The record-union., 1891-04-18
OUT OF MISCHIEF FOR A Time.
"Justice" Lovejoy Sent to the Folsom
Penitentiary.
He Considers Himself Terry Lucky
something About His Career,
and His Election.

'I'm in big luck. The new Judge is a
dandy. 1 expected to get about ten
years."
Thomas Lovejoy, the whilom "Justice"
Of Mississippi Township, laughed joy
ously as he made these remarks to Dep
uty Sheriff Shepherd yesterday-the two
being on their way from the Superior
Court to the County Jail.
Loyejoy, it will be remembered, was
convicted last week of grand larceny, be-
fore Judge Catlin. Judge Grant of Yolo
occupied Judge Catlin's place yesterday,
and when Lovejoy was brought up for
sentence, he let him off with two years at
Folsom.
A BAD MAN.
Lovejoy is most dangerous criminal,
and should have been put out Of mischief
for longer term of years. He has been
terror to the denizens of Folsom and
vicinity for long time. At the last cleo
ton he nominated himself for Justice of
the Peace of Mississippi Township, where
there had been no such officer for years.
True, the law provided for such an office,
but no one cared to take it for the reason
that everybody preferred to do their legal
business either at Folsom or Sacramento,
and the Township Justice would Stave.
But Lovejoy saw an opportunity to do
some ''clever" work, and took advantage
OF it. He was the only candidate and re-
ceived about five Votes-but that was
enough to give him the office. Nosooner
was he formally installed in the Office
than he entered upon wild career, that
will long be fresh in the memories of the
Folsomites. 1t is said that he, with the
assistance of man who called himself a
deputy Constable,
BLACKMAILED THE FARMERS
Right and left, and INDUCED in all sorts
Of petty thieving and extorting practices
His COURT was also said to be the rem
devious of a gang of, notorious thieves
and tough characters, whose orgies
shocked the good people of that vicinity,
and also place for storing stolen prop
erty.
Lovejoy is an ex-convict himself, having
served long term in the penitentiary for
assault TO murder-a nice specimen for a
Justice of the Peace, to be sure.
But he finally became too bold, and
reached the end Of his rope with a jerk, so
TO speak. He visited. the room of an old
man named Kelly, who was sick at the
time, and asked for loan of so cents
Kelly had leather bag containing $50
in gold and some silver. He told Love-
joy where it was and told him to take 80
cents out Of it. The Justice took the
$50 instead.
hSIAy ndl ulIu dIIeSlel, anu lue lQleI
was taken before the Justice of
A NEIGHBoRING TOWNSHIP,
Who has since been compelled to give up
his position for the reason that he could
induce nobody to qualify on his bond.
People who claim to know the facts state
that this trial was a. farce. Kelly was
brought into the courtroom drunk, and
the presiding Justice was in no better
condition. OF course Lovejoy was dis
charged. But there were those who were
determined to put stop to Lovejoy's ne
fariOus practices, and the robbery was re-
ported to District Attorney Ryan.
Kelly was brought to this city and ques-
toned, after which a new complaint and
warrant was issued for Lovejoy, and he
was brought before Justice Starr of this
city. There was little trouble then in
establishing Lovejoy's guilt, so he was
held to answer, and there was equally as
little trouble in proving him guilty at the
Superior Court trial
1t will thus be seen that the fallen
Justice had reason TO be joyful yester-
day when he received such light SEN
tence.
There was a rumor circulated about
town last night to the effect that Lovejoy