The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-10
Murder i'm an Election
Booth.
CHICAGO CITIZENS WARM
Over the AtroCiouS Killing of a
Young Swede.
DONE WITH MALICE PREPENSE
The O'Maiiey Gang Had Determined
to Steal the Returns at
Any Cost.


watching the counting of ballots in the
Ninth Precinct of the Twenty-third Ward
last Tuesday. promises to develop into a
cele brated case.
Indigna ion meetings were held in
nearly every ward on the north side last
| night to protest against the outrages and
pledge united action in avenging the death
of brave Gus Collander, vino died in the
defense OF the ballot.
In each meeting resolutions eondemning
the brutal murder and assaults and the
men In Office who are responsible for them
were adopted. Fervid speeches demand
ing retributioD, both 10 the courts and at
the polls, were made and spplauded by
Democrats and Republicans alike, regard
less of party strife or utilization.
The facts brought TO light by the police
dragnet Indicate more conclusively than
ever that the Markct-street gang, other
wise known as the "O'Malley gang" had
formed deliberate plot not only to seize
the ballot-boxes of several precincts by
main force. but to kill the judges and
clerks If necessary.
II is known that the members of the
gang, all of whom have more or less IN
savory records. held a number of meet
lngs in the rear of Market-street
saloon, and that tt9ir plans were
only less perfect :han those of The
Cronin murderers.
The Record Undana) to-day says:
There are indications that men of in
fluence and city office-holders were in
communication if not in direct col
fusion with the gang; that thew
had promised its members immunity from
police interference, and that they had paid
them livery bills for the caIriages that
were used both before and after the muir
der of Coliander. If the facts which were
limited at can be proved the case will fur
nish most sensational developments, and
the names of persons high in office will be
dragged into it.
at is also evident that the bravado of the
gang is not yet broken. Its members who
are still at large and relying on the prom
ised protection have shown their hands
several times by appearing to threaten the
lives of men who are supposed to have H.
side information a to their doings.
''E. NJ. Dickson, the Republican chal-
lenger at the polling place, 113 Illinois
street, who was beaten almost to
death. was approached by two men on
Thursday. as he lay in his room, IL
Clark street. and was ordered TO keep
silent Is to his knowledge of the gang. un-
der pain of death. Shortly afterward he
was taken away by his friends, and the
report that he was dead was subsequently,
published in order to throw his prosecutors
off the track. He lies at the home of bis
physician, where he is being watched
closely. Fears are entertained that the
bruises which he received will ultimately
cause his death.
with this in view the Civic Federation
visited DR.. Dickson and took full state
ment as TO his knowledge of the gang and
the facts which led up to the attack on the
polling place where he was stationed.
"The MEN captured Thursday. with the
exception of Jack Dougherty, whose con-
nection with the case could not be estab-
lished. are still locked up at the station.
So far they have refused to say a word
which will show that they were concerned
in the gangs raids"
The men the police most want are John
Santry. Major" Sampson. Uncle Lynch
and Frank Conley. Inspector Setback is cer-
tain that Santry was tue man who was shot
through the body, and that he must be in
very bad condition, If he is still living at
all, but the police thus far do not seem to
have located him.
Eddie OBrien, who is asserted to have
fred the fatal shot, was arrested last night.
The Civic Federation has already gone
vigorously into the work of prosecuting
the gang. 1t began to collect its evidence
yesterday, and no effort will be spared 10
convict those who are guilty. No war
rants will be sworn out however, Until the
police have done what they can toward
finding the men wanted Inspector Setback
says he is perfectly willing to catch such
men as he can and turn them over for
prosecution. He thinks the great difficulty
will be In getting the necessary idenlifca-
ton of the men implicated in the murder
OF ColiaDder, although it will be a CON-
parauvely easy matter to pick out the ones
who were concerned in the riots at the
other polling-places.
They are all slippery criminals" he
said. They have been all over the
country and served their time in q mum Der
Of penitentiaries. and 1t is correspondingly
difficult TO locate them"
The Inter Ocean (R.) to-day contains
grave charges of connivance at the cleo
tion-day outrages by Inspector Setback
and Police Captain Gibbons. The follow
ing occupies prominent place under tine
caption, Setback Is Accused"
Charles Shepherd. the boy cabman who
was cruelty shot by the thug Senator,
John +. O'Malley, was reported as some
what better, but his recovery will only
mean the miserable life of a miserable
cripple.
Nicholas Varalos yesterday swore out
a warrant for the arrest of O'Malley,
charging him with making threats to kill.
Wednesday night O'Malley is alleged to
have called at Varalos' home and threat
ened him,
He told me that if prosecuted him for
shooting me in the arm he would shoot me
in the head" said Varslos.
The warrant was given to Constable
Lauer, but has not been served.
Inspector Setback stated yesterday th at
| he had warrant for the arrest of Senator
John f. O'Malley for shooting Varalos
and that he had sent an officer to serve it,
just the same O'Malley was not arrested
up to o'clock.
The public may wonder at the delay 10
the arrest and prosecution of O'Malley,
but the fact is too many of O'Malley's
family are among the officers who are
supposed to be industriously searching for
| him.
Captain Gibbons, who is In command
OF the East Chicago Avenue Police Station