The morning call., 1893-03-12
A FLEEING THIEF.
He Is Stopped Short by a
Bullet.
QUICK DEATH ON THE STREET.
The Man Had Just Pulled a Trigger
And Had Shot q Police
Officer.
QUICK DEATH ON THE STREET.

The life of a burglar went out in the
storm yesterday morning and his body was
picked up with his boots on and a police
mans bullet in the back of the head.
The tragedy occurred in Oakland The
slain mans last movement was to pull
trigger that sent ball into the body of Spe-
cial Officer Cashin. and ended the life of a
brave man at midnight last night.
The name of the burglar who fell was not
known until last night, when the body was
identified as that OF Joseph TwOhill, a
amond-setter by trade, and member of
respectable family living in San francisco.
The dead man and fellOw-thef had tried
to rob the safe of William Kuhnle's saloon
at 1906 Seventh street, near the Center
street station, West Oakland. Special Or
ficer Casbin and Policeman Ely discovered
them at work and entered the saloon. They
fired and the shots were returned. Officer
Cashin fell, with bullet wound piercing
the abdomen and ranging inward and down.
ward, while one Of the thieves ran past the
officers ana darted- out of the front door.
Officer Ely's bullets pursued him, and
with The third shot he fell dead in the mid
die of the street with his head punctured.
1t occurred at about A NJ, when the rain
was beating, the thunder roaring, the
lightning flashing and the wind bowling as
If all the demons of air and earth had been
lul ufu loOoc. ALhh 10 all L u6 DOuy VI
the thief, young man with curling mus
tache and dark hair. not more than 35 years
OH, Is lying at the Oakland Morgue.
Officer Csshin lay during the day and even
ing at hospital delirious and groanIng with
pain, with the bullet still in his body, with
his fearful wife and frightened children,
whom he was unable to recognize, at his bed
side, and bTeathed his last at fifteen minutes
past twelve this morning.
1t was the bOide5t of a long series of
haFt hot taava fntr MI, ha hov-
Kuhne's saloon was the third place visited.
Longs butcher-shop at 1928 Seventh street
and Eiben & NOr's grOcery-store in the same
vicinity had previously been entered.
At the former place the safe had been left
unlocked, but the thieves, unconscious of
this, had broken off the knob, and in their
manipulatiOns locked it. They drilled
hole and used dynamite, but failed to
loosen the door. They broke the cashbox
register and obtained small amount in
change.
At Eiben s. Nor's they drilled the safe
and blew off the outside door. An inner
door then confronted them but they made
no attempt upon this, contenting themselves
with tapping the till, from which they OBJ
talned about So 80. They went to the bar
and helped themselves, leaving the glasses
on the counter, where they were found by
the clerk in the morning. Entrance 10 both
places had been made from the rear.
At Kuhnle's saloon, the last place en-
blown open, but there was an inner door
which had not been touched.
1t was al this place where the tragedy
occurred. 1t was about 3:45 A. NJ. when
the storm was the hercest. Officers Cashin
aud Ely were passing up the south side of
Seventh street toward Center when Officer
Ely saw a light flicker and go out in the
saloon opposite. He called Cashin's atten-
tion TO il, and they crossed over. On the
way both saw another light flare up and go
out I Fah haA E,ht ta1
reached for the screen door and found 1t
open. At the same time he felt the hole
which had been chiseled out to get at the
lock and said, "Cashin. there are thieves in
there"
Cashiu lit candle and entered. holding 1t
above him. Ely stood at the door.
A shot rang out. presumably fred by
Cashi1. though there is doubt on this point,
and several answering volleys came,
Cashin's candle going out in the meantime
A figure darted by Ely. almost knocking
him down. and out of the door, The officer
followed and fired three times, one OF the
shots killing the fleeing thief, though Ely
did not know it at the time.
He was called hack by Cashin's cry of
George, Pm shot" At the same time a
crashing of glass in the rear was heard, and
subsequent investigation showed that the
other thief had jumped through the win
dew, taking along glass, sash and all, and
escaped through the back yard 10 Center
street.
Ely ran out to summon the patrol wagon
in order to have Cashin taken to the Re-
ceivng Hospital, when he learned from
people who had gathered that he had killed
the man who had fled through the door.
Cashin's wound was prObed tthe ReceIv-
ing Hospital without result. He was sub
sequently removed to Woolsey's hospital.
whers he remained tossing about in pain
for the remainder Of the day. The ball was
deeply imhedded.
He was too weak to make deposition,
but rallied sufficiently in the aftern oou to
dictate his Will, and then reapsed into
semi-conscIousness.
The San Francisco police are hunting for
the escaped thief, and the Oakland police
are entirely al sea in regard 10 the matter.
Chiet Schaffer was too excited last evening
TO give any information concerning the
tragedy. They had one "ciew'' that it
was Jimmy Connolly, q convict, who
Jumped through the window An inves-
tigation, however. showed that Connelly's
term will not expire till the 25th inst, and
so they are again at sea.
During the day several people positively
asserted thatthe dead man was William Gill
mour OF Sacramento, who served term in
Folsom for grand larceny. Thomas Rig
ney and A. p. Farmer, ex-guards at
Folsom prison, declared that 1t was Gill
mour So did Harry Lawson, who was Gill
mour's ceilmate. Gatekeeper Chamberlain
were not Gimour's. The dead man has
been identified by johnson and Pauls0n as
one OF the men who robbed their jewelry
store few evenings ago. William Kuhnle
says that he and another man were in his
saloon week ago and took drink.
The police last night arrested a man in
West Oakland on suspicion of being the
nccomplice In the robberies. He was locked
up, but was not booked, and his name
would n OF be diyulged.