Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-17
t0aA lHTELLlGENCE
TIE POLICE COMMISSIONERS.

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TIE POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
Sipce the Mayor and Police Judge have
taken upon themselves the responsibility of
running and directing the polico force, their
neetings. which occur daily at p. NJ, are
largely attended by citizsns, officers and re-
porters. all eager 70 know what next?
After waiting until two minutes past the
hour Ct meeting. tie Mayor cast an anxious
look toward the door, and CHANGING toward
Judge Henry, remarked, ST guess the Chief
does not iltsnd to favor us With MS presence.
The meeting viii please come to order. Mr..
Clerk, call the roll After Che roll vss
called, minutes read and approved, the Clerk
was asked 70 Fesd the list of specisl and local
officers. The Clerk complied by reading the
following:
D. n. Thorpe. for tbs beat alley and J
to alley and K, Fifth and Twelfth streets.
James Coffee, special officer at large.
p. Nash, special officer at large.
Henry Oschwald, alley i and NJ TO z,
from 'FRONT.' 80 Fourth streets.
George Z. Martin, alley J snd K, and
alley l. and M, from Fifth TO Thirteenth
streets.
George Karcher, special officer at large.
Samuel Jackson, special officer at large.
Lewis SIaIth, local officer, Q and Y, Froas
And Ihiri streets.
G. w. Carey local policeman, on the line
of the street railway.
Thomas Traganz9, local policemen, alley J
end X to alley l. and M, Fifth TO Thirteenth
streets.
David 4. Townsend, local policeman, for
Armory and Turner Hall.
Christian Nelson, local policeman, TO man
age the chsin-g7ng.
Waiter b. Ferral, local policeman, for the
city.
After the Clerk had finished reading the
list, Judge Henry moved that ali the locsl
and epzeisl Otices be declared vacant, and
ths5 the Board then proceed TO elect officers
to fill such vacancies as the Board in their
Judgment thought proper. The following
vera appointed and detailed as formerly W,
B. Feral, ID. n, Thorpe, Christian Nelson.
z. Nash, Thomas Trsgsnza, G. w. Carsy
and ID. L Townsend. Thus it viii be seen
that the object of the Commissioners In this
movement was TO dispense with the services of
officers James Coffee, Henry Oschwald, Geo.
K. Martin, George Ksrcser, Samuel jackson
and Lsw.s Smith.
The Captain reported that this eff GERS were
doing their tuty all along the line, and that |
he would suppress ell the tan ganes IL he mad !
The Mayor said he had visited the Chinese
quarters Il company with the Captain. Some
of the more intelligent Of the Chinese, when
the matter was explained to them, said they
were willing to pay the license On tan games,
but thought 1t rather heavy On their lotteries.
The Chiuess acknowledged that they had
been paying $40 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
hsve the games legslizsd.
The Board win meet again at P. N. to
day, So which session there will be g number
Of applicants FOR positions or the police force.
GATzER THEM IN.-The Police Court
room, at 10 a NJ. yesterday, wss we'll filed
with spectators, a fair sprinkling of legal
lights and the usual number of newspaper re.
portsrs Bailiff o. G. jackson marched up
from the prison below with five young men,
who were directed to take seats in the dock
ct the left hand of his Honor, Judge Henry.
The prisoners had evidently spent considers
bic time ss thsir morning toilet. as their
heads were conbed Ia tonsoriai artist and
their white cravats snd standing collars a.
ranged with great care. After scrutinjziDg
them moment, one reporter whispered to
another, / say. these ara the Fifth.street
dudes; wonder what they have done with
their osuesY The name Of James Morgan
was called, and James stood up while the
Clerk read s complaint Of drunk. He pleaded
guilty, and. It being the frat offense, was let
off with fine of twenty-four hours in the
city prison. James Quigley, similarly charged,
was found guilty, and sent below to keep
company with Morgan. The other three
dapper young fellows of the toil-not-ueither-
do-theyspin 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 l street late The night before, as the
four officers who made the arrests were ready
Ia Court to testify against them, 80 they
pleaded guilty. The Judge had each one of
the observation-disclosures Derby hat
Observation-Disclosures the ladies impecuniou5
dudes stand up and fined them $40 apiece or
twenty days 10 the city prison. There is said,
by actual CONT, TO be ninety.seven of the
same Glass in the city, and the police have
been instructed by the Captain " to gather
them H." One of the boys. as he was
marched 20 his cell, ssid he "nevsr did go
much on Sacramento; be thought it was a
sickly place, anyhow"
NEw WIyEzY. M. S. Nevis, the propris-
tor of the Eagle Winery, is constructing on
L4tSAikOGnE-4 hkACENt brhRCcu " dlQ Il
building. twc-ssory and basement, in size
&C BY 12O feet, The basement viii be used
for wine-osIlar, the FIRST floor as an offcs
and stors-room. Ga the second floor will be
located the vine presses and fermeating
tanks. The capacity Of storage is upwards Of
100000 gallons In the building are con-
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 INvEsTIGATIoN.-Yeste
counsel A. L. Hart concluded hia argument
on behalf Of the Directors in the State
Prison investigation before Governor Stone
msn and Judge Wallace before noon. The
remainder Of the day was taken up by ccun-
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.
STATIoN-EoUss SLATE.-Ths following ap.
peared on tbs slate of the ststion-house at II
O'Clock 1857 rlgns: Ohsrles ates, 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 & Co.,
Nos. 81 and 81 Fourth street, San Francirco.
was sold for TIE benefit of their creditors and
purchased By the Red House. a part of
fheEe ooods will be opened for sale on Satur-
dsy (so-morrow) ard the balance on Monday.
TIE stock Is very large, and no doubt viii
take a number Of days to dispose of it.
SIZE our add. Of new arrivals of goods from
San Erarniseo,snd Nav York Rad Hcuse