Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-23
LOCAL NTELnGRNCR.
POLICE COURT.
Two Distinctly Different Gases of Petit
Larceny.

Two Distinctly Different Cases of Petit
Larceny.
The first case called in the Police Court
yesterday morning was that Of H. a. Bell,
charged with gaming. &c. Hart appeared
as his counsel and asked that the case be
continued for reasonable time to enable
the defendant to secure the attendance of
several important witnesses. After some
discussion II was decided to postpone the
examination until Saturday morning at
10 o'clock, al which time it was understood
both sides must be ready to proceed.
Thomas O'Neil was tried and found
guilty of petit larceny. Officer Charles
Able testified that he saw 0'Niel steal a
pair Of shoes from a box in front of NJ .
Ginsberg's store, on X street, and described
the chase he had to catch the Aeet-footed
young thief. Young O'Neil testified in
his own behalf in the most brazen manner
He said he was II years old, and had left
his home in Denver, Colorado four years
ago, and came west.
What did you come for?n asked City
Attorney Church.
oh, just to see the country replied the
hopeful.
did you see it,"
We'll, I've seen enough OF this part
Of it."
0'Neil admitted having been arrested
three days ago for disturbing the peace on
| street, and that he had promised to leave
the city at once if he was discharged
He said he intended to leave that
night with his three partners, b I
when the train went out at Al
O'Clock at night the other three managed
TO catch on. but he got left. In regard to
10 ah Al IL,
BE said he and three others were walking
along the street, when one of Them whose
name he did not know, took pair Of shoes
from the box. They walked on a little
ways when they discovered the officer
coming after them, and all RAM
What made you run if you had done
nothing Wrong?H asked the City Attorney.
They said had better run or l would
get in the scrape. l know how it is in such
cases-if they can't get the right one, they
are bound 70 get some one. / could not
run as fast as the others, or he would have
caught them"
Officer Able conIadicted this statement
fatly. He said he could have caught either
of the others easier than the torc-ir ne did;
but he followed the one who had the shoes.
Judge Buckley gave the young rascal a
good lecture, telling him that it was evi.
dent from his own story that he would
rather run with gang and steal than to
earn an honest living. The sentence of the
Court was that he pay fine of $50, or &c
10 the County Jail for 90 days. OF course
the latter alternative was accepted.
George 8. Creenor pleaded guilty to petit
larceny His was an entirely different
case. He was fine-looling old man, &c
years of age, with white hair and beard
He stood in the dock shaking from The
nervous prostration resulting from a pro.
racted spree. He came here last Sunday
got drunk, spent what little money he had
and found himself hungry and penniless
He went into The Pioneer Box Factory. al
the hour when the men we're out at din.
ner, and stole coat and vest belonging tC
Gustav Kyburz, one of the workmen
Creenor is a cook, and worked at the ole
Orleans Hotel in this city many years ago
Judge Buckley took pity on him and onl,
sentenced him to 80 days in the County
Jail.
Brock Doran, charged with being drunk
was too sick to appear, aDdwiH be tried to
day tsa