Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-09

for the reason that the swindlers
have been apprehended and are
now in custody. The Chief and
Captain Lees, together with de-
tectives Jones, Csffsy, Whitaker
and Silvey, have been engaged on
the case eyer since 1t was first re-
ported. Several days ago watch
was placed on the movements of
an individual who was not sus.
pected Of any participation in the
robbery, but was known to have
Affiliations with "boodle.ringersu
and kindred swindlers. This fellow
was Swallowed to restaurant in
the western part of the city, and
fonr of the officers took alternate
watches in "piping off" the habi-
tues OF the place.
THE GAME SIGHTED.
On Saturday night two men
were seen to emerge from the place
under surveillance, and, as in the
darkness they disclosed many of
the points Of the description of the
swindlers, they were followed to
Broadway. when they turned the
corner quickly and disappeared
from signt. Yesterday morning
the Chief, Captain Lees and the
four detectives were out at daylight
and stationed themselves at va.
rious points of vantage in q
certain suspected locality. At the
expiration Of several hours the two
fellows Of the night before an.
peared and were followed to o
saloon on Stockton street. above
Sacramento, where close observa.
tion was had of them. They an
swered fully the description pre-.
viouslygiven of them. They were
taken to the Chiefs office, where
they were questioned with regard
to their identity. They gave their
names as Lorenzo Rossa and An.
drea Buzzo, and denied that they
were mutually acquainted or could
converse in the French language.
They were Italians and had been
but y short time in the city. sew.
eral Intellectual attempts were
made, through an interpreter, to
induce them to speak French. Fl.
nally. upon the arrival of the
Cashier of the SWISS A m erican
Bank, who positively identified
Rosa as the one who had accom-
panied BOeuf when he drew his
money, they forgot their caution
and began to converse in French
with him. Rosa was identified
also by the jeweler who had tested
a sample of gold dust submitted to
aim; by the gatekseper Of the
French Hospital, who stated that
he (Rossa) came there daily to see
Boeuf while under treatment. and
they were both recognized by E.
Aolsingsr, an employe In the
Fountasn saloon. as being in com.
pany with Boeuf in the saloon at
the time the "boodle was rung,n
There are others whom it is thought
will also identify them.
CUMULATIVE EVIDENCE.
Rossa's room on Yerba B1ena
street. off Clay, between Mason
and Taylor, was searched, and in 1t
was found q portion of a bag of
shot similar to that contained in
the two bottles which the swim
dlers had represented to Boeuf, in
the saloon, to contain gold dust.
1t is expected that the contents of
the two bottles, when put with
the shot remaining in the bag, Will
make up the exact quantity orig.
1nally contained in the bag. In
Buzzo's room, on Jackson street.
near Powell, were found two care.
fully wrapped up copies OF La Toce
del Pop0t0 Of the Goth of February
and I'd Of March respectively, con-
tanning the account of the robbery
of Boeuf and his suicide. Three
new purses used by "boodle.ring.
ers" generally were also found In
his possession, together with near.
ly $500 in United States money and
a lot of foreign coin and bank
notes. The money found ON Rosa
aggregated $28.SO.-S. y. Chronicle.