The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-26

Jack Case. the train robber, hignwayman,
larcen!s, and divers other kinds OF crook.
was made complete today by Judge Kid
die. an Oregon pioneer, who. with his
father and other members Of the family.
settled the little town of Riddles. Douglas
county, Or. in 1851. Il was on Judge RID
dies land that the Southern Pacific train
robbery took place in July. 1885. and il
was Judge Riddles son-in-law. g. X.
Qufne who tracked Case down and caused
his arrest. The judge made the trip 20
this cisy for the express purpose OF 1osn-
flying the dead robber and satisfying HIM
self. as well as easing the minds OF many
oregonians that il was really the noiori-
Gus Jack Case that was killed by Super.n-
,endent Dame last Friday.
The moment the judge looked at the rigid
body Of the robber at the niorgue he turn
ed to Undertaken Hoska and said. Yes.
that is Case l would know him anywhere
in the world"
Later on. In conversation with the
Post-Inteilixencer correspondent. Judge
Riddle said:
Case made his appearance about Rose
burg and other towns In that vicinity
! some time during 1885 He came there from
Salem. where hs mad been confined in the
| penitentiary for attempting 10 rob Cnt-
nese camp. 1t was In this attempt that ne
got the scar on his head, which was mace
man. For this trick he got. think Two
two years IN the peniteni-ary at Salem.
and while confined there met one q the
Poole boys. whose family lives near Rose
berg. Poole was released first, Case fol-
lowing him as soon as he was liberated.
| He remained about the county until the
Southern Pacific train was held up. 70 July,
1886. Being hard character. and assoc
ciating with the Pooles, he was at once
suspected. and. along with the Poole BOY.
run down by my Son-inslaw, q. h. Quins
They were arrested and and over to the
superior court. but gave bonds. only 10 be
held as United States prisoners for robbing
the malls. AT their trial they We're Ioahd
guilty by the jury, but Judge Beliinger set
the verdict aside and allowed the robbers
TO De released on their own recognizances.
never came up. being postponed from time
to time. o,,,,
couple of stage robberies took place. one
in the northern part OF California and the
other in Oregon, of both of which Case and
Poole were suspected Then came the
Pacific abou, a mile south of Rosehurg.
1t was In this hold-up that the baggage
car &sas blown up with dynamite and the
their plans. and they escaped with but
little piunder. This trick was also attrit-
nted to Case and Poole; In TACT. southern
Pacific detectives We're at work on IT
when Case was killed.
Sometime after the first holdup re-
ceived a letter from Case telling me l had
better come and see him or suner the
trial against him. but rot an important
one. ! suppose he had II In for me on
account of being tracked down by my
letter from Case my barn burned down.
also considerable stock. etc. Whether
Case did this or not don't know.
How did he comb his hair down there?
Why. he parted 1t down over HIS fore
head to cover up the wound. / presume.
Before leaving home for Tacoma yester-
day his sea for ad o This the
did. and sure enough there they were.
1.-THE last time saw Case was about ten
days ago on the same train with me. l
was bound home. but where he went
don't know.
Does anyone about Rosehurg know of
Cases antecedentsr Well. really, don't
seemed to know him better than anyone
else. People about Roseburg and through
out that portion of Oregon generally are
| not weeping over his departure to another
place. / assure you
Judge Riddle was district judge OF
Douglas county for several terms. and
| has also been member of the Oregon leg
islature.
A report has been quietly circulated
/ today that Case had a pal with him. II
being the intention 10 hold the car up to-
! gether. The scheme was that Case should
/ stop the car at the place II was stopped.
! the pal TO he on the car inside pass
| eneer. When Case ordered hands up
! from without the pal was TO execute a
+ similar order from within. This would
/ have been a great scheme as one man
could watch the rear and the other the
I front. u may be that such scheme was
/ contemplated but miscarried because the
pal caught the wrong car. In this con-
nection the name of n suspicious char
/ acter is not infrequently mentioned, as he
seemed to know more about Case than
any one else. OF course. this Is all COM
nient and rumor but wlthstanding this
there are 4 number of peculiar features
! about the affair that would bear nvestl-
/ cation by the police. One OF Cases for
mer Jail mates, who testified yesterday
n the inquest, Is said 20 hove remarked
/ today 10 a respectable citizen that Case
was no, alone IN fixing up the job. II
there Is any truth I'm this II would
& strengthen the rumor that Case expected
/ ~ find pal on the car.
II Is thought hy the surgeon that Sup
! erin.endent DANES left arm Will ne stiff
I as The result of the robbers bullet This
IS sad news 70 Danes friends. as they
I had hoped no would recover the use OF
( the member.
} An evening paper unkindly stated last
/ night In an editorial mention that Mr.
! Dame should rot pose IS a hero. This
! So n great Injustice TO the brave super
!ntendent as m man ever deported HIM
( sesf more modestly or natural than
/ has Dame since Fridays affair. He was
/ rot looking FOR notorietv when he opened
fire. on the rohber but VAS acting as an
officer 81 the law and defender Of the
property of others.
Jovett Smith Is doing as we'll as could
~ expected.
Co>DtCToRs At TACOMA.