Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-26
PRIVATE DETECTIVE WORK.
Alleged Attempt at Compromising
Felony.

Alleged Attempt at Compromising
Felony.
On Saturday night an employe at the
railroad shops named Sutherland, young
man named George, who had been for
few days waiter at the Union Hotel res
taurant, and some others, were on a spree
about the downtown dives when Suther-
land was relieved of diamond scarf pin,
said to be worth about $75 Subsequently
George was in number OF places, wearing
the pin upon his vest and boasting of it.
He finally appeared at the restaurant, where
Al. Burke was in charge at the time He
was very drunk, and Burke advised him to
go to bed, which he finally did
Mr. Clark, the proprietor of the restau-
rant, says that on the following morning a
private detective named Cone came to him
and asked for George He did not know
where he was, as he bad not put in an ap-
pearance as yet, and went to AL Burke's
room to find out if he knew. Burke got
up and went with Cone to the place where
George was rooming on K street He says
that when they went into the room they
found George on the bed and Cone asked
him for the pin. He told him he would
find it sticking on his vest and that he
could take it. Cone took the pin and went
down stairs, returning in a few moments
with Sutherland, and then in
formed the latter that they could
not get the pin until he was
paid 80 Sutherland said he would not
pay it, and George said he had no money.
They then went down on the Sidewalk,
and Cone informed George that he must
find SO to settle the case. They then went
down to the restaurant to see if Mr.. Clark
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not do it. George finally agreed that he
would work for week and pay it. Cone
to receive S. on Wednesday, and the bal
ance on Saturday. Cone preferred cash,
and offered to settle for So, and finally for
81 80, but George had no monev.
Burke says that he supposed that the
matter was all settled until in the afternoon
George was brought into the restaurant in
custody of Cone and officer Rowland, and
wanted Mr.. Clark to go on his bond. This
Mr., Clark declined to do, and George made
a break for the back door and escaped.
Cone pursued him for six blocks, but failed
to overtake him.
Subsequently Cone and officer Able ar
rested AL. Burke and his roommate S. NJ.
Regain, aud Cone sWore to complaints
charging Burke with robbery and Regain
with being an accessory after the fact.
Both are still locked up in the city prison.
Regain says he knows of no reason why he
should be arrested except that he rooms
with Burke in the Orleans building. He
works at the Windsor Hotel, and had
nothing whatever to do with the taking of
the pin. Burke claims that all the knowl-
edge he has of the affair is given in the
above statement. Hesays that even George
would not have been arrested if he had
paid the detective five or ten dollars.
Mr.. Clark says that Burke is steady,
honest young man, and he does not believe
he had any connection with the robbery at
all, if any robbery was committed He
corroborates the statement made by Burke
in regard to the attempted settlement of
the case by Cone and Sutherland. The
whole transaction will bear examination.
and the police authorities intend to sift it
d lWn very closely