The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 29, 1902, Page 1

VOLUME XCL-—NO 60. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. POLICE RECEIVE MOST STARTLING INFORMATION ¢ e 3 , 2 o &+ A 3 HE police received sensational information yesterday in connection with the murder of Policeman Robinson. - They learned that “Brownie,” whose true name*is Frank Brown, alias “St. Louis Frank,” was shot twice by Robinson and is probably secreted in this city. Minnie. Randolph is belicved to be nursing him. Captain Seymour also learned that three other crooks had a hand in the murder. Their n successful safe-blowing " s es are Jack Williams, alias “Denver Jack”; dition to Cypress Lawn Cemetery when- they met Robinson. James Riley, alias “Leadville Jimmy,” > and “Slippery Sam,” amulatto. The sextet of brutal thugs were returning from an un- CONCERNIN BARTENDER | MURDERS AN | ENGRAVER Thomas Flaherty Shoots and Kills F. A, Roller. Missing Dog Causes a Tragedy in a Franklin-Street Saloon. Spectators Say XKilling Was Unpro- voked—Slayer Is Arrested and Appears to Glory in Terrible Deed. out the slightest provocation, ac- witnesses, Thomas Flaherty, saloon at 36 Golden Gate berately shot F. A. Roller, an | r for Shreve & Co., to death 1 loon at 311 Franklin street mitted in the pres- land, proprietor of Howard, Julius Levy, two other men who the saloon at the time. | the police that the | ooded and without | After shooting Roller | pistol on Umland, the | him, but the bul- | e mark r grew out of the ss of tle dog which belonged to | Mre. Flaherty entered | saloon shortly after 9 o'clock | to secure a pitcher of milk. | h her the dog, which she | e she used a tele- | i Those who were pres- | the store state that she telephoned | it appea whom e. She remained isiderable length of s of an hour, ; finished her tele- | r jumped down | and run out | been enticed out by s. The lady looked for her pet, but could not | went outside and called the animal did not put | ce. Believing that the peo- re had kidnaped her dog, sought the aid of Police- n, who went inte, for the dog. He was not the animal isfied, Mrs, Flaherty went to her husband and told him her troubles. Flaberty and his wife returned to the sa- 1o On enter the door Flaherty de: manded the dog and when told the ani- mal was not inthe saloon he drew a re- v declared oath t it s not immediately forthcom- shoot every man in the was evidently in a vio- to be pacified. His but he only gave this point, when all were terrified by | of the frenzied man wildly flour- olver, F. A. Roller caught wrist and attempted With slowly and delib- r until it point- the sight herty's weay laherty 1 the rev most directly Roller's heart and pulled the r. Roller sank to cry, “I'm done for.” for Umland, not believing, according to his story, that his friend Roller had been wounded, fol- i the murderer to the door trying to to him that he knew nothing of Flaherty turned his weapon on Umland and fired, but the bullet sped high | above the proprietor’s head and buried it- | sel A. Crowley and John B. Charleston heard the shooting and hurried to the scene. The last named caught Fla- herty, the murderer, and placed him un- der arrest He was taken to the City Prison, where a revolver, two of the mbers of which were empty, was nd upon his person. Despite this dam- | of evidence, Flaherty denicd E t that ‘he had fired the fatai thot Further than that he refused to ller was immediately taken to 1| Emergency Hospital, but he | e he was still in the patrol It was found that the bullet had | d his breast, directly below the left | er was one of the best known popular yourg men of Hayes s born about twenty- employ of Shreve & Co. and a first-class workman. He genial disposition and was to quarrel. He was a prom- veral fraternal socle- the murderer, was a bartender | s saloon at 36 Golden Gate | He formerly worked in a stable on the same street and went to Manila | with a shipment of horses. He showed no rem: or regret for his dreadful | and seemed to giory in it. While he ! being conveyed to the station h remarked that Roller deserved | to be dead. Roller was a total stranger to Flaherty. The tragic death of the | young engraver caused considerable ex- | tement in Haves Valley last night and p Sorrow was expressed on all sides | for his death. 1 avenue | known to his < “Brownie” Is Hit by Bullets Twice. ROM information received vester- day Captain of Detectives Sey- mour is satisfied that six men in- stead of three were concerned in the killing of Police Officer Rob- inson. In addition to “Kia" Goucher, Jack Wade, alias Daly, and Frank Brown, alias “Brownie,” alias “‘St. Louis Frank,” whose names have already been mentioned in connection with records. To the police of New York and Chicago these desperate fellows ave known as Jack Williams, alias “Denver Jac James Riley, allas “Leadville Jimmy,” and a mulatto who is familiarly associates as “‘Slippery Williams anq the mulatto are cx- Sam.” pert safe-blowers, while Riley is a “strong | arm” man. He has served Séverdl terms n Eastern penitentiaries for highway robbery. On the night that Policeman Robinson | was shot to death the sextet of desper- ate men left their lair on Turk street to blow the safe in the office of the Cj- | press Lawn Cemetery: Goucher, Brown and Wade were sent ahead and told to walit for the others at a certain spot near the cemetery. The oth- ers shortly afterward followed and were met at the appointed place by Goucher, Brown and Wade. They went to the of- fice of the*superintendent and broke (he window preparatory to entering and blowing open the safe. Driven Off by a Gardener. The breaking of the David Dunn glass awakened the head , gardener of the cemetery, who was sleeping in the office. Jumping out of bed he tock a loaded rifle, which was in the ofiice, and started after the men. Evidently realizing that he meant business the safe crackers con- cluded to abandon the attempt to secure | the money of the Cemetery Association. After leaving the graveyard the thugs met a belated citzen, who was walki 4 aiong a the ceme- tery, and after covering him with their ols robbed him of a few dollars and watch. They then proceeded along the t ck for some distance 1 boarded a car coming to the city. They alighted 4t Sixteenth strec tending to commit additional robbe:ics, Thinking that they might be held up by a policeman “Brownie,” who acted as (he leader of the gang, suggested (hat they separate—three going ahead and tie others walking about half a block behind them. After they had gcne a short dis- tance Officer Robinson met the three men who were in the lead. Not suspecting that track that passes pi! silver | they were robbers, Robinson allowed them to pass. When he saw the other three walking a short distance behind he con- ciuded to halt them. Approaching the desperate fellows Robinson, in voice that was heard by the men whom he had passed, asked them where they were going. For a reply Brown drew a revolver and pointed it at the policeman. Shooting of Officer Robinson. the | murder, there Were three others, who are | said to be Eastern criminals with long | N == i | | \ | : | | MURDERERS OF POLIC! NG AWAY A WOUNDED COMRADE FROM SCENE OF THE SHOOTING AND ..143 SAME GANG FOILED:IN A RAID ON CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY SEVERAL HOURS EARL R THE M 1GIT. s ’ ’ - - — - & |Detectives l.earn That Oificer Rcb'nsen Was Murdered by Six Thugsi I Who Were Returning From Cypress Lawn Cemetery After | Failing in an Attempt to Rob the O_ff?c&_e'Safe. » evidently in- | possession of the pistol and was fired at | tinue the. battle, Wade | | by the three {men who had separated from “Brownie” Browni By this time | and his companions hurried back to the ‘iscenr‘ and began shooting at Robinson. As the brave officer fell mortally wounded {he drew his revolver and returned the fire, hitting Wade and “Brownie.” It is positively knowr. that ‘“Brownie’ was wounded, as he remarked to one of Robinson had taken effect. At this juncture Officer. Taylor, who heard the shots, appearcd on the scene and took a hand in the shooting. Seeing Wade staggering along the street, he called upon him to halt, whereupon the robber opened fire on him, Weak from the | his pals, “The — — —— got me twice,” | meaning that two of the bullets fired by | 2 dropped his re- and throwing up his hands feebls “Yeu've got me, oficer, I'll faylor then ed him and think- dangere hurt, had him hurriedly removead to the County Hospital. | While Taylor was chasing Wade, two of the men supposed to be “Kid’ Goucher “Denver Jack,” were assisting to get away. They held him | and ! “*Brownie" Lis condition would permit. they took him is yet unknown. -Captain Seymour's men are satisfied that after | leaving the.scene of ithe bloody cofiffict | they hurried to some lodging-house in the “tenderloin” district and put the wounded man to bed. i Searching for “Brownie.” i by the arms and forced him along as fast | Where | . engaged in searching the cheap lodging- | houses of the red light district trying to |fina a clew to the whereabouts : of “Bropwnie.” They are sati¢fied that Min- nie Randolph, the “queen” of the band, is with him. Since her alleged husband, Jack' Randolph, left the city to avoid be- tailor shop, she has been paying attention to "“Brownic.”” As she knows of the ex- tensive operations of the gang, the polica are anxious to get her, as they are in- clined to believe that she, will confess af she is locked up. Wide is rapldly recovering from the | wound in his nitek. He is still confined in | the. City and County Hospital under a | heavy guard. The explosives which were found on him after he had been shot by Officer Robinson were to be used in blow- ing sent to jail for robbing a Sixth-street | Inside Details {+ the Heinous ‘ Crime. | perintendent of the Cypress Lawn Cem- |etery. The police are convinced that he has. an Eastern record, although he stoutly maintains that he has never been out of the State. 5 : of Guilty of Many Crimes. Captain is satisfied { “Brownie” companions | respos number ot lups a burglaries committed in this prior to the shooting of | Policeman Robinson. A well dressed | woman, who known to the po- ! lice only as “Ida,” and who, it is claimed, accompanied them on many. of their safe- | blowing expeditions throughout the State, ssisted the robbers in dispesing of their that are hold- Seymour and his for a ble booty. A short time ago ‘“Brownie” and “Denver Jack” broke into a Market- street millinery store and stole a num- Der of the choicest ha erty was given to “lda’ pose of and she experienced little trouble in selling { it to the denizens of the tenderloin. In several instance: ald, the wo- s being hand- some and always magnificently dressed, | carried the tools and explosives when the | gang went out “to do” a safe-cracking ! job. This was done for the purpose of throwing the police oft the track in case | they held up any of the band of desper- ate thieves. g Detectives Wren and Dinan spent yes- terday in going over the ground supposed to have been covered by the robbers on the night of the murder of the police officer. They also drove to the Cypress Lawn Cemetery and Interviewed Gardener Dunn about the ‘attempt to enter the office of the superintendent. Beyond learning that six men were in the gang and that they held up a belated citizen after leaving the cemetery the detectives obtained nothing which would lead to the discovery of the man, who is desc Robinson grappled with him for the |loss of blood and unable to further con-| Last night every =vailable detective was | ing open the safe in the office of the su- | whereabouts of the desperate criminals. B I i e e o S e S S S SR SR SN MENEN [ ] JUMP FROM WINDOWS TO ESCAPE FLAMES Eight Persons Are Killed and Others Seriously Injured at a Fire. BOSTON, Jan. 20.—Eight persons were killed, three probably fatally burned, three seriously hurt in jumping from win- dows and others more or less hurt as the result of a fire just before 2 o'clock this morning in an Italian tenement house on Fleet street, North End. Seven of the dead are aduits, three of them women, and the eighth is a child. The building was four stories in height. The fire was not seen until it was under such headway that sleeping inmates on the upper floors were cut off. Before the firemen got on the scene two women and one man were seen to throw themselves from windows of the third floor to the street below. After the firemen had suc- ceeded in subduing the flames they began a search of the far rooms and found eight bodies. The firemen and police officers la- bored hard in giving the unfortunates emergency treatment, but their efforts were in vain, for all had inhaled flame and smoke and their bodies in most cases were blistered by the fierce heat which they had encountered. — - —— SOLDIERS ARE FROZEN IN NORTHERN JAPAN More Than Two Hundred Men Are Reported to Have Perished From Cold. LONDON, Jan. 25.—The Tokio corre- | spondent of the Daily Express cables that over 200 soldiers have been frozen to death tn Northern Japan. Charges Against Governor Murphy. TUCSON, A. T., Jan. 28.—Advices re- ceived from Washington to-day state that charges have been filed with the Presi- dent against Governor Murphy of Ari- zona. The charges specially allege viola- tions of the law. They were preferred by President Ives of the Territorial Council and were presented by Delegate Smith of Arizona. THREE VESSELS SAIL TO BREAK A BLOCKADE Developments in' the Central Ameri- Trouble Promise Some Exciting Incidents. PANAMA, Colombia, Jan. 25.—The Gov- ernment steamers Boyaca, Chucito and General Campo sailed from here this morning to make an attempt to break the blockade of ‘Agua Dulce, where the revo- lutionary fleet was last seen, and to com- municate with General Castro. Passen- | gers wno have arrived here report haying scen a steamer towing two vessels off Chorrera. . The GoVvernment has sent strong reinforcements to resist any at- tack on Colon. General Pinto, with 3000 men, has marched from Cali to Bogota to reinforce the Government troops at the capitdl - . COLON, Colombia, Jan. 2%.—An fmpos- ing memorial service was held in the ca- thedgal at Panama yvesterday in‘honor of General Carlos Alban, who was killed January 20 during the naval fight in the harbor of Panama between the Govern- ment forces and the Liberais. The British cruiser Psyche, from Barba- does, and the Unitcd States gunboat Ma- rietta, from Porto Rico, arrived;here to- day. A strong detachment of Governmeal troops reached here to-day from Panama. Rear Admiral Kimberley Dead. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. — Secretary Long has recefved a telegram announcing that Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberiey, U. 8. N., retired, died at West Newton, Mass., this morning of heart vice on the Schley court of inquiry, but was compelled to decline on account of ill health. He had a long and distin- guished service in the United States navy. He was born in New York and appointed from Illinois, entering the na- val service in 1846. AN Physician Contracts Smallpox. FRESNO, Jan. 28.—Six cases of small- pox have been reported in the vicinity of Reedley, including that of Dr. Hawkins, who has been attending several of the pa- * tients. Dr. Hawkins' condition is serious. discase. & Admiral Kimberley was selected for ser- EMBEZZLING ELONDIKE OFFICIAL KILLS HIMSELF | Suicide Follows the Exposure of Thomas Middlcton’s Heavy Peculations. DAWSONY Jan 27, via Seattle, Jan. 25.— Thorzas Middleton, chief accountant for the Yukon Territory, has committed sui- cide rather than suffer the disgrace of ar- | rest for embezzlement. Tive of Leeds, Eng. He had been missing for several days, during which a thor- ough examination was made of his books | and a shortage approximating $10,000 was | dgiscovered. A warrant was issued for Middleton's arrest. He was found hiding in an outbuilding and taken to the Gov- ernment oftices. When confronted with proof of his de- falcation, Middleton attempted no ex- cuses and was cool and collected. When the interview was terminated he excused himself a moment and stepped from the room. A second later the officers heard the fall of a body, followed by groaning. Hé was a na-| G THE BRUTAL MURDER OF ROBINSON ABOVE A SEA Hly AIRGHIP AFELY SILS Santos-Dumont Makes Two -Extraordinary Excursions. | Aerial Craft Obeys Rudder | Over the Blue Med- iterranean. | Visitors at Monte Carlo Witness Ex- periments and Testify to the | * Success Achieved by the Young Brazilian. | Special Cable to The Call and New York Her- ald. ~ Copyright, 1902, by the Herald Pub- | deing Company. | MONTE CARLO, Jan. 28.—Santos- | Dumont, with his dirigible balloon, made two excursions Mediterranean to-day—at 10 o’clock and at 2—amid applause of many spectators who had come from all points on .the littoral. Among them were Duke DiDino, Prinei | and Principessa Russpoli, M. Oliver Ritt Governor General of Monaco, and M. and Mme. Camille-Blanc. The aeronaut did not give his airship a1l the speed of which it is capable. He was accompanied in the morning by the sloop | Monte Carlo, having on board its owner, M. Cabireau, and in the afternoon by a | steam sloop of forty horsepower from tbe American yacht Varuna, having on board its owner, Mr. Higgins, and a number of passengers. Revolutions in Air. In the morning Santos-Dumont made the circuit of the bay several times, and in the afternoon he executed a number of revolutions and returned-to the startinz point. The trials in the afternoon were | the most importan§. and the success cof | the aeronaut surpassed even the success ’ he achieved in Paris last year. After hav- | over ing moved about in all directions without any pitching movement, at a height vary- ing between ten and fifteen metres above the waves, he went so far out over the open sea that it was thought for a mo- | ment that he had started for Corsica. But | this voyage did not enter into the in | tions of the aeronaut to-day because his | airship will not be fitted for long voyages | until later. | At the end of half an hour Santos- | Dumont was seen to turn, describing a | curve with a radius of more than a kile- | metre. He returned in the direction of | Port d'Hercule, passing alongside the ter- race of the Casino and Traux Pigeons, where he was loudly applauded. Congratulations for Inventer. In a few moments he succeeded, as e | had done in the morning, in the difficult operation of making a landing on the nar- row space between the aerodrome and the | bay. He was congratulated for his skill | ana delicate maneuver, but the auronaut, | modestly declining all praise, attributed, | as heretofore, the successful result of his | trials to the protection afforded by the | medal given him by the Princess Isabel. | 1In order to facilitate his future landings | the prineipality having constructed in | the bay a wooden jetty, where a floating | guide-rope can be grasped at the moment of the return of the airship. In the general enthusiasm the members of the English and American colonies have entered into a good-natured dispute as to which city, London or New York, would be favored next summer by sen- sational trials of the aeronaut. As soon as Santos-Dumont returned to the aerodrome he sent to the President of the republic of Brazil the following uls- patch: “Went out on open sea with great suc- cess. My experiments will continue every day when weather is fine.” | | Ice Closes Columbia River. PORTLAND, Or.,, Jan. 28.—Columbix River ‘above Vancouver, Wash.,; s closed to navigation and to-day no boats left for upper river points. Floating ice be- low Vancouver interferes somewhat with river steamers, though regular trips are still being made on the lower river. Ths steamer Undine left this afternoon for | Vancouver with the mails, but it is ex- | pected a landing will be made several ‘miles below the town, from which poinc the mails will be transferred by stage. Vancouver ferry across the Columbia is tied up and all direct communication with Vancouver is shut off. @ i @ Middleton Had cut his throas from ear to ear. Before medical aid could be sum.- moned ne was cead | Middleton was one of the most ppoular Government officidls here, but had been leading a life for which he found his salary insufficlent. John Durand was killed in the shaft of the Thirty-five Below mine on Hunker | Creek. The bucket was going up and dis- | placed a large stone which fell upon Dur- and. The opposing stage lines to White Horse and White Pass are having a merry war. The fargwas originally $125, but the com- panies menced cutting rates and now the White Horse route has shaved it to | 0 to meet the WHite Pass cut.