The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-11-23
STOLEN GOODS.
They Get Two Women and a Man
Into Trouble.

On Saturday morning a gentleman
who resides in the country and who had
bearded the elephant in it's very den
the night before, visited the police sta
ton and reported to Bailiff Hardy that
while basking in the effulgent rays OF
two sirens who made their headquarters
at the Clarendon, on street, he had
been relieved of gold watch and chain.
The hint proved conclusive, Hardy
happening to know that Mable Clifton
and Hazel Montgomery, neither OF
whose reputa tions would bear a search
light test, had rooms at the house. He
accordingly took Officer Higgins aside
and laid the matter before him, and
Higgins at once visited the Clarendon
in company with the granger who iden-
titled the women
About two months ago Mrs. Chand-
Ter, the proprietress of the National
Lodging House at 91S Second street,
sold out her business and left the city,
returning only last Friday. Before leav-
ing she rented a room at the house In
which she stored her household goods,
consisting of bed and table linen, silver
ware, etc. On her return she found the
room had been entered and plundered of
towels, silver knives, forks and spoons,
linen spreads, several comforts, five
blankets, an ebony clock and several
other articles. She lost no time in re-
porting the theft to the police, who were
on the lookout for the thieves.
While Higgins was after the Clifton
and Montgomery women a gentleman
visited the station searching for the
granger, who while under the influence
of river water the night before had
given him his watch and chain for safe
keeping, and Hardy sent word to Hig-
gins that sit was all off,
But it wasn't "all off, for Higgins,
while interviewing the women, had his
eyes open. He casually observed that
considerable linen and bed clothing was
in sight. and that it answered the de-
scription of that stolen from Mrs.
Chambers room, so he determined 20
take the women TO the station and con-
suit Hardy about the matter.
Acting under the instructions of Chief
Drew, Hardy and Higgins lodged the
women in Jail and again visited the
rooms at the Clarendon, where a search
was made which resulted in finding the
bedclothing and linen belonging to Mrs.
Chandler.
Some time ago, the officers say, Hazel
Montgomery and her best young man
had had a spat and separated. They
also say that after his departure she
had bestowed her affections on barten-
der named Charles Linstrom and had
lived with him in more or less harmony
until a few days ago, when the first
young man again appeared upon the
scene, on the occurrence of which event
the tickle clharmer withdrew her affec-
lions from Linstrom and transferred
them to her first love.
Linstrom, the officers concluded knew
more about the two women than any
body else. so he was hunted up, and feel
ing sore toward his former love, he
talked too much. He was warned that
the women might ring him into the mat
ter, but he was jealous II. was a re-
versal of the old prowerb about "hell,
fury and scorned woman" He ac-
cused the women of taking some of the
property from the room.
But the women had another story to
tell. Linstrom, they said, had a pass
key to the National Lodging house and
used it, and it was case of tit for tat
The result of it all was that Lfnstrom,
as we'll as the two women, were locked
up, and before many moons it is thought
the trio win be given a hearing before
Justice Davis.
The officers consider they have a sure
case, as much of the silverware stolen
has been located