The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
WILL BE CAUGHT.
The Youth Shot At by
Mclaughlin
Known to Have Sold Bogus Certifi-
Gates in Chinatown Last Satur.
day and Monday.

The unknown youth with a basket at whom
A. c. Mclaughlin Special Agent of the United
States Treasury Department fired two pistol
shois at the Junction OF Fell and Market
streets last Monday night, is not a myth. He
is living entity and an industrious individual
who is now known TO be engaged in sell ing
bogus Chinese certificates, just as Mr.. Nc
Laugblin suspected at the time he tried 10 place
the young man under arrest.
Internal Revenue Agent B. NJ. Thomas has
secured positive information that ayOung man.
about 16 years of age and answering the de-
scrIption given of the youth with the basket,
was in Chinatown last Saturday and Monday
engaged in selling and delivering bogus certIf.
Gates. Unless he young man made sudden
disappearance into the burrows of Chinatown,
there TO remain unseen by governmental eyes
for an indefinite length of time, or by leaving
this city in we-made disguise, he will soon
be located and arrested for further inyestiga-
ton.
Detectives are hot on the young mans trail,
and il is believed that certain Cinnamon, en-
dowed with more cupidity than discretion, who
are cOgniZant of the traffic that has been going
on and know the Iratfiekers, can be induced to
give the "snap' away. Tn tact that young
man answering the description of Mr.. Me-
LaughIinS target was IN Chinatown dtsposing
of certificates last Saturday and Monday is an
indication that Mr.. McLaughliD's suspicious
were we'll founded.
Louis Loupe of the Internal Revenue Office in
this city, in speaking of the matter yesterday
said:
There is DO doubt whatever in my mind that
the fellow Mclaughlin shot at had bogus Ger.
tificales In his possession, and that he is one of
the agents or tools of the organized gang of
bogus certificate vendors. Assuming that such
was the case or even assuming that Mr.. Nc
Laughln thought such to be the case, he was
perfectly justified In doing what he aid.
sit was his duty and right to arrest the sus.
pected party; II was also his right to fire In
tmidating shots after the suspected person il
the later attempted to escape. The young
man In question did attemp 10 escape-in fact,
he did escaped cause the officer was inter-
Tered with in the discharge of his duty Mr.
Mclaughlin had as much right to shoot at this
fugitive as has aEy State. city or county peace
officer shoot at an escaping suspect or known
offender"
The Cordes brothers. who held back Mr.. Nc.
Laughin in his efforts to reach the suspected
youth, will b. arrested by the United States
authorities and charged with Interfering with
a United States 0ffcer in the discharge OF his
duties. This kind of a charge is no JOKE; it. Is
several dozen times more serious than inter-
fering with a policeman on his beat In fact
iI Can be made felony under the law and the
punishment can be made very severe II The law
is so inclined
United States court-not by police court OF
San Francisco.
When the cases of assault with deadly
weapon against Major Mclaughlin were called
In Judge Joaehimsen's court yes erday morn.
ing his attorneys Rordan and Mowry raised
the point that United States Government Off
Gals should be tried in the Federal courts
The Judge granted cOntinuanc. until Janu.
airy 5, and meantime will consider the point
raised.
which Albert and Louis COrdes, the complain
Ing witnesses, and the Major rode, says there
was no boy with basket on the car, which is
opposed TO the Majors statement.