Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-05
BURGLAR LORE.

detective officer brought in prisoner
to his Captain IN certain police district
! in this city on certain day. The Captain
| had been appointed solely for his STA.
ence" and was decidedly untitled for his
important position.
"Who is this mani" demanded the
Captain.
I" think he's hollow, SIR"
"What is hollow ?"
ga decided beat"
"What has he being doing ?" asked the
Captain.
"He was trying to 'whirl hoop on a
hoody doody.'"
"What that's you say - demanded the
superior officer.
You see, sir, began the arressing off.
Ger, L was piping a mort with house
to let, and got on to this cove trying
to get honey out of chump' on hoop
racket. went to give him the collar,
when he hoped the twig Up comes his
pal, who was huff, and tries to hug
me, singing out at the same time to the
other hollow, move your beaters' into
M street or you'll be SICK l was
: fly to the racket, for saw thatthe hook
err had humphrey on him. Besides
that, the hob-nail' was there to peach
blszed' away and lacked the buster.
His PAL thumped me on the idea pot
and loosened all my worries Then he
padded the hoof. l think he must have
been high tobey, but my eyes, how he
did hike He was a hog in toys,
though. Well, I pinched this hawk, and
when l told him he would have to come
before the high beak' he wanted to load
me with hush stuff but he hadn't enough
hard cole to hank me.
"Stop man" cried the Captain, "what
in the name of all that's wonderful are you
talking about? don't understand word
you say"
"Don't you patte- flash ?" inquired the
officer.
"Don'tI what ?"
"Aiut you fyg Why this cove was
done for 'heaving peter from a cart
He is regular bad hawk, tell you"
But this is all Greek to me. Can't you
talk Understandings"
:" If you just give this 'bloke some
gamny stuff you'll keep him from graft
ing, that's all I've got to say. He's on
every lay you can think of, even to the
gooseberry' lay. He's got some 'gob.
sticks on him now. Hold him up and
spot for yourself"
Has the prisoner committed any crime?"
the Captain wanted TO know.
Holy Moses Here I've been piping
this gip' off to you for ten minutes, and
you ask me if he's turned trick Of
course he has; can't you get anything into
your garret? I'm not giving you cape.
seed. This is on the dead square. Just
{ deck the gage and you'll tumble.
You'll let this file fling me and fizzle
if you don't look out"
"What is he talking about ?" asked the
superior of one of his assistants in the
office.
He says he detected the prisoner in the
act of swindling countryman by trying
to sell him brass ring he pretended to
find. When the officer attempted to arrest
him he ran away, and another person,
friend of the prisoner, approached and be-
gan to choke the officer, who then fred
and famed the fleeing thief. The officer
was then knocked on the head by this fell
lows partner, who in turn ran away.
When the officer told the prisoner he must
come before you, the thief tried to bride
him, but the detective refused the offered
He also says the prisoner is a
noted thief, and had some spoons in his
He adds that he is afraid that
the thief will be released if you do not use
care"
You astound me, said the Captain,
the prisoner in No. l0.-[Boston Courier.