The morning call., 1892-06-10
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W MURPHY BUILDING, i
Market and Jones Streets.
In The Tolls.
The Oakland Absconder c. ptured
at SissOH.
His Aectmplice Also Arrested-Most Of the
Money Recovered Reggs' Wife Com
pletsly Frustrated.

Richard c. Beggs, the defaulting secre-
tary Of the Oakland and Berkeley Rapid
Transit Company, was recognized at Sis
son at II O'clock on Wednesday night by
Constable Clarkson of that place. who i'm
medately placed him under arrest. He
admitted his identity at once and As quickly
surrendered all Of the stolen money in his
possession.
b. f. Gallagher, the aecomplce and COM
panion Of the abscondiug secretary, was
captured at noon yesterday. Both were
shortly afterward confronted and con-
fessed their share in the crime.
According TO Beggs' story he was $500
short in his accounts. Gallagher, who was
an old acquaintance and also an eInDloye of
the company. put him up to the theft Of the
larger sum, assisted in the commission of
the crime and fed with him. He surren-
dered all the money in his possession, which
was nearly all in greenbacks and amounted
to S5844 80. Gallagher also had a large sum
ia his possession, the amount of which
was not learned, and Beggs acknowledged
that he had hidden a further sum in Oak
land. which he is willing TO restore, so that
the Transit Company will, after ALL lose but
little by the occurrence. A reward of $500
had been offered for the capture Of the
fugitves. and will, no doubt, be paid to
Constable Clarkson.
MRS. BEGGs CLOSES HER HOUSE.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Beggs
closed up her house in Oakland and came
over TO stay with her brother-n-law in this
city. While packing up her husbands
effects, prior to her removal. she found a
package containing $4,000 in banknO.es and
gold, which she at once turned over to the
company. This is doubtless the same
money referred 10 by Beggs as having been
hidden by him, and makes tie amount reeoy-
cred so far $685. irrespective of what Gal
lagher had on his person.
The story of Beggs' fall has already been
told in THE CALL. After his flight with
$4,000 belonging to his employers the first
elew to the direction he took came from
Conductor Babeock of the SiXteenth-street
electric road, who noticed the secretary
pacing the Sixteenth street platform just as
the Oregon express pulled ont on Monday
night AS soon as Babcoek heard Of the
defacation next morning he impaired the
information 10 the officers Of the company,
and thus gave them their first clew.
CLEWs THAT LED TO ARREST.
The next cew came from Chief Parrish of
the Portland Orr Police Department. He,
on receipt OF telegraphe instructions from
Chief Tompkins of Oakland, interviewed
the trainhands of tue Oregon express and
learned that man answering Beggs' de-
Tuesday morning. 1t was this fact which
put Clarkson on the qui vive and led TO the
capture.
Following both of these cIews Morse's De-
tective Agency sent Captain Cullandan in
pursuit, but he was "a hours too late
to get the creditof the arrest The Ssson
Constable, however, obligingly turned over
the culprits to him and they will reach Oak
land this morning at 1880 O'Clock. Out OF
this latter fact the detective agency is lay
ing claim to the credit Of the capture,
greatly to Chief Tompkins' disgust, who
says the arrests were made on his tele-
graphic instructions and that the prisoners
should have been held by Clarkson, subject
TO his orders.
Beggs is said TO have been often seen of
late In the company of beautiful stylisbIy
dressed young lady, to whom he appeared
very attentive. According to report she
lived at 521 Geary street. This, however, is
an injustice to the family residing there.
who knows nothing whatever of Beggs nor
any such young woman.
CALL reporter endeavored to sec Mrs.
Beggs last night at her brother-in-law's
residence; but she was completely pros