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[Journal, Feb 5]

M.C. Tilden, who practiced law in Virginia City for several years and established a law office in Sacramento some four or five years ago, died in San Francisco a few days ago. He had an altercation with Clinton L. White some months ago and sued him for $10,000 damages. The jury awarded him one dollar and he had to pay $90 fees to the jury besides costs of court. He was a native of Ohio, 62 years of age.

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[San F Call, Feb 14, page 16, col. 7]

Mrs Jane Shattuck has been acquitted.

Twice she was tried for the murder of Harry Pool; once convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to imprisonment for life. She secured a new trial from the Supreme Court and now, on the second trial, which has just closed, she has been acquitted.

Judge Belcher charged the jury yesterday morning, and at a quarter to 12 o'clock the jurymen where ushered out of court under the charge of the bailiff.

There was no sign from then during the afternoon, and the crowd which at first lingered about the courtroom, gazing at the prisoner and the single friend who sat with her during the waiting hours, soon thinned out. There was a lengthy struggle going on, and it was not until after 9 o'clock last night that the jury sent for Judge Belcher and announced that a verdict had been reached. Mrs. Shattuck shifted nervously in her chair during the calling of the jury, and when the verdict was given, "Not guilty, by reason of insanity," she uttered a shriek and fell forward unconscious.

The jurymen in favor of acquittal had made a herculean struggle. When the first ballot was taken the vote stood 8 to 4 for acquittal. Then after over an hour it changed to 9 to 3. Then came more hours of hard talking and once more the vote changed, this time to 11 to 1. The one man held his ground stoutly, and it was not until the others agreed to add "by reason of insanity" to their verdict that he finally cast his ballot for "not guilty."

It is some years since Harry Poole was killed. He was the lover, some say the intended husband, of Mrs. Shattuck's daughter, "Truly," who was then a chorus girl in the Tivoli. He received a note from the girl one day asking him to call on her, saying further that her mother was very sick, and if he wished to see her alive again he must come at once. He went to the house, and there he was confronted by Mrs. Shattuck, who demanded that he promise to marry her daughter. He refused, and the infuriated mother shot him dead.

After her conviction Mrs. Shattuck was sentenced to the State prison for life. She was sent over to Sn Quentin, but in the meantime an appeal to the Supreme Court demanding a new trial was vigorously prosecuted. The Judge had charged that the jury might look with a certain degree of suspicion upon the testimony which the prisoner gave in her own behalf, and upon that point a new trial was granted. She has been tried again and Mrs. Shattuck is now free. She was sent in a cab to the home of a friend, by her attorney, Carroll Cook.

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LANGTRY, Tex., Feb. 21.--Fitzsimmons is champion of the world in the heavy-weight class. It took a little more than a minute of fighting for him to knock out Peter Maher and win the title. The fight was sharp while it lasted.

Fitzsimmons took the aggressive from the call of time and forced Maher towards his corner. There Maher made a stand, led, fell shot and clinched. Maher led twice after he had been broken away by the referee, landing lightly on the chest of Fitzsimmons, who smiled as he evaded the blow.

Two clinches followed, and then Fitzsimmons led with his left, landing lightly. He quickly followed with a short arm swing with his right, landing squarely on Maher's left jaw point. The Irishman fell on the back of his head and hit the floor with a thud, his eyes rolled glassily and the fight was over. There were four clinches and no more than a half dozen exchanges.

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[Correspondence of the JOURNAL] CARSON CITY, April 15, 1896.

All that was mortal of John E. Jones, our recently deceased Governor of Nevada, was appropriately and in due form consigned to the grave this day according to announced program. Flags were at half mast, people came in from the surrounding country, and weather was reasonably fair, and the general aspect was not altogether funereal, by and means. Friends met friends, all in sorrowful communion over the dead, and speaking well of his good qualities as a man among men, and none other.

The special or excursion trains arrived from Reno and the Comstock before noon, Reno first at 10 a. m. and the other half an hour later. Both trains brought lots of people besides the military, there being six well filled coaches in each train.

Everybody took a run about town after arrival, many going to take a last look at Governor Jones as he lay in State in the main hall beneath the dome of the State Capitol. He looked very natural, but his head was turned considerably to the left, through transportation from California. This, however, could not be easily remedied by reason of the csket being closely sealed. Guards patrolled the corridor with fixed bayonets around the casket in true military style, while hundreds of men, women and children, who had known him well and good in life, passed in and out taking a last look at their always true friend.

It was the largest military demonstration of any kind ever seen in Nevada, in fast all the military were here in full ranks, and never appeared to better or good advantage.

A fine, leading feature of the occasion was the University cadets, 140 strong, all well looking, well behaved and well disciplines young men, a high credit to anybody's country. And they came in regular military field style, too, bringing along their provisions and camping arrangements, and making their headquarters in the Agricultural Pavilion, assigned them for the purpose, but they got out on the streets and showed their most excellent proficiency in drill. In fact, they showed more drill than anybody, keeping warm at least, considering the cold day. And they were kept under strict discipline from arrival to departure, not being allowed any chance to run around loose like the other military companies, with whom they well compared in physical and general appearance.

The only disagreeable feature of the occasion was the dreary, protracted delay between 1 o'clock, the hour announce for the funeral, and past 4 o'clock when it took place. Over three hours of waiting out in the cold for the military and everybody else.

The funeral ceremonies were held in the Capitol building, and by request of the deceased all denominations were represented and each minister spoke eulogistic words of the dead Governor.

President Stubbs officiated as Grand Orator for the Masonic Order, of which the deceased was an honored member, and by which the funeral services were conducted.

At the close of the ceremonies the line was formed, the University Cadet Battalion heading the column.

There were about 400 of the military, and of the Masons and others, on foot, over 299 including children from the Orphan's Home. Over fifty carriages followed the hearse. At the cemetery the Masonic burial services were concluded and the military companies under orders of Colonel Lard fired three volleys, taps were sounded and all was over.

Governor Jones is forever at rest, but his memory as a good man and a good Governor remains with us.

ALF DOTEN.

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Reno Evening Gazette Published Every Evening Except Sunday. GAZETTE PUBLISHING CO., PUBLISHERS. Monday....May 4, 1896

The conviction of John T. Jones of being implicated in the recent mint stealing was a great disappointment to his many friends for they did not believe him guilty. So far as our judgement went we would have staked our life upon his innocence, but after a long and careful trial he has been found guilty by a jury of his peers, and we have nothing more to say. He was tried before as honorable a judge as ever sat on a case in this or any other court and was defended by able counsel, but that truth is mighty and will prevail has been again illustrated.

We had the greatest confidence in Jones' ability to prove his innnocence,but in this we were mistaken. While we are very sorry that he has been unable to clear himself of the charge, we are glad for the good name of the State that the men who looted the Mint have been run down. It will show the people of the East, that Nevada and her inhabitants are not so black as they are painted and are yet capable of maintaining the laws of the land no matter who is hurt. Johnny Jones will have ample opportunity to meditate over his short comings and the GAZETTE feels deeply the trouble and disgrace he has brought upon his estimable family, but justice has been done and right prevails. Let us home that Jones' experience will be a lesson to others not to take what does not belong to them because they think that have an opportunity of doing so. We will now draw the mantle of charity over poor Jones with the hope that his down fall is not without its lesson.

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