The record-union., 1895-01-08
THE FULL LIMIT FOR MIGRANTS.
Justice Davis Good Beginning in the
Police Court.
Six Months for Migrants of the Worst
Class. and Lesser Terms for
the Others.

The Committee of Safety's energetic
squad of ''bushwhacker yesterday
brought in few more vagrants They
have now pretty we'll rounded up the
toughs and criminals who had been oe
| cupying camps in the brush near the
outskirts of the city, but it will be nee.
essary to make frequent raids or their
places will be filled by new corners just
as Objectionable and fully as vicious.
The men brought in during the last
few days were given a hearing in the
Police Court yesterday. A few were
found 10 be unfortunates who had wan
dered hither in search of employment
and were compelled to beg. They were
allowed to depart for more congenial
localities
Eut Justice Davis did not spare those
who failed 10 give good or at least par
tally satisfactory accounts of them
selves. Some were sent to the County
jan Tor thirty days, and some lor three
months.
The more vicious characters-those in
| whose possession was found rifles
knives, sandbags, burglars tools, masks,
giant powder. etc., were all given the full
limit allowed the Police COurt-siX
months. One fellow WAS sentenced to
SIX months Tor vagrancy and another to
SIX months Tor having had in his possess
SION a sandbag big enough TO paralyze an
elephant II welded by strong arm.
one OF the worst OF that gang is a
youth named Deemen. 1t was he who
attempted resistance when the citizens
surprised the camp. lie said he used the
sandbag found on him 10 kill salmon
When he was fishing, but he admitted
thaL he hadn't caught any salmon for a
year or so.
Another of the same gang explained
| the presence of u pig in the camp by say
ing that it had been run over by a rail-
/ road train near Tie camp. The sacks of
potatoes nad fallen from freight car.
ana the mammoth plugs OF tobacco were
| bought III Auburn.
Iney told all sorts of lies about them
Sc YES ana how they came into possession
OF the variety OF stuff found in their
camp. Deemen said he and his partner
had been placer mining and had 10 use
giant powder and fuse in their operations
Ills W Winchester rifle he employed to
shoot jackrabDi;s for food. Inc big
carVlng-knIie was employed in choppiug
brush.
so it was all the way through-they
adhered 10 the old proposition that poor
excuse was letter than none Not one of
them would admit, however, thai he
knew anything about the killing OF a
COW IN lhe neighUornood OF their camp.
but the incident explained one of the
uses TO which the Winchester rifles were
put.
Not one knew anything about the ante
cedents of his companions, and none
knew whose camp it was. They had lust
dropped in there day or two before and
were allowed to rest and partake OF the
IuNurles provided by some mysterious
DeEe1actOr.
Among the lot were a couple of Cali
1ornh Indians. One came from Sonoma
and the other from Colusa They gave
much better accounts Of themselves Ihan
their pa!e-:aced companions, and tue
Coiusa midget, john Howe, vas permit
tel 10 return TO his raucheria near Az
buckle. The other native son will be
questioned little further to-day Being
Indians, they are not liable to conviction
for vagrancy, but all the same they can
be persuaded to keep away from Sacra-
Eento.
Altogether twenty-five were convicted
ana sentenced for terms varying from
three 10 six months, and Justice Davis
1eit that he had done pretty good days
work.