Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-13
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Olsen .cld mach the same story. He said |
the reason he ~. SO much money CO his
person When Found in the gutter vas be-
cause Nei.sest, when be got drunk, turned
his mrney over to Olsen for safe keeping.
Olsen told Mr.. Anderson and the Deputy
Sheriathat they would find $50 in certain
rafter n a room where he had been sleep
ing. He also said that they would hud
S4Se IN hissacc0rdeon, in his valise, under
his bed They went down to the ranch
yesterday to investigate and see whether
Olsen was telling the truth or not
The $50 in the rafter was found
as stated. three $40 pieces done
up in cloth. Mr.. Becksey then tackled the
carpet-sack containing the ACCORDION. He
worked for nearly half sn hour to get the
instrument cut without injury Ct was in
perfect order and the Deputy Sheriff re-
called those present with verse of . Way
Down on the Sowanee," accompanying
himself on the ACCORDION. K,e looked al
the instrument closely, could see no trace
of its ever having been opened, and as he
| threw off couple of bars of " Marching
Through Georgia, offered 20 bet Anderson
| 81 80 against new cheese that there was
no coin in the instrument He shook It up
and shook il down, but n1ry rattle. While
! Mrs Andehen prepared a little lunch the
nlusically- Inclined official eniiyened the
scene with Home Again, Annie
| Laurie and Coming Through the Rye"
After lunch they proceeded to dissect the
| instrument The top was taken of with
great care and the bellows examined
tn euehout, but no trace of coin. Then all
t1e musical frames were removed bat no
coin in sight. Finally Mr.. Beckley said
| there might be cavity in the handle, bat
! as it was screwed on from the inside il
! Goald necessitase the taking apart OF
| the complete instrument He went a.
| 1t and in the course of an hour was
! down to the handle. Here he found sew
eral holes, bat could not see any coin.
! Finally he observed two cavities, which
! seemed to be filled with cloth. He probed
| them with his knife and discovered metal
Eureka be exclaimed, and soon had
$3.50 III $50 pieces lying on the table Olsen
! had put them up in this way: he had
taken strips of grating clolh, which is pre-
! pared Ike sticking plaster, wrapped one
twenty, then another and another, until
three were together. One twenty did mo-
touch another. and consequently there was
not the least chance for jingle, and the
way they We're packed together they could
not move about or shake in the least
Besides the $3.50 in gold, they also dscov-
cred an open-faced silver watch, which
!, from appearance. was the one that Napo
leon LOST at the battle of Waterloo, and 2
lady's huniing-case gold watch, worth
perhaps, SIS.
Thus it will be seen that the officer!
have recovered S7o5 of the money. Olsen
says he gave $3.50 to his nephew, and An
derson will go for that to-day with an order
Olsen also gave Anderson an order for So
that is due him for labor, and Neilser
l.. g
5 II he succeeds in getting the cash, he vii
have recovered 81 $40 or all bat. S16o o
what they stole. Mr. Beckley deserve
? credit for the manner Ill which he worke,
| the case up. He did not wait for rewar
to be offered, as is too often the case.