Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-13
SUSPENDED FROM DUTY.
DAMAGING STATEMENT AGAINST
OFFICER FRANKS.
Frank Rhoads Arrested for Bat.
terry and Andrus Ross
for Gaming.

! Chief Lee on Saturday morning sus.
+ pended police officer Franks from dGty
pending charges which he proposes to file
against him with the Police Commissioners
I The news spread rapidly and created de-
cided sensation as soon as it was known
that the suspension was because Franks
was charged with lending a man $50, if be
would promise not to give away the GAM
bling game which has been running on
Second street for the past two weeks OF
more. The same man implicated Franks
had also sworn to complaints charging A.
j. Rhoads with battery and Andrus Ross
with gaming.
G. A. Sebelle, who has been for some
time engaged in repairing hats on Fourth
street near X, was the complainant. He
suited that two weeks ago last Tuesday he
received a telegram from his wife in San
Francisco, announcing that she was at the
point OF death and wished him 20
come to her al once. He was entirely
without money at the time, having lost all
ne had at the faro game Of Audrus Ross.
Being unable to borrow any money else
where he went to Ross and asked him for
a loan, but he WAS refused and abused by
the latter. He then told Ross he would
stay in town until he had closed his game.
Last Monday afternoon" said aSe-
belle, Il started down to The station house
to see the City Attorney and Chief Lee
about arresting Ross for running a
faro game, and was coming away
from the station house when l
was approached by officer Franks.
Who are you locking for are you trying
to find Buckley? asked Franks. | replied
that 1 had been to see the Chief on bust
ness. : | know the business returned the
officer. Now, if your wife is sick and you
want to go down 10 the Bay, I'll lend you
the $50, If you will promise that nothing
will be done about the Ross matter-other-
wise | will not give it 10 you | refused
the offer at first, but afterward told him
/ that l would take the money, as | was in a
bad way to see my wife. Franks asked me
10 follow him, and we went to the corner of
Second and j streets. | remained in Kings
grocery while Franks went into Rhoads d
TOwnsends saloon across the street. He
returned with the $40 and in the presence
OF William King, a clerk in the store paid
me the money. then left for San Fran
cisco. Before going | had given check to
lsidor Townsend for some money | owed
him, on the Hibernian Bank of San Fran
cisco, where | had money, but the check
was returned protested, as it had all been
drawn out 10 pay the expenses of my wife's
sickness. Yesterday afternoon / was stand
ing in front of Kings store. in company
with officer Franks, when Rhoads came
from across the street, and saving, SO YOU
are the - -, are you? struck me
over the head with his cane and made a
motion toward his hind pocket as if to
draw weapon"
Sebelie repeated his story two or three
times to the Chief of Police and reporters.
Officer Franks admits that he loaned
Sebelle $50, and says that ne borrowed the
money at Arthur Miler's saloon, formerly
kept by Rhoads e Townsend, but that he
never said anything to Sebelle about Ross
or his game, and that he did not know
Sebelle had ever lost any money there. He
also states that he has since learned that
Sebelle borrowed money from several
other persons on the same pretense, while
Ross says that Sebelle attempted to black
mail him, and he would not be intimidated
by him.
r IS was arrested for gaming and Rhoads
| for battery, on complaints sworn to by
| Sebelle. Ross filed bond in the sum of
I $50. with A. ]. Rhoads and Thomas Fox
as sureties, and RhoGds put up a bond in
| the sum of 800, with Thomas Fox and H.
! +. Dillman as suretieS. Both cases will
come mp in the Police Court this morning.
Officer Franks admits that he was pres
eat when Sebelle was struck with cane.
and heard the blow, but that he was watch
/ ing some children crossing the street and
did not see who welded the cane.