Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-18


FALSE PRETENsEs.-Several citizens of
Sacramento have been feeling lively inter
est lately in ascsr!aining the whereabouts Of
one r. f. Bennett, q tailor who worked for
E. B. Merrill, merchant tailor, several
months last fall, and boarded at the Inter.
national Hotel. Before Christmas S, B.
Segur, proprietor OF the house, and Mr..
Clapp, his bookkeeper, ordered each q sut
Of clothes made by Me- Merrill, and Bennett,
knowing about the time the garments would
be done, informed MIR. Segur that Merrill!
owed him $500 for work done, but as his en-
ployer was a little crsmped financially he did
not care to push him be would be glad,
however, if Mr.. Segur would give him 500
on account of the clothing made. After
some demur on the part Of Mr.. Segur the
money wss finally obtained by Bennett, with
the understanding that he would arrange the
matter satisfactorily with the clothier Mean
time he had been representing to Mr..
Merrill that Mr.. Segur was a " little
short, as he had inst purchased the hotel
property, etc, and Merrill said be would give
Ssaur and Clapp any time they needed.
When Mr. Segur went for his clothes his wife
accompanied him, and Mr.. Merrill did not
care to say much about the terms of psy-
ment, but remarked that he could have
thirty days to pay, but to pay him (Marriu).
Mr.. Segur laulHinEly remarked that 1t was
oil right, and eyerytnieg worked as smoothly
70 Bennett could have hoped for, neither
merchant or customer having toe slightest
suspicion Of the double game that hsd Seea
played. On the day he obtained the 500
from Mr.. Sesur, Bennett went to PaYnes sta
bic aud hired horse and buggy to 90 20 Elk
Grove As he did not return at ;he time
agreed to, the sLabemsu became Suspicious
and made inquiry. leaning that Bennett had
not beeu OF Elk Grove. Two fruitless trips
were made by Charley Payne to lone City in
search of the turnout which finally was
found q. the Fountain Stables, in this city,
where it had bsen left by Bennett who forth
with departed from Sacramento by the east
bound train. He was subsequently met by
sn acquaintance, TO whom he represented
that ne was going to Reno, and was engaged
in taking orders for L. b. Merrill. The mat
ter was not reported TO the police until yes
terday. A dispatch from Oakland states
that he is there or thereabouts.
THE WEATHER.-The temperature, wind
and weather at y NJ. yesterday. as received
So, south and cloudy Portland, 42', south
east and cloudy; Fort Candy, Az, southeast
and light rain; Roseburg, $50, west and
AhlchuoSiuOg u sOuhh anu SAS"A
Red Bluff, 49', north and clear Sacramento,
AZ, north and clear; San Francisco, 50',
north and clear; Los Angeles, 81, south and
clear San Diego, 61', southwest and clear
Salt Lake, "a, west and clear; Cheyenne, so,
northwest aud clear; Denver, 43a, calm ard
clear North Platte, 90', west and clear !;
Omaha, AS, southwest and clear; YsnktoD,
Az, west and clear.
ARRESTS The following arrests were made
yesterday Henry NJ. Reeves and Frank
Smith, by officers Frazee and Dil'msp, for
burglary Z. NJ. Skaggs, by Deputy Q nsta-
BILE Dole, for disturbing the peace; II. G.
Kendall, by the same officer, for battery,
DAMIANA Bitters regulate the stomach and
is the best tonic