The herald., 1893-09-28
CARR FOUND GUILTY.
A VERY CURIOUS CASE OF
POCKET PICKING.
w. n. white Relieved of n Ten Dollar
Bill While Asieep--Carr CoolIy
Operates in Restaurant.
A Thin Defenses

John A. Carr, a young man accused
of picking w. f. Whites pocket of $40
had his trial yesterday in Judge Shaw
court, and failed to oestablish any reason
able doubt Of his guilt in the minds o
the jury.
The occurrence was in August last, II
Jacks saloon. on First street, between
Main and Los Angeles streets, and the
guilt of the defendant was established
principally by the clear statements o.
Mr.. White and Officer Ed Smith.
Mr.. White was formerly in the livery
bueneas in Los Angelee, but for yeaI
and a half has been at Redlands. lie
came to the city on business, and on the
night OF the 9th Of August was mp with
o pick friend until between 2 and
O'Clock, when he went to Jacks restau.
rant to get something to eat. lie testi-
fed that he had light lunch, when he
felt sleepy and asked permission of the
man in charge to. take nap in his
chair. Permission being given, Mr..
White fell asleep. Before he went to
sleep Carr and another man came in the
restaurant and went out again. Mr..
White, still sleeping, became conscious
enough to realize that some one was
fumbliug in his breast pocket. He tried
to rouse up, but wat not awake. enough
to do 60 Immediately. He felt his pock-
ct book returned to the pocket, and
walked up.
Carr was sitting at the opposite side
OF his table. He drew out his pocket
book and found that a $40 bank note.
all he had in 1t, was gone. Just then
Carr spoke up and asked him what was
the matter, if he had lost anything
White did not reply and Carr asked him
sthe second time, when he told him that
it was not any Of his business, and not
to speak to him until he was addressed.
He then informed the manager that
he had lost $40, and as no one else was
in the restaurant but himself and Carr,
it lay between them,
The manager told him he had better
in vestigate the matter, and White said
that he would attend to that. He went
out, found Officer Ed Smith and returned
to the restaurant.
The officer asked the manager, Rus
ten. if he had taken the money. and he
replied that he had not. He then asked
Carr, who denied having taken it, and
said eny man who said he did lied.
The oificer asked White If he might not
be mistaken, aad had Rusten sweep out
under the table. Nothing came out But
q peach stone.
Carr pulled out gold piece and some
silver, laid them on table, and said
that was all he had; that he had no
paper money, and wanted to be search
ed. He held out his arms, his hat in
one hand. Noticing something con-
cealed in the fingers of the hand which
held the hat, Rusten asked him what
was in his hand. He turned the hand
and allowed something to fall to the
floor, at the same time trying to put his
foot on it. Officer Smith showed him
back and picked up the missing $40 bill.
He then took the innocent Mr.. Carr to
the police station, the latter saying to
the officer that he thought himself very
foxy. Smith replied that he was foxy
enough for his kind.
/ When it came to the defense, after
several character witnesses had been in
troduced, who gave Carr a good Yeputa-
tion, he went on the stand. His state.
ment did not differ from that Of Mr..
White until he reached the discovery of
the bill, when he claimed that it was
swept from under the table, and he
picked it up. He thought he would
have some fun with Mr.. White, and
concealed it in his hand, while be
pulled out his gold and silver money
and asked, ''Is that your money? ?"
The story was exceedingly diaphsnous.
and was go recognized. The case was
submitted to the jury, and they we're
out some time, when they found YER
dict OF guilty as charged.