Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-24
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

-A4AIshol Ell TUX TOEFER1.-SODlc months
ago the District Attorney of Storey county,
New, J. a. Stephens, wrote to this city to
have man named August Puscheu ar
rested on charge of forgery The police
were notified and looked for him, but
without success until Thursday evening,
when he was arrested By officers BrisseIl
and Farrell. 1t is alleged against him that
he took from the Postoffice in Virginia
City letter addressed to his wife, contain
ing draft IN the sum of 500, drawn in
her favor and sent out to her address from
Peoria, Ill. Upon this draft he is said to
have forged the name of his wife Ellen
Puschell, and then drawn the money at
the bank of ID. O. Mills & Co., in this city.
He remained here and il was some time
before his wife learned of his whereabouts.
When arrested he had 81, 100 in his posses
sion. He claimed that he did not commit
forgery, but that his wife Endorsed the
draft herself, gave it to him to collect, and
instructed him to invest the money in
something that would Weld a sure return.
he admitted that he had not sent his wife
any money for months, but stated that he
had been unable to make 4 safe invest
ment. He intended, when he had sue
ceeded in doing So to send for her Mrs
Puschell has been notified of the arrest,
and is expected 10 arrive here this morning
TO look after her money and the prosecu-
ton of the case.
Court ITEMs.-lD Department One of
theaSuperior Court yesterday, All Doc and
AhGong, who on last Wednesday pleaded
guilty of misdemeanor in playing and
betting at a game of tan, were sentenced
by Judge Murphy to pay a fine of $50 each,
or be imprisoned at the rate of 81 for each
day. The money was paid over at once
THE case Of T. H. Reynolds, charged
with classifying public records, was called.
Counsel for the people moved for a con-
tnuance, on account of the absence of d.
ii. Burns material witness. The defense
opposed the motion, and Judge Murphy
decided that the trial should be proceeded
with. The balance of the day was spent
in securing a jury, but the panel was not
complete when the Court adjourned . In
Department Two yesterday the trial of the
case of Jane L. Conner vs.. Lee Stanley
occupied the entire day, and will fill out to-
day as well.
PRISONERS En- RoUTE.-Deputy Sheriff
Wilson brought up from San Francisco
yesterday, en- route to the State Prison at
Folsom, Giovanni Barceli, who is under
sentence of ten years for grand larceny.
Deputy Sheriff Martin, of Tehama county,
came down with Thomas McCrory, who is
to serve three years at Folsom for grand
larceny, in stealing horse. The prisoner
remarked at the depot that he should have
been sentenced to twenty-five years for
being such fool as to steal such an insig-
niicant animal as the one he appropriated,
when he might just as well have taken a
good e......Sheriff Beamer, of Yolo coun-
ty, took over to Woodland, from the State
Prison at Folsom, VIM. Henry Cook, who
is wanted to serve as witness. Sheriff
Gait, of Ell Dorado county, took to the asy-
lum at Stockton an insane man named 0.
M. Cummings.
PATENTS IssUED.-The following patents
to school lands-16th and Seth sections
have been issued and signed by the Gov
ernor: Henry T. Noyes and others, 16O
acres, Humboldt county Robert Rowcroft,
Colusa, 800 acres; Jabez Wilson, San Luis
Obispo, so acres b. +. Doty. San Luis
Obispo 100 acres John H Mitchell,
Placer so acres Lewis Garsey, Mendocino,
$50 acres Isaac Fuller, Humboldt, 160
acres; Frederick Cox, San Luis Obispo,
$40 acres JAMES NJ Walker, Lake county,
100 acres; T. V. Mathews, Santa Cruz, 100
acres. Swamp and Overlooked Lands B.
G. Parker, Tulare, 160 acres; H. B. ellis,
Siskiyou, 1,36361 acres.
AUCTION SALEs.-Sherburn & Smith will
sell at their salesroom, No 1913 h street. at
10 A. NJ. to-day, over 100 lots of unclaimed
baggage from the Western Hotel The
''old horse" sales always attract many peo-
pie, and cause much amusement, while
now and again some one draws prize.
Bell Il Co. will sell at 10 A. NJ. to-day,
sharp, at their salesrooms, Nos 1904 and
1905 street, horses and harness one doctor s
phaeton, one single or trotting buggy, three
open buggies, one top buggy, spring wag-
ons, end-spring top buggy, two seated Kim
ball top carriage, one shotgun, etc. Sale
positive terms cash.
EXAMINING THE SITEs.-Rufus H Thayer,
connected with the Office of the Supervising
Architect of the Treasury, who was sent
out from Washington to examine the sites
offered for q postoffice location in Sacra-
mento was in the city yesterday, and was
by Mayor Brown shown the pieces of prop
erty offered to the Government for the pur.
pose, and subsequently visited the various
objects of interest in the city. He left on
his return East last evening, and soon after
his report is filed the matter of site will
probably be determined.
MEMS white merino undershirts, under
value at so cents each. Hale Bros.
LARGEST assortment and lowest prices or
the coast. Hale Bros.
MKs's brown mixed half hose, 10 cents {
pair. Hale Bros.
SPECIAL value boys wool scarfs, IS cent
each. Hale Bros.
LARGEST assortment clothing in the city
Hale Bros.
SALE commences to-day at o'clock A. NJ
Red House.
SEE new advertisement of the Rec