The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-26
TEE RosLYN ROBBERY.
Mise Morgan's Story aud That Of 18th
Queen" Coincide.


TACOMA, April 25.-[Special. Every
step now being taken in the Roslyn bank
robbery investigation adds strength to
the statements made recently in the PoeT-
1NfHLLIGKNcER to the effect that q steam
boatman planned the raid, and that the
men arrested in Oregon had nothing what
ever to do with it. Last December the de-
scription of the ranch on which the real
robbers were said to have rendez
voused was in the possession of the Ta-
coma bureau Of the Posr-INTELLIGEScER
1t was given rs section -. township 21
north. range 80 east, Douglas county.
About that time gentleman came here
from the ranch to sell some horses. He
could not be approached directly. and no
information could be got out Of him. Now
that City Marshal McGrath, of Ellensburg,
and his deputies. Hart and John Wallace,
have gone to the Douglas county ranch
and arrested one Christensen, q powerful
Swede. and also one of the so-called Nc
Carthy boys, there is no longer any risk to
be run in the way of warning the GRIM
inals by publishing what has been known
to two or three Tacomans for four months.
The steamboat captain referred to by
the PosT-INTEIlIGEHcER had two brothers
who took part in the robbery. One of the
alleged Mccarthy brothers has been ar
rested and the other is still at large. Yes
terday at Ellensburg Mccarthy was held
in $1,000 bail. and Christensen, the big
Swede, in $4,000. The woman Morgans
was held in 500 bail simply as a formal-'
ity. She is not in jail, as has been stated.
but is under guard, and after the prelimi-
nary hearing yesterday went to Cle-Elum.
Some doubt tho testimony, but it is Gu
rious. if not true, that the report that
came from the Douglas county ranch last
fall. aud also the statement of ''the
Queen" the former mistress of the planner
Of the raid. and now Miss Morgan's depo-
sition, all tally exactly, in that the rob-
bers rendezvoused at section q, both
before and after the raid. Miss
Morgan's leading point is that
she secured Cashier Abernathy's .
big revolver at the Douglas county ranch.
1t will be remembered that when the rob-
bers entered the bank one of them picked
mp Mr.. Abernathy's revolver and knocked
him down with it. Then he stuck it in
his belt and carried it away, and when the
leader of the gang and the Mccarthy boys
and others rendezvoused at Christensen's
place tho revolver was caught sight of by
Miss Morgas. and she remembered it, she
says, when she wrote the bank people, tell
ing them the Oregon ranchers were not
the right men, and that if she were guar
anteed protection, she would betray the
real robbers.
Still. after . couple Of reputable Roslyn
citizens positively identified" the Oregon
men ~ the robbers. and they had to be re-
leased. no one hero would be surprised il
Miss Morgan's 3 story was disproved. So far
she has made out q pretty good case,
and, barring blackmail or willful attempt
to get Christensen or the Mccarthy boys
into trouble, she may come out . winner.
However, whatever are her connections
with the prisoners. the Roslyn bank rob
bers undoubtedly rendezvoused in Doug
las county, and not in Gilman county,
Oregon.
Marshal McGrath had . thrilling ex-
perience when he went to arrest Christen-
sen. He and his deputies went to the
their knock, armed to the teeth. He had
big gun in his jumper pocket and an
other in his belt. The three tramps tried
to make quick work of him when he ap-
peared, but he nearly overpowered
all of them. He jerked the gun
out of his belt as quick as .
fash, but could not use it with the officers
hanging on him. Then he tried to get
the gun from his jumper, and had almost
succeeded in doing 90, when he was
knocked down with the butt of revolver.
Christensen usually went under the name
of Lewis, and he was considered Q bad
man when cornered.