The San Francisco call., 1895-12-31

tives Bee and Harper and Policemen P.
Sullivan and W. Burkholder.
On the night OF December 81 he broke
into the houses of Thomas Bennett. S25
Golden Gate avenue; |. Newman, No. S39 !;
M. Fitzgerald, No. 857; F. L. Bates, No.
S37, and NJ. Greenblatt, No. Sal. He seems
to have had an abnormal appetite, for at
each Of these houses he helped himself to
turkey and pie from the pantry. Nothing
of value was missed from any of the resi-
dences except Benefits, where Garthside
stole $42 IN coin.
On December % Garthslde broke into
the residence of j. w. Carmany. i109
Franklin street. He effected an entrance
from the rear, and after helping himself
to turkey and pie from the pantry, he went
upstairs and into the room where Car
many's sister Sarah was asleep.
While ransacking the room the noise
awoke Miss Carmany. Thinking it was
her brother, she asked what he was doing.
keep quiet" said Garthside, as he faced
her. She observed by the light of match
that he held in his hand that he had silk
muller over his face and revolver in his
right hand. She was about to scream for
help, when Garthside said: keep quiet,
now. The police are looking for me and.
don't propose to be taken alive. II You
make the slightest noise / will shoot you"
linen ne Sdlu, iHc revolver dC
her head: 81 want that diamond ring
that's on your finger" She assured him
he was mistaken, as she did not have
diamond ring. He came close up to the
bed and examined her fingers, satisfying
himself that she was telling the truth.
Then he went to the bureau and helped
himself to her jewelry, which was lying on
top of it.
With another warning TO her to keep
quiet ne stole silently out of her room and
closed the door after him. Miss Carmany
sprang out of her bed and was in the act
OF raising the window to give an alarm
when Garthside opened the door and ad-
vancing swiftly to where she was standing
pointed the pistol at her head and Kissed
out: "rve good mind to kill you. I'll
give you one more chance. If | hear you
raising an alarm | will come back to your
room and shoot you as ! would dog. So
be warned" This had the desired effect.
Garthslde after frightening the young
lady almost to death went into the room
of her brother and stole his gold watch and
chain. II got away altogether with about
$500 worth of articles of jewelry.
On Sunday night the officers met Garth
side on Kearny street. They placed him
under arrest for burglary. He protested
that they had made mistake and that he
was reputable young man from the in
terror. His protestations were of no avail
ana lie was TAKEN 10 the prison. On tlng
searched a silk muff1er was found in his
pocket CORES spending TO the one seen over
his face by Miss Carmany, and Smith IL
Wesson 38-caiber revolver. The diamond
ring belonging to Miss Carmany was OH
his finger.
He was placed in the "tanks" till the
officers had an opportunity OF locating his
room. Yesterday they were successful. 1t
was in lodging-house on Market street
and on searching it nearly all the jewelry
stolen from Carmany's house was found in
it.
When arrested Garthside said he was 20
years of age. When booked last night he
gave his age as 81 or %. He says he came
>here four or FIVE weeks ago and was until
recently brakeman on the Yuma division
of the Southern Pacific Railroad.