The San Francisco call., 1896-04-05

claim ed one OF the visitors, and then the
two made closer examination of the dead
burglar, satisfying themselves beyond all
doubt that the silent figure was tramp
known from one end of the country to the
other as "Pittsburg Jack" He was not
only positively recognized by the two men,
but also by his companions in the Frank
lin raid. both of whom stood before the
Coroner's jury, and under oath gave evil
dence that tended to discredit young Mil
ler before the public and his EN- ployer.
One of these was Frank Hayes, who tes-
tilted that Miller had on February II in
vited him to come out to the Franklin resi-
dence on California street the following
evening, promising him S. and suit of
clothes. He produced slip of paper on
which he claimed that Miller had written
directions as to finding the right place. He
was supported in his testimony by another
self-avowed tramp, who gave his name as
E. J. S. Riley. who testified that he had
been on the road since he was Is years of
age.
While admitting that he had been under
arrest q number of times for vagrancy
Riley claimed that he had never been
pulled" for anything more serious. The
jury apparently placed little confidence in
the statements OF these two men, and
Miller was exonerated by their verdict.
Hayes and Riley went their ways un-
molested.
The details of the original Identification
by the strangers and the two pals of
"Pittsburg Jack'' were given to Captain
Lees. and on March 20 the facts and efforts
of the detective department to sift the
matter to the bottom were published. It
is now plainly evident, according to KIine's
statement, that Captain Lees and his as
sistants little dreamed that Witness Hayes
whom they had found and fostered. and
his compliable companion were the
veritable two men on whom the searching
hand Of the law was at that very time
eager to rest.
But Hayes, otherwise known as Dakota
SLIM" and Handsome Riley" his COM
panion, who had apparently been so
disinterested in throwing the light of their
accidental knowledge of the case and their
acquaintance with Miller, were partners of
"Pittsburg jack" the unknown burglar at
the Morgue.
The police appeared to be utterly unable
to establish this or any other fact con-
nected with the attempted crime.
Harry Kline, the private detective, en-
countered no such difficulty. After weeks
of earnest, faithful labor, he is able to
prove beyond question that Frank Hayes,
alias dakota olim,'' and E. ]. s. Riley,
alias Handsome Riley" planned with
JACK Dougherty. alias ''Pittsburg Jack"
the man at the Morgue, to rob Banker
Franklin's home on the night OF February
H. He is also able to show that these men
worked successfully on many Of the rob-
berries committed in San Francisco during
the past few months.
Dougherty, Riley and Hayes, according
to Detective Cline, were hard drinkers, and
for some time prior to the attempt to rob
Franklin's house found no little difficulty
in making both ends meet. Chinatown
stimulants were too frequently and con.
tinuously INDUCED in to admit of their
reaping the full benefit of the many sue
cessful ventures which they made, and
they really were, as far as appearances and
visible means Of support were concerned.
what they claimed to be-simply tramps
A successful raid. and consequent re-
plenishment of funds, did not tend to i'm
prove their personal appearance, but
rather sent them a round or two further
down in the social scale. Flush and drunk
as long as the money lasted, and planning