The record-union., 1891-09-21
GOOD TIME FOR A ROUNDUP.
Why Not Have One of the Thugs
and Footpads?
Citizens Waylaid and Robbed Nightly
j. L. Barron Narrowly Escapes
the Fate of Robert Allen.

The State Prison could not turn loose
upon any community worse gang OF
thugs than were gathered here during the
fair to prey upon those who came here to
see the sights. Not night passed that
men were not robbed, sometimes openly
on the street, but generally in some dive
or deadfall where they were first rendered
defenseless by being dragged.
On Saturday night Charles Brown, a
Woodworking mechanic at the railroad
shops, was at Third and streets when
the fire broke out at Seventh and n
streets. He started to run to it, and was
just crossing the alley by the RECORD
UNION office when three fellows sprang
upon him. One welded a club, and with
it struck Brown severe blow on the
back of the head, which felled him to the
sidewalk.
He grappled one of his assailants but
they were too many for him, and he had
TO submit to being "rolled." The rob-
bers, however, got nothing for their
trouble.
EXPERIENCE OF y SAN JOAQUIN MAN.
Daniel w. Suddarth was brought to the
Receiving Hospital late yesterday after
noon IN very dilapidated condition.
His head was swollen to almost twice its
| natural size, and he was bleeding from
several wounds about the face.
Suddarth was under the influence of
liquor, yet he was not stupid, and could
talk coherently. He said that he came to
Sacramento from Woodbridge two days
ago, at which place he had been working
on the canal. He had considerable
money, and intended TO have time He
| only had a norton of IL
he drank freely yesterday and then
crossed the bridge into Washington,
where he laid down in the willows near
the bridge for quiet nap He was
awakened by someone who was trying to
go through his pockets. Suddarth says
he resisted and was brutally kicked about
the head and face for his pains. The rob-
bers, he says, cut ont the pocket of his
overalls, in which were $50 in gold, He
says he does not know how many men
attacked him, nor could he identify any
Of them.
1t is evident that Suddarth was followed
by the scoundreis, who knew that he had
| the money, and as soon as he laid down
| they pounced upon him.
ROBBED OF FIVE DOLLARS.
On Saturday morning as one of the
gravel-haulers was driving out to the
grayel-pltS he overlook a badIV-battered
man and gave him ride.
The man said he had been waylaid.
beaten and robbed of S. by two men in
the vicinity of Agricultural Park the
night before.
HE STOOD THEM OFF.
At an early hour Saturday morning
! persons living in the vicinity of Seventh
and NJ streets were aroused by the report
OF pistol. Several gentlemen hastcned
| to the street and there found badly
| frightened youth with smoking pistol
in his hand. lie said that two men had
| stopped him. but he had run them off by
| firing shot from his pistol.
! The young man said he did not shoot
| to Kill, but only to scare the footpads off.
| He deserves arrest and punishment for
| discharging firearms. However, the next
time he may do BETTER
BARRON SAVED HIS SACK.
As James 7. Barron, who carries on n
| liquor-house at Second and L streets
the old Comet wholesale and retail store
was counting his money into a sack
early on Saturday morning, preparatory
to closing his place, two men rushed in
and banged him over the head with some
weapon.
Barron was knocked down, but recov-
cred himself before they could get his