The herald., 1895-01-05
OH, FOR A REAL BURGLAR
Sacramento's Safety Committee
Means Business.
Two of Kelly's Lieutenants Under
Arrest.
Posses Raid IA Hobo Camp at tbs Cap
ital and Make Arrssts-Rihes
and Knives Secured.


BY THE HERALD's Leased Wire.
SACRAMENTO Jan. 1.-The citizens'
committee OF safety has begun it's cru
sede against the criminals now infestng
this city. Two posses numbering 55
men were sent ont this morning to raid
hobo camps north of the city. They re-
turned dripping wet to the city about
noon, escorting 25 prisoners to the city
and county iails. One of the camps was
occupied by five men, thought to be ex-
pert crooks. Two OF them raised loaded
Winchester rifles at the posse and
warned them to come no nearer. They
were overpowersd and brought to Jail.
In addition to the rifles there were cap
,ured pistols, dirk knives. q sack of fuse,
lot of giant powder and other ex-
plosives. The posse will make another
raid Saturday morning.
Previous to the return of the poases
sent out this morning a mum Der OF the
executive com mittee of this new vigi-
lance organization said in an intarview:
THEY WANT A BURGLAR.
1.-TWO posaes have gone out. They
Aio AAh.Oo ~ Vi kUOu CiiAAou5s Auoy hI6
fully armed with ehotguns, rifles and
revolvsrs. They go TO clean out the
hobo camps along the north levee. 1t
ID our intention to hang q burglar al
coon as we find him. We will not take
him from Jail alter he is once in, but
if we meet him in the cuetody of police
mon on the street we will take him away
from them. We will be particular. of
Nbak kA 4. -
man; il he hea burgarized q house, if
he has attempted to hurglarlzs house,
If he has stood up and robbed man on
the street or attempte to do 30. or if
we can fasten the crime on him, we
ehall string him up.
1T lie not our intention to give the
namea of those who nave gone out in
search OF these men in this terrific
storm. We do not want to advertise
them TO the world. But what they will
do will be known as the work of this
com mittee. the executive officers of
which all the etizsna know. You may
publish this, so that all the good people
Of the city will be informed, and 30 that
the criminal element now in the city
will be informed"
INDUSTRIAL LEADERS ARRESTED.
Owing to incendiary hsrangues by
Colonel Salisbury and Captain Miller.
two OF Kelly's imported IuGustrials from
Oakland, Chief of Polics Drew determ.
ined this evening to arrest them. Since
Kelly skipped the city, these fellows
have been talking nightly to their crowd
OF hobos and advising them not to &C.
cept work at rock breaking offered by
the citizens hut TO demand their rights.
Ii refused aims at nrivaie housas shsy
were advised to help themselves, and.
above all things, not to break rock un.
less they were paid in cash.
Tonight Saulebury and Miller mar
shaled their hobo gang and marched to
Fourth and K streets, where they in-
tended to hold an open meeting, but
Officer Fisher placed them both under
arrest. The army, which has lost sew
eral of its soldiers since the uprising
against tramps and criminals began.
and is now not very formidable, made q
movement az il to rescue it's leaders,
but several citizens interiered and they
quit and marched back to their camp.
Tomorrow the campaign against
trsmps will be resumed and ss the storm
has ceased the citizens engaged in the
work will have an easier job than they
had today in the rain while breaking up
camps in the brush outside the city.