Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-05
YaE WOODS ARE FULL.
H0RsE-THEvEs BECOMING NUMEROUS
IN THESE PARTS.
Citizens Whose Premises Have Recently
Been Raided-But the Property
Recovered.

Several horses have been stolen in this
vicinity the past week. The last case oc-
CURED some time on Saturday night, when
horse, buggy and harness were taken
from the stable of John Stevens, On 1.-THE
Ridge" and within stones throw of the
premises of Theo. Deming, whose horse
was stolen few days ago. The latter was
found yesterday in field halfway be-
tween here and Franklin, where it is sup
posed the thief left the animal.
Eugene Stevens started out toward Elk
Grove yesterday morning to get on the
track OF his fathers horse. He crossed
from there to Franklin, where he found
his rig. the horse being much blown.
The thief had taken two horses and a
light wagon from the rear of a saloon at
Franklin, and started toward the river, in
the direction of CORTLAND and Walnut
Grove, as was proven by the fact that one
OF the seats OF the wagon had been found
on the road.
Parties at Frar kiln think the thief is a
young man who left there few days ago
for Sacramento. He left q valise in q
hay-mow at franklin, and yesterday it
was gone.
THE PROPERTY RECOVERED.
Notwithstanding the thief started in an
other direction, he finally headed for this
city, for about half past 8 o'clock last night
officer Carroll found the team and wagon
tied in front of the Art Gallery at Third
and streets. He learned from persons
residing in the neighborhood that the outfit
had been there since about 8 o'clock in the
morning.
The officer found two cushions in the
wagon, but only one seat, the other having.
as above stated, been found on the road
leading from Franklin to Walnut Grove.
He took the horses and wagon to Wilson's
stable, where the owner can get them.
Up to late hour last night the thief had
not been captured, but the police are conf.
dent they will capture him.
AND STILL ANOTHER.
On Saturday afternoon George Finch
went to the Dexter stable on K street and
hired horse and buggy for the purpose,
he said, of going into the country to see his
girl, who lived at Hangtown Crossing.
promising to return yesterday morning.
He was unknown to the proprietor of the
stable, but said he was employed at the
State House hotel, and referred the propri-
etor to the landlord.
The horse and buggy were placed at his
disposal and he set out As Finch had not
shown up by last evening, the owner of the
outfit became uneasy and telephoned to
Hangtown Crossing, inquiring whether or
not he had been there. The reply was
that such person had stopped there on
Saturday evening and inquired the way
both to Folsom and Single Springs, in
which direction he resumed his travels.
At the State House the stable proprietor
learned that Finch had formerly been EN-.
ployed there as porter. He then reported
the matter to the police and sent kilograms
to Single Springs, Folsom and Roseville
to have Finch arrested if he should show
up at either place.
DOING DETECTIVE WORK.
When Chief Drew was informed yester.
day of the theft of Mr.. Stevens horse
and buggy he had his own horse hitched
up and started out to do little detective
work himself, armed with his trusty
pistol and description of the property.
He was going out on the lower Stockton
road when he met a young man coming
toward town in buggy.
The Chief consulted his memorandum
book, and satisfying himself that the horse
and vehicle were the stolen ones, pro.
ceeded to place the youth IN possession
of them under arrest, feeling quite pleased
with the result of his venture. But
when he learned that his prisoner was
none other than the son of Mr.. Stevens,
who had himself recovered the property
where the thief had left it. the Chief
turned sorrowfully back toward the city,
fully impressed with the fact that the de-
tective ability of the city is we'll scat
tered, and not all owned by the vigilant
police.