Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-11
A CASE OF FORGERY.

A CASE OF FORGERY.
The following appeared in the San Fran
cisco Call of the 10th instant: "Charles
LANCE, alias LIAR, was arrested yesterday by
Sergeant Wilson upon charge of forgery.
Several years ago LANCE was engaged in bssi.
ness as retailer of liquor, and when he
abandoned it he was indebted to P. CONNER
ford, wholesaler, in the sum of S24. When
| he retired from business he went away and
absented himself from the city for about two
years, returning few days ago. Yesterday
he called upon Commerford and offered to
pay him the amount of his bill. In paymen.
he rendered what on its face purported to be
! a check drawn on the State Gold Bank of
Sacramento for S55. by Sherburn & Smith, of
| that city, at the same time asking for the
| difference between the amount of the bill
and the check. 1t was ascertained by tele-
graph that there is no such bank as that
named in the theck, and that Sherburn &
| Smith did not sign a check for the amount
named. Upon this LANCE was taken into
| custody"
Last evening representative of the
RECORD UNION called on Mr.. Sherburn, Of
the firm of Sherburn & Smith, and made in
| quiry in regard to the matter. Mr.. Sherburn
said that Lauge came to him one day last
week and asked for assistance. He said he
had Just arrived from the East. that he was
m smber of Germania Lodge, l. o. o. F., OF
Kansas. and that his card had gone through
to San Francisco with his baggage. He also
stated that he was drug clerk, and
would like to get a situation ia this
city. Mr.. Sherburn gave Lange a job that
lasted couple of days. He then informed
| Mr.. Sherburn that he wished to go to San
| Francisco, and wanted him to go with MIN to
the bank and indorse personal check on an
Eastern house for S29. This Mr.. Sherburn
refused to do, and told him his best plan
would he to send the check back for collec.
| ton. In addition to the money received for
his labor, Mr.. Sherburn gave him 81 80 to
pay his way to San Francisco. Lange's ca
reer in the Latter place is brought to a sudden
close, and in all probability he will be given
ample time to reflect as to whether forging
| checks is safe method by which to raise
money.
SNAGs IN THE RIvER.-The United States
snag-boat Seller, Captain James G. Rodgers,
arrived from the upper Sacramento river
yesterday. Captain Rodgers says they
have completed their work for this
season, although much remains undone,
| The work was commenced with a
crew Of thirty men at the junction of
the Sacramento and Feather rivers. on the
20ch of May. They followed the river to
| place called Squaw Hill, distance of 225
miles from the starting point. and L. miles
| this side of Tehama. During the time. nm tn
| the middle of September, they removed GOO
| logs aud snags from the channel. CAPTAIN
Rodgers says they discovered bars in several
places and found the water shpaJer
than in former years. He says the
bars differed in composition from those of
former years, and were formed OF red
clay and gravel instead of sand and gravel,
He also says he has followed the Sacramento
river for thirty two years, and the channel at
the present time is in better condition than
ever before. After leaving the Sacramento
they commenced work on the Feather river,
the water OF which was very shallow, and in
many places they were compelled to put out
warping-up" lines and draw the boat up
with the steam capstsn. The water was not
over two feet deep in many places. During
| their labors on the Feather river they removed
| about fifty logs. Captain Rodgers says they
will leave to-day for Antioch and take on q
supply of coal and return to Georpiana
slough. After completing their work at that
point they will lay up until next season. The
| crew is under charge of Lieutenant g. +.
Palfrey, of the United States Engineer Corps.
The Seizar was built some two years ago by
the United States Government. and is adj
mirably adapted fer this clses of work,
SUPERIOR CoURT-There was large Grim
inal calendar before Department One Of the
Superior Court yesterday. Mike Gallagher
and G. Anderson having been previously con-
yicted of burglsrizing a saloon, on Fourth
street. in this city. were sentenced to six
months impris onInent in the State Prison at
San Quentin. James Foy. who assisted in
the same burglary, was srraigned, pleaded
guilty, and received the Same reatence. All
Lue, Chiuamsn, who entered the store of
Hall, LuhCs 4 Go. last July, aud was caught
while in the act of filling sack with tob .cco
and other useful articles was tried by jury
and found guilty of burglary in the s2coud de-
gree. He waived time of receiving sentence,
and was given two years IN Folsom State
Prison. Ed Tie and Charles Clark were ar
raigned on a charge Of burglary in the sec.
ond degree, pleaded guilty, and were sen.
fenced to San Queutin for one year. The
history Of this case is as follows Ca the
9th of September car loaded with mar
chondise. while en- route from San Francisco
to this city, was broken open at Dayisville
and robbed OF LOT of boots and shoes and
some whisky. Detective Burke, of the rail.
road service, was immediately notified, and
in company with officer William Carter, of
Woodland, started in search of the thieves.
They were arrested On the following day in
the town Of Woodland snd brought to Sacr..
mento for trial. They told the officers that
| part Of the properly was hid on Briggs
| ranch, below Dav!sville, and the remainder
| in Woodland. The officers recovered sill
that was lost. This speaks well for the
officers. In fourteen days from the time the
crime was committed the burglars were
ready 10 be shackled and sens to the State
Prison.
Police CoURT.-The following business
was transacted in the Police Court yester-
day morning You CALL on charge of en-.
ticing, failed to appear, and the deposit wGs
declared forfeited. 1he charge of INSIDE
mesnor against All Kim was dismissed. The
case Of keh Lombard was passed until Octo-
Der 18th. Jim Whalen, alias Whalebone
Jim" was discharged. no prosecuting witness
| appearing. The charge of battery against
J. Mileto was dismissed. The case of Lowell
Prsyne, charged with conspiring to commit o
felony, was continued until to-day. The
Court was in session in the afternoon trying
another one of the cases of disre putab!e
women, that OF Anita Para. It was tried be-
fore jury. Several witnesses were exam.
ined, giving about the same testimony as
| that produced at the trial of Eva Taylor
| About s o'clock lsst evening the jury an
nOuacea that they were unable to agree, and
were discharged. They stood on the first bal
lot tep for sequittsl and two for conviction,
while tbs last ballot was eleven for acauittal
and one for conviction.
METROPOLITAN THEATER. - The engage
ment of Frank Mayo, at the Metropolitan
Theater, begius this evening. He is an
noupced as ably supported by his own com.
papy. The play billed for this evening is the
weii.kn1wn frontier piece, "Davy Crockett. 4"
The same performance will be given to-mor-
row evening. On Friday evening and Satur
dsv matinee, for the first time in Sacramento
:. Van, the Virginisn," will be presented.
The engagement closes on Saturday evening
with the play entitled THE Streets of New
York" The box-ofice at the theater will be
open at 9 A, M, when seats can be secured for
any evening or matinee without extra charge
GRAND LARCENY few days ago trunk
was stolen from the railroad depot ia this
| city. A warrant was obtained, and railroad
detectives started on a search for the eulprits.
Yesterday the trunk was found in Browns
valley, Yuba county, aDd two men. giving
the names of A. Schubert and Aug. Drager,
were arrested, and brought to this city by
detectives Brissell and Burke. They arrived
| about II O'clock Monday night on the ar