The record-union., 1891-05-16
ALIENS ASSAILANTS.
One Of Them is Captured in
San Francisco.
THE OTHER IS AT LIBERTY
BUT BEING HUNTED.
Special Officer Mclaughlin Gets
the First Clue.
THE COWARDLY ASSAULT WAS DE-
LIBERATELY PLANNED.
THE COWARDLY ASSAULT WAS DE-
LIBERATELY PLANNED
A Partner Of the ScoundreIs, who was 'Left
in the Cold" is in Jail Here----StOry
Of the Brutal Attack.

The cowardly and murderous assault
made by two foot-pads upon Robert
Allen, the well-known turfrnan and sa-
loon-keeper, has been the one topic of
conversation in Sacramento since it's oc-
currence early Monday morning, and the
general opinion was-inasmuch as there
was absolutely no clueto the perpetrators
of the atrocious crime-that the police
would never succeed in running to earth
the guilty wretches.
But they have succeeded-that is, par
tially-one of the thugs being yet at lib
erty, but under close surveillance.
Upon receiving information of the few
particulars Of the assault that were at
hand, Chief of Police Drew and Captain
Lee instructed the whole police force to
exert themselves in ferreting out the
thugs, and the men went to work with
will.
QUICK WORK.
AS early as Monday night special officer
William Mclaughlin reported to Captain
Lee that he was on the track of the men
and he was positive that he was on the
right track.
On Tuesday the RECORD UNION was in
possession of the same information, but
at the request Of the police authorities,
promised to withhold it from the public
until the men were captured-and would
have continued to withhold it until the
last OF them was III custody, had not the
names of the parties been published last
evening.
The facts of the case are as follows:
Special officer Mclaughlin obtained in
formation that a young man named
Casey had, upon learning of the assault
1lgaT, IL.
those - - have done that Job,
and have left me out in the cold" Casey,
upon being questioned by an acuuaint-
ance as to what he meant explained that
he knew who did the '.job;'' that one of
them was his partner, Gordon, by name,
and the other was Jack Haley. Casey
said that he was to have been ''in on it,
with Gordon, but in his absence Gordon
had picked up with Haley and left him
out. All this officer Mclaughlin learned
Monday evening, and, after confiding
with officer John Campbell, reported f
to the Chief and Captain Lee
LEFT FOR THE BAY.
1t was also learned that Gordon and
Haley had left for San Francisco. and as
1t was feared that Casey might attempt to
follow them there officers McLauGhlin
and Campbell were detailed to capture
him. This they succeeded in doing at
about 8 o'clock Tuesday morning. inst as
d
saloon. The officers took both of the
men to the police station. Casey was
locked up, but his companion was re-
leased, as the police had other use for
him.
Casey was charged with vaprancv
pending further investigation. and i'm the
Police Court the next day his case was
postponed for week
Casey refused absolutely to talk to the
officers any further than to admit that ne
was acquainted with Gordon, and that he
had travelled under an assumed name i'm
this city-McKaig being his alias
AFTER GORDON AND HALEY.
Owing TO the fact that the police deDart-
Inent of Sacramento has no funds on
which 10 Go secret work, there was some
dlfhculty about getting an officer off to San
francisco after Gordon and Haley, but.
hnalIy, money enough was raised by
private subscription, and officer Mo
Laughlin left on a train Wednesday for
the metropolis.
In San Francisco officer McLauphlin
received every assistance from the police
of that city, Chief Crowley detailing de-
tectiVes Byram and Whitaker TO assist
him IN the hunt for the thugs They
were rewarded that day by finding Cor
don, and he was safely locked up in the
City Prison. There was never any doubt
that he was one Of the men. but the evil
dence was made conclusive when, upon
n,
the fob and Masonic emblem attachment.
was found upon his person
Haley was evidently in hiding. for he
could not be found.
Officer Mclaughlin returned to this
city Thursday night, and, after
latter decided to try his hand at
hunting for Haley, and he left for San
Francisco yesterday morning. As moth
ing was heard from him all day the
police here were satisfied that he had not
been successful, and when the story was
published they lost hope altogether.
1T WAS PREMEDITATED.
According to the information now in
the possession of the police, Casey and
Gordon were the ones who first planned
the robbery and assault of Allen. These
two had previously operated together on
various occasions. They, it is stated, are
the individuals who "held up" several
people in Sacramento during the past
two or three weeks, and it is now known
positively that they are the ones who
robbed Herbert Melvin's blacksmith
shop and carried off several hammers and
chlselS-among them the hammer that
was used with such terrible effect upon
Aliens head. The taking of these tools,
however, was not originally for the pur-
pose OF pelng used upon a human being,
pnt they were TO be used in opening
safe IN a suburban store which had been
spotLed' by the miscreantS
Aliens place had also been spotted"
and 1t was Mt first intended TO operate on
the safe IN the saloon. But upon watch
ing the place the robbers saw that Mr..
Alien took his money home with him.
and they then resolved to waylay him.
Casey, Gordon and another of their iIk
decided to lie in wait for Mr.. Allen ON
Saturday night, but owing to some mis-
understanding they did not meet as they
agreed 10, and the murderous plot fell
through. Casey and his companion did
not see Gordon the next day. and
consequently did not know that he had
picked up with Haley. Gordon and
Haley realized that to rob Allen would
be an easy matter, and they decided to 90
ahead with the job without the other two.
The public is aware of how well they
succeeded.