The record-union., 1896-04-05
Done BY 4 WOMAN.
Alleged Thugs and Robbers
Landed in Jail.
l. |. Calenl' ne, Slayer Of Jack
Harris, Was Chief.
The Others Were Fred ". Townsend
and Harry Young.
Townsend Owns Up and Tells How They
Robbed The Street Railway Office
They Had Planned a Train
Robbery Also.

AtVuoVi AAioo'
On the 10th day of October, 1895. Jack
Harris was shot and fatally wounded
by L. L. Callendine. Callendine was ar
rested and charged with murder but
was discharged, the evidence being to
the effect that the shooting was done in
defense Of his own life. His principal
witness was the widow of Harris,
whom he married at Marysville only
few days ago. Yesterday morning Cal
lendine was again arrested, and the
facts that led up to that event SAVIOR OF
romance and tragedy commingled.
For the past year there have been
robberies committed all over the city,
notable among which was that of the
street car office at Twenty-eighth and
N streets, in November last. A num-
Der of street cars had also been held up
and houses robbed, and the similarity
of each crime led to the now verified
belief that an organized band of robbers
were conducting the operations on sys-
tematic arrangements. For several
months. in fact ever since the death of
Harris, it has been believed that Callen-
dine was connected with the gang, and
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to land the entire lot in the penitentiary,
and that he would have told it had he
lived Before being placed upon the
operating table after he had been shot,
Harris said: II have expected this.
knew they would do me up, because
refused to go into job they had on
hand
He asked to see the Chief of Police,
Ill IL,
thing he knew, but when the Chief ar
rived Harris was past speaking, and
died with his secret fast locked within
his breast.
1t was a month after Harris death
that the car office was robbed late one
night, after all the employees had left
except the clerk and one other man.
Three raen-now said to have been CAL
lendine, Harry Baker ian ex-employe
of the company and Fred w. Towns
end-did the job and got away with
some S40O.
The first person to board the earliest
car for downtown in the morning was
Callendine. He asked Conductor Jack
Elliott what was the latest (or rather
the earliesD news of the morning, and
seemed anxious to get hold of morning
paper. There was something about his
manner that excited Eiliott's suspicion.
and he called the attention of some of
the police to Callendine. advising that
he be watched. Apparently, however.
the officers had other theories as to the
guilty parties, and Callendine was per-
mitted to go his way.
But while opinions were rife and the
ories were exploited in police circles,
Detective and Deputy Sheriff Fisher
had obtained certain clews which led
him to believe that Callendine and his
former roommate. Fred. w. Townsend,
had participated in the robberies which
had stirred up the city, and he deter
mined to run the gang to the wall. In
ali that followed, as related below,
Fisher had the efficient cooperation
and assistance of Officer Pennish of
the police force, who worked with him
throughout the case.
THEIR FIRST CONSPIRACY.
Some time ago a certain man in
formed the railroad officials that an
attempt would be made to rob local
train on a certain night and that num-
Der of men were to take a hand in the
affair. including himself He said he
should withdraw from the job, and
that by guarding the train the whole
gang might be bagged.
The railroad officials accordingly
loaded the train with guards. but the
gang did not put in an appearance.
The theory is that they desisted from
their undertaking owing to the failure oil
their comrade to join the expedition,
being afraid lest a scheme had been
set on foot which might result in their
capture.
In the meantime the statement made
to the officials had freshened the suspi-
cion against Callendine and TOWNSEND
almost to a certainty, but still the evil
dence necessary to secure conviction
was lacking. Every officer in the city
that was set to work on the case was
''stumped" when asked to show evil
dence sufficient to convict. 1t was
through the Vaccinations of woman
that Adam fell, and it was through the
ections of an enraged woman that the
Callendine gang were finally gathered
In.
On Sunday last row was started
on Tenth street, near G, the principals
of which were Fred. w. Townsend and
Joe Oster, commonly known as Joe
Camp" Pistols were drawn. and be-
fore the conclusion of the affair Ostei
was shot through the foot. He wished
TO swear to a warrant charging Town
send with an assault to murder, and the
latter was locked up pending an exam
ination into the facts of the case Ii
appearing from all accounts that Ostei
was the instigator of the trouble, Town
send was set at liberty. In revenge ne
swore to a complaint charging Ostel
with a misdemeanor, in having carried
a concealed weapon. Friday morning
the case came up before Justice Davis
and Oster was found guilty, subse-
quently being fined SO, which he paio
yesterday morning.
TIP FROM A WOMAN.
But at this point in the case the
woman stepped upon the stage, and tha'
hers was leading part was shown by
subsequent events.
For some time past Townsend mac
been living with Os.er's sister, known
as "Box-Car," and she came to the con-
clusion that her brother Joe was not re-
ceiving a square deal Her affection fol
Townsend may also have been on the
wane However that may be. she fell
herself scorned in that her brother
should suffer at the hands Of her lover