The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-13
HAVE STRONG POLITICAL FRIENDS.
Two Men Who Are Charged With
Vagrancy.
Efforts Are Being Made to Allow Them
to Cut Short Their Stay in
This City.

Officers Logue and Fitzgerald arrested
on Sunday last Dave Connors and George
Finley, against whom charges of va
grancy were entered.
When they appeared in the Police Court
they demanded a continuance, also trial
by jury. This being granted by Justice
Davis, the cases were set for hearing yes
terday afternoon, when further contin-
ance was granted until the 18th instant.
In the meantime the fact has developed
that Connors has powerful friends who
age endeavoring to have the matter so ar
ranged as to give him chance to leave
the city.
One of the arresting officers was told by
certain State Senator that he had per-
sonally detained one of the men in town,
Rs he had expected TO procure him a
clerkship during the present session.
While he fully appreciated the fact that the
officer was only discharging his duty in
arresting Connors, yet ne (the Senator)
could not disabuse his own mind of the
tact that he was in measure responsible
for the mans arrest
If it were possible that the case against
Connors could be dismissed without
violating the law he would gladly sup
ply the man with means, and would
guarantee that he would leave town.
Yesterday afternoon an Assem- blyman
of San Francisco walked into the City
Attorneys Office and asked that the trial
of Connors be postponed for week. as it
was essential that certain witness who
had gone to San Francisco be present st
the trial.
City Attorney Brown told the gentle
man that the matter rested with Justice
Davis. and the thing to do was to 81 gn an
affidavit that the witness was essential,
but this the Assemblyman refused to do.
II is claimed that witnesses will be pro-
duced to prove that Connors has been re-
siding with fallen woman, and that he
has accompanied her from place to place,
and does not work unless it be at some
fat political job.
On the other hand, Connors' friends
claim that be is quiet, industrious man,
always wiling to labor when he is able
to procure employment. The case is
creating unusual interest and the out
come will be awaited with great interest.
CONVICTED BY A JURY.
The case of Ben Maxwell, colored
man, who was arrested on charge of be-
ing vagrant, was tried by jury yester-
day in the Police Court and he was found
guilty as charged. He will receive his
sentence Tomorrow.
The verdict was a surprise to some of
the parties interested in the case, and will
do more TO convince the criminal element
that the citizens of Sacramento are de-
termined to rid the city of their presence
than anything that has as yet tax en- place.
The recent raids against the hobo ele-
ment raised feeling of uneasiness among
the class to which Maxwell apparently
belongs, but as no decided move was
made against them. their old feeling of
security returned.
Even when they discovered that the
police were taking active steps to pro-
cure convincing evidence against them
they still rested in the fancied security
that they could demand jury trial and
get free. But yesterdays verdict has
knocked the last prop from under their
feet, and they fully realize that they have
little hope Of further immunity from
prosecution.