The morning call., 1890-08-05
IN SMALL SUMS.
CorcOran and Fitzgerald AID.
mitted to Bail.
One Denies That He Started the Shooting
The Others Identity Not Fully Proven.
Chief Crowley's Views.

The old City Hall. or at least that portion
of 1t occupied by the Police Department, re-
sembled the headquarters of standing
army all day yesterday. Chief Crowley is
fully alive to the Importance Of keeping
large force Of his men ready for Immediate
call, and all day long had from thirty to
sixty in reserve, ready 10 jump into line at
the first sound of alarm. He also ordered
thirty men. under Sergeants Whitman ana
Birdsell, transferred early in the day to
Captain Shorts watch at the Southern Sta
ton, and these men were distributed liber-
ally around the district where there have
been disturbances recently.
"If necessary" said the Chief, 81 will
send every officer in this division down
there, and Wen see what can be done to
stop this murderous work. Pm satisfied
some of the people are getting desperate"
he continued, but il they will keep on dis
regarding the law, they shall ind that it
costs something"
INTEREST Conferred IN C0RC0RAN.
Most of the interest Yesterday centered
on James Corcoran, the Deputy Sheriff,
who was mixed up in the shooting ARRAY
near the National Foundry. CCrcoran
denies positively that he was the first to
shoot, or that he went into that district
with any purpose to mix up in the molderS'
fight lie says he was on his way TO the
ferry, and when near the place where the
shooting occurred met friend. Together
they went into a saloon to drink, and as
they came out somebody fired ct them from
the foundry. He returned the fire, and
when the police came on the scene ne
started to run. The policemen fired at him
ard he fired back; thai is how the whole
trouble came about.
When he was taken to the City Prison
three charges were made against him. one
each by Smith, Carr and w. a. Dawes, the
aTresting policemen, and n. Z. Brown OF
the National Iron Works.
Yesterday morning when his case came
up in court for preliminary examination
j. j. Riley, another officer who had bout
with him during the fracas, said he could
also make q serious charge, as he was
participant in the whole affair. Chief
Crowley thought so many charges might
appear like persecution, but finally allowed
Riley to swear out a complaint. SO now
there are four charges against the deputy,
all for assault with intent TO murder.
When Judge Joachimsen heard the case
he decided 10 fix Cercoran's bail at $1,000 for
each offense, and at 3 o'clock Clarence Gray,
his attorney, had furnished the bOndsmen
and received an order Tor the prisoners
release. The bOudsmen are James GllIeraD
and jeremiah MalOney.
SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY.
In connection with the man who was ar
tested by Sergeant Tobin night before last,
and gave his name as Mcleod, there is
something of a mystery. BY the time he
got to the Southern Police Station under
escort OF two policemen his name had
changed to William Fitzgerald, and under
that name he was registered. Yesterday
his attorney, George h. Perry, appeared in
court when the case Was called and secured
his release upon the deposit OF $3.50 cash
bail.
While Fitzgerald was being searched at the
station on the previous night card oil the
Curtin Detective Agency was lound on his
person, and he was asked what II meant.
He said he was i'll the employ OF that estab-
lishment Afterward he said in a garrulouS
manner that lie was a striking moider, and
really no one was able to judge who he was
or what business he had down among the
iron foundries armed with pistol. He re-
fused to answer questions directly aud would
give no one any satisfaction as TO his lden-
tlty or business.
To-day, finding that George H. Perry
was his lawyer, CALL reporter called on
that gentleman to learn the truth. MIR.
Perry's office is in the same room with the
Curtin Detective Agency, which rather
strengthens the statement Of Fitzgerald
that he was connected with that establish
ment.
Mr.. Perry stated that he was engaged by
FIGzgeIad's employers to look after the
case, but that he had been specially re-
QueSltu ny liltll w lc4l 1LOill uItihLLe5 au1
statement whatever in connection with the
case, or even telling who his employers
were.
81 can say this much, however," said Mr..
PER- y, Fitzgerald was down in that To-
cality on perfectly lawful mission, and he
is not a striking m0lder."
DOWN THERE as a DETECTIVE.
The only inference is from this state Of
the case, that Fitzgerald, if such be his real
name, was down there as Curtin detee-
tive; that the detectivp-like way he had of
moving about was mistaken by the police
for a striking molder movement, and since
he was in the immediate neighborhood of
the shooting and outbreaks the suspicion of
his being one OF them rested upon him. OF
course, like all detectives be was armed
with pistol. and when arrested the fact
weighed heavily against him without his
errand being known. 1t was intimated by
the attorney that there would be no diff
Guilty in clearing W the case. 1t will come
up on Thursday in Police Court q
THE preliminary examination Of Walter
Rideout, Siebert's slayer, was continued by
Judge LRwler yesterday until Thursday.