The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
LOCAL POLICE
ON THE TRAIL
OF A MURDERER
Killed Two Policemen
in Denver.
WAS SEEN ON MARKET STREET
RECOGNIZED BY a MAN WHO
SAW THE CRIME
The Much Wanted Criminal Is Now
With His Regiment at the Pre-
sidio-Will Be Arrested
To-Day.
WAS SEEN ON MARKET STREET
RECOGNIZED BY A MAN WHO
SAW THE CRIME

The police of this city are on the trail
Of the soldier who shot and killed two
policemen in Denver on the night of
August Y. He is with one of the regi-
ments stationed at the Preside and his
arrest is hourly expected In order to
subserve the ends of justice The Call
for the present does not desire to men,
ton his name. Several days ago a man
named Kuhn, who was in Denver when
the double tragedy was committed and
who saw the desperate soldier fire the
fatal shots, visited the office Of Captain
Bohen and informed him that the much
wanted assassin was in this city. He said
that while walking along Market street
he met him and, calling him by name,
started to speak to him. The soldier
pleaded with him not to mention that he
had seen him. and suddenly assuming a
menacing attitude, threatened to blow his
head off if he informed the police of his
presence here.
Captain Bohen at once detailed Detec-
tives Crockett, Anthony and Tom Gibson
to arrest the fugitive murder. Accom-
panied by Kuhn they repaired to the Pre-
sidio, but after a prolonged search they
failed to locate their man.
Last might word was again received at
headquarters to the effect that the soldier
was In BILLY" Abbott's saloon on Dupont
street, near BUSH. i ne detectives lOSt on
time in visiting the place, but by the time
they reached there the desperate muir
derer had flown With the assistance OF
the military authorities the police to-day
confidently expect to apprehend the slayer
of the police officers
The double crime for which the soldier
is wanted was the killing of Officers TEN
Clifford and w. e. Griffith. The unfor-
tunate officers had been summoned to
quel disturbance in a saloon in Denver
and on repairing to the place they found
several recruits engaged in a row. The
policemen, after separating the com
batants, drove them out of the saloon
The soldiers walked up the street for
some distance and started to renew their
quarrel officer Clifford followed them
and as he was about to interfere one OF
the soldiers drew a revolver and fired al
the policeman. The bullet struck him ir
the breast and he died a few minutes
! later.
officer Griffith on hearing the shot start.
| ed in pursuit of the man who killed mis-
! fellow-ofticer. The policeman was on g
! bicycle, and as he neared the assassin The
him through the body, killing him almost
! instantly. The soldiers who were with
/ the murderer were captured a short time
| afterward and taken to police headquar
! ters. They declared that they did not
/ know their murderous comrade anC
claimed that they had met him accident
ally in the saloon. Despite the efforts Of
/ the police of Denver, the double murderer
escaped, and 1t was supposed that he wa.
on his way to Chicago. The Denver Chic
of Police has been notified that the much
| wanted murderer is in this city, and h,
has wired Chief Lees to spare no effort!
in arreSting him.