Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-13
fHE DAILY RECORD UNION.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
BURGLARS CAPTURED,


BY the mail which arrived from San Fran.
cisco last Wednesday noon, Chief of Police
Karcher received letter from Chief Crowley,
OF San Francisco. stating that burglary
had been committed at the store of VIII l.
Finck in that city. There was no clue to the
perpetrators excepting full description of
the stolen goods. Among the goods de-
scribei were three Colts revolvers, two Smith
& Wessop, and one revolver marked I'D, A -
also pocket knives and razors of the make of
Wostenbolm, Rogers and Cooks, in all amount
ing in 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-
chapcs' Fair.
Chief Karcher, Immediately upon receiving
the letter, detailed offiers E.dred and Carroll
TO determine il 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 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 bsen travelling in the interest Of New
York house, which had failed and left him
without any means, and he was disposing 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 tr0ubl3 was experienced 10 dis
poing of the goods at pretty good figure,
they all 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 tina. he
was in search IF e young man named Gus
Gregory, accused of burglsrizipg several dent.
lists Offices in Oakland and San Francisco.
Messrs. Fuller and Karcher BEGAN search
immediately, visiting the theater and other
places Of Amusement, all the hotels and lodg-
ng-houses aud places where young men fire.
quentel. They finally found that a couple
answering the description received from the
merchants in the afternoon had secured
room in one of the hotels. At the rom some
clothing was found, and the officers discen.
tipued the search. About o'clock yesterday
morning they returned TO the room and found
two young men ID bed. They said they be-
longed in Truckee, but upon being questioned
1t was learGsd that they knew nothing about
the town. A hack was called, and the off.
GERS, accompanied by officers Carroll and
Geo -ge ksrcher, conveyed the young men
to the city prison, where they said they
were brothers, and gave the names of EdQ ard
and Charles Gray. They were well dressed.
having purchased new clothes since their
arrival in Sacramento
Yesterday the ore giving the name of
Charles Gray made a full Coz fession, and
proved 81 be the Gus Gregory for whom de.
tecsive Fuller was in search. He stated his
age to be Is years. The particulars ware
afterwards cOrroboraied by Edward Gray.
One of them went with two officers, and
designated the places where the property had
been sold. Edward Gray. il confessiug,
said be was in San Francisco in desti
tute CIR ;umstances when he made the
acquaintance of Gregory. which was
formed on the SIR ct over cigarette.
His detected and hungry lock, st 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 Cffsnse. His age Is 81 years. All the
stolen property was recovered excepting the
two medals These had been melted ard
sold to an assAyer il this city for 1874 70, and
with other bullion had been made into q bar
and shipped to San Francisco.
Detective Fuller took the boys to San
Francisco on the $50 P NJ. train yesterday,
being bus little mora than forty-eight hours
ftom tie time Chief Ksrcher received the
le't-s from Chief Crowley.
WEATHER acknowledgement Barwich fur
nished the following last evening from MS
weather reports The barometer at noon yes
tasday-as very low al Olympia, Portland and
R5sebu.g, with rains az each placs named.
TIE total amount for tae lest twenty-four
hours aS Portland was . 81 inches, and at
RlrsS1rS 81 % an i1cA. Tho line bstwsen
Portland aEd Olympia is not working Oh
accau5t of TIRE storm, and, therefore. there
were ma reports fron there st s O'Clock lsst
night, but he rainfall for The storm, w 20 L
o'clock noon Yesterday, was 46 Of an inch
The barometer from 4 A. NJ yesterday to II
N. fell uesrlF half az inch at Olympia, owes
one-third OF an inch ct Portland, and nasrly
cnequarEer Of sn inch a. Ros5buE--, and was
falling elong The entire Pacific slope to vi
salia, but rising slowly aS Los Angel snd
San Diego. Portlspd, Roseburg, Red Bluff,
SscrsGepto sud San Francisco reported
Last night to Washington q foul weather
suasc', showing the opinion of each observer
en- what tha weather would De for twenty
four hours following. or up to sunset to-day.
1t il now hard 10 make cut by the action Of
the barometer Whistler the heaviest of the
storm inst has been raging north of Sacra-
mento Tor tho last thicty.s!X hours viii spend
it, fury betore reaching this point or not AT
Red Bluff last niPht the wind was.soIthesst
and twenty-oigat miles per hour, ana we may
have rapidly falling barometer during the
night Cf the l25h. Ii SO it will undoubtedly
be accompanied by brisk and high winds.
There is every meteorological evidence of an
approaching storm for this valley. Whether
the storm VIII be az severe as the local in
struments appear to Indicate remains TO be
proved by the condition Of this weather TWEEN
ty-four hours hence.
FREIGHT FROM THE EAsT.-The following
merchandise for Sacramento passed Ogden on
the 9sh: For Huntington, Hopkins & &C.,.
lis bundles sheet iron rooiog. 80 bdudles !
vanizsd iro1, 5 Ooxes hardware. 45 IRON pun os
L key nails, ) o5xes guns, l box sheet b-Gss
/ bex sheeG copper, box tubing, box wash
ers, 80 coils hemp rups; Mrs s. L2ughlil,
box hJusahoia goods; W ID. Gamstaciz, II
boxes chairs: John f SILL. box iroa VISA.
ers; HIll. Llhrs & Co = cases canned piue
apples; Lindiey & Co. 25 cases syrup; Sea-
fed i Gers, hsTrei artists paint b1sEds; Hsle
Bros & Co, , boxes hoots and shoe; T. p.
CTaBdsil, , H'xss hosiery: II. Eckh7-dS 8
cases gun wsd-; :. y. Ean Va1rhiss & Co..
rolls lsasaer; Biiia-.isY & Co. II bundles
step Ladders, 6-y aud Xxx hardware; Con-
uqeutai Oh Co., l 5-nk oil.
SUICIDE or \ CHISAIAx.-It was learned
about noon yesterday thas . Chinaman had
committed suicide by hanging himself to a
joiSt in the basement of shanty on the
nortte ast corner Of l and Third streets, The
Coronsr's inquest developed the fact that the
deed had been committed Wednesday morn
ing. he attended Chinese thestar the niyht
before. The Curouer'5 jury returned YER.
dict of suicide by hanging. No explanation
is given Of the delay ia notifying the Coroner.
BUSINESS CHAYGs-The copartuership ex-
listing bs5ween W. II. Hobby aud }. G.. Els.
worth, dealers in stopewsre, croclerv. etc
was yesterday dissolved by mutual consent,
Mr.. Ellsworth Withdrawing The busi.ess
OF the old firm VIII be continued By Mr..
Hobby,
BE sure you are right and then go ahead
Co straight to Pauik's, Sl4 street, and get
can of those breakfast mackerel, only 80
cents q can; fys-galloa can best cosI oil
only 81 % = ear 50-pOund sack best four
only 81 80 per sack; COED ssriines, 10 cents
can. Be sure you ere right, and go to
Paulk's Cash Grocery. S14 K street.
ARRIVED ~ the Red House yesterday-S1
cases boots and shoes, IL cases mems and
boys hats, cases millinery goods and to.
day they viii receive a large iuvoice Of drv
goods, fancy goods, silks, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENT Ladies of Sacramento
and vicinity: We cordially invite YOU TO