DOUGLASS F.R.
DRAY, February 11th.
Matthew M. REID Fanny
REID, February 17th.
Ellen BRENTLEY F.R.
DRAY, February 24th.
John H. MILLER F.R.
DRAY, February 24th.
John W. INNISS Henry
W. BRAGG, Mar. 18th.
Edward J. FEENEY Jas.
McCLATCHY, Mar. 20th.
Norman WOODBOCK E.H.
MILLER, Jr., Mar. 23d.
Henry Hare HARTLEY Eliza
M.E. HARTLEY, Mar. 31.
Daniel B. KELLEY Wm.
C. McAFFEE, April 25th.
John S. WILSON Diantha WILSON, April 20th
Silna WHITCOMB Carle
A. WHITCOMB, Apr. 30.
Peter C. CAMPBELL Catharine
CAMPBELL, Apr. 30.
Mary Frances SCOTT Rob’t J. FLETCHER, May 7th.
James S. GRAHAM Sam’l POORMAN, May 15th.
Michael O’DONNELL Marg’t O’DONNELL, May 18th.
Patrick HAM Ann
HAM, June 1st.
John GRAHAM Wm.
SHATTUCK, June 1st.
William SHOEMAKER Wm.
SHATTUCK, June 15th.
Maria KEMP Wm.
SHATTUCK, June 15th.
Edward JOYCE Wm.
SHATTUCK, June 22d.
Robert G. LOW Wm.
SHATTUCK, July 27th.
N.W. CHISHOLM Susan
CHISHOLM, Aug. 3d.
John SCHADE Mary
SCHADE, July 27th.
Mathilde BLANC Francois
BLANC, July 23d.
Lorenzo HAMILTON Lavinia HAMILTON, Aug. 31.
Charles A. SOPER Wm.
SHATTUCK, Aug. 4th.
Robert OFFELD Wm.
SHATTUCK, Aug. 13th.
A.D. LABASSE Agnes
LABASSE, Aug. 19th.
Zodoc BECKER Edward
CHRISTY, Aug. 19th.
Thomas ROSS Sarah
H. ROSS, Sept. 4th.
James M. McCLELLAND J.N. ANDREWS, Sept. 7th.
Valentine FRIMAN E.
WESTGATE, Sept 17th.
Lyman ROTH Wm.
SHATTUCK, Oct. 3d.
George HOLSENGER Wm.
SHATTUCK, Oct. 7th.
Francisco GARCIA Wm.
SHATTUCK, Oct. 23d.
Sylvester Martin BRYANT Wm. SHATTUCK, Oct. 23d.
Duncan McDONALD Wm. SHATTUCK, Oct. 19th.
Addison C. HINKSON Henry
C. KIRK, Nov. 11th.
Michael NEED Rosannah NEED, Nov. 20th.
Anthony KREAMER W.P.
COLEMAN, Dec. 11th.
Samuel RICH George
T. RICH, Dec. 14th.
LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP
Minors Guardians
appointed
Eugenia RITTER G.S.
WILSON, Jan. 29th.
Kate BOYCE, F.O.
TOWNSEND, Feb. 17th.
Arabella BOYCE
John W. KELLEY, Wm.
C. McAFE, April 6th.
Virginia E. KELLEY,
Charles H. KELLEY,
Amanda C. KELLEY
Maria RAMOS Rosario
RAMOS, Aug. 10th.
A.E. CALLOWAY George
CALLOWAY, Aug. 10th.
Annie Rhodes LEA Margaret
L. LEA, Aug. 25th.
George S. BURNETT Dwight
BURNETT, Aug. 31st.
James COSTELLO Thos.
CONLON, Oct. 12th.
John H. SCOTT, Claib. HARRIS, Nov. 30th.
Mary C. SCOTT
Mary J. BALDWIN, Alfred
RANDOLPH, Dec. 14th.
Elizabeth Ann BALDWIN,
Lewis G. BALDWIN
Mary Eliza REED, Benj.
F. PIKE, Dec. 7th.
Chas TIMMINS, alias
Frank Grant PIKE
Insane Guardians
appointed
G.C. HILDEN Moses
SPRAGUE, Feb. 13th, 1868
William CORBITT F.R.
DRAY, April 13th.
Kate M. CULVER Wm.
F. KNOX, August 3d.
Soloman SAGER George
SAGER, October 29th.
Transcribed by Betty Loose.
Source: Sacramento Daily Union, Friday Morning,
January 1, 1869, Page 2.
© 2007 Betty Loose.
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