The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17

way into Cashin's room. The girl was
awake, and one OF them, who had re-
volver in each hand, cautioned her not to
make noise on pain of having her brains
blown out. He Kept the frightened girl
covered with his revolvers while the other
man went through the pockets of Cashin's
clothing and took $50 and his gold watch.
The noise awakened Cashin, and, divin-
ing that he was the victim of robbers, he
sprang out of bed. The man with the re-
volvers, who had his back to the door,
warned him not to come near him or he
would shoot, but Cashin unheeded the
warning and dealt the robber blow on
the neck with his clinched fist.
The two robbers ran out of the room
pursued by Cashin. There was a scuffle
on top OF the landing and the robbers ran
downstairs and onto the street, hotly pur-
sued by Cashin, who only wore his
trousers. They went in different direc-
tions, and Cashin followed the man with
the revolvers up Third and into Minna
street. Here the robber wheeled round
and fired shot at Cashin, the bullet
entering the feshy part of his left leg
below the knee.
Cashin dropped to the ground and the
robber continued his fight. The shot at
tracted the attention of John Smith, who
keeps clearinghouse at 111% Minna
street. He ran in the direction OF the shot
and saw the robber fleeing along the street
Smith yelled to HIM to drop the revolvers
when he wheeled round and threatened
to blow Smiths brains out if he persisted
in following him.
Smith was not to be intimidated. but fol.
lowed the robber, blowing his police.
whistle all the time. On Second street
near Mission, Smith saw the robber throw
the two reyolyers under the sidewalk, and
he picked them up.
The blowing of Smiths whistle attracted
the attention of Michael Salozoe. Isl
Third street, an ex-special officer, and hs
captured the robber on Ecker street. He
was taking him to the Southern police
station when he met Policeman D. r
Campbell, and Campbell took charge O.
the prisoner.
The robber was recognized as Johr
Kelly, an ex-convict, and he was booked
on the charge of assault to commit murd er
Cashin was led back to his room ano
then he discovered that he had beer
| robbed. The patrol wagon was sum
moned and he was taken to the Receivins
Hospital, where DR.. Renne dressed hi,
wound and he went home. Cashin trieC
to hide his identity by giving his name a.
Jack Wilson and his residence as 1133 Mis-
sion street, and told milk and wate
story of how he got wounded, declarin,
that he would not prosecute the man.
Detective T. L. Ryan and Policeman
Tyrrel were detailed on the case, and or
learning that Cashin had been robbed
they placed an additional charge of rob
berry against Kelly.
Ryan took the O'Day girl to the Centra
| Police station, where she was searched tc
see if any of the stolen money was in he
possession, but none was found. She de
clared that she did not know either of ths
| two robbers and had never seen them be
fore. She was booked on the charge o
vagrancy. The girls father died a few
years ago in South San Francisco leaving
an estate worth several thousand dollars
The girl took to drink and was said to b,
the associate of Arthur Jackson, th,
young man charged with the murder o
August Fiorentine last Monday morning
Ryan and Tyrrel are confident they will
soon have Kelly's companion behind tn,
! bars.