The record-union., 1898-03-22
LEROY AND HIS
PAL Starlight.
Strong Proof That 1t Was They Who Shot
E. j. Croly Sunday Night.

the wristlets clicked around the WflsIs
OF the suspects their last chance
seemed to have disappeared.
Under direction of Chief Dwyer, Lee
roy and Starlight were taken to the
CroIy residence and into the presence
of the stricken man. Mr.. Croly said
that Leroy was undoubtedly the man
who shot him. answering in every par
ticular his assailant as he remembered
him.
Mr. Croly had already stated that
the man if arrested would probably
have scratches on the left side OF MS
face, left by his nails when he had
grappled with him, and an eEamina-
ton showed two fresh scratches, two
inches long, on the side of Leroy's face,
indicated by Croly.
The men were locked up, and yester-
day morning the Japanese who on Fri
day night was robbed and nearly
Drained with an iron bar was con-
fronted with Leroy He had no hesi-
tation in saying that he was the man
who had robbed him and beaten him
to insensibilty. He was sure of it.
AN OLD OFFENDER.
James, better known as Brick Sea-
right, is we'll known in Sacramento,
and his pepole are eminently respect
able. About two years ago he was
arrested for burglarizing a grocery
store at Eighteenth and NJ streets, but
as his mother died the day following
his arrest the grocer declined to pros
ecute and Starlight went clear. The
man he was alleged to have robbed
bought him a suit of clothes to attend
his mothers funeral, and it is said
the young fellow showed his gratitude
by again robbing his benefactor the
following night.
Since that time Brick Starlight has
been a conspicuous figure in the Police
Court. 1t is said by the officers that
he has been up on every charge in the
calendar except murder. He has done
time in several of the County Jails in
the State and is tough customer
When Starlight was taken to the Jail
yard yesterday morning to have his
photograph taken he demurred to the
proceeding and swore he would mot
have his mug taken" He was given
the choice of submitting quietly or be-
ing strapped down, and chose the for
mer course, saying it made but little
difference anyway.
Starlight is about five feet eight
inches high, and has a hard, cruel cast
of countenance. He has a poll of fiery
red hair, and looks the hard game he
is. Mr.. Croly was not so fortunate as
to get a, good look at the second rob
Der. and therefore could not positively
identify Starlight as the partner of
Leroy.
LEROY, THE FIEND.
Charles Leroy. or Tone" is no stran-
ger in Sacramento, though he has not
made this city his headquarters. He
is the husband of Cora Mains. who will
be remembered as the young woman
With a mania for suicide. having with
IN the past two years made several ef-
forts to end her life. The police have
not yet ferreted out all of Leroy's rec
ord, but what they have found indi-
Gates that he is a bold, bad man. Let
tiers on his person when arrested would
indicate that he has recently been in
trouble in Portland. Or.
Neither the Jimmy nor the revolver
with which the alleged thugs had
armed themselves when they left the
room in the Vendome could be found
the men evidently having taken the
precaution to sink" them. so that in
case of capture they would not be in
evidence against them
THEY ROBBED THE JAP
Yesterday morning Chief Dryer de-
tailed Officer Douglas to hunt up evil
dence which might more closely CON
meet Leroy with the burglary of the
japanese clearinghouse, and the officer
was not long in finding something O.
Importance. He visited room 20 in the
Vendome clearinghouse and made a
systematic search. Between the mat
tresses of the bed he found a pair Of
trousers, and on the roof below the
window found the remains of a black
purse. which had been cut in three
pieces.
The Japanese who was robbed and
beaten was again sent for. and whe-
several pairs of trousers We're paraded
before him he would have none of them
until the ones were brought out which
Douglas had found and these he at oncs
claimed as those stolen from him by iht
burglar. He also identified the dismem-
bered purse as that which had held mis-
money, and also said he had japanese
coin similar to the one found in the
room.
LEROY GIVES HIMSELF AWAY.
Yesterday Chief Dwyer and Officers
Fisher and Maley arranged for a meet
ing between Leroy and Darwin. allow
ing the former to believe that the latter
had not been 'pinched" Leroy was
placed in a yard cell for the purpose
and Darwin talked with him from the
outside
Last evening Darwin, in the presence
of the Chief and the officers named, City
Attorney De Iigne District ATTORNEY
: Ryan, Sheriff Johnson and a Record
Union reporter, made a statement a
his knowledge of the case. which wa.
committed to paper by Stenographal
Bingham g. Brier.
The statement did not differ mater.
tally from that made to officer Fisher
and which appears above, but his &C
count of the talk held with Leroy dur.
ing the afternoon was peculiarly inter
esting.
7 Went to the back window. and gave
lone some 'ginshea' (opium), saie
Darwin, and asked him if they max
found anything on him.
He replied, No, they only got So from
me- I then asked him how many time.
he shot the old guy, but he only laughed
and said nothing. l asked him wins
he did with the tools dimmies). and HI
] said he carried them around one blocl
and threw them into the second lot from
! the corner, but he did not know tbs
streets He said he threw the revo1vel
into undergrad down toward lower
L street, and told me if I got the thing.