Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-18
,.;.. Fraud and Torger Arrested.

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4 lsig Fraud and Forger arrested.
SAW JOSE, August 17th-A man named
Orth II. Stein, who has been in the city for
a week past, representing himself to be
correspondent Of the New York Herald,
came TO grief to-day and is now lodged in
the county iail, When he first came here !
Unregistered at the Auzerais House as John /
Bell, of San Francisco but last Saturday
ran across Madam Lemon, who knew him I
in Kansas CITY. Mo- while he was reporter
on newspaper. She addressed him as |
Stein, and exposed the fact that in 1852 he |
| was arrested at Kansas City for the cow
| arllv murder of Fredericks, the manager of |
the Walnut-street Theater. On the first |
| trial he was sentenced 10 twenty |
| five years Imprisonment, but |
new trial was granted and he was
acquitted. Madam Lemon threatened to
! horsewhip him on account of q previous
difficulty but was prevented by friends.
After this occurrence he went by the name
of Stein. Last evening he went to Elliott
| Reid, Wells, Fargo e Co.'S agent, and rep
resented himself to be nephew of Carson
Stein, the company's purchasing agent.
He asked 10 have sight draft on the New
| York Herald cashed, and also exhibited
letters purporting to be signed by James
Gordon Bennett and countersigned with
the Herald counting-room stamp. Mr..
Reid looked on the paper suspiciously,
and refused TO advance the money.
He then went to the jewelry store
of G.. w. Ryder, made the same
representations, purchased u 81 watch, and
Offering draft in payment received 1913 in
cash. To-day it was learned that the draft
is forgery, and warrant was issued for
STEMS arrest on charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. Sheriff
Branham caught him as he was about to
board the LOO narrow-g gauge train for San
Francisco. \ dispatch to the Sheriff from
Kansas City states that Stein is wanted
there for forgery. 1t was also learned that
he attempted to have drafts cashed at the
Yosemite House. Stockton. A search of
his luggage revealed a number of other
drafts on New York firms and almost con-
elusive proof that all are forgeries.
Races at Santa Rosa.
SANTA Rosa. August 17th.-The first
event was a running race, half mile and re-
peat, between Confidence, Cyclone, Daisy
D., Allie Hill and Tom Atkinson. The
first heat was won by Cyclone. Time,
AS Daisy D. second, Confidence third
The first heat was the fastest ever made in
the county, and was in a quarter OF second
as fast as any heat on record In the next
heat pools sold: Cyclone 800, Daisy SIG
and the field 81. As in the first heat, Cy-
clone and Daisy u. took the lead, the
former taking the heat in 40; Allie Hill
third, Confidence fourth. The second race
was a trotting one, for purse of
| $500. between SlOcum. LOttie NJ,
Spry, ReXford, Ned Forrest and Long
fellow, Valensin withdrawn, the pools
not selling very brisk in this race, and
closed rs follows: Slocum, so Rexford,
s15; the field S. Half an hour was con-
sumed in making the start. Ned Forrest
/ took the lead shortly after starting, with
two lengths ahead, but Slocum gradually
closed up, was even at the halfmile, and
came in two lengths ahead. Time, 2:254
| Ned Forrest second, Lottie NJ third, Spry
| fourth, Rexford last. In the second heat
! Slocum took the lead, Ned Forrest
second, Rexford third, Lottie NJ. fourth,
| Spry last. While the horses were being
rested, pacing race was ran. This was
for purse of $3.50. The following horses
ran: Peacock, Peruvian Bitters, Tonev
! Lee, Fred. Ross. The pools sold in this
| race Peruvian Bitters. $50 Peacock 80 /; |
the field, Sc. Peruvian Bitters led six
! lengths, followed by Peacock. When about
| 800 yards Peruvian Bitters broke badly.
and before he got started all the horses but
one were ahead. He finally passed
everything, followed closely by Peacock.
When within q hundred yards of the
| line Peruvian Bitters again broke, when
Peacock forged ahead, and won the heat in
1901. The unfinished trotting race next
| opened, Slocum held the lead, and won
easily in 2:254, Lottie NJ. second, Rexford
| third Spry fourth and Ned Forrest dis
! tanced. The pacing race was next finished. |
+ In this heat Peacock and Toney Lee kept
| the lead till within 300 yards of the line, |
| when the former forged ahead and won in
DDS, Toney Lee second, Peruvian Bitters
! third, Fred Ross fourth. In the next heat |
! Peacock took the lead but was soon passed
by Fred Ross, who kept ahead, and win
ming the heat in 2:29l, Peruvian Bitters
second, Peacock third, Toney Lee last. In
the last heat Peacock held the lead till
within hundred feet of the line, when
Peruvian Bitters forged ahead, and won by
a quarter of length. Time, .2:34.
Meeting of Grape-Growers.
SAN Francisco, August 17th.-The Grape
growers and Wine-makers' Association of
California met this morning at the Office of
| the Viticultural Commission, President w.
! Mcintyre, of Rutherford, presiding. Chas |
| Wetmore addressed the meeting on the
measures pending in Congress. C. Kohler, |
| of San Francisco, suggested that if the |
| work East is TO be kept up, the plan to raise
| some $1,000 or 5000 should be adopted |
He moved that a committee on ways and |
means, to consist of five members be APP
! pointed. The motion was adopted.
Republican Primaries-Clear Water in
the Yuba River.
| MARYsv1LLE, August I7th.-The Repub- |
! licap primaries TO elect delegates to TIE
! County Convention was held last night, and |
! passed OFF quietly, though an earnest con-
! test between the candidates for Sheriff ex-
! listed. The Convention will be held Satur- |
day next
| The water of the Yuba river is unusually |
| clear, and schools of small fish can now be |
seen in the shallow places, a circumstance
unknown before since the beginning of by
| draulic mining. 1t evidences the fact that
| hydraulcking has about ceased through
the efforts of the Anti-Debris Association.
| 1t is thought, however, that further efforts
will be made by some of the miners to
| eyade the law when the rains set in.
Mrs. stanford's Generosity.
TRUCKEE, August izth.-Mrs Stanford.
! Sunday, while on the train for San Fran
| cisco, passed TO Brakeman Clark S100, to be
! invested in monument to be erected to
the memory of Conductor Gerwick, who
was drowned at the late accident at Pali-
SADIE. Governor Stanford gave the railroad
| boys assurance that a suitable monument
| SilbtiIu Dc GitCttis further lulluS were
needed they should apply to him.
Tire at Talare.
| TULARE, August l7th-A fire started at
1920 O'Clock last night and completely
destroyed the entire business portion of the
town. The fire is supposed to have been
| incendiary. The loss is estimated at $780,
/ GOO; insurance light. The fire started in
i stable, where ten horses were burned. Pri-
j vaie houses are open to the refugees Re
building has already commenced.
Washouts in Southern California.
/ Los ANGELES, August l7th.-There was
slight rainfall here yesterday. There were
very serious washouts Sunday on the
! Southern Pacific Railroad, ON the desert
Between Cotton and Los Palmas there are
two washonts of l, zoo and 700 feet re-
spectiyely and there is a smaller one be- |
tween Cactus and El Rio. The Atlantic !
and Pacific Railroad had bad washouts |
Saturday night on both sides of the Colo |