Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-27
Police Court.

Sarah Leslie, woman of the town who
is often seen in the Police Court, pleaded
guilty to charge of enticing, and was fined
SO or ten days Imprisonment IN the cit!
Jail.
Reel Jordan was the next man whose
name was called. He was accused OF steal
ing a chicken worth seventy-tive cents
from a gentleman by the name of Bryan IL
the eastern suburbs of the city. After the
Clerk had finished reading the complaint
the prisoner stared at him for moment
and asked well, what of it?"
| Judge Henry-Do you plead guilty or not
not guilty?
Prisoner-Judge that is just what l came
here to find out. If ! am guilty of stealing
| want to know it?
The Court-What is your plea, guilty or
not?
Prisoner-Better go on with your case,
Judge l, like yourself, want to find out.
The witnesses were sworn and testified
to seeing him enter the yard, kill and take
away the chicken.
Court-What is your opinion about it
Prisoner-Well, Judge, I'm little mixed.
Render your decision and will concur.
The Court-Well, the decision of this
Court is that you are guilty. Do you wish
| to be sworn and make statement?
Prisoner-No, Judge. l will waive that
| little privilege. Perhaps you are right.
But L Il tell you what it is, it is pretty hard
papers for an old pioneer, man who has
| lived here for thirty-fiye years, and was
born IN 1901 It's no use for me to swear
| | didn't; for there's two again one and that
counts in Court, you know.
The old man then took his seat and the
1 I,,J,,n his SnOtnpca for tUopty-
| four hours, and he was taken below, placed
| in a tank i'll the cooler and left to reflect
| upon the question as to where his thanks
giving dinner was TO come from.
| The case of Stella DeFoe was next called
| She was comely-lOoking girl of about IL
years She pleaded guilty to the charge of
having stolen the clothing of female
| friend. The City Attorney addressed the
Court, saying this was a case where Glenn
ency should be used. The girl was KEEP
tomaniac and incorrigible. The case was
taken under advisement.
John Smith was sentenced to imprison-
ment in the City Jail for "a hours for being
drunk. Ed. Newbert, on similar charge
was similarly sentenced.
Luke Pierce and Harry Lowe, charged
with having burglarized the millinery store
of the Misses Brothers, had their case con-
| tinued until Friday.
Jake Smith appeared for sentence on a
charge of having sold liquor without a
license. His attorney said Jake was very
sorry, indeed. He had secured position
on a river boat, and would not violate the
laws again. Since Cleveland and reform
had been elected he intended to stand
solidly i'll with the latter, and be good
man. The Court said he hoped Jacob would
reform. 1t would lessen the duties of the
Court very materially if he did So A fine
of $50 or 20 days i'll the city prison was i'm
posed. 4 charge of battery against Smith
was dismissed at the request of the City
Attorney and the prosecuting witness.
The battery case of Louis Hanche was
continued until Friday.
Ed. Doheny, who is charged with having
received stolen goods (the Hodson proper
ty), appeared in Court with his counsel and
said he was ready for examination. The
City Attorney claimed continuance on the
ground that some important witnesses were
absent. The case was continued until De-
cember LIST, with bail fixed at $1,000.
The case of Jack Mckenna, charged with
an attempt to commit rape on Annie Cox,
was concluded and McKenna held to appear
before the Superior Court, with bail fixed
at 81 600.
Too Much WArER.-Matt CofIey and
friend went down to the Forester Clubs
lakes Tuesday morning for a duck hunt
They did not have very good luck, as the
birds failed to fly well, and consequently
they were anxious that no wounded duck
should escape. Matt occupying stand"
shot a canvasback. 1t came down all in
heap, but soon began to show signs of
life, and executed a variety of fip-faps,
apparently gaining strength with every
movement The shooter got excited, feared
that his game would escape, and took an
other shot at it. Immediately afterwards
he had rough-and-tumblc contest with
his boat, resulting in a victory for the lat
ter which not only fired Coffey ont, but
everything belonging to him Being a
pretty smooth article Cotfey succeeded
in making friends with the boat after
while, and then amused himself by fishing
up his gun, ammunition and other property
About IL o'clock his friend who had been
located at some distance from him, con-
cluded that it was useless to wait longer for
ducks, and decided to PADDLE to the land
ing. As he went along he looked for COT
fey, but could not find him. Nearing the
shore, however, he made a discovery. A
gum boot hung over a post, as limp as a
Seasick passenger; another was resting on
a stake; a pair of socks ornamented the
fence, and other portions of wardrobe were
scattered around promiscuously, like the
breaking up of a hard winter, while the
dilapidated individual, clad in a coat, who
stood guard over the property. was as full
of distress as Enoch Arden when he was
a shipwrecked sailor waiting for a sail
no sail from day to day" Thanks to the
pleasant weather, the hunters garments
soon dried, and he came home in his usual
= / LII.
water rented by the Foresters is unnecessa-
rily deep, and the boats altogether too wild.
PoLITIcAL CLUB ORGANIZED. - Tuesday
evening the Republicans of Three and a
Half Precinct, in the Third Ward, met at
Siebenthalers Hall, Twentieth and II
streets, and formed a permanent Republi-
can club for that section Of the city. 1t
includes all Of the city east of Twelfth and
north of X streets \ constitution and by
laws were adopted, and the following officers
elected: y. \. Denton President; Jabez
Turner, Stephen Dwyer, James Popert,
Vice-PresidentS H. W. Taylor. Secretary
l.. b. Sutlift, Treasurer F. K. Dray, Z. l.
Robinson, r. Parker E. Hesse Samuel
Blair, Executive Committee
GorNG FoR LTFE.-Sheritf Mead, of Sierra
county, passed through the city yesterday,
conveying to san Quentin prisoner named
IL. c. Kelsey, who was recently convicted
of murder in the first degree, the jury fixing
the punishment at imprisonment for life
Kelsey few months ago shot a man named
Al. Smith at Sierra City. Smith was pro-
prietor OF a saloon, and Kelsey desired to
borrow some money from him. He was
refused, and a quarrel enSued, resulting in
Smith being fatally wounded, while Kelsey
was shot in the left arm, his injury being
such that the arm is still bandaged up.
HUssARs' BALL-This evenings at Armory
Hall the Sacramento Hussars will give
grand ball in honor of their, twenty-tifth
anniversary, and expect it TO be one of the
most briiliant affairs Of the kind ever held
in the State. All the military organiza-
tons in the city, including the Knights of
Pythias, Odd Fellows Battalion and
Knights of Sherwood Forest have been
invited, and their members are expected to
appear in uniform, which will give the
asSemblage a very handsome appearance.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. = Sacramento
Lodge, No. so, A o. I. W, has elected the
following officers for the ensuing term
Samuel L. Risdon. ". W; Frank Girls
void, F., Charles II. Van Heusen, O.;
George b. katzenstein, Recorder; Mar
shall r. Beard, Financier; Harmon $. Me
Milan Receiver; John j. Gray, g.; Frank