The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-16
now ALBxErsos WAS SHOT.
Detective Lampkin Gives His Version OF
the Affair.

TACOMA. Oct. 15-Iepeeial. l--Sherif Price was
aoeffcd today that his deputies would start to-
morrow from Gardiner with Edward Albertson,
che robber Of the Fidelity Trust Cornpany's
bank, for this city, The party will travel only
BY daylight, and 1t Il expected Albertson will
arrive here on Monday at $50 p. IN. Last Tues
day he was able 70 walk down stairs for the first
time.
The return Of the man who got away with
nearly million dollars worth OF the banks Sc
curties knd over 10000 In cash, revives interest
ia his capture, correct and Comprehensive
story OF which remains to be told. 1t has been
said the shooting OF Albertson was cow
ardiy and unnecessary; that his captors
were drunk. aud that Fred N. Chandler,
hIs accomplice, saved his life by quickly
dropping into the boat, In which they were
foged across the river in the Oregon Coast
RAnge mountains. Chandler does not deny
These stories; in fact, he does not deny anything
except that John L Cohoon, of this city, had
anything to do with the robbery.
Detective Lampkin claims most OF the honor
drumming down the robbers. He was in town
to-day, and 70 corrsspondent of the PosT-IsrEL-
fSo1Hc1E said:
Most Of the false stories about the CAPTURE
we're started by Hotel-keeper Moore, of Gar
Deputy Sheriff cochrane and myself 81 90 q w weh
ohe trail leading into the mountains We ex-
pected Aibertson and Chandler 10 come that
Nay. We were not drunk, as has been charged
Cochrane and had pint OF whisky with qui-
nine il = hstween us. This was given us by
3 physician q Gardiner We were in ambush
about forty feet from the river bank. Our OBJ
5ect wss 70 allow them to get away from the
yatsfs calling 70 them to throw up their hands
They drsw thsir boat up fully twenty feet on
The bank, md we're ready to move when Coch-
rane snd called to them, telling them we
we're o6leen snd would shoot II they did not
dIor a
% the one that would show fight, but
be seemed 70 rsslize that we had the drop on
him, and did not resist Albertson backed off
fully ten feet before Moore and l fired. / did
not ERE until Albertson put his hand to his hip
pocke5 - II 70 draw his gun. shouted Sec
ono time Just before firing, and am sure be
heard me- even II he Ia q little deaf. He has
never denied that he did not hear me.
IAmpkin says he paid Moore $40 instead OF
VIC when they got back to Gardiner. He gives
% Mooren reason for circulating false stories
about the affair his desire to realize more out
VI the case, acting under the belief that the re-
ward was 5000 instead of $500 for the capture
OF the robbers. and secondly. he wanted IL to APP
pear that IAmpkin was drunk, and the shooting
reckless ana unnecessary, fearing that he would
Get In trouble II Albertson died Lampkin says;
bad two ss-calihre Smith & wesson revolvers
And Moore had 44calibre Winchester rife He
nred the shot that struck Albertson. He knew
nothing OF our plans OF capture, aud was paid
for going along TO make up the party. as
tnouEht II we had the biggest crowd Albertson
anu Chandler would not show fight.
cochrane win be given part OF the reward.
lAmpkln says he proved a very valuable man.
Alter being shot, Albertson was given 'snack"
q whisky and quinine and seemed to revive.
He was then placed on q bed OF boughs in the
end OF the boat aud covered with his and
Chsndler's blankets. He did not utter a word
during the pull OF six miles up the river to
Gardiner. Lampkin says the man who fur
nished provisions to the robbers undoubtedly
knew that they were fugitiyes from justice, as
oiu the men who tried TO sell them a
steamboat for $4,000. The men who wanted
70 sell, he says, had a white elephant
on their hands in the steamboat, and were very
Aaxious to sell II. aud would have done 80 TO
Alpsftson and Chandler If they had kept the
price down below $4,000 At Florence news
Item was sent out that Z. Howard Johnson. a
cn.eago merchant, who was said 10 be seeking
health was enjoying the sea breeres. Able. {.
SOFAS assumed name was Johnson.
iampsin denies that he was threatened with
bsing beaten by harkeeper here If he offered
'pe'setise' suiiiyan's money for adrink.