Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-17
LOCAL. INTELLIGENCE.
e P0LICR coMMIsgIoNERs


TIE POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
Since the Mayor and Police Judge have
taken upon themselves the responsibility of
running ard directing the polica force, their
meetings, which occur daily at P. NJ, are
largely attended by citizens, officers and re-
porters. all esger 70 know "what next?n
After waiting until two minutes past the
hour Of nesting, the Mayor cast an anxious
look toward the door, and CHANGING toward
Judge Henry, remarked, II guess the Chief
does not intend to favor US with his presence.
The meeting will please come to order. Mr..
Clerk, call the roll" After the roll was
called, minutes read ard approved, the Clerk
was asked 70 read the list of special and local
officers Tbs Clerk complied by reading the
following:
D. n. Thorpe, for the beat alley I snd J
to alley J snd K, Fifth and Twelfth streets.
James Coffee, special officer at large.
p. Nash, epeciAl officer &C large.
Henry OschRald, alley L and II to z,
from Trout 20 Fourth streets.
George r. Martin, alley J end K, and
alley l. and NJ. from Fifth to thirteenth
streets
George Karcher, special officer at large.
Samuel Jackson, special cffiesr 1t large
Lewis Smith, local officer, o and Y, Front
and Thrill strsets.
G. w. Carey. local policeman, on the line
Of the street railway.
Thomas Trsganza, local policemen, alley J
end K to alley l. and NJ, Fifth TO Thirteenth
streets.
David L. Townsend, local policeman, for
Armory ans Turner Hall.
Christian Nelson, local policeman, 60 man
age the CHANGING.
Walter B. Ferral, local policeman, for the
city.
After the Clerk had finished reading the
list, Judge Henry moved that all the locsl
and special Offices be declared vacant, and
thss the Board then proceed to elect officers
to fill such vacancies 8s the Board in their
judgment thought proper. The following
were appointed and detailed as formerly W.
B. Feral. ID. n, Thorpe, Christian Nelson.
P. Nash, Thomas Tragsnza, G. w. Carey
and d. L, Townsend. Thus it will be seen
that the object of the Commissioners 10 this
movement was TO dispense with the services of
officers James Coffee, Henry 0schwald, Geo.
r. Martin, George Ksrcter, Samuel jackson
and Lsw.s Smith.
The Captain reported that this off GERS were
doing their duty all along the line, and that
he would suppress ell the tan games IL ne had
Tao Mayor said be had visited the Chinese
quarters Ia company with the Captain. Some
of the more intelligent of the Chinese, when
the mater was explained to them, said they
were willing to pay the license on tau games,
but thought it rather heavy On their lotteries.
The Chinese acknowledged that they had
been paying $50 a month for the privilege OF
running tan games, and 81 per month for the
privilege Of conducting lotteries. They did
this for protection, and they would much pre-
fer paying this money TO the authorities and
have the games legslizsd.
The Beard will meet sgsin at P. II. TO
day, az which session there will bs e number
Of applicants FOR positions on the police force.
GATHER THEM IN.-Tbe Police Court
room, at 10 A NJ. yesterday, wss well filed
with Epecsstors, fair sprinkling of legal
lights and the usual number of newspaper re-
portsrs Baiif o. c. jackson marched up
from the priEon below with FIVE young men,
who were directed to take seats in the dock
at the left hsnd of his Honor, Judge Henry.
The prisoners had evidently spent considera-
bls time Sc their morning toilet, as their
heads were conahed Ia tonsorial artist and
theic whts oraysts snd standing collars a.
ranged with great care. After scrutinjZlDg
them moment one reporter whispered TO
another, " say, these ara the Fifth.strest
dudes; wonder what they have done with
their csnesY' The name of James Morgan
was called. and James stood up while tue
Clerk resd s complaint Of drunk. He pleaded
guilty, and il being the frat offense, was let
off with fiue of twenty-four hours in the
city prison. James Quigley, similarly charged,
was found guilty, aud sent below to keep
company with Morgan. The other three
dapper young fellows of the toil-not-neither-
do-they.spiu variety answered to the names
Of VIM. Davis, Henry Smith and VIM. VIII
son. Thsy could not deny having been
caught hitting the pipe in Chinese opium
den on I street late the night before. as the
four officers who made the arrests were ready
in Court to testify against them, so they
pleaded guilty. The Judge had each one of
the wide-bottomed. pAntslooned Derby hat
ted-httle-csned-Inash-th ladies impecunious
dudes stand up, and fined them $50 apiece or
twenty days IN the city prison. There is said,
by actual count, to be ninety. seven of the
same clsss in the city, and the police have
been instructed by the Captain I" to gather
them in" One Of the boys. as he was
marched 70 his cell, said he never did go
much on Sacramento; he thought it was
sickly place, anyhow"
NEw wISERY. M. S. Nevis, the propris-
tor Of the Eagle Winery, is constructing on
Eighteenth street, between o and P, brick
building. twc-story and basement, in size
&C By 100 fest. The basement viii be used
for wine-csllar. the first floor as an offies
and ssoreroom. o. the second A Dor will be
located the vine presses and fermeotipg
tanks. The capacity Of storage is upwards Of
100000 gallons, In the building are coz
structed two steam elevators-one for elevat-
ing the grapes, the other For transferring
wines. Mr. Nevis expects to crush this sea-
son upwards OF 1000 tots of grapes. The
brick work Is being done by Oscar Henley,
and the carpenter work by n. Harvey. The
building completed will cost about $4,000.
THE PRISON INvEsT1GATIoN.-Yest erday
counsel A. L. Hart concluded his argument
on behalf Of the Directors in the State
Prison investigation before Governor Stone
man and Judge Wallace before noon. The
remainder Of the day was taken up by c0un-
sci G. B. Darwin, who closed the argument
for the defense. This morning Colonel Flour
noy will begin the closing argument, and he
announced thss it would be concluded to-day,
when the case will be submitted. It has
been decided not to have the argument
printed.
STATIoE-HoUsB SLATE.-The following ap-
peared on tbs slate of the ststion-house a. Il
o'clock last night: Charles Yates, disturb
ing the peace; John Essig, disturbing the
peace; George L. Crox and Mary Farley,
enticing; John Myers, committing nui-
sance.
THE STOCK of dry goods of Nathan d Co..
Nos. 81 and 81 Fourth street, San FEanciEco.
was sold for tie benefit Of their creditors and
purchased By the Red House. A part of
these goods win be opened for sale on Sasur-
day (to-merToW) ard the balance on Monday.
The stock is very large, and no doubt viii
take number of days to dispose Of it.
SEE our add of new arrivals of goods from
San Franciscosnd New York. Red House.