The record-union., 1895-01-05
KELLY'S OFFICERS NOW IN JAIL.
A Colonel and Captain Locked Up
With Hobos.
Result of Defying the Authorities and
Incendiary Talk - Camps of
Criminals Rafded.

Miller. whom "GeneraP' Kelly left be-
hind him-when he flew from Sacra-
mento to escape the wrath of the people
to look after his so-called 'Industrials,"
warmed their shins in the city prison
last night.
For several nights past they had, in
their harangues to their followers, urged
them not TO accept the charity which the
good people of this city had offered them
in the way of an opportunity to earn
their meals and lodgings, and even went
SO far as to openly defy the authorities OF
the city to interfere with their assem-
blages.
Chief of Police Drew determined, how
ever, to see whether or not the people of
the city could deal with these peace dis
turbers, and accordingly detailed Officer
Fisher last evening to arrest the Colonel
and the Captain if they attempted TO
violate the new ordinance by holding
public meeting on the street, as they nad
threatened TO do.
Early in the evening the ''army" pa
raGed down X street to Fourth, where
they commenced to hold their meeting.
No sooner had the meeting fairly begun
when Officer Fisher pushed his way
through the crowd that had assembled
t. ".
alias Bert McLloyd.
The rest of the army made demon
stratlon as If they were going to rescue
their leaders, but a number of citizens
surged around the officer and his prison
erS and thwarted their effort to prevent
the officer from safely landing Salisbury
and Miller in the City Prison. A num-
ber OF citizens followed the officer and
his prisoners TO the jail to see that the lat
ter were safely put behind the bars.
Realizing that there was no use in at
tempting 10 hold a street meeting, the re-
mainder of the army returned to their
headquarters on X street, where they
were informed in emphatic terms that no
meeting was TO be held. The excitement
was reaching high pitch, and had not
number OF citizens counseled order
serious trouble would have ensued. AS it
was, one arrest was made.
John Peruccini, who was somewhat
under the influence of liquor, and who, it
is said, is a member of the Citizens Com
mittee, entered the hall and in boisterous
manner exclaimed that no meeting
would be held. He then informed a man
who was haranguing the crowd seated on
benches that ne was arrested for va
grancy.
The man replied that he had done
nothing for which he should be arrested.
The excitement in the dingy basement
and on the sidewalk outside was increas-
ing every minute, and 500 people congre-
gated about the place 10 ascertain the
cause.
When Peruccini and his prisoner were
making their way toward the door a rush
was made for the sidewalk. Officer Ash
elbowed his way downstairs into the
room to see what the trouble was, and he
saw in an instant that Peruccini was the
cause OF it.
Peruccini was declaring in an excited
manner that he would put bullet into
the first man who would dare lay hand
on him, although it appears no attempt
was made TO do him violence.
Ash arrested him and took him to the
police station, where he was locked up on
charge OF disturbing the peace. He was
atterward released on bail.
Captain w. IL. Bradley, of the Citizens
Committee, says PeruccIni is a deserter
lie says the latter started out with the de-
tail yesterday on a roundup of the hobo
element, but before they had gone very
far he sneaked away ana failed to partici-
pate IN the work he had been apparently
so anxious to perform.
The lease OF the army's headquarters in
the building expires next Monday night.
and the occupants of the place have been
informed that they will have TO Vacate the
premises by that time.
COMMITTEE OF SAFETY AT WORK.
The citizens who organized at the old
d
movement against the criminal and tramp
element did some good work yesterday,
although they might have effected Just as
much with less display OF ShotgunS on
the public streets. 1t Is well enough TO
be prepared 10 meet resistance on the
part OF the toughs and criminals and to
enforce submission by them, but all this
could be done without too great display
of implements OF war. Just now Strang-
ers are gathering in the city preparatory
to the meeting Of the Legislature, and
there Is no necessity for impressing them
with the idea that the community is in a
condition bordering on martial law, for it
is not
Another serious mistake in this con-
necton was made by someone late on
Thursday night. Although all the volun-
teers necessary for active service yester-
day could have been enrolled at the Pa
vllion meeting, where some five hundred
offered TO turn out anu help raid the
camps of hobos and criminals, notices
were sent out at midnight to citizens to
rendezvous yesterday morning, and in
doing this work one messenger came
near being shot.
The lad was sent.out with package of
notices to be left under the doors of the
citizens wanted for duty. In the per-
formauce OF this duty he had to climb
front steps TO examine the numb bers on
the doors. The inmates OF several houses
ASdIu AiiIlI duus ulISIdhlDE MIN Tor a
burglar, attempted To shoot him. At one
residence the woman of the house heard
him go up the steps, and seizing q small
rifle which her husband had loaded for
use by her, II necessary, she hastened to
front window, without arousing her
husband or son, determined to shoot the
invader herself
The messenger, who had been gropinp
about In his effort 10 find the number on
the door, heard some one moving inside
and ran down the steps and out the gate
lie was none TO quick about it, for the
lady was trying TO draw bead" on him
just as he disappeared through the gate.
one OF the special policemen on duty
met the boy while the latter was deliver
ing his notices and asked him what he
was doing at that hour of the night lit
was then after l O'clock entering SO
many premises. The boy explained his
mission, but said he would like TO Quit,
as be was afraid of being killed
'Pye had four pistols stuck at me,n
he said, "and don't know what minute
someone will shoot me.p
The officer told him to deliver no more
notices at that time, and to return and
report why he had been stopped, which
he was only too glad TO do.
This probably explains why only a
portion of those citizens 10 whom written
notices were addressed responded for
duty Yesterday morning. 1t also demon
strates the necessity for persons who are
engineering movements of the kind now
in progress keeping their wits about
them and not losing their heads"
RAIDING BRUSH CAMPS.
Despite the raging storm large num-
Der OF citizens assembled early yesterday
morning at the headquarters of the Conn
mittee OF Safety, on l street, near Sixth,