Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-19
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
az ices AGAINST AN oFFIcEE.

The Board of Police Commissioners met
last evening. Present-Msyor Brown, Chief
of Police Karcher and Police Judge Henry.
Charges were preferred by Chief of Police
Karcher against officer John Domingos for
conduct unbecomiug an officer, in that he
was recently found drunk prone upon the side
walk in full uniform, and chat he was guilty Of
drawing pistol upon citiz=n. Officer Domin-
COS pleaded not guilty, and asked for the
privilege of making an explanation. Several
witnesses were examined under oath. It
developed that the officer, one evening about
the 2dof October, was seen In state of intoxi-
cation on K street, and later onJ street. la the
latter instance he was at full length and help
less on the sidewalk. The witnesses were
certain that he was drunk. That while in.
toxicated he had an alteration with citizen
concerning his 1.-THE oficer's) condition, in
which the officer drew his pistol threateningly
upon the citizen. 1t appeared that at the
time of the commission OF the offepses Do
miugos was off duty, but in the uniform Of
the force. The defendant stated that he had
been very unwell for some time, and his
stomach being empty he had taken morphine
as a medicine; that be believed it was not
from the effects of the liquor that he drank
80 much rs it was from the effects Of the NOR
phiue taken that caused him to be in the
condition charged; that he had only
:akeu fGur drinks during that evening.
one while on duty aud three afterwards; that
he did rot remember having drawn his pistol
on any one that the last drink he took was
at the saloon at the Variety Theater, and
that ne did not remember anything after
that. The Commissioners retired and after
few minutes reported that they had found
officer Doming1s guilty on the charges pre-
ferred, and they had decided to reprimand
him. judge Henry then proceeded to de-
liver the reprimand. lie hoped that here
after the defendant would leave liquor alone.
It's use was habit that could only bring
harm to the party who used it that this be-
ing the first charge of this character brought
against the officer, he hoped he would profit
by it, and that the other officers would take
a lesson from it. He asked the officer TO &C
knowledge to the Board that he had done
wrong, and to pledge himself that in the fu-
ture he would do better. At the close of the
Judges remarks officer Domingos acknowl.
edged that he had done wrong, and said that
in futurs he would not touch drop of liquor.
Judge Henry congratulated the officer on his
good resolution, and expressed the hope that
he would keep it.
The TRICK OF TRAMP-The devices Of
the tramp to win from the world the living
he conceives it owes him are many. One Of
the latest tricks of the class was played at
the expense of the proprietor of Sacramento
clearinghouse recently. A tramp-one con-
corning whose character as such there was
no doubt-applied for meal at the expense
Of the charity account of the establishment
The man OF meals has a rule that no free
meals shall be given, but any one wiling to
work for an hour or two for dinner can avsil
of the opportunity. To this tramp he accord
ingly applied the rule, and pointing to bas-
ket full of potatoes in the kitchen, told him
that when be had peeled potatoes enough to
ell key placed beside the basket, he could
have bis disner. The tramp accepted the
conditions, and began to work with much sp-
parent energy. At the end of half hour he
called the proprietor, and with a woe. begone
countenanee began: "Say. mister. you
see Pve peeled enough to eli that ere key
two-thirds full, and l guess | won't
finish t. less you can let me have
bite on that, cause [ amt very lively an
well anyhow" Moved by the doleful and
begging tone of the fellow, the landlord told
him that would dc, and the tramp proceeded
during the next half hour to stow away food
enough for two. Shortly after the man had
retired, ore of the cooks picked up the key to
their transfer to the range. What was his
sstonishment to fad his pan suddenly filed
to the brim with a lot of earth apples with
their coats still on. The tramp had peeled
just potatoes enough to form one layer, had
emptied all the others into the keg, and care
fully placed the peeled ones on top. The
landlord proposes to amend his rule at once
at least so far as the work of participating
affects it.
''THE SMALLPOX SCARE" = The party
mentioned in yesterday mornings RECORD
UNION as having come from the Forsyth
small pox district and stopping in lodging
house in this city, was Mrs. Finley. Health
Officer Martin states that he heard of the case
Saturday evening aud went to see Mrs. Fin
ley, who stated to the officer that she had
thoroughly disinfected herself before coming
into the city, and that she once had the
smallpox. The Health Officer consulted with
the Secretary of the Board, who said that if
she had taken the precautions she says she
has, there is no immediate cause of fear that
the disease will be spread by her presence.
IMPROVEMENTS. = Among the many i'm
provements now being made in this city and
not heretofore reported, are noted the follow
ing A fine two-story building on Tenth
street, between and K, owned by NJ. Kest-
Ter, containing ten rooms Mr.. Madden,
contractor cost, s., 900. L. Lyons is build
ing two-story house at Fifteenth and \
streets, containing eight rooms, which will
cost So, 600. p. Herzog is building fine res
idence at Twelfth and n streets, containing
ten rooms cost, $500. J. Gattmann is
building oue.story cottage on Seventh
street, between Q and p. containing six
-oo,,s .,,,n ooek nnO
RUNAwAYs. -The horse attached to the
delivery wagon of Z. a. Byrne ran away
yesterday afternoon. Byrne had just driven
up to his place of business and alighted from
the wagon, when the machinery was started,
frightening his horse, young colt. The
animal ran up 0 street as far as Richmond
Grove, where be collided with the fence and
stopped. Yesterday morning horse at
tached to a light spring wagon started frcm
in the neighborhood of the depot and ran
down Second street. When between I and J
streets, officer Arlington succeeded in bring
ing the runaway 20 stop bsfore any damage
was done.
MILITARY ORDER.-The following order
has been issued from the Adjutant Generals
Office: Captain j. f. Meagher, Company
A, Third Infantry Battalion, Second Brigade,
n. G. c., having been officially reported to
headquarters as absent from duty without
leave, and having removed from the limits Of
his brigade, his resignation is considered at
headquarters as having been rendered, and
has been accepted. Brigadier-General Nc
Comb, commanding Second Brigade, will
order an election for Captain Of Company
A. Third Infantry Battalion, Second Brigade,
N G. C.
TO HuST-A party of gentlemen accus-
toned to the use Of the rifle is being organ
lied TO leave al an early day for the head
waters of the north fork of the American
river to hunt for deer. The company when
equipped will be in full hunting trim. and
will have a complete camping outfit. 1t Is
fair to presume from the known experience
of the hunters being enrolled that soon after
they leave the returns will oyerstock the
market with deer, in which case their friends
will receive, probably, some part of the over
plus.
POLICE CoURT.-In this Court there was
very little business transacted yesterday.
John Seeley, drunk, was discharged; Frank
Taber, disturbing the peace, dismissed for
want of prosecution; Aug. Berger, drank,
forfeited deposit of So.
TRADE MARKs.-C. McCreary & Co., of
Sacramento, have fled with the Secretary of
State their claim to the trademarks s'Patent
Bakers Extra and "Patent XXXn for