Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-17
Tom Browns Record.


compiled by detective J. B. Hume. and
issued January 1, 1885, gives the following
record of the stage robber who escaped
from the prison at Folsom two or three
| days ago, as reported in yesterdays RECORD
UNION:
Brown, Tom-alias "Tom Foster
Nativity, Missouri county, Yuba age, 81
years; occupation, laborer; hight, 5 feet
81 inches; complexion, fair color of eyes,
gray; color of hair, brown. Long features
large nose, large ears, several moles on
right forearm, scar across inside OF right
wrist, two moles on left fore arm, one mole
on left shoulder blade, slim built.
No. of first commitment, {, 204. Received
at California State Prison October Is, 1874.
Crime, grand larceny; term, years sent
from Suffer county. Discharged, by expi-
| ration of sentence, July ), 1876.
| Robbed W., +. DC Co.'S Express on stage
| from Yreka to Redding, November 3. 1876
in company with Joe Brown (brother) and
Dave Tye.
Robbed W. F. & Coz Express on stage
from Downieville to Marysville, in COM
| pany with his brother, Joe Brown, Novem-
| Der -, 1876. In committing this robbery
| they shot and killed stage horse and very
| seriously wounded Henry Scammon, a
banker of Downieville, who was pas
senger,
(They also robbed the U. S. mail and
| passengers. On November a, 1876, in re-
sisting arrest Joe Brown was MORALLY
wounded, and died in Jail al Chico a few
| days later) Pleaded guilty to last rob
berry.
Rcceired at California Stale Prison Jan
uary IS, 1877. No. of commitment 1886.
| Crime, robbery term, 10 years.
Was taken from State Prison to Marys-
| Vile April II, 1877, TO testify against Chas.
| Frazier, who was indicted for being aces
| sorry to the above robberies.
Escaped April "A, 1877, from Marysville
I Jail, stole the Sheriff S horse and fled the
region.
May 30, 1877, robbed W. F. & Co.'S Ex-
press, on stage from Roseburg to Redding,
| in company with Tom Connors, alias Du-
| rant.
June s. 1877, was arrested in Oregon,
brought to Shasta county, by special officer
of W., f. e Co, where he pleaded guilty
of the robbery of May Goth, and was sent
| 10 State Prison for a term of II years.
| Receircd at California State Prison Sep
| TENDER %, 1877. Commitment, 1886.
Crime robbery term, II years.
Removed TO Folsom Prison September
6, 1880.
| Is now clamoring for pardon.
| KNIGHTS OF HoNoR.-At the last annual
session of the Supreme Lodge of the
Knights of Honor, which closed its labors
May %, 1856, a change was made in the
method of levying assessments on members
of the Order, to take effect July LIST, after
which time all assessments will be levied
upon the first of each month, whether
| there be one or more The clause refusing
to pay benefits to members committing
suicide was also stricken out The h. OF
| II. in the United States now numbers $50,
600 members, and is growing rapidly. The
order is represented in this city by CalifOr-
MIA Lodge 1850, and Unity Lodge, 2,OSS-
some 800 strong.
| NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that person
may put up at the Palace Hotel. San Fran
cisco. at the same rates charged by the
other first-class hotels in that city, and
| quietly enjoy the benefits of the most pre-
| tentious and magnificent hotel in the world
at no excess of cost, the new management
| iSharon x Schonewald), have gone one
popular step further, and set apart limited
| number of excellent rooms. at the exceed
ingly low rate of dollar day. There is
a restaurant attached.
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