Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-10-10
WAY OF THE TRANSGREs-
SOR Is HARD"
Career of . Discharged Convict
Hunted by tho Police-Arrested
Seven Times I'm o Weck-Es-
canes Conviction.

Bob Berry, whose name has figured
c~onsplcuously In the police court Items
for the past week or two, appears to
have led a chequered career. very SIM
liar in character to that Of Victor
Hugo's celebrated Jean Vatican. The
following Is a brief outline Of his life
since leaving the penltentiary at San
Quentin, Cal. He was sent to the last
named place from Sacramento for two
years upon u charge OF robbery, and
was discharged from prison on the
18th Of January last. He states that
he intended to reform on regaining his
liberty, and q few days after leaving
the prison, through the kind offices OF
Jack Maddox. he secured employment
ut the Washington Bath Rooms. on
Washington street, San Francisco.
After he had worked five days Chief
Crowley seut for his employer and In
formed him that Berry was a dis
charged convict, and that It was not
safe to have him about the premises.
Mr.. Gallagher, the proprietor, acted
upon his suggestion and Informed Ber-
~ that he would not require his ser
vices any longer. The following even
ing detective Sellenger arrested Berry
upon a charge OF breaking open a safe
on Market street. The charge, howev-
er, could not be sustained and he was
set at liberty and told to leave the city
within q hours.
Berry turned mp next In Sacramento
as proprietor Of a saloon aud bowling
alley. At Sacramento the police kepta
close watch upon his movements, he
being continually under surveillance.
While in that city he was suspected OF
poisoning a woman by tho name Of
Blanche Miller. The police made
It so uncomfortable for him that he
was compelled to leave Sacramento.
Before leaving, however, during an
alteration with q courtesan, he was
stabbed In his right arm. From Sac
ramento he went to Virginia City, and
was admitted to the County Hospital.
Under the treatment Of DR.. Berthier,
he soon recovered from his Injuries.
lie remained at the Hospital two
weeks. The second day after leaving
the Hospital he was arrested by De-
tective Lackey upon a charge Of grand
larceny, for attempting to rob the
room Of Miss Baldwin OF San Fran
cisco. who was stopping at the Inter-
national Hotel In Virginia. Berry
says he meant to get possession Of the
young lady's diamonds, but failed to
do so. The charge OF grand larceny
was withdrawn, and Berry was al
lowed to plead guilty to petit larceny,
and was sentenced to 90 days In the
County Jail. On the day that bis time
expired, he was arrested for being
drunk and disorderly, and had to 60
back to the Jail for seven days more.
After he had been ut large for eight
days he was arrested by Constable
Harkin for vagrancy. His trial took
place In Justice Wright's Court, aud
lie was returned to the County Jail for
thirty days. At the the expiration Of
the thirty days he was arrested BY
Chief Kelly for stealing a pistol, but
was acquitted. He was arrested twice
afterward for highway robbery, twice
for burglary, once for obtaining money
under false %pretenses and ouce also
upon n charge Of attempting to lib
crate Jack Maggie. He was acquitted
upon each and all Of the above-named
charges. Berry Is very thankful to
Justices Wright, MARBLE and Young,
aud also District Attorney Stephens,
for giving him impartial trials. Berry
is a fugitive upon the earth. Every
place he stops at, he says, the police
authorities invite him to take a walk.