The record-union., 1892-09-09
PROFESSIONALS" IN TOWN.
The Usual Contingent of the NimbIe-
Fingered Fraternity Here.
George Grayson Has His Purse Cut
From His Pocket-''Soap'' Fakirs
at Work-Etc.

! With the fair~came the usual contin-
! gent of thimble-riggers, bunko-steerers
/ pickpockets and others of the nimble-
/ fingered fraternity, as well as good
! sized detachment of burglars, garroters
| and the like.
| Complaints are coming in at police
headquarters right along, and the officers
are kept very busy.
Little trouble is being experienced
with the gamblers, as they are doing
their work indoors in a quiet sort OF
way, and as yet no cases of robbery in
their quarter have been heard of All
games were running last night, although
Police Captain Bradley gave some OF
them notice that unless they closed up he
would arrest them.
CUT HIS POCKET OUT.
@. w. Grayson, who is employed with
Hall, Luhrs IL Co., had thrilling and
Improbable experience yesterday after
noon.
He reported at the Police Station about
. O'Clock last evening, and stated that he
had been robbed, either at the Park or on
an electric car returning from there, OF
between $3.50 and Sl40
The first he knew of his loss was on
arrival at the store, when he found his
pocket to have been cut from the outside,
and his purse taken.
The cut in his pants was about four
inches long, ran diagonaIly from the out
side seam, through the duck lining and
| the pocket itself, and had evidently been
made with some keen cutting instrument
made for the purpose.
he could not remember of having been
particularly crowded against while at the
, mo lnlr 4, L. Il
| nave been done on the car, which was
quite crowded. He could give no clew to
the thief
The money taken was chiefly in green
backs.
TWENTY FOR ONE.
Two fakirs were arrested yesterday
morning Tor selling candy and soap on
Fourth street under the pretense of plac-
Ing money in their packages.
They pretended to place a S20-bill in a
package which they then offered for sale
for 81.
Strange as it may seem a number of
ambitious customers were trying to buy
themselves rich.
SAYS he WAS ROBBED.
A man considerably under the influ-
ence of liquor complained to the police
yesterday that he had been robbed in a
front-street lumber-yard
he was too drunk to give a clear ac-
count OF the affair and was locked up to
give him chance to regain his normal
condition.
ANOTHER VAIL.
A drunken individual, who failed to
leave his name, reported at the police
station that he had been robbed of $40 in
| a h-street saloon by the proprietor.
AS he was too drunk to make clear
statement the officers placed no conf
dence in his complaint.
SURE THING GAME.
An Italian named Magnolia reported
to the police yesterday morning that
he had been robbed of $50 in a X
street saloon by dice game. He was
induced to bet on what was represented
as q sure thing, and when he had lost his
money he was ordered out of the house.
MORE OF THE LIGHT-FINGERED GENTRY.
Two men, giving their names as Rich,
ard Burton and e. L. Strauss, were ar
rested about o'clock last night by Cap
tain Bradley and officer Gibson and
locked up at the City Jail.
They were presumably pickpockets
and had been putting in the day work
ing" the crowd at the Park
CAUGHT AT HIS WORK.
Last evening while the crowd was
waiting at the depot for the arrival of the
Oakland Native Sons, Railroad Detective
Burke noticed an individual whose ac-
tons denoted that he was there for
Cuisines" The detective called Special
Officer Greer's attention to the man and
the two kept their weather-eyes open.
Presently the man was seen to move
away from well-dressed lady and inn
mediately she called out that she had
been robbed-that her pocket had been
cut out. Burke tried to catch the fellow.
but he broke and ran. Greer, however
was on hand and tripped the fugitive.
placed in hack and taken to the CITY
Prison.
The man gave the name of Charles Par
sons. a charge of disturbing the peace
was temporarily placed against him.