The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-12
PROTECTED" APPROPRIATIONS.
Two Members of the Fraternity Run
AfouI of Officer Talbot.
They Buy Their Way Out of Jail-They
Were Told That every
thing Went"

Steve Tretry, a well known horseman,
was relieved of his pocketbook, contain
ing $160, on Saturday, and reported the
matter to Police Officer Talbot. He had
no clew to the operators who had victim
lied him further than that he thought his
pocket had been picked when he was IN
the crowd at the race course.
Talbot had been watching suspicious
characters and came to the conclusion
that he knew the men who had done the
work.
Having had his eye particularly on four
individuals whom he knew to be PRO
fessional operators, the vigilant young
officer followed the quartet about the race
track until he was satisfied that they
were the "gafters'' re wanted, but he
could find no officer & assist him. The
fellows finally became suspicious and
endeavored TO leave the park, whereupon
Talbot stopped two of the four, who
Immediately struggled to escape, and the
officer was compelled to draw his revolver
to secure them. By ordering them into
a saloon he secured them with handouts,
called hack and took them to the City
Jail.
OFFERED A BRIDE.
On the way down the two denied all
knowledge of having done anything
wrong, but before the jail was reached
both offered to bride Talbot One of them
offered him 500, and the other took
diamond stud from his shirt and offered
in a casual way to present it to the officer.
Talbot declined the presents, however.
AT the police station the crooks were
searched and yielded up S130 and two
valuable diamond studs.
Notwithstanding that Talbot was well
satisfied that he had the right men, there
was absolutely no proof against them,
and Irefry Acknowledgements he could
not identify them, as he did not know
when, how. or by whom he had been
robbed.
Talbot was so confident that he asked
Trefry to 90 down to the City Jail and see
the men, who, by the way, gave their
names as Henry Morris and a. ID. Smith.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock Iretry
went to the Jail and Chief Rodgers and
Talbot decided to resort to a little STRAIT
egg and, if possible, frighten the pair into
a confession. AS prearranged, the men
were called out Of their cell in the pres
ence Of Trefry, who said: Eyes, those are
the men," and then withdrew.
THEY WERE SMART.
Chief Rodgers then called them into
his office separately and tried to get
them to commit themselves.
sharpers get to be, denied all insinua-
tions and refused to acknowledge or COM
NIT themselves in any way.
WELL" said kRodgers, "Your case
Will come up in court tomorrow, and it
will go hard with you on the showing we
have.''
"What complaint have you against us?''
asked Smith. You know and we know
that you can swear to nothing. We were
arrested on suspicion, and you fellows
are on the wrong lay"
AS they were being returned to the
cell Smith said he would like 10 see that
gentleman" intimating Truly. Truly
held a consultation with the crooks. after
which he positively refused to swear TO a
complaint, and said so far as he was con-
cerned the prisoners should be released
AS there was no evidence, and Truly was
the only one who could swear to a COM
plant, the men were allowed their lib
erty,
Then came the sequel, which proved
not only that Talbot had the right men,
but developed something interesting as
well.
Morris and Smith promptly passed
over Sl20 to Trefry.
II want you to understand" said
Morris to Rodgers, that we are not pick
pockets. We don't know anything about
his money. We are willing to pay him
this Sl20 to get out Of this scrape, and
that's all there is about it. We came
here to work
A GAME OF OUR OWN,
And we were notified by "Cherry'' Daily
OF Robinson's Circus that 'everything
WENT at the fair We were not DOING
any business in San Francisco, and we
came here under promise from a Demo-
cratic politician to Daily TO be protected"
Norris and Smith further intimated
that they were only two of large gang
OF the same gentry, and that now that
they had found out that their protector
was not keeping his word they wanted to
get out of town Immediately.
Il want to tell you," said Rodgers,
that no man can protect you in this
town; and | notify you to leave here by
the first tain. If you have any friends
here YOU had better get word to them.
and not let us get our hands on any of
Them"
well CO." said Smith, ''and stay. We
only came here because we were told that
we would be protected, and that every
thing went at the fair -
The crooked gentlemen then brushed
the dust of the cells from their good
clothes, donned their diamond studs, as
sumed their bland and innocent express
sions and made a bee line for their
friends" and baggage.
TREFRY HAPPY.
Trefry went off apparently happy, and
evidently considers that he is one of the
mortals upon whom fortune has smiled.
Through the neat work OF Officer Talbot,
who would not be bribed, and the efforts
of Chief Rodgers, he recovered S120 OF his
$l60 by as near miracle as he is ever
likely to profit.
If Mr.. Cherry Daily of Robinson's
show had arranged for the freedom of the
city during the fair and sent his graft
ers' here under protecting wing, be is
evidently fated to disappointing develop
ments. Two or three of presumably the
same fraternity are still in the City Jail
awaiting investigation, and others are
under surveillance.