The herald., 1898-03-26
MORE ARRESTS MADE
DEVELOPMENTS IN BRoCKWELL-
CASsULo CASE
GRAND LARCENY EXAMINATION
Thew Stole a Cow From Mr.. Anderson,
but Implicate Two italian
Butchers

That cow-stealing case against Joe
Cassulo and Jack Brockwell devel-
oped into quite a surprise yester-
day when the pair had their ex-
animation before Justice Owens on a
charge of grand larceny. 1t resulted in
two other men being implicated and the
police getting into their tolls one John
Caterer, the notorious Italian butcher,
who was found to have been
guilty of selling horse meat in
meat in place of beef some weeks ago.
In fact. Caterer is alleged to have been
the instigator of the theft of the cow,
and to have paid the original thieves for
stealing it.
On or about the night of the 18th of Feb
ruary, a valuable COW belonging to F. B..
Anderson was stolen from the corner Of
Washington street and Alhambra avenue.
officer Talamentes went to work on the
case, and the result was the discovery
that the hide and carcass of a COW had
been sold to Caterer, at his butcher shop,
the Arizona market, corner of Buena Vista
and Ord streets. The hide was taken to
MIR. Anderson, who identified it as that of
his illfated bovine. Brockwell was arrest
ed last week in the city, and Cassulo was
caught at Ramona. 1t was further claimed
that they had stolen calf belonging to
party on Adobe street and a quantity
Of poultry from another party on Yale
street, but the testimony yesterday did
not relate to either of these charges.
Caterer testified, but 1t was evident that
he was doing his best to conceal some facts.
He first claimed he had never seen the de-
PENDANTS before they brought the beef to
his shop, but later corrected himself to the
extent of claiming that they had told him
previous to the sale, that they wanted to
dispose of cow to him. They had brought
the carcass to his place while he was asleep
and his brother had taken the meat from
them and in the morning had showed the
quarters of beef hanging on the scales and
informed him that they had been left dur
ing the night. Joe Caterer testified and
in the main corroborated his brother es-
pecially on the point regarding any previ-
Gus acquaintance with the defendants
Frank Alvi, another Italian butcher, who
has a shop opposite the plaza, and who got
a. portion of the stolen beef, also testified
He told an entirely different story about
the first meeting with the defendants. Alvi
stated that he, both the Caterers arN the
defendants had been drinking together be-
fore the COW was stolen.
While the testimony of the butchers in
dicated that they were implicated in the
affair, it remained for Brockwell to relate
the incidents of their arrangements with
the butchers and to supply the evidence
connecting them with the larceny. Brock.
well testified that Caterer had told Cas-.
ITne, lit ,,rrta
street and Alhambra avenue, and described
the animal belonging to Mr.. Anderson
| Caterer told Cassulo that he would pa!
him Sc If he killed the COW and brough
| the meat to his shop. Cassulo replied tha
he could not do 1t alone, and upon Gatterel
not objecting to his getting assistance, hi
| went and induced Brockwell to help hin
with the job. The men took the COW abou,
mile west of where she had been teIherec
and slaughtered her. put the meat into g
wagon, and about 1890 o'clock at night de-
livered 1t at Caterers place to Brother
Joe. They wanted some money, so Joe
gave them all the money there was in the
cash drawer, amounting to 80 cents, OF
which so cents went to pay for the hire oil
the horse and wagon. The next day Johr
Caterer asked them what had become o
the cows hide, and was informed that II
had been left where the slaughter hat
taken place. He offered Cassulo 81 to &c
and get 1t, which the latter did. The mel
received s. from Caterer, while Alvi CAV,
them the remaining So, as he had got hal
of the beef. Cassulo corroborated his part
ner's testimony.
The case was taken under advisemen
until Monday by Justice Owens, on mo
ton Of Horace Appel, of counsel for tn,
defense. Both Rockwell and Cassulo ar,
| hard characters, having each served tim,
In the pententiary, the former for forgery
| and the latter for manslaughter
The case Gid not end however, with thi
action by the court, for complaints wer
sworn to charging. John Caterer an,
Frank Alvi with grand larceny, and boil
were taken into custody before they coul,
leave the court room.