Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-08
THE BURGLAR AND HIS BOOTY.
Confessions of His Operations in inns
City and Oakland.

found in the possession of Joseph Marshali'
the burglar arrested by officers Kent ana
Arlington Monday night, as referred 10 a'
length in Yesterdays issue of the RECORD
UNION. Marshall, when first arrested ue-
clined to talk, but his feet opened MS
mouth in this way; He was being thor-
oughlv searched and to that end his gar
ments were removed. He did not inter-
pose any objections until ordered 10 taAe
! off his shoes. Just as he was doing So one
| of the officers remarked soto aoce, ne
has mighty good foot of his own, ana II
| did look as if it measured fourteen inches
at least. That was carrying things 100 iir
| to suit the prisoner; he Iell tllas
the line must be drawn somewhere anu
blurted out, " You've a - big n09i your
selfln All present smiled audlbly, ana
from that time,
THE ICE HAVING BEEN BROKEN,
The prisoner became more talkatve; lie
! admitted that he had committed two Durg,
laries in this city, and the property i01hu
upon him showed that he had not to!u II
all, for, in addition to articles taken IRON
Mr.. Covell's residence, and the residence Oh
Mrs Hopper, there was small nlcAel
watch that was taken when MIR. GTlsslll
house was entered. A ladys gold watch
and the revolver taken from HIM prove 10
have been stolen from two houses recently
burglarized at Oakland, and II Is
evident that Mr.. Marshall is an
| individual with whom the police OF that
city have been DESTROYS OF becoming &C
quainted. Chief Jackson had an extended
| interview with him yesterday morning,
! which resulted in his conteSslnS various
| matters. and stating that he had concealed
| a portion Of the property obtained during
! his burglaries in a barn, the exact location
of which he did not know, but he could
90 to it. Accordingly, the Chief and officers
Arlington and Franks went with him, and
found that the barn was on Whisky Hill.
CONCEALED IN THE HAY,
Buried about four feet, they found a large
yalisc. packed so full of articles that there
was not room for another, and with it a
shotgun, which proved to be the one stolen
from the residence of A. L. Frost, and a
paror rifle, with black stock, which Mar
| Shall says he took from the basement of
some building on X street. After the
property was recovered he said that he had
! concealed an Overcoat and & pair of shoes
| beneath the sidewalk at Nineteenth and X
streets. The Chief drove there, but on the
way met boy who said he was Just going
! to the station-h house to leave word that he
had found the articles hidden there and
had left another boy to watch them. Mar
shall, on hearing the boys statement,
laughed a little, the first time his cOunta
nance had relaxed from its stolid express
sion since his arrest. The coat was found
to contain some small carpenters tools,
and it seems that
He WAS ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT
To secure such articles He then piloted
the officers TO Front and II streets. where a
bundle was recovered containing two
ladies gossamer coats, two buggy robes, one
belonging to p H. Russell, a table-cover
belonging to that gentleman, white bed
spread, new linen tablecloth, a hatchet,
etc. The valise, on being examined at the
statiOn-houSe proved to contain most re-
markable assortment of goods including a
ladY's needle-book, or roll, containing
among other things gold thimble marked
Annie Sharp" gloves for men and
women, raZors and strap, saw, hammer and
gauge, nearly new; new table napkins,
handsome ivory-handled fan. lady's reti-
cule containing among other things purse
full OF old coins: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, nine
bracelets of different descriptions, dia-
mond ring with four stones, cameo
ring pint bottle of cologne, nicer
schaum cigar-holder, gold spectacles,
breastpins, silver thimble vial of water
from the river Jordan, shotgun shells.
family syringe, piece of embroidery upon
which some lady had been working Il
beautiful design, pocbet-book full of Con-
federate notes, nicely-worked tobacco
pouch, lace collars, pawnbroker's ticket for
gold chain and pencil, white silk pocket
handkerchief marked IT. a. P, long
sash Of pink silk, two opera glasses, old
style Smith d Wesson revolver, and many
other things.
\ LARGE PORTION
OF these articles were stolen in Oakland.
Marshall says that his design was only to
rob people well-to-do, but that both here
and in Oakland, they PANIED out poorly
as regards coin. he never sue
ceeding in getting more than s. 30
in any one place The articles he took he
was afraid to offer foc sale but.did pawn
chain, stolen in Oakland, at an establish
ment in this city for 81. In Sacramento
he operated mainly on houses the occu-
pants of which had left their windows I'M
| fastened. He had a very thin putty knife
| to open the fastenings of windows, but
found the sash fitting too closely in Sacra-
| mento to make it useful. Speaking of his
visit to Mr.. Frost's residence, he says he
found the back door unlocked and the
| front windows unfastened. Members of
| the family came home and caught him in
the house, but he
CONCEALED HIMSELF IN 4 CLOSET
Beneath the stairway. and the family
| passed by him when they became aware
! that the house had been burgIarized After
| they had gone back up stairs, he left the
| closet, and took with him the shotgun,
| which he had found in it. He says that at
| Professor Atkinson's house his presence
was discovered, and he only succeeded in
| apprOpriating a pie. At another residence,
| Eleventh and G streets his booty consisted
| of 81. The stolen property includes K. VI
| Clarken's gold watch and chain. ring, shirt
studs, Shirts etc; z. II. RusselIs silver
| spoons. silver plate and other property W
! ". Grissims watch aud clock A. L.
| Irost's gun, and Mr.. Covcll's iewelrv
| Besides these, he admits the burglary of
| Professor AtEinson's, that At Eleventh and
| q streets, and the one where he obtained
the rifle, and probably there may be some
! that have
SLIPPED HIS MEMORY.
Losers of property are desired
| by Chief Jackson TO call ana iden-
| tfy the articles belonging to them this
| forenoon. as early as convenient \ de-
scription furnished the Sacramento Police
| Department by Captain Puluyea. of Oak
IS belonging there. Marshall committed
many burglaries in that city, and Chief
| jackson. in his anxiety TO learn vino was
! operating here consulted with the Oakland
and San Francisco officers as to who it was
! likely to be- The Oakland officers had
! settled upon a certain person As probably
the one who had made the trouble there, but
! thew could not reconcile their theory with
! Jackson's statement that the Sacra-
mento burglar had big feet, and believe
that one man had beat both cities. The
| Sacramento Chief feels better over the cap
| ture of the rascal than he would if he
| had received a fortune. He did
! not go to bed after the arrest but
was working until late last night
pumping the prisoner, hunting up the
| stolen property and taking steps 10 have it
: identified. He and the members of the
| force generally deserve to be congratulated
upon their success, which allows them to
again claim that no serious burglary or
robbery has occurred in the city for year
/ or more that the pcrpetrator has not been
brought to justice; and citizens can telici-
! tate themselves upon the fact that the
! force is wo, king SO tremendously and eff
fectiyely.
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDs.-The Governor
! ,.astar,Ia,- af,,nit,tcd fine following Commits