The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-18
THE stage MURDER.
4 Famous Caterer the Victim OF Cow
artiiy Robbers.

San Francisco. March FIN the cloth
ing OF Cornelius Stage. the famous cater
&c murdered At the Ingieside last night,
was found SO. taken from the till shortly
before fi1e masked robbers entered the
bar room. The police believe the infrud-
ers were aware of this, ana 80 is ex-
planned their desire 20 drive him back into
the bar. where all the occupants OF The
place could be robbed iva row. No clue
10 the Identity of the robbers has been
obtained. but they are believed TO he the
same men vino held up Robert Hagery's
at the ciin house last November. shoot
ing Hagerty through the body. and five
weeks ago robbed Hagerty's saloon on the
Ocean beach. 1t has been learned. how
ever, that after numbering Stage they hid
In the brush for several hours. evidentiy
Tearing pursuit About 4 O'Clock this
morning two men answering their de-
scrfption attempted 10 hold up a French
laundryman ON his way TO work. about
two miles nearer town than the Ingieside,
indicating thar they were returning to
the city. The Frspehman ran away. and
the fooipads content with one murder
did not follow. and fred no shots
Stagg's fame a. . caterer has been de-
veiof,ing during the past thirty-five years.
At different times during this period he
has hold federal and municipal appoint
ments, but always remained proprietor OF
his uayside resort. lie was horn In the
state OF New York about sixty-eight
years ago. and came TO this city when. a
young man. He made considerable money
and during the sixties started the old and
now historic racecourse which was In
those days the Ocean Beach's banner at
traction, The Ocean house, a wayside
resort. which he conducted In CONJUNCTION
with the track. was the congregating
point OF all the horsemen Ia the city. and
some of the nights given there by the
hoods OF those days have become land
marks In the lives OF many pioneer.
When Gen. Grant and Dom Pedro. En-
peror of Brazil visited this city. a special
series of races were arranged. and the
leading citizens of the time could be
found NJ Stages resort every afternoon.
During the first visit OF King kaiakua
TO California, in the latter part OF the
seventies. he was the guest of the Cali
fornia club. the members being the gay
est of the gay hoys OF San Francisco. He
WAS taken 10 Stages. and the way he was
entertained there must have remained
fresh IN his memory unto his dying day.
on the nrst visit OF Buffalo Bill 10 this
Coast the noted scout decided TO give "A
TINA TO Stages resort The proprietor
was given carte blanche and told TO in
wife the guests. About 100 newspaper men,.
actors and sports met at the resort. and
led the hero of the plains the chase OF
his life. The nights froiic cost several
During the onGiy days OF Benito Juarez's
presidency il aexico Stagg acted In the
capacity OF CONFIDENTIAL agent for him,
but his business with Juarez he never
disclosed. While I'm the Mexican republic
he had access TO a great deal OF inside
Information. which he put In the shape
of interesting letters. that were published
In the Bulletin. of this city
When the pumping works at Lake Mer-
red Were blown Ep on Christmas eve.
eight or nine years ago, Stages resort
was partially wrecked and he moved
away from the historical resort and
started ut IngIeside. Then the Bay Dis
trics track was started. and the old Ocean
course became thing of the past. but
although the racing days were gone for
ever, Stages patrons continued 10 visit
his resort. In later days the good for
tune that attended Stage In the days
never 10 be seen again deserted him. and
on several occasions he was on the verge
or being dragged into the bankruptcy
court, He was an unusually brave man,
and, although small III. stature, had more
gris than men twice his size On two
previous occasions he was held up by
robbers. and each time he fought them
of singie-handed.