Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-06
LOCAL lNTELLICENGE.
DRsIzss TO MAKE coRRgorIoNs

EDS, RECORD. UNION: The statement of
Chief of Police Ksrcher made before the
Board Of City Trustees last evening, as pub
lished in the RECORD UNION this morning,
contains many misststements, which l would
like TO correct if you can spare me the space.
First, he says that l stated TO him that 1
bought the harness off "a couple of tramps. +"
This is false. bought it at the junk store
of Alf. StrachsD, No. 4l5 street. Mr.. Kar-
cher never inquired of whom bought the
harness. have in my possession bill of
sale of the harness, signed by Mr.. Ssrschau /;
but the low price for which he sold it led me
to suspect it had been stolen. He says that
when he drove down to see me about 1t he
found me two-thirds drunk ;" that went
into the back room of my shsnty and brought
out an old barley sack and shook out on the
floor the harness IN question" Regarding
the first allegation l was not under the in
huence of liquor that day, and would suggest
to Chief Karcher the words Of another
LET he that is without sin cast the first
stone" Second, there is only one room to
my "shanty," 30 l did not go into my
"back ROOM" But, although the house
is 30 small, it serves to shelter one
who is perhaps as honest as many a dweller
in a stately mansion. Further, he says that
I insisted or his taking the harness away.
No urging was required Mr.. K archer took
it as his right-without even taking the
trouble to look at it, nor did take it out of
the sack TO show to him-he said nothing
about having found an owner for it, or about
any com plaints having been made to him of
stolen harness. Several weeks afterwards I
asked him about it, and he said man living
some thirty miles in tie country claimed it.
On my desiring to see the person, he said the
man would call on ms in about q week, but
he never did. Later Mr.. Kslcher said
Mexican living fourteen miles in the country
owned il, and il hs didn't call soon he
tKsroher) would settle the affair by paying
the amount himself but the Mexican still
initiates Tom Lawton-I have not yet seen
him. He says further that forced my
way into his sick room. l called to see him
at his residences, and his wife told me he was
sick and asleep. I told her not to disturb
him if he was asleep, but that if he was
awake l would like to see him. She entered
the house and soon afterwards l WAS admit
ted TO his presence OF course everyone
knows that Chief Ksrcher was sctuated
solely by the purest motives Of philanthropy
in giving me the SO 80 It is such q com.
moR thing for gentlemen holding official posi-
tions to reimburse those who have been SD
unfortunate 80 TO lose q small amount of
money by the di:honesty of third party.
It was not money that I wanted-my sole en-
deavor was to see that the property went to
the rightful owner; but still think earned
the So so that he 80 generously gave me by
running around after " that harness" I did
not take the harness out of his buggy on
Front street and drop it on the sidewalk, nor
did pick it up and start away with it. Mr..
Ksrchsr Ito put it mildly lsbors under de-
lusion when he so states: but I did refuse to
return his muniicsnt gift. and now for the
remarks of Trustee Nielsen. When that
gentleman solicited my vote st the last city
election he did not call me 81 tramp"
Neither did l vote under that name, nor any
of the aliases the gentlemanly 81 Chief Of
Police houors me With. when l cast my ballot
for Nielsen. l have been a resident Of Sac
ramento City for over twenty-four yelrp, en-
gagged in an honorable occupation, and earn
ing an honest living. If have been SO IN.
fortunate as 70 meet with rsverses in my de.
clining years, that, surely, is more misfor-
tune than fault, and man who at my
time of life still continues TO struggle against
the tide, certainly does not possess many Of
the attributes OF the genus tramp. And,
Messrs Editors, there are many old and es-
teemed citiE=ns of Sacramento who will tes-
tify to the truth and honesty Of
Yours Respectfully,
JOHN Hurst.