Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-29
CRIMINAL.
FATAL POLITICAL QUARREL

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29.--Law.
renee Roach, a republican, was shot
aud instantly killed 10y James j.
Allen, IA democrat, last evening on
Fourth streets, near lebama. The
killing was the result of politics.
Allen caused numbe- of voters to
be cited To appear before the election
commissioners. and when Roach
met him last sight, he vas a., used
10y Roach of leing an infurmer
Al!en says that r 'ach alta, k d Linn
with Il knif.. and he then drew II
pistol aud fire. two shots, one enter.
ing the brain and the other the
breast. The only weapon found
was small pocketkniie.
CLASS OF CITIZENS.
SEATTLE, WASH, Oct. 29.--It
would be hardly possible To club to-
setlier ~ one polite court sitting u
more viilaiuous looking gang of pro-
fr-s. anal illiigs aud vagrants than
ia, uatch that Vas arrsigued before
Judge Rivers Yesterday afternoon
/ made sadly evident the urgent
requirements Of police missionary
work. and it was plain that small
sentences for the ruff ,nly element
which ierrorizes some of the dark
portions of the city nightly are net
resulting IN any exodus Of the law
breakers. The same men, in many
Instances, have appeared in court he
fore, aud while their plea is the same
old song of mo work. when it il
known that their trade is rOguery,
they have the same light sentences
meied ouI TO them till the police are
getting tired of rearrestiug the
nobos.
Frank Foley was the first seedy
looking. low-browed character, who
pleaded his innocence aud was con-
signed to the rat-chamber for ten
days. Patrick Fo'ey was given
dose, aud James White and
John Smith, a. they called them
selves, will be companions to the
former couple during their time Of
Harry Wilson, the person who
was arrested for visiting house of
evil character. where lie claimed TO
have been robbed of a small amount
of money, stated his cast. in Il plausi-
bic manner, and WAS permitted to
go free. Wilson claimed to have
been pulled into the house by the
woman who kept it, but the police
disputed his observation. The fell
lows stories Ia different officers con-
cerning the alleged robbery disa-
greed most wretche,lly. According
to them, Wilson was robbed Of all
the way from AZ cents TO as many
dollars.
Ii should he added here that Will
son charged Mamie Williams, Il
Whitrchapel beauty, with robbing
him, aud wanted Officer s q. Cor.
bett to arrest her. AS Wilson was
drunk, and as he had sworn out no
warrant, the policeman refused.
Wilson then won't to Chief of Police
Monroe and reported that he had
been robbed OF $40. and that Corbett
was standing in with the female !
robber. BY the chiefs orders the
and The Whilechapel !
woman were both brought to the !
station Sunday night. YesIerda.
Wilson refused TO prosecute !
the accused woman aud stated hs
loss at only $l2. He denied saying
derogaiory to Corbetts
reputation as an officer or AS man,
but this was not very satisfactory.
Officer Corbeit, knowing well the |
character Of the people with whom
he was dealing, filed an Information
against Wilson on the charge that
Judge Rivers excused him from.
suffice it to observe that Oiiicer
Corbett freely expressed his disgust
hen the prisoner was turned loose |
aguin.