Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-13
A VALUABLE ACCORDION.
1t Pans Out $3.50 IN Gold Coin ana Tw
NaluahIa Matches

Valuable Watches.
Yesterdays RECORD UNION contained an
item stating that 81, 200 in money had been
stolen from the home of Mel Anderson
who resides one and quarter miles south
of Franklin, and that John Olsen and Nesv
Nielsen had been arrested and Jailed.
charged with the crime.
Mel Anderson is an old Swedish gentle
man, who, with his wife, had lived on a
ranch which they have owned for a Quarter
of a century. They are frugal, confidine.
and honest people, and in all these wears
have carried on a small dairy SO success
fully that they have been able TO accumu-
late quite little fortune, and own several
mortgages. They always kept open house
for any of their countTymen who came
their way. and many q one has boarded
and lodged there weeks and months simply
for the Little chores they would do, and tue
old gentleman was ever ready to furnish
cash when clothing was required.
Olsen and Nielsen, the two men who
were arrested, were not employed by An
derson, but had been stopping with him
for some weeks, Olsen being engaged in
trying to Keep his wife from getting a
divorce, and Nielsen trying to drink up all
the bad whisky and poor GIN at the Frank
lin tavern.
Anderson evidently don't believe much
in the security of banks, for il seems he
always kepta few thousand dollars stacked
up in his house in the most careless man
rer, there being no attempt at concealnent.
In bis kitchen was an 0ld-fashioned fire.
place. Some years ago Mrs Anderson dis
carded the chimney and had cooking
stove SCI up in front of it, the pipe extend.
mo kar oh ar,ar III g.. : - e
place was an old muslin screen. THROUGH
this screen was a slit large enough TO put
through the hand, and on an improyised
shelf inside this chimney twentv-dollar
pieces were stacked up, at the time of the
theft TO the amount of * 600.
On Sunday a neighbor came to Anderson
10 borrow 81 600. The papers were drawn
up. and Anderson thrust his hand into Ms
chimney safe, and was surprised To fine
more tnan quarter of his twenties gone.
The fact that Olsen and Nielsen knew
where he hid bis money, and that they had
been spreeiug heavily and spending money
freely, caused him 10 immediately susni
cion them. a Constable went in ouest III
them, and fogod Olsen dead drunk in
ditch, with S24s in gold on his person. This
confirmed Andsrson's suspieioae. and the
two men Were arrested and brought to the
county Jail. Both men are vel known
tuIOuSnOu- the soutnetn portion of The
county, where they have been elnssloyed
for years as iaborers on the different dairy
farms.
After they were locked up in jail Deputy
Sheriff p r. Becklev. who also lives IN
Franklin, interviewed them. and they con-
fss. ed the crime and. SIS Tar as possible. re-
stored sill the money.
Nesy Nielsen, the first 10 confess, said
. One night Olsen came 70 me and said.
Messy, the old man has got plenty in tbs
chimney. We had betlertake littie.'n Messy
went that night and putting his hand
through the slit in the cloth felt the golden
treasure He was tempted to make big
haul, but finally took only $780, OF whiok
he gave 500 TO Olsen. hey then bag,
spree for several dsys. The next time
Messy Says he took go, bat didn't divide
with 0sen. The latter. when be Iusde his |
first haul, iOoE cut $3.50. TINS they KEPT