Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-12
IMPORTANT ARREST.


while it was burning his house was burg.
larized and robbed of valuable Henry rife,
shotgun, pistol, and other articles. Also
! some time prior Mr.. Astill had lost horse
worth about $50, which was stolen from his
premises After the last fire and the rob-
hing of his house. Chief Karcher was notl.
ned and given list of the articles taken.
He Immediately had the officers notify all
dealers IN guns and the keepers Of second
hand stores in the city to keep watch and if
any of the stolen property was offered for
sale TO send word to police headquarters.
On the day of election man came
TO S. Stein, who keeps a second
hand store on X street, and offered
for sale Henry rife Stein, without bis
suspecting it, sent word to the police, while
he detained him by trying to trade watch
for the gun. Soon officer Fredericks came
in and asked him where he got the rife, TO
which the man replied that fciend sent 1t
from San Francisco, but that it was too
heavy, and he was going to sell 1t and get
another. Fredericks at once arrested him.
The man resisted stoutly, but he managed to
get MIN into a street car to conduct him to
the station. In the car he made another
effort for escape, and was then hand-cuffed
and placed safely in jail.
Immediately after his arrest, and while in
Chief Karchers Office, man who happened
in saw the prisoner. and calling the Chief one
side, told him that the man he had in the
Office had tried to sell him a horse few
days prior, and that ne had finally sold it to
a man on Twenty-sixth street. He thought
possibly there might have been something
wrong about his having the horse. as it was
a valuable one and he sold it for $50. The
Chief and officer Fredericks went to Twenty
sixth street, and there found the horse,
which had been stolen from Astill, and
found that it had been sold by this same
man. The Chief asked him about the horse.
and he denied all knowledge about it, and
claimed he did not sell it or see it.
Mr.. Astill happened to be in town on cleo
ton day, and hearing of the arrest went to
the Police Office Just as the Chief was abont
TO send by telegraph for him, and while
the prisoner was under examination. 1t
turned out that the man arrested had worked
for Astill for some time, and lived in the
family as one Of the members of it. He
knew all about the horses and had the use of
the guns whenever he desired. Finally Mr..
Astill had no further work for him, and set
tied up with him, paid him off. and
he went away, they being upon the best
of terms. Both Astill and the man seemed
COMPOUNDED with surprise when they now met.
l.
of the horse, which be still denies. His story
is that he was in town, and here met a
stranger, who proposed raising some money
by robbery instead of getting it by work.
That they went out into the country to do
so. The plan was to burn the barn, so as to
get the people to come out to the fire, and
then rob the residence. The first barn
was set or FIRE so late at night
that it was not seen, and they failed
to rob the house. The second barn was
burned earlier In the night. This man says
he stood by the house while the other man
set the barn on fire, and as soon as Mr..
Astill and family saw it and went away from
t1e house, he and his confederate went into
the house and robbed it before the family re-
turned from the fire. He gives his name as
John Lock, alias Brock. He was yesterday
taken to Auburn, as the crime was committed
in Placer county, and will be tried there.
ARIsTos-THE F1Rsr.-The Aristes Club
gave ball at Turner Hall last evening. The
club is composed entirely of young men
those just coming on in society. Last
night was the first public appearance of the
club, and though an initial performance the
young men are to be congratulated on
the success of the entertainment. They
manifested in the management good
taste and discreet judgment. They
decorated Turner Hall not deliberately, but
very prettily, aud they brought together a
charming company of fresh youth, budding
womanhood and manhood. That Sacrsmento
has coming on a small army of lovely young
girls none could doubt who looked in upon
the Aristos ball; nor would they dis
agres with the Judgment that the
Young men-the minors-form body that is
promising, and manifests its ability to enter
the social field with credit and with due
modesty. The management last evening was
under these committees, who are to be cred
tied with having conducted one of the best
parties given for 3 long time in this city /:
Committee of Arrangements-F. @. We'll, G.
E. Wright E. v Maslin. c. E. Emery, C.
J. Cox. Reception Committee-C. Z. Flye,
l.. W. Wilcox, A. j. Plant, J. w. Shepherd,
L. f. Frazer, G. +. Sellinger. Floor Man
ayers p Wiseman, director, P B. John
son, E. B. Carroll, B. E. Arnold, W. II.
Ross.
INSTITUTE LECTURE Professor Bernard
Moses lectured last evening at the Sixth
street NJ. Z. Church under the auspices of
the Sacramento Educational Institute.
There was in attendance very good audi
ence. The subject of the lecture was The
Foundation of Modern Society," 1t was an
elaborate sketch of the history of social
progress, the growth of society from the
earliest ages, the elements which combined
to give us our present system. and the vital
part which the religions of the worll, and
especially Christianity, have played in the
scheme out of which modern society has
issued. 1t was a scholarly and deeply in
teresting lecture. and was a historic epitome,
graced by concise commentary and clearly
drawn conclusions. The lecture was Ger
tainly beyond the capacity of the many
youths who first attended upon the Institute
course, and it may be questioned il it was
not too profound and advanced to attract the
very class which the Institute in the outset
sought to interest in popular studies and to
lead to serious reading by gradual approaches,
and it was noted that that class of hearers
has greatly diminished. The popular science
lectures were evidently much more attractive
TO the young people whom it was desired es-
pecially to influence.
ROBBERS ARRESTED. The two men were
arrested yesterday, who stopped and robbed
Ally Peck, telegraph messenger boy, few
nights since, and of which an account was
given yesterday. They give their names as
Frank Williams and William Harvey. They
are fully identified by the boy. and they had
the articles upon them which were taken
! from him. They were arrested by officers
Burke and Brissell as they were about to
leave in freight car bound eastward.
MASK BALL-The sixth annual mask ball
of Our Friends Social and Dramatic Clut
viii be given at Turner Hall on Friday even.
ing. April LIST. Ten elegant and valuable
! prizes VIII be awarded for various features,
which are now on exhibition at w. B. Mil
ler's jewelry establishment, J street, between
Sixth and Seventh. The subscription lists
are now open at places given in another col
umn, and tickets can also be procured from
any member OF the club.
MINsrRELsY.-The Capital Theater com
psny viii give family matinee and evening
( performance next Wednesday, at the Metro
politan Theater Minstrelsy olio, farce anC
drama viii be presented. Each Performance,
2 IN couc1uda with Thomas w Braais snccsss