The record-union., 1896-04-06
JACK CALLENDINE'S GANG.
Strong Evidence is Pilins Up Against
the Prisoners.
Have Not Yet Found Anyone VINO Is
Willing to Go on Their Bonds
More Details.

The interesting account given In yes
terday's "Record-Union" OF the opera
tions of the Callendine- e-Baker-Town-
send gang covered nearly all the Iacts
known to the police, but some aool-
tbonal details have since been gathered.
The story was the all-absorblng supJect
of discussion yesterday.
1t is now said that Ed. Ray was one
of the men connected with the plot 10
rob Southern Pacific train near Florln
a year ago. Townsend states that ne
(Townsend) was not let in on the ]oo,
but that he had secured dynamite with
which it was proposed to blow open une
safe. After the plot was fofmuiaieu,
however, Ray was seen by anotner
member of the gang talking TO an OH
Ger. which SO aroused their suspicion
that the contemplated robbery was
called off, In view of the fact that an
other of the conspirators had given the
entire business away to the railway
officials. who loaded the train with
guards. the would-be bandits played
in luck when they gave up the JOB.
Jack Harris. who was shot and killed
by Callendine, was said by Townsehu
to have been a prime mover in the plans
of the contemplated robbery. AL all
events, the Harris house was made the
arsenal of the gang.
Some weeks ago couple or men
stole a bicycle from the premises OF w.
j. Hall at 603 N street, and one OF tneH
shot at Hall when he pursued them Ii
now turns out, according to the state
ment made by Lena Oster to Ofncer
Pennish. that 1t was Callendine ana
Townsend who did the trick, and that
CalIendine was for while under the
impression that he shot Hall
1t was when the officers related this
and other stories to Townsend that he
owned up and told them all about the
operations of the gang. The Oster
woman-in her moment of anger at
Townsend her paramour-also said
that it was Callendine who some two
or three years ago had got woman to
rob Townsend's room, and that the pair
had a high old time on the SD they
secured. When Townsend was Informed
of this he lost no time in telling what
he knew about Callendine.
Ed. RAY. the man accused of being a
member of the original gang, was prom
Trent among the railroad strikers in
July. 1894. When the trouble had sub
sided he was arrested by United States
Marshal Baldwin taken to San Fran
cisco. and charged with having OBJ
structed the United States mail, but
was subsequently discharged with the
other Federal prisoners. The police De-
lieve him innocent of any OF the crimes
laid at the door of the men now IN
prison, but it is believed he will be an
important witness when their cases
come to trial.
A rubber coat worn by one OF the
robbers at the time of the robbery or
the street railway office, has been recov-
cred. and it is said has been positively
identified by the men who We're in the
office at the time of the robbery. One
of the guns recovered has also been
identified as the weapon used on tnat
occasion. and with this and other cor
roborative evidence which is constantly
coming to light it is thought there Will
be little difficulty in making out a
strong case against the prisoners.
All day yesterday the three men
worked to get bail, but men whom they
had felt certain would help them failed
to respond, and not one has yet come
forward willing to take the response
bllity of goin bail for any OF them