Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-27
HOMB AND ABROAD.
CAPTURE OF THE SUPPOSED
EXPRESS ROBBERS.
Churchilrs Resignation the Leading
Topic Abroad-The War Feel
ing-Mackay's Liberality.


ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD UNIoN.I
THE EXPRESS ROBBERS.
slim Cummings" and His Pals Thought
to be Safely in Jail.
ST. LOUIS December 26th.-Since the
capture in Chicago, on Friday, of the three
posed-perpetrators of the st. Louis and
San Francisco express robbery, the history
of Pinkerton's work in the case, from the
date of the robbery to that of these arrests,
has been obtained from a source which
renders its correctness unquestionable.
Frotheringham, the messenger, was the
first person suspected, his story containing
inaccuracies. The first really useful clue
was the Jim Cummings letter to the Globe
Democrat, dated October 31st, and telling of
a package to be found at the Union depot.
Among the contents of this package was a
bit of paper giving the number of a house
on Chestnut street. The detectives visited
the house and learned that two men roomed
there short time before. The room was
examined, and bottle of medicine
was found. Upon examination the
clothing found near the track after
the robbery was discovered bore evidences
of a disease for the use of which the medi-
cine found was prescribed by doctor.
Finally man was found who said he had
mailed Cummings letters and had been
told by him that Frotheringham was in
the scheme to rob the car, but had COM
mitted himself in his testimony. These
and other clews enabled the detectives to
trace the two men to various places, and
finally to Kansas City, where arrangements
uuara r,,oIa 10 arrocf fhan The T11aO mis-
carried, but when the news came from
Chicago of the arrest there, the detectives
at once captured Oscar Cook, who is be-
lieved to be implicated in the case.
AN ARREST AT NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE, December 26th.-For several
weeks there have been two Pinkerton de-
tectives here spotting man boarding on
Summer street, and last night they quietly
arrested him and left at once for st. Louis.
No details can be obtained except that the
mans name is w. Nv. Haight, and he was
formerly Express Agent at Leavenworth,
and had gone into business here as a
roofing contractor.
WHAT PINKERToN SAYS.
CHICAGO, December 26th.-The only de-
velopment to-day in the alleged capture of
Jim Cummings was a statement on the
subject from w. A. Pinkerton. He said
1.-The various statements made by the
newspapers in regard to the identity of the
prisoners arrested by me on Friday are
false and ridiculous. No men were ar
rested in the locality named, and no men
were arrested who had large sums of
money in their possession. In brief, the
papers publishing these statements are
making themselves ridiculous"
A SLIGHT TO ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, December 26th.-Up to IL
o'clock Oscar Cook, the alleged express
robber arrested in Kansas City, had not
arrived in this city, and it is suspected that
he was taken direct to Chicago by the de-
tectives in whose charge he left Kansas
City.
The German Opera Not Coming.
New York, December 26th.-The an
nouncements of an intended season of
grand opera in German in San Francisco
in the spring, to be carried on by the Met
ropolitan Opera House Company from New
York, are unauthorized and unfounded in
fact Members of the Metropolitan Opera
House Company are bound by their con-
tracts to limit their performances in Amer
lea to those for which they were engaged
by Mr.. Stanton. None of them have ap-
piled tor permission to sing elsewhere. 1t
is more than doubtful if the European en-
gagemeDts entered into by the principal
artists would allow them to prolong their
sojourn in America if they desired, or were
permitted to do so, and no portion of the
scenery, costumes or accessories in use at
the Metropolitan can under any circum-
stances be removed.
Great Turf Event.
New YORK, December 26th-Entries for
L ~ - ILL -.
stakes close in week. Up to date 241
nominations have been made, and it is
likely that the number will approach
thousand by January LIST. Secretary Law
renee believes that the Futurity is destined
to be the greatest stake race in the world.
1t is sweepstakes for two-year- olds, foals of
1887 and will be run in the fall of 1889, at
the Sheepshead Bay track. Its estimated
value is $4,000, made up as follows: From
subscriptions of mares, 1000, at $25, less
25 per cent. for void entries, S1S.750; pro-
duce left in by July 10, 1883, $50, at $50
each, So, 250 produce left in by July Is,
1885, $50, at $50 each, 1900; starters, 25,
$6,25U; added money, $4,000. Total, $75,
600. The conditions are the same as for
the futurity of 1888, which closed last jan
uary with 752 entries, of which only IT'S
were void, leaving ST. liable at S25 each.
breaking bicycle hecOruSs
MINNEAPOLIS (Minn.), December 26th.-
The great bicycle race closed on Saturday
night, and several previous records for long
distances were broken. Schock left the
track at 1905 P NJ, having ridden 1,405
miles in 142 hours; the best previous record
was 404 miles and three laps in IA hours.
Morgan quit after completing ITO miles.
Mile. Armeanda quit at the same time as
Schock, with a record of l $50 miles, beating
Princes record, in the same rink, of 1912
miles.
An Appreciative Employer.
New YORK, December 26th.-The Herald,
in commenting on the second anniversary
of the Mackay- Bennett Cable Company, l
says Much praise is due to the very
large and efficient corps of operators,
whose fidelity and skill have been recog-
nized by Mr.. Mackay in substantial way. |
He has generously given to each of the |
employees a Christmas present of half a |
months salary"
The Presidents Health.
WASHINGTON, December 26th.-The Pres !
ident has been confined to his room since |
Friday with another attack of rheumatism |
in his knee, the result of OVERRIDING him |
self before he had completely recovered |
from his recent illness. He is better to- |
night, and it is expected that Two or three |
days at the longest will see him completely |
Re .ored.
An Insane Mother Stays Her Children. |
CHICAGO, December 26th.-A special to |
the Daily News from Omaha, says: Charles |
Bunger, farmer, living ten miles south of |
Nashville, Neb., returned home from town |
on Christmas eve and found his wife and |
three children dead in the house. His vile |
had been subject to temporary fits of insan-
ity, and it is supposed that while out of her
head she killed the three children and |
then cut her own throat.
Express Office Robbed.
MEMPHIS, December 26th.-A special to |
the Appeal, from Vicksburg, says that the |
Baltimore and Ohio express Office at Ray
vile, La, on the Queen and Crescent line,
was robbed a few nights since and 81 600 in |
silver taken. The money has not been re-
covered.
LAMAR'S WOOINGS.
He Finally Gains the Consent of His |
Sweethearts Daughters.
New YoRK, December 27th.-A. MA