San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-03
TWO CROOKS CAPTURED
AND THEIR THIEVING DIVE
LOCATED LAST NIGHT.
A Hondo City Merchant Roped In
The Victims Each Fined 500.

out of town several times by the au-
thOrities, are again introuble. They
were arrested again last night by
Detectives Hughes, Bowen, Bader,
Deputy Sheriff McClosky, and
Officers Springer, Seffel and
Shofr and safely lodged behind
the bars in the city Jail
on the charge Of suspicion. They
were arraigned before the recorder
this morning, and on the evidence
of M. A. Chancey, were each as
sessed fine of 500, and We're COM
mitted to prison, being unable to
raise that amount.
The story of their crooked work,
occasiOning the arrest, is an inter-
esting one, and proves that Sapp
and Dalton are beyond a doubt,
the slickest couple of crooks in the
city.
NJ. A. Chancey is reputable mer-
chant of Hondo City, who came
here yesterday to purchase goods.
He stopped at the Adams house
on North Flores street.
While Chancey was in +. Il.
Johnson's wholesale house on Mil
itary plaza about ) o'clock yester-
day afternoon, he was approached
by Dalton, who asked him the way
to San Pedro springs. The question
was answered as the two men
started up the street.
lam stranger here" said Dial
ton, "haVing just arrived from Cal
ifornia. l am looking for suitable
place to start a chicken ranch, and
raise chickens according to the
new process that you read and
hear so much about. | don't
like the outlook here, so | think |
will go up to little town called
Boerne, as several have recon-
mended that place as being good
location for a chicken farm"
"The earnest manner in which
Dalton talked led Mr.. Chancey to
believe that he was thoroughly
honest and he began to take an in
terest in the supposed farmer from
California.
"My partner, an elderly gentle
man, is down here and is going to
wait for me. Won't you walk down
and make his acquaintances"
asked Dalton.
Delighted with the thought of
meeting the second chicken
man, Chancey accompanied his
new friend. When they reach
ed a saloon, run by a
"Dago," on Acequia street near
CastanOla's grocery, the "California
chicken dealer" asked his HOndo
City friend If he would enjoy a
glass of beer. They went into the
saloon, and repairing to the rear,
took seats at a table, at the same
time ordering the beer. Chancey
noticed it was some kind Of a
gambling den, but paid no further
attention to the surroundings.
Sapp, who was dealing, was asked
by Dalton, if the old man, his
partner, was in? Sapp replied that
he had gone out, and would
return in about five minutes.
Dalton managed, by his slick
tongued chicken stories, to interest
Chancey in the game, known as
"hand" poker, what the gamblers
term "the suckers delight"
AS there was apparently such a
good opportunity to v n large
amounts of money Dali succeed
ed in borrowing $l3 from the Hon
do City merchant, and played it,
winning every time. He was about
to "rope the merchant in" to play
a hand when Chancey realized that
he was being robbed, and grabbing
the door, flew out and ran for an
officer.
Detective Shoff had been watch
ing the two from the time of their
meeting at the Johnson grocery,
and it was very easy to indemnity
Dalton. The officers were detailed
and Dalton was, late at night,
placed in jail. The officers then
went to the /. & G. n. depot, to ar
rest Stapp, thinking he contem-
plated leaving on the night train.
This was the case, as the victim
was found hiding in the brush, by
Officer Springer, awaiting an OPP
portunity to Jump the blind
mail"
CHARGED WITH THEFT.
After the cases of Sapp and Dali
ton had been disposed of, Deputy
Sheriff Jim McCloskey appeared
and took Dalton to Justice Adams
court, where he was placed under