Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-02
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ley escaped from the premises. foilcd
by the desperate resistance Of the
inmates. Upon the application Of u
native citizen the next morning. Al
cside Roach issued 4 warrant for H
leyss arrest. he was known TO be IN
bis room ia the Washington Hotel,
and bis c0mrade was with him
When the officer went 10 arrest him.
. Tank drew his pistol, ordered the
officer TO leave, and in defiance said :
/" You and the alcalde can 60 to he'll.
This was duly reported to the alcalde.
who then expressed his discrimination
that Riley should be taken, dead o.
alive, that Law and order should pre-
vail and protection assured TO all. He
called upon General Riley. IS the civil
force Was not sufficient. and request
ed military aid. General Riley
promptly replied that the entire force
under his command, infantry, caval
~ and artillery, was AZ his service,
for that or any other future similar
occasion. A detail Of twelve men
was immediately supplied TO the al
cslce. and with this force he pro-
ceeded himself 10 the hotel to make
arrest of the contumacious desperate.
Six OF the soldiers he placed about
the hotel; the other six he took with
him inside. The landlord was q
Frenchman named DE Ia Hsye. He
declined 70 give any information
whether Riley was still In his room.
lie said he never inferfered in the COM
ing or going Of his dodgers. Alcalde
Roach then
LIED THE SOLDIERS UPSTAIRS
Into the hall and knocked at Riley's
door. No response was given. The
alcalde at once, in loud voice. an
nounced his business, and declared
that II the door was not instantly op-
ened and unless Riley peacefully sur
rendered, the door would be forced
open and himself made prisoner.
Desperate as "Yank" was. hs felt
that IL was discretion to comply. The
door was instantly opened and Riley
surrendered. after shaking his finger
In the alcalde's face, with the threat,
"I1l fix you for this" His comrade
kept quiet. Yank" thea said that
they had a good deal of money in the
room and begged permission to make
disposal Of Il. A few minutes was
granted for this; but instantly the
door was closed. the window opened,
and from II the two leaped into the
balcony, thence upon the shed of an
adjoining building, from that over
high adobe wall into the street and
got away. The soldiers stationed
about the hotel had witnessed the es-
cape; Riley and his comrade saw
them and fired upon them with their
1t was now quite dark,
and as there were number of citi-
zens on the street, the soldiers did not
return the fire. lest an innocent person
might be shot. None of the squad had
been hit by the pair. The escape
created great excitement in town.
The Calitornians gathered in large
force. Alcalde Roach offered $500
reward for the
CAPTURE OF THE FUerTIvEs.
The next day report came that
they were seen riding at high speed
toward San Juan. Immediately, a
force OF twenty-five mounted men,
well armed, started In pursuit. They
overlook the pair, and the night fol-
lowing s. Yank" Riley and his friend
were brought Into Monterey, and
committed to prison by the alcalde,
An ample force was ordered from the
garrison TO guard against another es.
cape. Riley vehemently denounced
the alcalde for puttinga gentleman"
like himself In such wretched
place. The next day the examina-
tionwas in progress. when into the
harbor came the steamship from Pan
anna. Among the passengers who
came ashore TO see the place was
Alex. Wells, afterwards Chief Jus
tice Of the Supreme Court. Riley of
fered him $1,000 In gold to defend
him. It was declined and Wells
came on 10 San Francisco. Riley
was admitted 10 bail in a heavy sum
to await the action Of the grand jury.
The town council ordered the re-
ward of $500 which Alcalde Roach
had paid TO be refunded TO him. OF
It's members still In the State are Ma
jor John VI. Neiil, whose home Is in
South Park, in this city, William S.
Johnson, cashier of the Salinas bank,
and Edwin L. Williams of Santa
Cruz. The grand jury in due time
found true bills against Riley and
some others Of his kind. Charles III.
st. John, afterwards of Tuolumne,
was prosecuting attorney. Riley for
feited his bail. He had gone from
Monterey TO Stockton. where he was
killed at game Of cards with Judge
Jones Of Texas. who had killed sew
eral others. aud subsequently, killed
q miner, also at game of cards, in
the old Alhambra saloon in this city,
corner of Kearny aud Washington
streets, The firm course pursued by
Alcaide Roach had the effect to clear
the place Of Riley and other desper-
ate characters. Had he lived, Riley
would doubtless have made good his
threats 10 kill Roach But he died,
as so many of his kind die, with his
boots on. This will do for this time
l will be ready for you next week,
with something better and in better
strain. Good night