Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-18
CASE OF ROBBERY.
A Bicyclist and & six-Day Pedestrian In
Serious Trouble.

Serious Trouble.
Last Friday night officer jackson wss
called upon at his room to get up and look
after bold case of robbery. The ciroum.
stances as represented were, that about 9
o'clock that evening two men visited house
of ill.repute on Second street, between X and
L, and made an extended stay. They sug-
gested that something to drink be furnished,
but the woman stated that she had nothing
in the house but sweet cider, as she rarely
drank anything Intoxicating. One of the
men concluded to go out and get something
strop ger, and returned with bottle of liquor.
OF this they drank several times. She says
that she began to feel dizzy and sick, and
about that time observed one of her visitors
changing glasses with her. She then threw
the contents of her glass into the fire, but
short time afterwards she lost command of
her faculties to great extent. OF what fol-
lowed she remembers that one of the men
laid her upon the lounge and attempted to
take valuable ring from her finger, but she
closed her hand and cried, mo, you don'r.
For few minutes she was conscious that the
men were moving about the house, and then
she became insensible, awakening finally ex-
ceedingly sick, and in fact continued so dur
ing the night and greater part of the next
day. She believes she was drugged or
"dopsd." An examination of the premises
showed that trunks had been broken open
and the entire place rsnsacked. the indi.
cations being that the thieves had not
been afraid of interruption. They stole
gold watch, two sess of jswelry-one orna.
mented with diamonds-and over $40 in
money, including $50 piece, $40 piece
and 81 30 piece. The woman gave jack
son description of the parties and also facts
by which he was able to judge who her
from parties who had seen them enter and
leave the place. On the strength of this he
looked for f. d. Robinson, the bicycle rider,
who recently gave very amusing performances
in Sacramento as "dude" learning to ride
the silent steed," and G. J. Barry, who
participated in the late Muldoon six-day 60
as you-please in San Francisco, but who has
been in Sacramento a short time work
ing as a line man" for the tele-
phone company. Robinson was stopping
at q hotel, and the officer concluded,
knowing that both men were going to start
for San Francisco Saturday morning, to catch
them just as they were about to leave. About
a quarter to that morning ne was III tie
hotel cffice, when R}llinson came down from
his room with his valise. Doubtless the braid
en- the officers hat "gave him away" as Rol-
lineon became very nervous and finally
started up stairs. Jackson followed, having
grest difficulty in keeping him in sight, and
was unsuccessful in catching up with him
until he entered his room and locked the
door. The officer commanded him to open
the door, or he would break it open. After a
while his order was obeyed. Robinson, in
answer to inquiry, said he closed and locked
the door hurriedly because he did not know
,bo ba rot M
jackson searched him and partially searched
the room, and then took his pris'
oner to the station house, being
in haste to do 80 IN order that he might find
and arrest Barry. He took the latter III
charge before o'clock at his room on Sec
oud street. Returning 70 Roliinson's room,
he made a thorough search, and beneath the
bureau found sealed envelope containing
several sheets of blank paper and the set Of
diamond jewelry. Subsequently he il'ee-
ewed his prisoners separately, took down
their statements, and had them append their
signatures thereto. Barry stated that he
had known Robinson by sight or knew of
him for about year, but had not been H.
innate with him until the Muldoon match,
when Robinson took care of him. He al.
mitted that they visited several places OF
doubtful repute Friday afternoon and even
iug, but was positive that he had not been
in any house where there WAS only ore
woman, and had not drank in house
where there was lone female" r llinss n
stated that he had known Barry only three
weeks, first neeting him at the WALK; G
match. They went Friday evening to house
where there was but one woman, and, as she
did not have anything to drins Barry went
out to get bottle Of liquor. and they all
drank out of the same bottle and glass. He
left Barry there going out to get something
to eat, returned with oysters for Barry, and
left him there, meeting him again sbcus a
quarter to II st hotel. Both men 10 their
statements denied knowledge of the robbery.
When Robinson was shown the iswelry found
by the officers, be made another statement,
saying that he would tell the entire truth.
He found the jawelry in his overcoat pocket
after he lef5 Barry the last time. and was cure
Barry had put it there. He determined to
put it in an envelope and leave it at the hotel
office for the owner to claim, but, sesing
jackson, he feared that he might besuspected,
and, if searched, and the jewelry found upon
him, the fact might get him into trouble, so
he tried to get rid Of the package. In answer
to the officers inquiries, he said that when
he met Berry late at night this latter treated,
and got change for a ten-dollsr piece, and
subsequently bought drinks ct another place
and offered twenty dollar piece in payment,
but the bsrReeper could not change it. He
also remembered that Barry at ore place
tried to get greenbacks for the twenty-dollar
piece. When searched at the station.ho house
each of the men had about Sl4. Barry had
drawn his pay from the telephone company
about as fast as he earned it, and there was
but about s. 30 paid him when he settled up
on Friday, preparatory to going to San Fran.
cisco. and it is point ogairst him that he had
so much money that night. Jackson, who
has been very diligent ia working mp the
case, claims to have considerable corrobora-
tive evidence, and thinks he will be able to
convict one or both Of the parties.
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