The record-union., 1897-04-08
RIVER PIRATES BOUND over.
The Boat-HOuSe Band Of PlundererS
Broken Up.
Wagner's Mother Induces Him to
Tell All He Knew of the
Gangs Work.

Quite crowd of spectators were In
Judge Henry's courtroom yesterday TO
listen to the testimony brought out at
the examination of Frank Kelly ana
Harry Wagner, who are accused OF
having burglarized the trading boat
Neponset No. 2, on the night OF Feb
ruary 18th last.
The first witness called was H. A.
Bemis, Manager of the steamer ana
owner of the goods and wares it car
ries He testified that on Sunday
morning, February 18th, he missed
from his stock of goods, as Tar as ne
was able to ascertain at that time, two
sacks of flour, 100-pound sack OF SUI
gar a case of coal oil, two sacks or
corn meal a sack of beans, a sack or
salt, box of crackers portland
brandt and mat of rice. He dlscoV-
cred his loss after the boat had gone
about nine miles up the river
He added that his loss may have been
much greater, but he could not posi-
lively state what other articles had
been taken.
AN OBSERVING CHILD.
Little Warren Silverlock next took
the stand. and Judge Henry carefully
inquired of him if he understood the
gravity of an oath, and asked other
questions of like character, to all of
which the little fellow quite firmly re-
piled:
Yes, sir I do
He stated that he was II years old,
and that on Saturday, February 18th
last, he Visited a scow on the Yolo side
of the river. The scow belonged to
James Reynolds. The witness moth
er was on the scow, and Harry Wagner,
Jim Reynolds and Frank Kelley were
also there. About noon on that day
he caught two catfish in Jim Reynolds
fishbox, and his mother fried them for
his dinner. She gave him half a loaf
of bread. and he ate it all and asked
for some more.
District Attorney Ryan-Did she give
you any more bread?
WitneSs-No sir: she said she would
like to, but that she had baked all the
Hour there was on the scOw on Friday.
He Their went on to say that Rey-
nolds remarked, Il guess we will have
TO buy some bread Wagner inter
posed with, Yes, and We'll have to get
meat, too Kelly gruffly demanded to
know where the money was in the
crowd to do it with.
The boy said he started for his home
in Sacramento about + o'clock and re-
turned the next morning. He saw a
box (Such as was introduced in evil
dence) containing some crackers, a case
of coal oil and other articles slowed
away unCer one of the hunks, and he
saw hog with its throat cut in the
bottom of the big saiboat. Reynolds
told Wagner to bring the small half of
the hog in the Scow. Reynolds and his
mamma cut up the hog and fried pork
chops for dinner After that there
was plenty of flour to bake bread with
George Couchman testified that he
had been helping Reynolds fishing on a
percentage. He came to Sacramento
on Saturday evening, February 18th A
short time after he returned to the
scow Wagner and Kelly got into one
of Reynolds boats and went up tow
ards the bridge. They returned in
about an hour with two sacks of flour.
sack OF sugar, a case of coal oil and
other articles. They left again and re-
turned in about a half-hour with an
other lot of goods. Witness wanted TO
know Where these things We're OBJ
tanned, but at first both Kelly and
Wagner gave evasive answers. Rev
nolds saio. Il guess it's all right. boys.
there won't be any trouble about it,
Kelly said, They will never be
missed. They think the goods have
been taken up on the upper deck
Gneaning Captain Bemis' Kitchen for
his family and crew and used up"
Wagner replied. And if they do miss
them it won't be until they get away
up the er, and then they won't know
where they lost them" on witness
visit to the scow the next day (Sun-
day. he saw wine barrel with a lot
of fresh pork in it.
About four or five days afterwards
Wagner gave about twenty-five pounds
OF the sugar to a man named McNulty
who had paid a sociable visit to the
occupants of Reynolds scow. Kelly
and McNulty rowed to Sacramento in
a boat belonging to Reynolds and trad
ed the sugar to the "Wine-wom at
Third and + streets for a gallon of
wine. Subsequently Reynolds and wit
ness came over and traded the meal for
more wine.
HOW THEY GOT BOOZE
John McNulty swore that about n