Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-15
LOCAL INTRLhEGE.iCE
POLICE COURT.

Burglars Held to Answer-The Jewelry
Thief Convicted.
In the Police Court yesterday Thomas
Wilson and Andrew Roberts were exam
ined on charges of burglary and held to
answer before the Superior Court, their
bonds being 6xed at $1,000. William
Ingram, manager of the Huntington Hop
kins Company, testified TO the store being
burglariously entered on Saturday night
last and robbed of guns and revolvers. C.
G. Cogswell, a Gait Constable, testified to
arresting the prisoners at New Hope with
the property in their possession. Both de-
PENDANTS admitted committing the burglary.
Wilson said that he was German, 26 years
of age, and lately came from Florida.
Roberts said that he had been employed on
the steamer City Of Pekin, and was %
years of age.
Alex. Kinney, alias " Big Jim," pleaded
not guilty to the charge OF petit larceny.
S. Sturmer, John Olsen and J. p. Klune,
three jewellers, identified him as one of two
men who had been in their stores pretend
ing to want to buy a chain for a sick engi-
neer. Sturmer and Olsen had missed valu-
able chains after they had gone. The chain
stolen from Mr.. Sturmer was recovered
from ]. P. Williams, barkeeper at the
City Saloon who was put upon the stand
and testified that he purchased it for 50
from one Jim Murray, who said that it be-
longed to the defendant. Murray repre-
sented that the defendant, who was present
at the time, was g friend of his from Los
Angeles who was short of money and
wanted to sell the chain. When he gave
Murray the money the latter handed it
over to the prisoner and he gave Murray
back portion of it.
Kinney testified in his own behalf that
the chain belonged to Murray and that he
had agleed to let him say that it was his,
SO that Williams would give him all the
money and not keep ont So, which Murray
claimed he owed Williams.
Judge Buckley said that very clear case
of petit larceny had been made out, and
ordered Kinney to appear for sentence to-
day. The Judge further remarked that it
would have been just as easy to have con-
victed him of burglary upon the same testi-
mony.
The charge of disturbing the peace
against Mrs. Peterson was dismissed for
want of prosecution. Mrs. Ruggles, the
complaining witness, having relented.
w. S. Irwin was convicted of disturbing
the peace and breaking street-car window
and was fined $40 or go to the County Jail
for twenty days.
with grand larceny, was continued until
Saturday. The City Attorney announced
that he intended to change the complaint
to embeZzement.
Sentence in the cases of the three boy
grain thieves, John Cole, VIM. Ruggles and
John Mccarthy, was postponed until
November 23d.
Frank A Butler, J. C. Hays and Tom
CarroH 1drst-sime drunks, were discharged.
TheVUourt took recess until 1:30 P NJ,
when the first case called was that of ]. w.
Hughes, charged by Mrs A. Saunders with
battery E. c. Hart and c. T. Jones ap
peared as counsel for the defendant and the
City Attorney conducted the prosecution.
Mrs Saunders testified that on Saturday
evening last she vas driving along Ninth
street with her daughter and saw Mr.
Hughes on the sidewalk. She drove up
near the sidewalk and told him she wanted
to speak to him. He seized the buggy whip
she had in her band and struck her on ttle
hand and then beat her horse The littlt
girl had alighted from the buggy fearing b.,
would make the horse run away. Witnt
was sharply ss-examined by Mr.. Jones
and admitted having followed Mr.. Hughes
on several occasions and having demanded
money of him, but said she was only ask
ing for money she had given him.
Sadie Saunders, the 12-year-old daughter
of the complainant, corroborated her
mothers statement, except that she could
not tell whether Mr.. Hughes struck her or
not.
J. W. Hughes, the defendant, testified to
the meeting with Mrs Saunders. She
called to him, and he told her to go on. as
he didn't want to have any trouble with
her. He struck her horse with cane to
make her go on, when she grabbed the
whip and attempted to strike him. he
wrenched it out of her hand, broke ii in
two, and then threw it into the street. He
did not strike her. He said that Sadie
Saunders was not present or in the Vicin-
ity.
w. E Osborn testified that he was with
Mr.. Hughes, and corroborated his state
ment. He thought the only blow struck
there, and thought he would have seen her
if she had been there.
Judge Buckley said that the evidence was
very conflicting, there being two on each
side. As the defendant was entitled to the
benefit of the doubt he would have to find
him not guilty. AS Mrs. Saunders left the
Court. room she made some remark about
getting Justice, and was reminded by the
Judge that she would be committed for
contempt of Court if she made any more
such remarks.
Frank Robertson was next examined,
and held to answer on charge of grand
larceny for taking A. Leonard's horse and
buggy from Snowflake Park on Sunday
last. The details were published in the
RECORD UNION Monday morning. No new
facts were developed. Robertson asked that
the charge be reduced so that he would not
be sent to the State Prison, saying that he
did not believe that Mr.. Leonard would
want to see him branded as convict. He
said that he was crazy drunk, and did not
know anything about what he had done on
Sunday The Judge informed him that it
was not the province of the Court to re-
duce the charge. His bond was fixed al
$1,000, and he was ordered into the custody
of the Sheriff, to await his trial in the Su-
perior Court.