The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-19
HOW ALBERTsON WAS sHOT.

Detective Lampkin Gives His Version of
the Affair.
1t is expected Albertson will arrive at
Tacoma "a Monday at $50 in the evening.
says a special dispatch to the Post-lntelli-
gencer. Last Tuesday he was able to walk
downstairs for the first time.
Tie return OF the man who got away with
nearly million dollars worth of the banks
securities and over $4,000 in cash revives
interest in his capture, correct and COM
prehensiYe story of which remains to be
told. 1t has been said the shooting OF AL
bertson WAS cowardly and unnecessary;
that his captors were drunk, and that Fred
\. Chandler, his aCcOmplice, saved lis life
by quickly dropping into the boat, in which
they were rOwed across the river in the
Oregon Coast-range mountains. Chandler
does not deny these stories; in fact he does
not deny any thing except that john l.. Co.
hoon of this city had any thing to do with
the robbery.
Detective Lampkin claims most Of the
honor OF running down the robbers. lie
was in Tacoma Thursday, and to a CORE
spondent Of the Post-IuteIlgenccr SAID
- Most OF the stories about the capture
were started by Hotel-keeper Moore of Gar
diner. l agreed to pay him $40 TO go with
Deputy Sheriff COchIauce and myself to
watch the trail leading into the mountains.
We expected AibertSon and Chandler to
come that way. We were not drunk, as has
been charged. Cuchrane and | had pint
of whisky with Quinine in it between US.
This was given us by physician at Gar
diner. We were in ambush about forty feet
from the river bank. Our object was TO al
low them to get away from the water, call
ing to item TO throw up their hands. They
drew their boat up fully twenty feet on the
bank, and were ready to move when
COchrane and l called to them, telling them
we were officers and would shoot if they did
not throw up their hands. thought Chan
der would be the one that would show
fight, but he seemed to realize that we had
the drop on him and did not resist. Albert
son backed off fully ten feet before Moore
and l fired. did not fire until Albertson
put his hand to his hip pocket, as if to draw
his gun. l shouted second time just be-
fore firing, and | am sure he heard me, even
if he is little deaf. He has never denied
that he did hear me-"
Lampkn says he paid Moore $50 instead
Of SO when they got back to Gardiner. He
gives as M00re'5 reason for circulating false
stories about the affair his desire to realize
more out Of the case acting under tue belief
that the reward was $500 instead OF $500
for the capture of the robbers, and secondly,
lie wanted it to appear that Lampkin was
drunk, and the shooting reckless and I'M
necessary. fearing that lie would get into
trouble if AlbertsOn died. Lampkiu says:
i nau TWO oo-cdllDer Slnltn ~ NeSSOn re-
volYers and Moore had 44-caliber Win
chester rife. He fred the shot that struck
Albertson. He knew nothing of our plans
of capture, and was paid for going along to
make up the party. as | thought if we had
the biggest crowd AlbertsoD and Chandler
would not show fight"
Cochrane will be given part Of the re-
ward. Lampkln says he proved very vaiu-
able man. After being shot, Albertson was
given smack" of whisky and quinine and
seemed 20 revive. He was then placed on 4
bed of bougns in the end of the boat aud
covered with his and Chandeliers blankets.
He did not utter word during the pull of
six miles up the river to Gardiner. Lampkin
says the man who furnished provisions to
the robbers undoubtedly knew that they
were fugitives from justice, as did the men
who tried to sell them steamboat for $4,000.
The men who wanted to sell, he says, mad a
white elephant on their hands in the steam
boat, and were very anxious TO sell it. and
would have done so to Albertson and
Chandler if they lad kept the price down
below $4,000. At Florence a news item was
sent out that e. Howard johnson, Chicago
merchant who was said to be seeking health,
was enjoying the sea bfeezes. Albertson' s
assumed name was Johnson.