The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-18
SCULLIOH AGAIN ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH RECEIVINC
STOLEN GOODS.
Pilfered Harness Found in His
Secondhand Shop on Elev-
enth Street.

For the past three weeks Sheriff
Johnson has received complaints from
ranchers living in the vicinity of
Brighton and Florin that during the
night some one had entered their barns
and despoiled them of their harness,
single buggy harness being preferred.
On the I'd inst. set of harness be-
longing to a farmer named Steele Smith,
living near Florin, was stolen. Several
nights later the thief got away with a
buggy harness belonging to r. u. Gay,
about a half-mile below ST. Joseph s
Cemetery, on the Freeport road. Then
the Manlove ranch was visited and a
high-priced harness taken.
Night before last Farmer James
Sharp's barn, near Perkins, was robbed
of a buggy harness. Sharp discovered
his loss about noon yesterday, and at
once notified Deputy Sheriff Frank
Warren Of Perkins. The officer sug
gested to Sharp to go to Sacramento
and visit the secondhand harness shop
by man named Barney Scullion; and
what transpired was told reporter
last night by County Detective Fisher
Scuilion's shop, ostensibly looking for
a bargain in harness, Sharp discovered
the saddle belonging to his harness ly-
ing on the floor. Deputy Sheriff War
rem, becoming satisfied that he had
found the place where the stolen har-
ness had been disposed of, beckoned to
Sharp to CO. the officer deeming it best
to consult with Sheriff Johnson and
District Attorney Ryan before going
any further.
Sheriff Johnson at once sent County
Detective Fisher and Deputy Sheriff
Hunters to make further investigation.
Warren and Sharp We're sent back TO
Sculiion's place to complete a bargain
for set of harness. When Fisher and
Hunters arrived Sharp said abruptly:
Where are the parts of a buggy har-
ness that were here a few minutes
ago?"
oh" spoke up Scullion, "a man
brought that harness saddle in here
this morning to have new turrets put
in, and he came just now and got it."
Sculion and his son We're both very
emphatic that the saddle Cor back
piece was all that the man had
brought.
What is this, here. you have been
cutting up, Mr.. Scullion?" asked Hin
tiers, at the same time taking portion
of harness breeding where Scullion
had put it as the officers entered.
Scullion replied that it was a piece
belonging to T. SERVERS harness.
Why, bless my soul! calculated
Farmer Sharp. IF there INT the
breeching that belongs to my harness"
And taking up the part spoken of, he
pointed out certain repairs made by
himself. Further search brought to
light other pieces of Sharp's harness.
Detective Fisher, who had up to that
time not uttered a word, but whose
eyes had wandered up and down the
place, pulled from beneath some scraps
of leather a pair of brass-rimmed
names, which We're a portion of the set
of harness stolen from Steele Smith on
fore Scullion and his son, dryly asked:
Where did these come from?'
'Oh, some man brought them in
put on
Again Scullion and his son We're pos
tive, as in the Sharp case, that just
that dDC no OIneT Ol The tid1
ness had come in for repair.
Fishers eyes then caught sight of
portion of a harness that fitted the de-
scription of the harness stolen from r.
L. Gay, and in a short time the detect
i've had Gay in the place. Being re-
auested to look around and see if any
portions of his harness We're about the
place, Gay at once identified a breech-
ing hanging against the wall
Fisher asked Scullion how he came
into possession of this part of. the har-
ness.
Scullion seemed to be considerably
annoyed by this time, but said that
some unknown man had brought it for
repairs. ct could plainly be seen that
no repairs We're needed) Scullion fur
Their declared that this unknown man
had brought nothing but that one piece
What is this 2" asked Gay, pulling a
set of tightly coiled lines from under
a bundle These lines belong to my
harness, and there is a circular cut on
the end of one"
Sure enough when the lines were I'M
done there was the tell-tale mark.
Fisher and Gay proceeded to search
the place, and piece by piece Gays
harness was unearthed. When it came
to the bride Gay found that it had
been changed so that it could hardly
be identified except for some work Gay
himself had done to it. Scullion's son
then admitted that ne had made those
changes.
Mr.. Scullion,'' said Fisher, ''how do
you account for this? We find Mr..
Sharp's harness here in pieces. First
you deny all knowledge of it, then you
say some strange man brought one
piece to get 1t repaired. How did the
rest of Sharp's harness get here. and
how is it that Farmer Smiths harness
is here also-all mutilated and taken to
pieces-if some unknown man brought
only the names here to get them fixed ?''
We'll, bought this harness for 81"
stammered Scullion, pointing to Farmer
Smiths harness.
Now, how about Mr.. Gays harness
here?" asked Fisher. you say that
some unknown man brought just one
piece of it to be repaired, when you, as
we'll as all of us here, can see that it
needs no repairs. And now you admit
that all these cut-up and changed parts
are portions of Mr.. Gays harness.
We'll, I will tell you, bought that