The record-union., 1893-10-14
DAYLIGHT ROBBERIES.
Two Bold Jobs Done During Yester-
day Forenoon.
The Residence of II. t. Tucker Looted
Also the Safe of the Cen
tral House.

thieves of grades above that which ap-
plies to the robbers of hen-roosts, while
San Jose, Oakland and other cities have
been suffering from the nightly depreda-
tions of professional crooks. Yesterday,
however, couple of robberies were
committed here by apparently expert
enced thieves, and it is possible that
some of those who have been operating
elsewhere have been attracted hither by
the reports of Sacramento's prosperous
and flourishing condition.
A RESIDENCE ENTERED.
The family OF II. 7. Tucker were away
from home for awhile yesterday fore
noon, and during their absence the resi-
dence, 1915 Fifth street, was entered and
ransacked. The thief had plenty of time
in which to operate, and evidently made
the most of it, for drawers were found
pulled out and their contents overturned,
and every nook and corner OF the house
had been visited.
1t was found that the thief had secured
gold watch, diamond pin, diamond
ring, moonstone ring and plain ring.
RAID ON \ SAFE.
While Max Hornlein, one of the pro-
prietOrs of the Central House, tempo
rarily left the Office at noon yesterday
the safe was robbed Of $3.50 in gold and
greenbacks.
There were four men present in the
reading-room at the time Hornlein
stepped to the front for few moments.
Two of them were transients, who regis
tered the preceding night. Mr.. Horn
lein was on the sidewalk for some min
utes in conversation with a friend, and
while there he noticed the two strangers
come out the front door and turn up X
street. When he returned to the office
the place was vacant. Shortly afterward
he discovered that the drawer of the safe
and sack of money that was behind it
were both missing, with their contents
Suspicion at once rested on the two
strangers, and the police set out to look
for them. 1t was found that the men had
visited the State Capitol, where watch
man Wiley had shown them about. after
which one went to call on a female do
mestic whom he had known while en-
ployed aon 4. l.. Hatch's ranch near
Suisun.
In the afternoon the men returned to
the Central House, saying they had
learned that the police were looking for
them. They were taken to the police sta
ton, where they gave apparently very
straight accounts of themselves. They
said they were old railroad mon, and GER
est men. They told Chief Rodgers about
two other men who were in the hotel
reading-room at the time, one of whom
is a hanger-on of saloons, known as
whistler" and the other man some
what under the influence of liquor
"Whistler" was in the place when
Hornlein went out but was not there
when he returned, and he did not see
him leave by the front way. Officers
Carroll, Higgins and kripp were detailed
to look him up, and they found him en-
gagged in a game of cards in the State
House Hotel, with goodly portion of
the pack spread out on his knees, be-
meath the table. Notwithstanding he had
a quarter in ''the pot" the officers rudely
tore him from the game and took him to
the lookup.
He, too, strenuously denied any knowl-
edge of the robbery, and declared that he
sat reading a paper in the middle of the
room all the time, in full view of the
other men, who he said were there when
he went out.
Chief Rodgers expects to have the
fourth suspect in hand this morning,
when he will also deny any knowledge of
the theft, beyond doubt However. it
looks very much as if one of the quar-
tet did the job, although it is possible that
the real thief got away with the money
after all Of them had left the room.
The strangers were WelI-dreSsed, re-
spectable-appearing men, and Hornlein
never for moment thought they would
attempt so bold thing as to attack his
safe in broad daylight while people were
coming and going to and from the room.
EVEN CHURCHES NOT SPARED.
Some time on Tuesday night, or early
on Wednesday morning, thief entered
the Cathedral and stole gold plate used
in covering the chalioe. The loss was
discovered on Wednesday morning,
when the priest in charge during the alb
Grace and Walsh went to officiate at the
regular mass.
The plate had been stolen from the safe,
where it is kept, and the theft was easily
accomplished, as the key had been left in
the door.
An attempt had also been made to rob
the poor box, but it was unsuccessful.