The record-union., 1894-02-09
OTARBIRD dies OF HIS WOUNDS.
He Denied Completely in the Jackson
Robbery,
And Says Hall Shot First-His and
Hall's Pistols Recovered, Also
That of Perkins.

John T. Starbird, the man who was
shot by 6. c. Hall on Wednesday night
in his own house on Seventh street, near
E-a full account of which affair and the
circumstances leading thereto was pub
lished in the RECoRD-U UNION yesterday
morning-died at the Receiving Hospital
about l o'clock yesterday.
Several hours before his death he made
the following statement in the presence
OF Jailer McManus, James 6. Davis. City
Attorney Brown, w. l.. Talbot, W. /.
Waters and II. Z. Greer:
"All 1 know about this affair is that
George Hall wanted me to go with him to
fnd this fellow. We could not find him.
We had couple of beers. called him a
tool-pigeon and -. We
both pulled our pistols and fired. was
too drunk and got the worst of it. We
clinched before be shot me. My pistol
stuck in my pocket. He fired first.
He got pail OF beer, and got my pis-
tol III the parlor when he was after the
beer. [ have no use for stool-pigeon. l
was not much acquainted with Hall. /
pet him in the saloon at Seventh and +
streets.
II do not know anything about the
Jackson affair.
Il was on the police force in San Fran
cisco just two years; was appointed Feb
ruary 10, 1889. | was broke Oh account OF
drinking.
Hall fired the first shot.
II have wife and five children. My
name is John Starbird. L was born in
Somerset County, Maine. l am Is years
OF age. l Go not want priest or mll-
lister; l belong to no religion. l have a
brother in San Francisco
There have been no very important de-
velopments in the case calculated TO
throw new light upon it. a brother of
Starbird's came up from San francisco
last night i'll response to telegram an
nouncing his brothers death. He is a
very quiet, gentlemanly person, and
said he could not comprehend how his
brother could have got mixed up in any
crooked affair.
He inquired about the particulars OF the
affair, also as to the condition OF Hall and
whether or not any charge had been
made against him.
\ search of Star birds house yesterday
resulted in the recovery of his pistol be-
hind bed in the room where the scut1e
between him and Hall was concluded.
1t had four exploded and one uneX pioded
cartridge in the chamber, the remaining
one having an indentation in the cap,
showing that II had missed fire.
Halls pistol was also found i'll the rear
of the house, where he fell in his flight
after the shooting. 1t had one entire
cartridge and TWO exploded ones, which
tallies with statement made by him on
Wednesday night. The weapon belongs
to George Phinney, proprietor Of the sa-
loon at Seventh and l. streets, who had
lent il to him when lie started Oft with
Starbird in the evening to try aud lind
Perkins.
\ search of the latter's room yesterday
also brought to light nickel plated pis-
tol, such as w. L. Jackson says was used
10y one Of the footpads who stood him up
on Monday night. 1t was filled with 3S-
caliber cartridges, similar to one found
in his pocket when he was searched after
his arrest. About a dozen cartridges of
the same kind were found in his room.
Hall admits that he was slightly ac-
quainted with Starbird, but says he
knew him only as Jack" He also adj
m!ls having been il his company on
"Wednesday.
There is gentleman in the city who
says he has known Perkins a long time,
and that his name is not Oliver, but
Charles, and that his Eastern record is
bad.