The San Francisco call., 1898-11-21
JOHN REDDY
 DID NOT DO
 TIE SHOOTING Some Other Man Shot Officer Reyes. A MYSTERIOUS ASSAILANT THE PRISONERS STORY AS PUB LIsHED WAS TRUE. lie Was at the Haywards Hotel at the Time the Midnight
 Duel Was Taking
 Place.
MYSTERIOUS ASSAILANT
THE PRISONERS STORY AS PUB
 LISHED WAS TRUE.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

SUS BrOaQWdyI NOV. ~. The man who shot Charles Reyes, the l Alameda policeman, in this city shortly after midnight yesterday, near Jefferson Park, is unknown and still at liberty. The local police department, Detective Denny Holland and Sheriff-elect Oscar Rogers, also Marshal of the Encinal City, are in absolute darkness as to the loen- tity of the would-be murderer of Reyes. That John P. Reddy, who was arrested in San Jose yesterday and brought here, Is not the man was proved to-day beyond a doubt.
 According to the statement of Detective Holland, made tonight, Reddy has es- tablished one of the clearest alfbis that a prisoner and suspect has ever been fortu- nate enough to make out.
 This man, John P. Reddy, Is not the man who shot Officer Reyes" said De- tective Holland. "Of that we are certain beyond the slightest doubt. We regarded Reddys story as very plausible last night, but to-day every doubt was removed, for Marshal Rogers and myself took the pr1s- oner over the ground from here to Hay wards, and we know that from there he boarded the train for San Jose yesterday morning. Tn fact the conductor recog- nized Reddy when we came up with him as having been a passenger on n1S morn ing trip to the Garden City.
 We learned at San Leandro that Reo- dy had been seen at Charles Peterson S sporting house ana SdIOOn III IIldl pldSC last Friday night at about s:15 o'clock;; MT Peterson immediately recognized Reddy as a man who had several drinks at his bar during t-e course of half wards. There Reddy pointed out the Haywards restaurant and hotel, where he claims he had supper and bed Friday night Reddy remained outside with Rogers while l went into the place ana inquired. One of the proprietors, Manuel Cardoza, positively identifed ilb RedqK as as a Reddy arrived there about 10:3O, asked Tor supper and the cook prepared him meal. doza locked up for the night at about 11:S0 Reddy was In bed and asked for a drink of water. In the morning the pr1s- oner had breakfast, went to the train and
 "I had my nisgivings last night about Reddy being the right man but his alibi his story Is missing, so there IS no douot about Reddy's innocence on this charge at least have no longer any doubt that Officer Reyes arrested the wrong man early Saturday morning. But who can this man be? Surely no innocent man would resist arrest to the extent or tax ing life and it Is evident that the man intended murder. I believe that the un- known assailant must be one of the most desperate criminals that has struck thls
 Oficer Reyes rested easy all day. and hopes of his recovery are Drlgnter TO- night; but he is still toe weak to make before he will be able to give any clear account of the almost fatal duel. Reddy will probably be taken to the Alameda City Prison tomorrow to answer the charge of criminal assault upon the young Shattuck girl.
 Officer Keys is reported to have struck his prisoner on the head with his hand cuffs, but Reddy's scalp shows no marks. Of late numerous burglaries have been committed, and on the night Reyes was shot two burglaries were reported. It IS now supposed that the man Keys arrested was none else than a burglar.