Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,
A GANG OF THIEVES.


at the police office that he had been attacked
on the street the preceding night and robbed
of $500 and a gold watch and chain, and had
engaged in a conflict with three men, who
robbed him. The police, however, from facts
In their possession, came to the conclusion
that he had been intoxicated and been robbed
in house on L street, between Third and
Fourth. They at once began working TO en-
trap the men who had committed the deed.
and have succeeded in arresting several known
thieves and 'bunko operators. The first step
taken was the arrest that morning of Nellie
Rogers, alias "Hoodlum Nell" who keeps
the house, by officer Harvey and local
officers Brissell and Cafferty From state
ments made by the woman and other persons
1t was soon known who were
THE PERPETRATORS,
And information was promptly sent to other
towns with instructions to detain the crimi-
nails if found. That morning Dusenberry,
the loser, was in the bar-ro0m of the City
Hotel, and iii a conversation with Frank
Smith, the barkeeper, and .Jack Dowd,
stated that he would give a reward of S25 for
the return of the watch, which was not
valuable, and locket and chain that he
priced highly, and would ask no questions, as
he did not wish the matter to become public,
and would not prosecute. Jack Dowd, it
will be remembered, is notorious va
grant who has aired himself on the
street corners for many months past,
watching every opportunity to fleece any
unsuspecting person whom he could influence.
Some time ago he was arrested by officer
jackson upon the charge of being bunko
operator, but owing to technicalities of the
law was not convicted. Upon being dis
charged he was Immediately arrested,
CONVICTED OF vAGRANcY
And sentenced to thirty days imprisonment,
but appealed to the County Court, gave bond
and the case has not yet been disposed Of.
Within a few days, however, he was arrested
by the same officer for disturbing the peace,
and in Justice Alexauders Court, was SEN
fenced and served thirty days imprisonment
in the County Jail. Friday, ugon the
strength of Dusenberry's promises, Dowd
agreed to see if he could find the watch,
very truthfully remarking that he had
" nothing particular to do Just now, and would
like to make the S25." Not long after
wards the watch was taken to the bar keeper,
according to his statement, by an unknown
man who had been with Dowd. The police
learned of this and directed the receiver to
hold the watch as stolen property. Saturday
officer Eldred arrested Jim White, alias
"Shorty," on suspicion of connection with
the affair. Saturday night officers Wing aud
Valentine were on duty at Eighth and IL
streets, when two others that were wanted,
came down the street, but on seeing the Off
GERS, separated. but were followed and each
arrested within few blocks of the place
Their names were 81. McClintock, a
young hoodlum about Is years old,
and Bill Essg, a petit larceny thief.
When
ACCUSED OF THE ROBBERY
Essig confessed, stating that he got the
watch, but took no money from the mans
pockets, in the house mentioned; that Nc
Clintock knew of it, and was employed and
paid to assist him in lodging the officers.
He further stated that he gave the watch to
Jack Dowd to return it, and the reward was
to be divided between them. He also sug-
gested to the police that if they would dis
charge him they coald get the watch, claim
the reward. and he would say nothing about
it. Yesterday officer Valentine arrested
Dowd for completely in the robbery, and
soon afterwards officer Harvey and local
officer Brissell arrested Frank Walton, an as
sociate of the others, who was playing the
part of spy upon the movements of the
police. Officer Harvey and local officer
Cafferty also arrested George Roper, friend
business 1t is now thought that the amount
lost was $500, and that the parties arrested
all have guilty knowledge of the robbery.
ARRESTS FOR THE MONTH During Febru-
airy the police arrested III persons, SO of
which were Chinese, Seventeen were az
rested for petit larceny disturbing the peace.
81 /; putting garbage into the slough, 4 mali
cious mischief. 3; drunk, s; obtaining prop
erty under false pretenses, l smoking opium,
l /; keeping opium den, l safe keeping, s:
attempting to rob, 2; defaulting jurors, 8
suspicious characters, 8 gaming 2 surren-
dered by bondsmen, grand larceny, Z
robbery, 2; vagrancy, 6 battery, 5 insane,
4 burglary, 3; shooting firearms, L; fast
driving, |; enticing, 2; escape, l.; violating
hack ordinance, 3; felony, l :; tramps, s !;
sleeping on the sidewalk, l. One hundred
and ninety-6ve persons were given beds.
DIREcToRs ELECTED,-Saturday night, at
the annual meeting of the Germania Build
ing and Loan Association, three Directors
were elected. The rules of the Association
require that of nine Directors three shall be
elected each year. Those elected were L.
Newbourg, vice G. II. Hubbard, resigned.
Edward klebitz and @. Lagos. There was also
elected q committee to examine the books.
ETC., of the Association. This Examining
Committee is composed - w. S. HINT /"
Kennen, P. Philips, ". EI,.einsorpe. Ii
Weinrich, S. Rothfeid, P. H. Coggins and
l.. Newbourg,
LIBRARY REPoRT-The Librarian of the
Free Library reports the lumber of books
drawn during the past week as 1893; average
number per day, 127; fiction, 7O7 +; history,
IS biography, II travels, "a general litera-
ture, 81 religious s.; science and art, "a /;
percentage of fiction. 10; average daily at
tendance of readers, 6S.
WARRANTS DRAWN. - Warrants were
issued on Saturday by State Controller Ken
field for support of common schools, as fol-
lows: To Treasurer of Trinity county,
SIS. SOS u; to Treasurer OF San Bernardino
county, SI4, 205 40. and to Treasurer of Mari
posa county for s., 81 20.
RuNAwAY.-Yolo Park Dairy wagon, be-
longing to Harry Watkins, ran away from
the corner of Tenth and X streets about 9
O'Clock last evening, throwing the driver out
but n5t injuring MIN. They were stopped on
Eighth and n, the wagon badly broken UP
and all the milk spilled.
NorARIEs PUBIC. = John McNish, for
Stanislaus county. vice Harris, resigned; j.
". Surface, of lone City, for Amador county,
vice self, term expired, and Frank ID. Mead,
Cd Vallejo, for Soiano county, vice Harvey,
resigned, have been appointed Notaries Pub
lie.
DE.MARKs.-Claim to trademark has
been filed by Hodge, Davis & Co. Of Portland,
Oregon, for DIR. Henley's Kidney Tea; also,
claim filed by William Lewis & Co. of San
Francisco, to trademark for ''Phpnix'
brand of cigars.
ITEM.-Those who desire to read the most
interesting news this llorning should not fail
to re.d the new advertisement of Weinstock &
Lubin, proprietors Of the Mechanics Store.
CHOICE New SMOKED BEEF, at Paulk's Ca.l
Grocery, No. Sl4 K street.
Go and hear Albert Hart tomorrow even
ing.
Go and hear A s. Deyoe. Tuesday evening.
Go and hear Noble Fisher.