The record-union., 1899-03-28
TWO BOLD THUGS ARRESTED
THEY HAD COMMITTED A NUM-
BER OF GRIMES.
Vernon Valentine and Wallace
Williams Confess to Robbing
Several Persons.


|ity The young criminal confessed, and
the story of his crimes shows a totally
depraved character.
Subsequently they arrested his COM
panon in crime, Wallace Williams. The
officers deserve the thanks of the COM
munity for bringing to justice these
men before murder had been added to
their other crimes.
The capture is one of the cleverest
made here in long while, for the fre-
quent occurrence of bold burglaries was
battling the efforts of the entire force
Of the city.
Valentine was a butcher. born and
reared in Sacramento, and he worked
at IN. F. Odell's New York Market, on
K street, until three months ago, at
which time he forsook his honest trade
for career of crime
1--WE arrested the young criminal at
his home, at Eleventh and r streets,
said Detective Fisher, "and he soon
confessed to the burglaries which he
perpetrated. According to his story,
which is corroborated in part by facts
that were in our possession before we
got him, he burglarized the house of
an old lady, Mrs. Howell Clark, at
Tenth and w streets, a few days ago.
He broke open a back window after
midnight, and cut away pantry door
with a large jackknife He entered
from the Eleventh street side, and
when he got in he made a haul of a
good lot Of silverware, and this he sold
to- sandwich man"
The same bold young criminal burg
alrized the residence of an old man
named Parker, on the Riverside road.
He heard that Parker had a great deal
of money, so he broke open q back
window, but got nothing except pistol
and a ring.
Valentine also cOnfesses that he rob-
bed the house of man named Crowell,
at Twelfth and T streets, where he got
$50 in gold and So in silver. He says
he got the money out of the trousers
pocket of the victim, finding the gar
ment under the old mans pillow.
The criminal is a tall, light complex
ioned, smooth faced young man. He
was born in Sacramento, where he had
all the advantages of the public schools
and occupation at an honest calling.
but he forgot all good things, he says,
and chose the calling that may trans
fer him to Folsom for a long term Of
years.
VALENTINES CONFESSION.
Valentine made written confession
of his crimes to Detectives Fisher and
Maley. He states that he is not yet II
years of age. He had known Bud
Williams for long time. and they had
planned to get in" and rob the Clark
house and then go East They got
into the house after midnight, through
a back window, and secured the table
cutlery. They then "got cold feet and
quit" The plunder was divided and
they went down town and sold it on I.
street. They then made a night of IT,
After telling about the burglary of
ParkerS house on the Riverside road,
where they got a pistol and a ring.
Valentines statement concludes as
follows:
Il also got into Crowell's house at
Twelfth and T streets. I got about
$93 in gold and the rest in silver.
There was no one with me- This was
on Saturday night, about a month ago
l pulled the money from under his pill
low. 1t was in his pants. 1 heard
my aunt say if he had 10 cents he had
800 l bought a new hat, shoes and
sweater from Weinstock, Lubin & Co.
PAL WILLIAMS ARRESTED.
Detectives Fisher and Maley later
completed their good work by arresting
Wallace Williams, Valentines partner
in crime. He also made a written con-
fession, in which he said:
My name is Wallace Williams. L
told Valentine about Clark. We went
to Glover's to rob his house. Valen-
tine knocked Glover down, but got
nothing. Glover knew me, and I
called him. He asked if 1 wanted to
come in, and 1 said yes Glover came
downstairs and Valentine knocked him
down. Glover yelled and we got scared
and ran.
Il was around the corner of the house
when Glover was knocked down. We
then came to Fifth street, near the
depot, to catch the train. The con-
ductor put US off. From there we went
to Clark's house at Tenth and x
streets"
Williams then goes on to relate how
they got into the house and stole the
silverware. They also helped them.
selves to food. Resuming, he says:
Valentine told me he had a pistol
which he got at Parker's on the Riv-
erside road. He said he would use it.
if necessary.
I'VE met at the Slaughter house. He
said, 1--WE will go to Glover's and rob
it, He said the first time he robbed
Glover's he got $40. The second time
he got a pistol and a. breastpin. He
told me he robbed old man Heiser at
Crowell's at Twelfth and T streets and
got 500. Valentine done the Glover
jobs, old man Heiser, Clark and some
relation of his COUSINS
VALENTINE TALKS AGAIN.
When Williams statement was told
to Valentine he made still further ad-
mission which We're reduced to writing.
He said:
1.-The statement of Williams about
me robbing Glover twice is true. Also
it Gs?) true of me knocking him down
At another time l got $50 from Glow
er's. and at another time $24, a pistol
and pair of cuff buttons 1 sold the
buttons at Battle Mountain, New The
pistol l gave to boy named Murphy
to sell. He got so cents for it.
After 1 hit Glover we ran away.
Williams called him downstairs and 1
hit him. 1 got the pistol from Glovers
about three months ago. I also got
three gold quartz studs The cuff but
tons was also set with gold quartz"
WHAT THE OFFICERS SAY.
Officers Maley and Fisher say that
the prisoners are two of the worst men
that have operated here in a long time,
and they are glad to have them behind
the bars.
The officers have recovered all the