Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-01
HENRY MOORE.
An Old Pioneer in the "Randling" of
Horses and Cattle.

An Old Pioneer in the "Randling" of
Horses and Cattle.
Henry Moore, live stock specialist, was
the next man interviewed.
He is native of Germany, GO years old,
with cool, calculating air, and would be
apt to impress stranger with the idea
that he belonged TO the type of good, hon.
est DGtchmen" whom we often hear talked
about. Dress him in free" raiment and
put him Outside" and very few people
would believe, from his appearance, that
he was a man who had naturally violent
yearning for other peoples livestock.
In November, 1854, Moore was convicted
at Sonora, of grand larceny. The specific
ofense was the wooing of twenty head OF
gentle kline from their accustomed quarters.
For this little imprudence Henry got two
years.
lie was a fairly good prisoner and gave
no trouble to the officials, so Tar as the
records show, bot it seems that in time be
became aweary of his surroundings and
yearned for a taste of the air lover the
wall" Determined in his own mind that
the prison was not the proper place for q
gentleman to spend the holidays in, on
Christmas Day, 1855, in company with an
other prisoner, he made his escape by boat
to San Francisco.
In the following May he was arrested
near Stockton on charge of horse stealing
The trial disclosed the fact that the eyi.
dence in the case was rather one-sided, and
the prisoner was returned to his deserted
home on the bay with two-year sentence
Toward the latter part of 1855 the rO-
mantle Henry again felt longing to renew
his associations with other and dearer
scenes, and on Christmas Eve he gave leg
bail and sailed away aci oss the bay in a
skiff which he succeeded in borrowing
from its moorings.
In 1861 he came on two-year visit from
Jackson, AmadOr county, IN re span oil
horses.
After his release he sought other chimes
for awhile, and managed to keep clear Of
San Quentin until 1867, when he came
from Auburn for three years for spiriting
away eighteen head of cattle.
In 1871 he registered from San Bernar-
dino, where some one had stolen horse u
as he put it. with grim humor. and the Of
Tense had been considered by the jury suf-
ficient TO demand five years of the offender S
time in expiation.
"a good deal heavier sentence than some
you had. considering the amount of prop
erty in question:" suggested the inter
viewer.
YES" answered the live stock enthusi-
asst, but we had little shootin' mixed up
in the case. And the horse was mighty
good one"
In 1872, while working in the flower
garden, he was again taken with rowing
fit, and seeing chance to get away he took
an informal leave of the beautiful posies
which were claiming his care.
He was back the following year, how
ever, hailing from Shasta, where he had
again been INDUCING in eGuestrianism.
This time he had leased his services to the
State for three years.
II is pretty certain that when Moore left
San Quentin at the close of this term he re-
solved either to keep out of trouble or to
seek trouble outside of the Golden State,
for it was ten years later 1883 when he re-
appeared in his long accustomed home.
Stockton and Auburn had unwillingly con-
tributed to Henry's wealth horse and a
wagon, respectively, and the receiver of the
benefit was given five years from the
former and two years from the latter place.
This is my seventh time in San Quen-
tin, said Moore, in concluding the inter-
view, land it will be my last I've given
enough of my time to the State, and when
get out of here again, I'm going to finish
my days as an honest man. l never was
in any other penitentiary, but l have done
time in a few county jails-ssy seven or
eight of them. There's nothing in being a
crook. Hereafter I'll go straightw
Perhaps Mr.. Moore meant that he would
Ego straight for some more cattle.