Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-17
HOW AN OFFICER WORKS.

The other evening rather genteel.lookiDg
man stepped into saloon not far from the
| corner of Second and streets. 1t was about
midnight, and the barkeeper was alone max
ing up the cash account preparatory TO clos
ing up for the night The visitor walked up
to the bar swinging a silver-headed cane in a
foppish manner, and was soon INDUCING in a
social chat. the brilliancy of which COM
pletely captured the barkeeper and made him
think that he was standing in the presence of
scion of some royal family. The adventurer,
who afterwards gave the name of Charlie
Ross, asked the concoctor OF bibulous COM
pounds if he could guess Of what nationality
he was. Yes" was the reply, :" 1 think
you are of English descent" "Well, you
have struck it right. l was once a subject of
Johnny Bull. Do you think I am an edu-
Gated man ?" he added. 81 should judge SO
from the way in which you handle the die
tionary." Just at this point officer jackson,
who was dressed in citizens clothing, stepped
INTO the room and came up close to where
Charlie Ross" was standing. jackson
spoke to him in low tone and asked him
when he tRoss) had "got out" Ross gave
jackson wink and asked him to step into the
resdlng.room. He then inquired why he had
spoken IN that manner in the presence of the
bar keeper. jackson replied that it was all
right, and added: 1.-The bsr-keeper did not
hear it." Ross then asked the officer where
he had met him. why" Gays jackson,
was in row b in San Quentin at the
same time you lived in row c." Ross then
asked jackson what he was doing in the city,
to which he replied that he was at work for
an agricultural implement firm on the other
side OF the street, and was trying to live
respectable life, and hoped that Ross would
not give him away" The officer inquired
OF Ross as to when he had come from
" Frisco" and what he had been doing down
there. Ross responded that he Just come to
Sacramento for the purpose of making a
raise; that he had found biz " very dull be-
low. why, in the last two months" he
said, =" have only been able TO raise three or
four ovsrcoats on Montgomery street. Why,
the bloody detectives were after me all the
time, and made it so blarsted hot that mad
to jump the town." Jackson expressed his
sympathy for the sufferer, whereupon Ross
asked what the show was in Sacramento.
jackson told him the outlook in this place
was blus-very blue; that there was no
one here at present but old dead beats.
and they could not be depended on
where matters had 10 be worked to fine
point, and said, ANY one could do lots of
biz if be only had the right kind of a
pard. Ross upon this hint made an
agreement to go in with jackson and "rsise
the town." The two agreed to meet the next
day, and parted for the night. Ross left the
rssding-room, and jackson went into the sa.
loon and asked the bsrkeeper il he knew who
his visitor was. He replied that he did not,
" Well, replied the officer, he is an old
con, and when saw him watching you to.
night, thought he meant business" The
next place where Charlie made his appearance
was in the dock at the Police Court. WHERE
he was on Wednesday arraigned for stealing
a bolt of cloth from dry goods store near
the corner of Seventh and streets. While
in Court he said he had friend in q saloon
up town who would help him out, but the
Judge turned deaf ear, and gave Charlie
Ross 100 days in the County Jail. His
friend is too busy doing police duty lust
now to even call upon him. The fact il.
jackson had never seen the man before or
even heard Of him.