Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-25
stolen TURKEYS.

About o'clock yesterday morning Act
ing Chief of Police Farren received a tele.
phonic message from Christianson's mar.
ket, stating that some men had been
stealing turkeys in the country, and had
| brought them TO the city for sale. Officer
Sullivan was detailed to look into the mat
| ter, and found that man driving double
team attached to a covered Wagon-the
horses presented a dilapidated appearance,
one of them, considerably larger than the
other, being extra dilapidated-had APP
peared at the store about an hour previously
and offered for sale thirty or more turkeys,
which the wagon contained. Shortly after
he put in an appearance, W. L. Johnston,
who lives on the MarySYille road, between
the city and Pleasant Grove, arrived,
and took occasion to inquire of the turkey
man whether he was the owner Of the
fowls. The man replied that he was, but
not long afterwards, and before the police
were communicated with, he slipped away,
confirming the belief of Mr.. Johnston that
he was thief. 1t appears that during the
previous night Johnston and one of his
neighboTs, Mr.. Counsman, heard a great
disturbance at their turkey roosts, and sub
seQuently the noise of a wagon moving
away. When they got up in the morning,
they found that a number of their fowls
had disappeared, aad Johnston immedi-
ately started for the city, rightly conjectur-
ing that the thief or thieves would bring
their booty here for sale. He recognized
his mark upon some OF the turkeys that
were being offered at Christianson's, and
the identifying marks of some of his neigh
bors upon others. The turkeys were taken
care of, and the wagon and horses placed in
TO EpanlnO OF n cfQhlo Of tuoT inn. on
dividual giving the name of John Newton
called at the stable where the wagon and
horses were and claimed them. The police
were informed of the fact and arrested him.
he at first stated that one Oscar Biodgett
had told him during the day that certain
parties had taken his team used it to bring
stolen turkeys to town, and that the police
had captured the rig and sent it to a o.,
Subsequently he weakened ar7 o.IreN Slei
that ne was connected with Blodeet tt'f fbe
iiSa....ers brother s,d man m remeS w II n
Plxley, Sometimes called William Henry"
ID tbe. theft. Oscar Blodgett, he stated, had
.old him where the team was and sent him
to get it, promising to meet him at the Sac
ramento and Yolo bridge, Newton being
employed on a ranch a few miles from the
city, on the Yolo side of the river
Officers Sullivan, wager and Agner got
in the wagon and drove to the bridge
to see what they could discover, and near
the western end Of the bridge Blodgett
jumped into the rear of the vehicle and
moved toward its front, calling Johnny
johnny He was somewhat surprised
when Sullivan presented pistol at his
head and told him to surrender, which he
did at once. The other two men are still
at liberty and their whereabouts unknown,
- !, l,zooxro.oI
The officers have learned that this was the
second haul made by the thieves, they hay
ing brought about as many turkeys to the
city last Wednesday and sold them at one
of the markets, where they were purchased
in good faith.