Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-15
ADvERTlsgMgNr MENTIon,
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
WHY THEY BECAME THIEVES

Smith, alias Sullivan, William Roberts, Jas.
DAILY, Henry Davis, All Pow, VIM Bruce,
Thomas Maloney alias John Sullivan, w.
III. Stoneman, burglars, two years imprison-
ment each; Charles Corners, assault, James
Campbell, William Grimes, w. P. Noonan.
Bill Sheets, petit larceny, three months i'm
prisonment; Louis Adrian, grand larceny,
one year; B. +. Ettinger, perjury, two
years John Fitzgerald, grand larceny, one
year; William Essig, grand larceny, one
year. The charges upon which the men were
arrested were various, and the ex-
cuses and reasons assigned by them
for the commission of crime were
much more numerous. John Smith and
and William Roberts were arrested because
they went fishing in Jones & Anderson's mar
ket, and carried away some of the finny tribe
by using fingers as hooks. James Daley and
Henry Davis went through" Van Orden's
tailor store on J street, to their sorrow
Vim. Grimes appropriated loose coat which
had been left in the Orleans building. b. L.
Ettinger was an ''old sojer" so he said, and
while little off when into the Police
Court and swore lie to clear a petit larceny
thief for waom he cared nothing. All Pow,
another burglar, C uld not be spared on ac-
count of his color, so he got two years ''allee
same Mclean burglar" John Fitzgerald, a
freckle-faced youth of IL winters, who stole a
purse from Mrs. A. Schmidt, and who was
too hard-looking case for the Police Judge
to adopt was kindly admonished and sent to
durance vile for one year. William Bruce
went into a store at Elk Grove and carried
away half bushel of cheap rings and brass
watches, so he will ring in two years time and
free board in San Quentin. Thomas Ma
loney got drunk, fell through window in
Tubbs & Coles office, and got arrested for
burglary. W. ii. Stoneman, good man
according to his own statements, got hungry,
went into a. Flohr's gun-store and was try
ing to steal something to pawn for bread
when arrested Charles Corners assaulted
Jacob Arnold in front of the EWestern
Hotel while demanding money, and
James Campbell stole a carpet bag.
William Essig entrapped a man named
George Dusenberry, who ought to have
known better, into an L-street den, and
robbed him of his watch and good name. w.
?. Noonan met an immigrant from the East,
borrowed his check, and by means of it stole
the ''greeneys" trunk from the depot bag
gage-room. Bill Sheets, alias g Pea Ridge"
with the little mon what is foine loiyer,"
succeeded in convincing the Judge that the
defendant from sheer desperation and old age
had concluded to quit being thief, and
never steal anything else until he was sure of
not being caught, so his sentence was made
light. Louis Adrian, who had been one of the
honest pioneers, while tramping through the
hills, foot-sore and weary, caught mustang
belonging to j. Grimshaw, with an intention
of riding stretch, but he had no thought of
stealing the animal-would not have accepted
him as a gift, though he was a capital prize
for thief to capture. After Judge Clark
heard all the statements of the seventeen I'M
fortunates they were sentenced and remanded
to the mercies of Jailer Newbert. This morn
ing the eleven who are to serve terms of i'm
prisonment at San Quentin will be taken
there by Sheriff Hebron and Deputy Sheriff
Newbert They will leave the County Jail,
and it will know them no more for space of
two years-possibly some of them may never
care to return to a community that rejected
and prosecuted them for misfortunes.
CHARGED WITH ABDUcTIoN.-In the Police
Court yesterday morning the case of Fred
erick Miller, charged with abduction, was
continued until April 22d. According to the
statements of those familiar with the circum-
stances, on April 9th Miller, who lives at
Willows, Colusa county, ran away with
17-year old girl named Lucretia Wilsey, and
came to this city and remained some days.
They were followed by an angry brother,
Charles Wilsey, who is Constable in Colusa
county, and who persuaded the girl to return
to her home. He swore out warrant here
charging Miller and L. T. Gray with having
abducted the girl for criminal purposes.
Miller was afterward arrested and taken be-
fore the Superior Court at Colusa, and re-
leased on writ of habeas corpus. He then
came to this city, and hearing that a charge
had been made against him, voluntarily went
into the Police Court yesterday morning with
Attorney Hatch of Colusa, surrendered him
self, and was released on $500 bail, his sure
ties being Senator Glascock of Colusa and
Walter Gaines.
TIE Up Hoes AND CATTLE.-The Board
of Trustees has amended the Pound Ordi-
nance as follows: Section .. 1t is hereby de-
clared to be the duty of the Poundmaster to
take up and impound, as hereinafter pro-
vided, any horse, mule, ass, kline, hog, sheep
OF goat that may be found i'll or upon any
open street, alley, public square or open or
uninclosed lot or grounds within the city
limits. unless said animal is securely fastened
with q tether not exceeding four feet in
length, if in public grounds, highways or
alleys, and if on private property, Of such
length as to prevent their reaching the
streets, alleys or public squares.
DEER RUN OvER-Conductor Hatch of
the Oregon route reports that Tuesday night,
when the passenger train bound for Redding
was about two miles north of Anderson Sta
ton. startled deer jumped from a bank
above the track, and, confused by the glare
of the headlight, ran against the engine,
which was going at full speed. The carcass
was thrown onto the pilot of the engine and
carried some distance before the train was
stopped. The deer was found to be fine
one of the male species weighing $50 pounds.
and was brought back to Chico and served to
hungry passengers at the Railroad Hotel.
Police CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday, John Holden was fined S12 80 for
disturbing the peace P. w. Crowley, SO
and costs for battery; All Sin and All
Chon, 50 so each as defaulting witnesses.
The charge of battery against All Blu was
dismissed, as was also the charge against
John Sullivan for opening letters, for want of
prosecution. The charge of abduction made
against Fred. Miller was continued to the
22d, and the charges of burglary against John
Barry. John Wilson, alias Crayton, and
Vim. Smith, were continued to the 10th.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. : The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden April
18th: For George Bull, 2 carloads of head
ers: w. ID. Comstock, boxes chairs Hall.
I.uhrs & Co., % cases pigs feet; Adams,
Mcneil & Co., 100 buckets lard /; Llndley &
Co. . bundles hams Weinstock Il Lubin, l
box shoes J. T. Cooper, piano; Baker 4
Hamilton, car mowers and reapers.
AFTER THE HEALTHY BEccARs.-Chief
Karcher has instructed all regular and special
police officers to arrest all men found on the
streets begging for money. For some time
past their solicitations have been so numer-
Gus as to annoy people who have no comb
dence In the earnestness or honesty OF the
men who day after day beg, and occasionally
impudently demand money
FREIGHT BiovEMENTs.-There were for
warded to the East yesterday carloads of
wool, 2 of lumber, 1 of merchandise, l of
wool and salmon, and of household goods.
There were received here A carloads of wood,
] of ice, of wine. of furniture, 3 of
wheat, of lumber, 2 Of merchandise, of
oranges and 3 of corn.
LOST AN EYE.-Y esterday while number
of boys were playing ball on M street. be-
tween Twenty-frst and Twenty-second, one
of them let a bat slip which struck another
little fellow, only 9 years old, named Kings
lev. in the right eye, and knocked the ball en-