The San Francisco call., 1903-09-22
CAR BURGLARS
BEING JAILED
Two Additional Arrests
Of Railroad Men
Are Made.
Graves Makes a Confession
duplicating Some Mer-
chants.

William E. Slater. a former brakeman
en- the Southern Pacific, called at the City
Prison yesterday afternoon TO see c. A
Rutherford, the brakeman under arrest
for stealing goods from railroad cars.
Detective Sergeant Ryan and Detective
Peter Levin of the Southern Pacific were
in the prison at the time and. going up 10
Slater said, ''You have saved US a trip to
Fresno, as we were to leave this evening
to arrest you" Slater was very much
disgusted when he was locked up.
Levin Immediately went TO Third and
Townsend streets and arrested Richard
w. Hardin a brakeman, and took him
TO the prison. Hardin is brOther-in-law
of w. H. BeaUregard, the fugudve
Southern Pacific conductor, and Slater be-
fore resigning from the Southern Pacific
on April A. last, lived with Rutherford
and was for some time Of the same tram
crew as Rutherford and Hardin. He has
since been employed by the Santa Fe at
Fresno.
Ryan and Levin say they have discov-
cred that In April last Slater and Hardin
stole 5000 cigars at San Bruno station
from an incoming freight car. The cigars
were carried to the cabOose, where the
original cases were burned and the Gig
ars packed into three baskets. The bas-
kets were carried to Rutherford's house
in South Park and next day Rutherford
and Slater took the baskets to the cigar
store Of Max Katzauer at Third and
Townsend streets, who is now awaiting
trial for receiving stolen property, and
sold the cigars to him. Slater is also ac-
cused Of having stolen four tubs OF but
ter from a car at San Bruno station In
March last and it is claimed that he and
Rutherford and Hardin have stolen thou
sands of dollars worth OF cigars and to-
bacco since October last.
Charles B. Graves, one OF the prisoners,
who has been in the City and County
Hospital since his arrest, made a COM
plete confession to Detectives Ryan and
Levin last night. While in the hospital
Graves maintained a strict silence and re-
fused to discuss the case in any form.
Last night, when he was taken TO
the City Prison, where he was booked. en-
route to Salinas 10 answer for his crime.
he broke down and confessed all.
In his confession Graves duplicates sew
eral merchants who purchased the stolen
articles from the thieves. The detectives
will probably arrest these parties and
they will be held TO answer for having
received stolen goods. What the names
of the men are the police refused TO state
until the arrests have been made. Graves
stated that he had participated in five
crimes. After stealing the box OF tools
they were sold for s.. The 400 pounds of
butter was disposed Of for $50 and the
case of shoes went for 800. The highest
price realized was for the 250O cigars,
which brought SIS.
B. Solomon Of the So1omonson. Hart
man, Solomon Company. 1O6 Third Street,
delivered to the property clerk at the Hall
of Justice yesterday 5000 Castor" cigars.
for which the Southern Pacific paid a
claim of $3.50 to Rinaldo Bros The detec-
tives aIege that these cigars were stolen
on June 19 from an incoming freight car
by Frank Carey and Rutherford. The
original cases were burned IN the stove
in the caboose and the cigars were car
rfed to Charles & Graves house on Perry
street That evening Rutherford got an
expressman and the cigars, which had
been packed IN hampers, were taken to
the Solomonson, Hartman, Solomon Com
pany's store and sold for s211.