Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-01
A LARGE.sIzED PREyARICATION.
What the Police Discovered Relative to
Saturday Evenings Robbery

the story told by the brakeman Hildebrand
of his being assaulted and robbed in the
railroad yard on Front street, between J
and K, Saturday evening about o'clock,
but still could not understand why he
should take the trouble TO mako false
statement if his only desire was to avoid
going out on his train, as there are plenty
of idle railroad men at this time OF the
year, from among whom he could procure
a substitute Chief Jackson on Sunday
directed the members of the force to in
vestigate the matter thoroughly, and either
find the robbers or ascertain whether Hill
debrand had been engaged in any difficulty
that evening which would prevent his re-
porting on board his train in season to do
duty. Nothing was learned on Sunday.
and yesterday the Chief became more
determined and went still more Wig
orously after facts. In the afternoon
his efforts were successful. He ascertained
that about s o'clock Saturday evening a
man answering Hilderbrands description
had entered Or. Pendery's Office, much
excited and ont of breath, and, after eyinc-
ing great anxiety to ascertain whether they
were alone, told the doctor that he was d
railroad man, that his train was to 90 out
that evening. but that he and a couple of
Others had little scheme on foot, and he
didn't want to go, and wouldn't go, and he
wished the doctor to help him out of the
dilemma. The doctor told him to calm
himself and explain. The visitor then
offered the doctor So to put patch on his
eye, bandage his head and telephone to the
depot that he had been hurt and could not
60 ont with his train. The doctor init
mated that he did not understand the
drift of such proceedings, and wished to be
enlightened, when he was told that it was
worth $50 10 his visitor to have the service
performed, and the latter was willing to give
$50 when the pay car came again, to have
the work done. DR.. Pendery suspecting
there might be something wrong. ordered
the man.to leave. Having this informa-
ton, the Chief last evening hunted Hide
brand up. A telephone message to the de-
pot brought answer that ii was understood
there that he was confined to his bed by his
injuries. From another source it was
learned that he was home, but not laid
up. The Chief drove to his house, brought
him down town, and had him 20 through
a full description of how he was assaulted:
what the robbers did, what he did etc. At
the station house he was shown prisoner.
whom he was told had been arrested under
suspicion of being one of his assailants, but
he said he could not identify him. He
could only identify the taller man of the
two robbers and he proceeded to say. after
previously having told of the darkness at
the time the assault, that the tall man had
either deep wrinkle or a big scar on his
neck. The Chief could scarcely help
laughing at this new wrinkle in the story.
he felt confident he would meet DR.. Pen
uery' Inc Inc doctor was there, and, recog-
zane be Ta a''' tr riq ui ~ eu mlaI hId Oh
Saturday night. Hildebrand assumed 70 10
know nothing of it, and gave the
doctor wink to keep quiet, but Jackson
INSISTED upon knowing all about the mat
ter, and the doctor related the circum-
stances, which Hitdebrand was finally
compelled to admit, though he said
he could not recollect having said
anything about scheme, or that anyone
else was connected with him in it. Sub
sequently he confessed to the Chief that
the story OF the robbery was a fabrication,
that he had been drinking Saturday even
ing, didn't want to go out on the train, and
invented an excuse. Chief Jackson, in
speaking OF the matter afterwards, said
that cases frequently occurred in which
citizens who had got into fights, or lost
their money gambling, etc, had told tales
OF being robbed, and the true inwardness
OF such narratives rarely was published
but he did not remember ofany case where
a story with such expanse of detail was
made up for so little reason as Hildebrand
appears by his statement to have had, and
he was inclined to believe there was some
thing IN the matter as yet undeveloped
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terdav a four-horse foam balonoipe, 70
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ROAD, ana winch was driven by China
man, became frightened in front of Mebius
Il Co.'S store, on X street, between Front
and Second, and started off on lively
runaway. They dashed at a furious rate
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thing along the route with annibiiatio1
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lil9lhiC tile puggy was struck by the heavy
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iioIu % one ol the wheel horses, and
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IlNeu' uIhltched the horses, tied them
up 70 tile wagon ana went back over the
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.il oeei' anu assured an the owners OF
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pay al uaiiiases-
POLICE CoURr.-In the Police Court vas-
terday the case of j. S. Bundock, charged
with murder in killing young Croasman
some months ago, was dismissed, the
GIa I Jury nay haVlhS examined the case and
iSIlo5eo tiie pllI against d! Nc
ISuaue; Julies Emery hlchafd Co.e and
Ioin uaStloI! common urunkards, were
sentenced sem 10 SKY Gays each IN the County
uLial uollllata' arrested Tor having
zen IetI oIunh' was elScharged; 1.-The case OF
JoilIi heiilleoly, loI petit laTcency, went
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