Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-14
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

YOUTHFUL OPERATORS. - List Saturday
detective Arlington and officer Ash arrested
three boys, named Harvey Mitchell, Tom
Anderson and Tom Donahue, for stealing
wrench from barn in the rear of the Capt.
tai Soda Works. Mitchell is about Il years
of age, and the others about Is. The officers
recovered tie wrench at a place where it had
been sold. While looking for the boys, they
heard that the youngsters were making dis
play of considerable more money thsn they
might be expected to have, and after they
were arrested the officers inquired closely to
ascertain where they had obtained their
funds. Finslly the prisoners confessed-frst
ole and subsequently the others-thst last
Thursday night, about II o'clock, they robbed
a man in the vicinity of Front and r streets.
Mitchell, who was armed with 4 knife, or
dered the man to throw up his hands, and
then Donabue searched him, securing as
booty a purse containing about S43 and
pocket knife. They threw the knife away,
destroyed the purse By cutting it up, and
then threw it upon the roof of barn. thus
destroying evidence as coolly SIS though they
were old hands at the bu.iness. The officers
searched for and found both knife and purse.
The boys did not know the name OF their vic
tim, except that they thought it was John"
Following up this clue, Ash snd Arlington
subsequently discovered that John Helms, an
employee Of the gas works, mad been robbed
on the night mentioned by three youths, and
the knife End purse were identified by him as
part Of the properly taken. He thought the
robbers were three boys be had met near the
corner Of Fourth and X streets earlier in the
evening, when first one and then another
begged money from him, after which they
followed him to the lumber yard where the
robbery took place. Mitchell appears to
have frightened up considerably since be
came here from an interior town about last
State Fair time. He was then very YER
dant as TO attract attention, and felt quite
pleased when told of situation he might OBJ
tain at the gas works to wheel out smoke If
be was strong enough to handle barrow.
ARRESTED TOR VAGRANcY.-MicbaelM Nc
Quade, Henry Green, James Sullivan, John
Nelson, George Clute and James Cunning
ham were arrested Saturday morning be.
tween ana 4 o'clock by officers Ash. Kent,
Farrell, Frazee, Fredericks and Campbell
while sleeping in Henry Schulmeyer's barn
on Sixth street, below Y Some Of the par
ties arrested have been hanging arounl the
premises fox several days, making the barn
their headquarters, which was anything but
satisfactory 70 Mr.. Schulmeyer, as it con-
tanned thirty or forty tons Of hay which at
any time might by the carelessness or mis-
chief of the unwelcome lodgers, be turned
into q bonfire. The individuals arrested had
q hearing b. fore Justice Gilmer Saturday
afternoon, the result being that they were all
convicted and sentenced to thirty days in the
county Jail, with the exception of Green,
who, owing to certain mitigating circum-
stances was let eff with twerty days II Is
believed that much of the petty thieying
done Ia the city-that of bread, milk, etc,
left at the doors of residences in the early
morning, and vegetables pilfered from sacks
in front of stores-may be traced to campers
Of this class.
E The CAUSE OF IT,-John Mackey, Super
inteudens OF the Rancho del Paso, has been
compelled e. again take vigorous steps
to prevent hunting upon that property. Dur
ing the past few months hunters have been
tolerated to a certain extent, hut a few days
ago o valuable mare, dam Of Whipple's Ham
blstoninn, received a charge Of shot while in
the vicinity IF Niger Slough" where par
ties we're shooting ducks, and died from the
effects Of the injury. Much trouble Mss also
been occasi3ned by hunters who left gates
open after passing through, and thus allowed
different bands II sheep to mix together. ln
consequence q these snd other annOyances 1t
has been determined to revoke oil permits to
shoot upon The premises, and arrest all tres
pa5sers.
PUBLIC INSTALLATION. - John Lsfferty
with his faur-harss team took out TO Elk
Grove Saturday evening party of Odd Eel
lows consisting of District Deputy Elwood
Bruner, Past Grand Ezra Pierson, A. S.
Hopkins, S B, Smith, A. II. Powers, II. II.
King Edwin Glover, T. Warmly. Ben
Leonard, Baker, w. ID. Stalker John
Plat and i. w Lewis. to attend the public
installation Of the officers Of Elk Grove
Lodge. After the installation the members
Of the Lodge and invited guests psrtook OF
fine supper, and the Sacramentahs got back
home about 3 a. ". yesterday, very much
pleased with their visit.
Ton LAYTON AGAIS.-Some time age,
ssys the Nevada Transcript OF the l2b, Col
hls, the condemned murderer confined in
Jail at this o..y, gave the authorities to IN
derstand that he knew the whereabouts of
Tom Llwtou, the murderer who so mysteri.
Ously disspua red from Sacramento some
wears sg0 after helping Troy Dye and an
other msu 70 Kill fulig Timothy Lee, q
Deputy Sheriff from Sacramento, was here
Yesterday interviewing Collins In his cell On
the subject bat It il said be got no informa-
tilu Of value.
The FISH COMMISSIONERS. The State
Board OF Fish Commissioners will meet at
their rooms ia the Union Hotel at 10 a. N.
to-day. Several very important matters will
be discussed President Buckingham says
that Illicit fishing Ia being carried on to
considerable extent in the neighborhood Of
Rio Vista and other points On the lower
river. The officers employed by the Com
mission are on their track gathering evidence
against the viola.ors Of the law, who, in due
time, will be arrested and prosecuted.
CITY AUDIToR's REPoBT.-The receipts for
the week ending January u, 1884, were as fol.
lows: William Lauikotter, cemetery dues,
s25 so y. A. Kidder harbor dues, 81 80 :;
". A. Henry. Police Court fines, SCI Il. ID
SERVER. water rates, 1886 25; George a.
Putnam, city licenses, 500 So Total, 81.
$40 6l Disbursements, SS9S 20. Total
amount in city treasury, Sl9S US ~.
Hor sH1rwEvT.-Dr. T. A. Snyder, of this
city, skipped on Saturday las, from his YolO
county ranch, l25 bales Of hops, G. 600 pounds,
70 Weilbachcr K Loewi and Davis & Sutton,
commission merchants 10 New York city
The hops are said, by those who are expert in
the business, TO be = Ne. l article. and should
bring the highest market price.
Po11cE COURT. In the Police Court Sat
urday Ed. Watson, accused of having been
drink. was discharged. John Whyte and A
StraohsD, previously convicted OF misde-
meanor in violating the health ordinance,
failed to app=ar, and their deposits were de-
clared forfeited.
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