The record-union., 1891-05-29
WILL PLEAD GUILTY.
Garroter Gordon Weakens and Tells
the Whole Story.
Dive.Keeper Smith and Barkeeper Fur
long are in Tight Place
Aliens Condition.

The examination of the thugs who
were implicated in the murderous as
sault upon Robert Allen will begin to-
day in the Police Court.
Dive-keeper Smith, who, it is believed
by the police, planned the robbery, and
sent Gordon and Haley out to do the
Job" will be the first to face Judge
Cravens.
The police have a strong case against
Smith, and anticipate little trouble in
having him held to answer before the
Superior Court. The main evidence
against Smith will be that of Gordon,
who has made a full and complete con-
fession OF the whole diabolical plot. Cor
don's testimony will be corroborated by
McCaig, alias Casey, and by other wit
nesses whose names the police would not
divulge last night.
GoRDoN's CONFESSION.
The confession of Gordon will prove of
great assistance to the authorities in
bringing the gang of thugs to justice.
McCaig will be the only one to escape
He was an accessory before the fact, but
will not be prosecuted.
When Gordon learned that McCaig had
"peached," he weakened, too, and on last
Monday night Informed Chief OF Police
Drew and Captain Lee that he wanted to
make a statement. The officers sent for
City Attorney Hart. and then Gordon
was taken into the Chiefs private Office.
His statement proved of such Importance
that it was decided to have it taken down
verbatim, SO arrangements were made to
have Stenographer present the follow
ing day, when Gordon repeated the story
of how the cowardly assault upon Robert
Allen was planned in Smiths dive and
subsequently carried out by himself and
Haley, the uncaptured garroter.
WILL PLEAD GUILTY.
Gordon gave as his reason for confess
ing that he did not propose to be "giyen
the worse OF it, and, realizing that q long
term in the State Prison confronted him.
hoped that his sentence would be light
ened if he pleaded guilty and told all he
knew about it.
He will plead guilty to the charge of
robbery when his case comes up in the
Superior Contributing no hope of es-
Gaping on the preliminary examination
in the Police Court.
Gordon attributes his present predica-
ment to his association with bad charac-
tiers. He admits everything except strik-
ing the blow which came so near ending
Aliens life. He says Haley welded the
hammer He does does not know of the
p6CdIiOuS cOHulIlOn Alien Is SGlll IN, and
probably never would have made state
ment if he did
ALIENS BARKEEPER.
Gordon's testimony will also go hard
with Furlong, who was Robert Aliens
barkeeper. The police consider that they
now have sure case against this-if the
evidence shows 1.-THE most contemplate
thug of the outfit. According to Gordon,
Furlong kept Smith posted right along as
to Aliens habits, and the amount of
money he would have with him on differ
ent nights.
Taken altogether the outlook is very
bright for the whole gang going to State
Prison, and for long terms, too-and if
Allen should die there will be work for
the hangman.
Only one thing is lacking now to COM
plete the splendid work done by the po-
lice, and that is the capture CT Haley
There are still hopes that he will be over
hauled, as it is not believed that he can
possibly elude the officers entirely.