The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-20

On November - the Post-TntsiiigeHoer
TaDsissaeS SHE ether side % tAe case. as
20 fhe robbery OF god balboa from fhe
treasurer e f8e Csribo0 Mining and Afil-
Ing COMPANY. ard the ssfBassQ tls3t killing
a. Hoder1ck. fhs alleged Alyhx aynan, by
the foreman OF the mine. Tkis other side
sforg cane from Ehs relatives aid friends
of she &iIezea high Sayusan. and charged
broadly TIA. ~ was az innocent Han.
who had been charged with the crime and
pas cat % she W4y. 20 avoid the diseov-
cry % the actual eu3prft.
George 3. AcAulay. the treasurer OF the
Tnius, who was the nan he'd Hp by tire
siighwagsnan. has written the Post-futelll-
geueeT n letter in vizdioztlgn both % him
ser ard of Keane. the man who shot
91otertcs. which gives a graphic story
both 0f the original crime and - me
tragedy. which finally ended Roaeriek's
career. The facts reciteG IN this letter
leave little doubt thai R0feEick Eaa
actually The guilty party and that ais
killing Nas purely in self-defense. wa1.s
DC waa on his way 70 Secure the stolen bull
iioa. IS a complete INVESTIGATION hab
been Tad hy the British Columbia autsori-
lies. recruiting 81 Ike conclusion y
sv8u'e seem that che final chapter in the
story has been written DIR. McAulay's
starry e. as follows
''Tae legal Investigation, following The
r.egal e0r0ner's inquest diiegal because
che 9fHelaflne coroner vas oufslGe me
boundaries ~ iurssdiotioH). just conclud-
I'd sets al doabt a. rest AZ % the facts IN
Fh4s extraordinary ease. In reviewing the
TolsiseFF and the tragedy growing out ~ ii.
7 shall. without further reference 60 the
many glowing mlsstafenents made By
pFel1deed or uueharitabie persons. con-
fire. myetlf ~ my own experience and the
- 8ru evidence given the fcW days past
fefore the three Justices convened here
faf the purpose 81 bearing tire case
THE man RodeFiek ! did not know,
never having had any occasion To meet
him ar distinguish him from the other
men At The mine G1fing my desuIt0ry
visits ~ the year past | was held up
about two miles from camp early IN the
morning with the gold bullion while on
ny way out 20 che railroad. The team
was walking slowly up a sand-cut grade
I heard ~ "a grun voice. Give az your
money and looking up. saw on the hank
above me ard about twenty-five feet IN
front. masked man covering me with
ride vas unarmed bat was ordered
FIRST to throw ms hands up. and then 20
throw ont the saddle bags. containing the
fulion which I did. placing the bags, In
accordance with another command, on the
road bank nearest 10 the r0bbers ! was
next told 20 clean cut my pockets The
few dollars one OF any trousers pockets
he'd I placed with the sacks. tried 20
engage the hEhwayman in conversation,
bat failed. what few words he used he
uttered with the same unyarying disguise
OF gruffnoas.
The HoId-Up.
Ordered 10 drive on. was again order
81 20 halt, At a point where | could no
longer see him out Of the corner OF my
eye. with the further command not "a look
around Getting nervous. after three or
four minutes or this mummy work ] tnrn-
- ms head 70 see what became Or him
lie was in the act OF lifting the bullion
sacks. his right hand on the muzzie 81 his
rifle The stock rested on the ground.
frpon catching my movement he quickly
drew sight on ne again. and toll me 10
20 ard keep on going, lie had evidently
wished 20 satisfy himself az "a the valua-
Die nature Of tho contents Of the bags be-
FORE allowing rns 20 proceed 7 noted his
c.othfng ard general description accurate
Is. parlsyinE with him as long as I could
Cor that purpose but could not remember
ever having seen his form or heard his
voice.
That was on August IS About ten
days before. Matthew Roderick had
knocked of work at the mine. giving slick
ness "a a reason. He affiliated hut little
with the men outside Of the mine. and rot
81 an. except while In his gambling moods.
ry Nr Keans's predecessor. he had been
discharged the previous spring for staying
tif al night gambling. thus rendering him
self unat for labor when his sh8t came
eraupd Daring his first term 81 employ
nteni. under Foreman Cunningham. ne put
rn az what was known a. The bunk
Mouse where the men an lived together.
Nut when ~ returned 60 work last June.
undsr Foreman keane Who was extreme
~ feaient and kind go him throughout. be
'aslsted On living separs tely. He found an
empty house. known ms the Lynch cabin.
about hair a mile or less from camp. and
there he took up quarters alone. This was
Stout tune
.ersse robbery wsx committed on Tues
dav Ea1efiek had been q the fyuch cabin
tva dave Wa bat declined tnc nurse o@
afatetance offered, An elderly man was
cent 81 aira with recessaTieE from time 10
slime out Roaerlck efrenuauslv dscouF-
aged hls coming On Thursday be sent
WORT 20 Sid Sorensou 80 whom be Was sa-
aebte3 tzs th8s De NeuA Ike 90 borrow
suo1sh money 10 enable him 20 - home
20 Seattle and set cured. SavenFon, IN
atead. started e subscription paper. which
nsfted BE- Supposed invalid So 50 This is
she money he falsely to'd his Wife Pc had
borrowrt and returned The other So loan
she refers to WAS borrowed hv Rodsvlck
~ Hugh Cameron. the hote'keerer at
camp Mckinney. for gambling purposes.
THAT az wen as the So ln8n no zoe 81
Sera0eou. es4 returned after ne hae as
rose3 'f th. smallest of thr three bullion
hfv. Which Pee undoubtedly took out NTH
tl.n
"fso1sr.-k was 60 have started homo
TIataF a~xr tsy after ere r5''ecs som Aut
postponed h.s DEPARTURE t.U SHH3av. fhe
-th. heeaase ~ thr alleged unfavarabla
rara5tfea ~ hts hes'th T'hst afternoon
fAe nan WAC persisted 70 serving him o.
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