The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 22, 1902, Page 1

—— — VOLUME XCL—NO 53 SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENT ROBINSON DIES OF BULLET WOUNDS FINAL MOVE N THE NAVAL CONTROVERSY Schley Files His Appeal| With the Chief Ex- ecutive. Alleges the Court of Inquiry} Failed to Coneider Testi- mony in His Favor. However, the Navy Department Is | Confident President Will Support the Action of Sec- retary Long. latter submitted ad prepared, Rear ification of his re to the 5.000 words. case docu- A. Teague who and hand- submis- | r admiral the salient 2d. *T have | - counse! | is a matter d will quite | esident.” | pose to devote h1s; deration. The | nished with Knox adduced therefore, in & po- | pose of Rear Ad- | e President is the moment | moment he will | | s appeal proper | There are ows closely by the rear g before the | of the court vidual Dew It gt vindiez every one of the opinion e en tes | the Navy at will sup- y Long. This | opinion of na- credit for go. Friends of the Pres- nceived a way to set- This is not, 1t is th the action of Sec- Rear Admiral | that the action | will be adverse, - appeal was made. ing Rear Admiral Presidential possi- | is a2 movement | the benefit of it will that President Roose- to besmirch their | the ey Even BmM AR A ANy ke as “clique” SHIPOWNERS CONSIDER | A GIGANTIC POOL | Thirty Transatlantic Companies | May Soon Be Gathered in an | Immense Combination. Jan. 21.—The Express asserts portant meeting of transat- wners beld in London to-day of wvessels plying between and America were invited The Express names thirty 4 in the combination. It difficulty prevents an im- t of the deal, viz., the mall company, which , two owners in Glasgow | erpool making their adhesion de- n company's acquies- tleme; one owners declare that | sential and the diffi- removed by its ab- that the Ger- and Scandi- from the pool. confirmed from any ing Seamen. | Jan. 21.—The last ¥ ty of the miss 1 wrecked steamer 1 this morning on r Amur from the rch was made, d Green and ce of the seven the steamer cr n was found. i g | | 1 | | ‘r | AND CAPTIVE ROBBER IS IDENTIFIED FLIGHT OF THE FooTPADS FTROM THE PLACE THEY HELD ©F AIKYa TO WHRERE et HE)i:EnSO}I SOME OF THE PRINCIPALS IN THE DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN THE MIS- SION AND A DIAGRAM SHOWING THE MOVEMENTS OF THE DES- PERADOES BEFORE AND AFTER THE SHOOTING OF POLICEMAN. Sheriff -Sibley of of Men Who Helped Murder Policeman. OLICEMAN EUGENE C. ROBINSON died at the Rallroad Hospital shortly before 7 o'clock yesterday morning from the effects of the gunshot wounds he re- celved while trying to cap- ture four desperate footpads who had at- tempted only a few hours before to hold up Attorney Stephen Costello and a Japanese named G. R. Akiyo on Valencia street, near Eighteenth. Another life besides Robinson's was sacrificed when the footpads shot down the officer and then tried to escape. Adolph | Albersmeyer fell off an awning -while watching the exciting chase after the foot- pads and death resulted from his injuries. The footpad who was shot down and captured by Policeman Taylor was posi- tively identified last night by Sherifft W. F. Sibley of Stockton. His name is Jack Wade and he is wanted in Stockton for complicity in the daring robbery of Austin's store, which oeccurred a few weeks ago. At the time of the robbery George Moore, alias Mason, was taken into custody by the police of Stockton, but Wade made his escape on one of the steamboats that plies between that city and San Francisco. Wade went aboard the steamer as soon as he heard that Moore had been arrested, and secreting himself in the top bunk of the steward’s room managed to escape. Sheriff Sibley has been on a still hunt for Wade in this city for the last week. He called at the City and County Hospital last night and identified him. Wade, alias Henderson, alias Gliley, alias Daly, was quite surprised to see Wade is one of the most dangerous crooks in the country. He is known to the police of all the large Eastern cities He is also said to have a bad record in the Northwest. Ever since they came to this city Wade ‘and his three partners have been in constant i | J San Joaquin Furnishes Description communication Sheriff Sibley, who knows his criminal | partners in crime. The quartet who mur- with H. R. McNoble, who is Moore's at- record well. | dered Policeman Robinson worked fo-| torney at Stockton. The police are in- Sibley furnished the local police wllh[ gether in Stockton and their methods | clined to belleve that the quartet went a complete description of Wade's three ! were quickly recognized by the Sheriff. cut Monday night intending to blow open —% IN DISCHARGE OF DUTY. OST his life in the discharge of his duty” will be the sole remembrance attached to the portrait ot Police Officer Eugene C. Robinson when it is placed alongside of those of his predecessors who have met a similar fate. At police headquar- ters there are pictures of six heroes of the department, including Robinson, who have died in this manner. In the fifty years the department has been organized the following named have sacrificed their lives: Charles J. Coots, substitute officer, shot April, 1877, by John Runk, in Chinatown. Runk was hanged a year later for this crime. ’ John Nicholson, stabbed in the neck by unknown Chinesé burglar at the corner of Pacific and Mason streets. Died at 2 a. m., February 16, 1884. Edwin J. Osgood, knite wound in neck inflicted by an unknown assassin at the cor- ner of Pacific and Dupont streets at 3:30 a. m. December 13, 1886. Died at 10 a. m. De- cember 17, 1886. Alexander Grant. wound received from a pistol alleged to have been discharged by Maurice B. Strellinger, alias M. B. Curtis, on Folsom street, between Fourth and Fifth, | at 12:30 a. m. September 11, 1891. Curtis was acquitted. Licutenant William F. Burke, shot while attempting to arrest T. P. Haines on Bernal Heights. Died March 23, 1896, at 11 a. m. Haines was sentenced to life imprisonment. Eugene “C. Robinson, gunshot wounds received while endeavoring to arrest a trio of footpads at the corner of Sixteenth and. Valencia streets. Died 6:50 a. m. January 21, 1902. LOSE LIVES Injured Footpad Is Jack Wade, Want-| ed for Burglary in Stockton. some safe to raise money for Moore's de- | fense. Finding a good opportunity to hold up two citizens, they gave up the safe- | blowing instead. Every is belng guarded vigilantly by the police. Captain Seymour has every one of his detectives on the scent, and with the clews furnished by Sheriff Sibley the murderers’ chances for escape seem very small. Battles Against Heavy Odds. Battling against overwhelming odds in the running encounter with the four des- perate footpads Robinson gave up his life in the brave perfofmance of his duty. Even when his abdomen was fairly riddled idea and decided upon robbery with bullets from the revolvers of the | vicious criminals the courageous police- man partly lifted himself from the stone pavement where he had fallen when the first shot struck him and emptied his revolver ‘into the gang of thugs in a last feeble effort to bring one of them down. | The mortally wounded policeman’s bul- lets went wide of their mark, but Police- man Charles H. Taylor, who pads, shot one of them through the neck, and through him the police hope to trace and finally who made good their escape. The footpad who was wounded and cap- tured by Officer Taylor retains a discreet | silence as to the identity of bimself or his three “‘pals.”” At the City and County Hospital, where he is chained to a cot, | the desperate criminal was closely ques- tioned yesterday afternoon by Detective | Wren. He said his name was William A. Henderson, but the letters and addresses | found on his person at the time of his arrest strengthen the belief of the upper | office men that he is not telling the truth, not only as to his identity, but in every other detail of the terrible tragedy which Continued on Page Four. | avenue of escape from the city daringly took up the chase after the fleeing foot- capture his three comrades PHILADELPHIA *CLEARS DECKS FOR AGTION ;The Cruiser Takes No Chances During the Battle at Panama. ‘Victory of Insurgents Due to Plans Learned by Ex- change of Prisoners. Colombian Government Forces Ene gaged in Preparing Defenses at Colon and Panama, Fearing Attack. e Vhl 3 Spectal Dispatch to The Call. PANAMA, Colombia, Jan. 21.—The vie= tory of the Colombian insurgents in the bay yesterday morning was due to the exchange of prisoners. Upon the change of captives the rebels learned that General Alban intended to get the steam- ship Lautaro ready to fight their vessels. ex- The revolutionists determined to attack the Lautaro. Their plan was rendered easily successful because the Lautare had no steam up when the revolutio craft appeared. hary Universal regret is felt at the tragic ending of General Carlos Alban on board the steamship Lautaro durmg naval fight. His loss is generally considered almost irreparable. His body, wh is | supposed to have gone down with the ip, has not been recovered, but Gov= ernment officials and friends are still making all efforts to recover it. The Lau- taro sank about 9 o'clock in the morning. She was leaking on the starboard side after the explosion, but there is a hope that she can easily be raised by pymp- | ing. | The captain and officers of the United | States cruiser Philadelphia and Captain Terry of the Pacific Mail Company's tug Isabel rendered signal sarvice saving lives and taking out the wounded from the Lautaro before the latter sank. | Philadelphia Clears Decks for Action | Captain Lace, who was on board the | Lautaro, took refuge on the Pacific Mail Company’s steamer Loa, which, together with the Aconcagua, had just arrived. The latter vessels barely had time to get | out of range of'the Padilla’'s guns when | sharp flrlng\ began, The Pacific Mail Company’s Yessel Quito, from southern coast ports, came in a little ahead of the insurgent gunboats and had to lie by the Philadelghid for safety. The Phifadelphia’s decks were cleared for action in case of any irregular firing in her direction. The insurgent gunboats Darien left the bay shortly | The Padilla is commanded Ramirez, the Dar Col Payan. Excitement in Pana | abated. General La assumed command of the thmian forces. | The secretary of the Government, Senor | J. Aristides Arjona, is acting as civil and | military chief. Both he and General Gar- | cia have issued proclamations Busy Preparing Defenses. COLON, Jan. 21.—The Colombian war- | ship General Pinzon has gone to Savan- flla to get more troops thing is quiet along the line of the Panama rail- road. Officials of Colon are engaged.in placing the town in a good state of de- | tense, in case the insurgents decide to | attack it. Guards are stationed at Mount where trains are stopped and Many suspects were arrested Padilla and before noon. by General el Koberta n by ma is considerably ano Garcia quietly | Hope, | searched. last night. The Colombian Government is making every possible preparation both here and at Panama to repulse the-land attack by the insurgents, which is momentarily ex- pected. There are nearly 1000 Government troops at Panama, under command of General Garcia. Semor Arjona remains civil governor of this district pending the recelpt of jnstructions from Bogota. Alban’s Death a Great Blow. | NEW TYORK, Jan. 2L—At the head- | quarters of the Liberal revolutionists in | this city, Dr. A. J. Restrepo, diplomatic | representative, sald he expected to receive | soon a dispatch direct from Panama tell- ing of its capture. Of the effect of General Alban’s death ‘on the insurrection the | rebel agent satd: | “General Alban was the backbone of the | Government army, and his death means | the utter demoralization of its forces on the isthmus. It is a great blow to the | Government and an important victory for the Liberals. He was a terrible enemy, and there is no one whom Columbia can appoint to properly fill his place. i “A land attack on Panama is also con- | templated by the insurgents. They !snid to number 4000 in that department and are well equipped. Their commander’ is General Benjamin Herrara, one of the most efficient leaders in the Liberal army. Several expeditions bearing arms cap- tured by insurgents at the taking of Tumaco have recently landed near Pana- | ma. Among these are eighteen cannon.” are Arkansas Negro Assassinated. LITLE ROCK, Ark. Jan. 21.—Thomas | Bush (colored) a nephew of John E. Bush, receiver of the United States Land Offics here, was assassinated here to-day. He was shot through the heart and instantly | killed. There is no clue to the assassin.