Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-13
ADvRRTIsENENr MENTION.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BURGLARS CAPTURED.

BY the mail which arrived from San Fran
cisco last Wednesday noon, Chief of Police
Karcher recsiyed letter from Chief Crowley,
of San Francisco. stating that burglary
had been committed at the store of VIII &
Finck in that city. There was no clue to the
perpetrators excepting full description of
the stolen goods. Among the goods de-
scribed were three Colts revolsers, two Smith
& Wesson, and one revolver marked I'D. A; -
also pocket knives and rszors Of the make of
Wostenbolm, Rogers and Cooks, in all amount
ing 10 number to about 100. There was also
Sc taken from the money drawer and two
gold medals received by the firm from the
State Agricultural Society and the Me-
chsnics' Fair.
Chief Karcher, Immediately upon receiving
the letter, detailed oftiers E.dred and Carroll
to determine If any Of the property had been
disposed of in this city. a number of stores
in various parts Of the city were visited.
Some OF the goods were found in each of FIVE
or six places visited, also a description OBJ
tanned OF two young men VINO had sold the
articles. One of the young men transacted
all the business. representing himself as hay
ing bean travelling in the interest OF New
York house, which had failed and left him
without any means, and he vas disposiug of
his samples to obtain sufficient money TO re.
turn home TIE story being plausible, the
young men well dressed and unsuspicious 10
appearance, no troubla was experienced 10 dis
posing of the goods at pretty good figure,
they al being of the best brands known TO the
trade.
By the late train from San Francisco of the
same day detective Fuller, of Oakland. came
here aud announced TO Chief Karcher that he
was in search If q young man named Gus
Gregory, accused of burglsrizing several dent.
lists Offices IN Oakland and San Francisco.
hessrs. Fuller and Karcher began a search
immediately. visiting the theater and other
places Of amusement, all the hotels and lodg-
ing-houses sud places where young men fire..
quentel. They finally found that couple
answering the description received from the
merchants in the afternoon had secured
room in one of the hotels At the room some
clothing was found, and the officers disc9n.
tipued the search. About o'clock Yesterday
morning they returned TO the room and found
two young men 10 bed. They said they be-
longed 10 Truckse, but upon being questioned
1t was learned that they knew nothing about
the town. A hack was called and the eff.
GERS, accompanied by officers Carroll and
Geo -ge kRrcher, conveyed the young men
to the city prison, where they said they
were brothers, and gave the names Of Edg AID
and Charles Gray. They were well dressed,
having purchased now clothes since their
arrival in Sacramento.
Yesterday the Gre giving the name of
Charles Cray made a full confession, and
proved t. be the Gus Gregory for whom de-
tective Fuller was in search, He stated his
age to De Is years. The particulars were
afterwards corrOborated by Edward Gray.
One of them vent with two officers, and
designated the places where the property had
been sold. Edward Gray. in confessiug.
said he was in San Francisco in desti
tute circumstances when he made toe
acquaintance Of Gregory. which WAS
formed on the sir ct over cigarette.
His detected and hungry lock, at the time.
caused Gregory TO Inquire if he did not want
something TO eat An affirmative answer be-
ing given, he was taken to 8 restaurant and
supplied with food From that time they
were fast friends. He also says this is his
first otfspse. His age is 81 years. All the
stolen pr )perty was recovered excepting the
two medals. These had been melted and
sold to an assayer il this city for S34 10 and
with other bullion had bseu made into o bar
and shipped to San Francisco.
DetecCive Fuller took the boys to San
Francisco on the $3.50 P. NJ train yesterday,
being bu5 little more than forty eight hours
tom the time Chief ksrcher received the
lettar from Chief Crowley.
WEATHER Acknowledgement Barwick fur
nished The following LAST evening from mis-
weather reports: The barometer at noon yes
tecdaywas very low at Olympia, Portland and
R1ssbusg, with rains az each plecs named.
TIE total amount for tas last twenty-four
hours at Portland was 81 inches, and at
Rpre5lrg 81 Of an iacA. Tho line between
Portland anu Oly mpia is, nos working Oh
acc1uJt Of tbs storm, aud, therefore. there
were n" reports from there st o'clock lEst
night, buS The rainfall for The storm, up % Y
o'clock noon Y steTday, was 40 Of al inch
The barometer from a. yesterday to II
ii. fell nesrlF half an iucD at Oynpia, ove-
one third OF an inch ct Portland, and nearly
cnsquaTbsr of an inch a. Ros bur. and was
falling alon2 TIE entire P2cifc slope to vi
sails, but rising slowly Sc Los Angels and
San Diego. Portland, Roseburg, Red Bluff,
Sacramento and San Francisco reported
last night TO Washington q foul weather
sulSe', showing the opinion of each observer
On what the weather would be for twenty
four nours following, or up to sunset to-day.
1t ia now hard TO make cut by the action Of
the barometer Whistler the heaviest of the
storm that has been raging north of Sacra-
mento Tor tho last thicty-six hours viii spend
its fury bsfore reaching this point or not. At
Red Bluff last night the wind was.so1theast
and twenty eigat miles per hour, ana we may
have rapidly falling barometer during the
night Of the l2h. II SO it will undoubtedly
be accompanied by brick and high winds.
There is every L chronological evidence of an
ap,rnacbiuo storm, for thiz galley Whether
the storn VIII he ga szvere "a fhe Incel in.
strumenfg aTnesr tn ind;c.te rens;1a to h.
proved NV The c5n6i ion Of The Wantba@ TN.
ty'tour hours hence.
FRIGHT FROM THE EAsr.-The following
merchandise for Sacramento passed Ogden on
the Oh. For Hrr.ips,top uorL,;rs g. =,
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-" DUu.izS Snee' Aryn fo1n'g' 81 aadles S.I-
vanized iron, 5 Boxes hardware. A. IRON pumps,
/ b,X shee coDper. l box tnbing ! bgx ws,b
ers 80 coils hemp rops; Mrs. s. Laughlia.
po1 h5n-ea9Ia good; W. - CamSt2cR, IL
srs. nm -. IN n ~ DoA iLoa "4:.''
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fsi3 3 Ts-s 81 -; IL,
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r5j,s 49, ,;i7, "a q ~ =. - a.,
step ladlers, 7 h-v and k, hsrira-e. Con-
uaeata! on Co.. szuk oil.
S,rrrrnr ~, ,-r,r,,.,,.,- -.
~ al Az !. "oS ie4lieu
committed suicide by hanging himself TO
joist in the basement Of shanty on the
T 8Srtae as corner Of | Gnd Third streets, The