The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-26
Found with Some Of the
Plumber Still in His
Possession.
AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE.
The Ontario State Bank to Recover
the Coin.
Ths Robbsr Arrested by Detective Good
Msn-C. ID. Barnes His Name.
His Accompiice Has
Escaped.

O. B. Barnes. alias ]. 8. Sade, is
looked in the city prison on charge OF
beiag one of the highwaymsn who. on
the 4th inst, robbed the Ontario State
bank OF nearly $4,000. The arrest ives
made last Monday afternoon by Detect.
i've Goodman of the police department.
The prisoner has been kept closely
confined in the hope that the other
robber might be apprehendsd, and the
secret arrest was disclosed only ysster-
day.
Barnes claims to have been in the
city since Last April. but has not made
any statement that win in any way con-
meet him or his accomplish with the
crime for which he was arrested.
There il little or no doubt as to the
guilt of the young man. as hall OF ths
money STOLEN from the bank was found
in his possession.
The story leading up to the ssnss-
tional arrest is a most interesting one.
THE FIRST CLUE.
The robbery occurred on Friday and
the next day Detective Goodman had q
clue. He had seen Barnes when hs was
employed as laborer by Conrad
Scherer, chs contractor. in digging sewer
bitches throughout tbs city. His wages
were ST. 80 day. and he was often heard
to remark that he intended to get money
in an easier way. The clever detective
Cashier Stamm TO the laborer and found
fnh q
hair they tailed remarkably well.
The next thing was to get evidence.
Sheriff Nichols of Santa Ana had also
been working on the CAGE from the very
utart and was in possession OF the fact
that both robbers we're seen in Anaheim
and that they had evidently CONS 10 this
city.
Sheriff Nichols was working that end
of the case in careful manner, and to-
gether with Goodman, found Barnss had
been staying in Fullerton. and that he
purchased lot there while representing
himself a. wealthy New York resi-
dent.
That was certainly good clue. but
better one Detective Goodman found
when be traced Barnes to the Ramona
hotel, where he stopped with sll the
nplendor OF nabob.
IN HIDING.
He had, however, stayed several daya.
perhaps q week. at the Arcade hotel,
where he allowed his hair to assume its
original color, having dyed it before the
robbery. While staying at the hotel he
purchased new clothing throughout and
appeared as q gentleman of leisure when
he transferred his lodgings to tins IA
mona.
CAME OUT sTYLIsHLY.
One day after he had budded out in
his stylish clothes he went into the jew
elry store OF Montgomery Bros, on
South Spring street. and purchased come
jewelry. He looked over several
watches, and finally purchased one that
cost exactly $40, besides buying ring
and other things. This, of courae, was
further evidence that the laborer of two
weeks previous had made q largs raise
somewhere, and Detective Goodman be-
came positive that he had the right man
under surveillance.
THE ARREST.
AS thu detective had sufficient evil
dence on which to arrest Barnes, he
proceeded to take the young man I'M
awares. Sauntering along the street
near the Ramona, no saw Barnes &c
down the stairway. Goodman ap'
preached and quietly told him to &C.
company him up the street.
Barnes evidently saw the situation OF
once, but he showed no animation. and
walked with Goodman to the police sta
ton. On being searched i'll the detect
ives room, large revolver was found
upon him, besides $S5 in money, and q
steamship ticket to san Francisco. good
on the steamer Santa Rosa, which aai!ed
the following day.
Barnes readily assented to identity
himself, always declaring his innocence
Of any crime. He aaid that his father.
q. w. Barnes, is the owner OF a grocery
store at Seventh ard Colorado streets,
Anstin, Tex. He asserted that he was
from tho north, and that mia family had
removed to Austin to engage in busi-
ness. According to his statement,
Barnes has been in Los Angeles since
last April, though this may be about as
true az his assertion that he had no
va!ise. no trunks. nor anything,
THE MONEY RECOVERED.
Barnes dropped many hints that led
his captor to suspect the pal who as
sisted in the robbery. To further fasten
the chain OF evidence upon ths young
man, Goodman went to the Ramona
hotel and secured his valises.
In one there WAS nothing but clothing.
Tbs other contained revelation indeed.
On opening IL Goodman took cut buck
skin sack containing $500 in gold; an
other sack containing $50 in currency.
and . purse con tanning considerable sils
yer. tbs whole amounting to $l994.40.
There was the razor, with which he
shaved his mustache; the pomade with
which be colored his hair; a hendker-
chief which he had uSed on his head at
night to keep the dye from polling the
pillows, copy OF The HERALD contain
ing an account OF the robbery. and a
box of cartridges.
Besides these things heshad contract
sale from +. A. Amerige OF Fullerton Tor
lot 16. block 20. Of the townsite of Fol-
lerton. the price of 500 being paid for
the property.
The money OF course wns almost con-
elusive evidence as to Barnes guilt, and
Goodman laid plans to catch the ao-
complete.
BARNRs' CLEVER WORK.
The arrest was made last Monday and