Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-15
HOTEL.EORKER Gagged.
Score One to Chief of Police Diliman
Credit.

Score One to Chief OF Police Dihman's
Credit.
Yesterday morning the occupants OF
rooms Nos. II, 8, and 65 at The Golden
Eagle Hotel discovered when they arose
from their slumhers that their apartments
had been entered while they slept, and
robbed, and total loss of about $1,000 in
money was reported. Nos. ~, 9 and 5 are
on the parlor floor, and admission was
gained to them through windows opening
upon the balcony. No 65, being on an up
per floor, was entered through the door, the
thief either finding it unlocked or havinga
means of unlocking it. The burglary was
reported to Chief Dillman, who immedi-
ately set about getting all the points posi-
BILE, and decided that the work was, III all
probability, performed by ]. c. Casey, an
Eastern hotel-worker, who arrived on
this coast few weeks ago, and
of whom he had obtained description.
In the afternoon the Chief and officer
Farrell proceeded to Agricultural Park,
where. with the assistance of officer Wager,
the object of their search was found
in the grand stand and taken into custody.
In due time it was ascertained that he
roomed at a lodging and clearinghouse
on Seventh street, and the apartment was
searched, resulting in the finding of two
valises, one of which contained $500. To
the qualification of the officers, there
proved to be among this money a
Mexican $2O-piece and also a $50
bill, both of which had been described as
forming a portion of the property taken
from the rooms at the hotel In the valises
there were two small crucibles. evidently
intended to be used in melting down
jewelry several keys, which Casey subse
Quently stated that he had made himself;
about four pounds of chlorotorm, in two
bottles, only one of which had been opened,
and the drug is believed to have been
brought with him from New York;
small oil-can, to be used in oiling shut
tiers, window castings, etc, when he
was operating pair of padded Stockings;
q suit of old clothes, for disguise and the
works of Howard watch, the gold cases
of which had probably been melted down.
On being confronted with the evidence of
his guilt, Casey owned up" and talked
quite freely to the Chief concerning his
operations, He said he took from the
rooms $685.; he could have taken several
times that amount in jewelry, watches,
etc, which were living at hand, but thought
that kind Of booty might be dangerous to
have in possession, and might as well be
left, as he was getting a good supply of
ready coin. His usual mode of procedure,
he explained, was, on gaining entrance to
a room, by raising window or otherwise,
to chloroform the occupant or occupants,
and then proceed at leisure. BY this means
he had no difficulty in taking mans
purse from beneath bis pillow or other
place of concealment. He admitted that
he had been in the business long enough to
be an expert, but declared that this was the
first time he had ever been arrested. When
his pockets were searched at the station
house he had SIS in money and several
pool tickets. In purchasing the latter and
having good time he had expended the
difference between the $64S recovered and
the 1885 he acknowledged stealing.
Officer Farrell had noticed Casey in town
for day or two, and, having met him at
Tenth and l. streets, about 3 o'clock in the
where he apparently had nothing
special to do, the officer paid particular at
tention to him, and thought of him as soon
as the burglary became known. The I'M
portance of the arrest of such an offender
is evident at once, and the Chief is to be
upon having the arrest made
so promptly, as Casey says he intended to
have left last night for the East His wife
is at present in Denver.