The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-12
HOWARD, DAVIS AND LYNCH.
THE THREE FooTPADs HELD
TO ANSWER.
Davis Tells How They Robbed the
Store of Feraut About a
Week Ago.

The preliminary examination OF
Davis, Howard and Lynch, the men
accused of having robbed Ferauts sa-
loon at Second and O streets on the
evening of the Sd, took place in the
Police Court yesterday, and resulted
In each of them being held to answer
before the Superior Court, bail in each
case being fixed at $1,000.
Frank Davis. one of the trio, was
placed on the stand for the people, and
repeated the story he had already told
to the authorities respecting the rob-
berry. He said that altogether ne
had been in Sacramento about week
prior to the robbery, and that he ana
Howard were partners. He had known
the latter about three months, but met
Lynch the first time on Saturday night,
the I'd.
About a week before the robbery was
committed the witness said he had been
at Feraut's place, and subsequently told
Howard that the prospects for getting
a dollar or two there seemed good.
Howard replied that he also had
thought of it, and they thereupon
agreed to rob the place.
On the Sunday afternoon before the
night of the robbery Davis testified TO
having seen his partner, Fred Howard,
in conversation with Lynch. Lynch
then left, but returned about O'Clock
in the evening, and he, Howard and
the witness repaired to the alley be-
tween o and P, Front and Second
streets, and waited until about 10
o'clock. Lynch gave his pistol to How
ard. saying he could make a better
show with two guns than with one.
Witness and Howard then went
across the street and into the saloon,
where Feraut and two other men were
playing at cards. They We're made to
throw up their hands, and the witness
made Feraut empty the money out of
his pocket, and then forced him to go
behind the bar and take the money
from the till. The money secured
amounted to SIG.
The robbers then backed out of the
saloon and found an old man at the
dooc. They asked him if he had any
money, and he said he had none.
The witness and Howard joined
Lynch and the three ran down the
alley to the river. where they entered
q sl1iff and rowed across TO Yolo, where
the money was divided Howard and
the witness each taking So 80, while
Lynch was given So.
The trio next proceeded up the levee
to Washington. and thence across the
river to the railroad yard, where they
got into a refrigerator car. Before
morning the car was put into a train
and started for San Francisco. At Ell
mira they were elected by Conductor
Dolan, and waited until the west bound
overland arrived, when they took the
blind baggage, but We're elected at Sui
sun. where they were arrested by Con-
stable Fitzpatrick.
Bertrand Feraut, the groceryman
whose saloon at Second and o streets
was neld up and robbed on the Sd, tes-
titled that on the night of the rob-
berry himself. George Merle and Ike
Johnson were playing cards, when they
heard somebody say, Throw up your
hands, We want your money!"
Don't shoot" cried Feraut, ''well
give YOU all the money we've got'
The witness said the robbers cursed
him and told him to hurry up. Both
of them We're masked. The short man
went behind the counter and took the
money out of the till, and Davis the
witness said correspondent entirely
with him. The tall man had two pis-
tolls, and the short man had one. The
robbers got from SIC to 500 from him.
The witness identified a small black
button that had been taken from Davis
rs one he had picked up from the floor
of his barroon the day before the rob
berry, and which had been taken with
his money.
Ike Johnson, who was playing cards
in Feraut's saloon when the robbery
occurred. eerroborated the evidence
given by Feraut Davis and Howard
the witness said, compared With the
men who had committed the robbery.
He eaid that he and Merle each fired
q shot after the men had gone. but it
was only to attract the attention of the
police
The evidence given by George Merle
was corroborative of that given by
Davis. Feraut and Johnson. Davis and
Howard, he said. compared in size and
general appearance with the robbers.
J. L. Smith was outside Feraut's sa-
loon on the night of the robbery. and
looking in saw Ike Johnson and George
Merle with their hands up. He did not
know a robbery was being committed
until two men backed out of the sa-
loon One Of them said
Have you got any money!"
sfNo." replied Smith. 'I wish I had"