The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-27
Ike THE JEKYLL AND HYDE.
The Murderous Train Robber Had
Many Aliases.
MARRIED UNDER A FALSE NAME,
An Insurance Man During the Day,
but Daring Desperate
at Night.

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-The man giving his
name as Gordon. who participated In the
Deerfeld hold-up and subsequent stirring
events last Friday night and Saturday
morning. and who was identified as Billy
Williams. q well-known character on the
Pacific Coast, was again iden flied to-day
by responsible parties as II. f. GriswOld.
a well-to-do local inspector of the Man.
chester Assurance Company. GriswOld's
father is said to be travelling inspector
of tie Home Insurance Company of New
York and resides in that city.
The people making the Identification
are officials Of the assurance comp any and
they maintain they are not mistaken.
Ii appears to be case OF DIR. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde. Griswold had no need TO steal
or shoot his fellow-men. but he did it ap-
pareDtly because he loved the mystery and
excitement of such life. Crime has ap-
parently become pastime with him, and
he is supposed to have found an apt pupil
in Lake, poor, unemployed laborer.
During the daytime Griswold filled the
important position of fire risk inspector,
which he used as a cloak for his maraud-
ing expeditions during the night.
About five years ago Griswold lmar ried
a country girl and she became Mrs. Cor
don. not Griswold. Since then they have
lived in various parts of Chicago, their
last being Is Curtis street. To-day the
timid. frightened wife called at the police
station and gave her name as Gordon. say
ing she never knew her hus band as any
other. 1t is believed the department of
police, with the help of the railroad COM
panies. are running to earth in this dual
arrest a long train of depredations in
which Griswold is the center. The story
of Griswold's life. so far as known, is
unique. His father tried 60 give him fair
education, but the boys instincts were
wild and lawless. He even tually disap-
peared from home and was next heard of
in the West as a cowboy and ranchman.lH
After several years of adventurous life
in California. Oregon and Idaho. he came
to Illinois and secured employment as a
brakeman at Rock Island. Ill. While there
he married. and The influence of his wife
caused him TO lead a quieter life. His
father, noting an improvement in his be-
havlor, used bis influence to obtain his son
position in the local Office of the Map
chester Assurance Company. Young
Griswod grew proficient in his new posi-
ton and soou drew handsome salary.
1t appears, however, the reformation
was not complete, but jus! when Griswold
began his double career while in the en-
ploy of the assurance company is not
known. Further disclosures are expected
at the inquest over the remains of De-
tective Owens. which will be postponed for
a week to permit the police to make full
investigation of GriSwod's and Lakes
careers.
William Lake, who was SO desperately
wounded in the raid. was feeling better to-
day. 1t is said he came of a good family
and that his father is William Lake of
OswegO, n. Y, travelling man for New
York paper-house. Lake is a casket-trIn-
mer. and he and his wife were on the verge
of starvation when. in company with Girls
wold, he made the sensational raid.