Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-01

TO be doing a rushing business. bur as soon
as the purchase was completed trade fell
of and ivey found that he had paid out
about half Of his fortune for a worthless
stand. The rest of it went in g stock
deal into which be was roped by another
gang, and one day he aToke to realizing
sense OF the fact that he was penniless
He knew of but one way to make living
and that very night ne committed another
burglary. How many similar crimes he
was guilty of before ne was caught no one
knows, for he was shrewd and had faculty
of keeping his own counsel Before long,
however, ne was caught again and given
long term in San Quentin, which he COM
pleted not long ago.
Ivey appeared prominently before the
public IN 1879 in q new role.
In that year police officer Scott of this
city was mysteTiously killed while on his
way out 10 the Protestant Orphan ASYLUM
one night, which building had caught
FIRE. Nothing was heard Of the muir
derers until a month or so after
ward, when Ivey called upon Dan Gay, the
well-kDoTn detective for Wells, Fargo &
Co, and told him he would divulge the
names OF SCOTS murderers, provided he
should be given 2 portion of the reward
offered for their capture. Gay agreed.
Il appeared FROM Ivey's statement that
four notorious criminals, named William
Anderson, Thomas Hamilton, alias Jimmy
Smith, james Flynn, alias John Brown,
and Eddie Edwards. we're the murdereHs
They had been in jail at Roseville for steal
ing chickens, ard were released on the day
of the murder. Being without money they
walked 10 Sacramento, and on their way
agreed to rob the first man they met This
man proved to be officer Scott. They as
saulted him unawares and when he re-
sisted, Edwards drew a revolver and killed
him. After taking their victims effects the
murderers fled to Stockton and hid beneath
the railroad trestle Just outside of town.
Here they met Iyey, and having become
acquainted with him in prison, took him
into their confidence. He went into town
snd purchased some food for them, and
also got the newspapers which contained
accounts OF the murder. He gave them
little money and advised them 10 get out of
the country. They left that night, and
were next heard of in Napa, where they
burglarized theresidence of Judge Wallace,
now Of Placer county. They were arrested
f9r this and placed in the Santa Rosa all.
Edwards escaped and was never heard of
again, but the other three were tried and
convicted and sentenced TO Imprisonment
II San Quentin.
Ivey knew that they were in San Quen-
tin, and so told Detective Gay. The latter
suggested that they keep the identity OF the
men a secret until their terms had expired,
and then they could be arrested and the
rewards obtained. This was agreed to, but
before the terms expired Detective Gay
committed suicide. His widow, however,
disclosed the identity OF the three convicis
10 Detective Gilchrist of San Francisco,
who now occupies the position of prison
keeper ia the San Francisco City Prison.
Gilchrist was on intimate terms with po-
lice officer Jackson of Sacramento, after.
wards Chief OF Police, and confded the
matter to him. The two officers arrested
the murderers when they were liberated
from San Quentin, and brought them to
this city, where they were tried and SEN
fenced to prison for life. Gilchrist re-
ceived the reward, and I7ev was left in the
cold,