The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-03
NOTED GANG OF
DESPERADOES IN
HANDS OF POLICE,
s.Scar-Faced- MeCiuskey the
Leader-Same Htghwayman Who
Robbed G. II. Preston Years Ago.

Thomas Randolph. who held up end
nearly bat to death George Hyde Preston,
q prominent attorney. IN this city eleven
or twelve years ago. is in The City jail on
suspicion OF being implicated In the brutal
robbery OF aged Thomas P.rret. at the cor-
ner CT Madison street and Seventh asenae.
Sunday evening.
Randolph Is none other than 'Scar-tac-
ed Ms.iuskay the leader of a most des-
perafe gang OF hsgnwaymen and thieves
which operated In Cincinnati. O.. eighteen
years ago.
McCiuskey Is one of q gang of Ave men
arrested yesterday Afternoon. Chief Reed
says that the lot is as tough as ever came
out Of = peritentlary, and that every one
OF them has the sjail bird appearance to
back up his record. One OF them. James
Pearson. had two. long Burglars keys SCI
GREETED in his necktle. He complained Bit
terly Of being arrested and said that he
would call upon the British vice consul for
protection
The complete list Of The gang Is US fol-
lows
lar Faced McCiuskey. alias Thomas
Randolph. aged u years,
James Pearson, a native OF Glasgow
Scotland. aged % years
Jerry OLeary. alias Casteli. aged III
years.
Frank p. wes,wood. a plumeer, aged 90
years.
William Carter. q native of Minneapolis.
aged - years.
nothing to do with the robbing and beat
ing Of George Fowler within a block OF the
iirret ~Sse. because hey were released
from the county jail Sunday afternoon.
may have been implicated. The arrests
made yesterday afternoon were based on
private information received by Chief Reed
and a conversation Detective Cud.hee
a. arti In the parIgr
nue. south. near the corner Of Washington
street. where the men were discussing the
hoid-up.
In answer to a telephone call BY C,liihee
Detectives Meredith. Barb.e and Williams
went 10 the saloon. The influx Of officers
caused eommotian, but the gang saw at
once that resistance was useless Al head
quarters they were locked tnp without be-
Ing ques STONED by the chief
Randolph was brought face to face with
man who knew him eighteen years ago.
notorious ''Scar-Faced" McCluskey. and
that he had served a long term IN Walia
Waila for holding I'D and beating George
Hyde Preston in Seattle many years ago
McCiuskey was captured in Denver and
brought back 10 Seattle by ex-SheriT
Woolery. Until last night TO one i'm Seat
lie had any Idea that PreSion's brutel as
saiiant was the notorious Cincinnati. high
wayuan.
An old Pinkerton detective. telling about
AcC,uskey's record. last night said: III
was about eighteen years ago that CSncin-
natl was suffering from series Of daring
highway rnhberfeS. Milk wagons were the
especial object Of the gang which operated
at all hours Of the night. To cap the
climax. two large stores that handled silks
were robbed.
In The meantime the police came into
Information that left no doubt in their
minds that ScarFaceG' McCluskey, Dick
Travers, Looms and Henry Curtis were
doing the work TIE gang found things
becoming too warm for them and took a
train for Indianapolis. Their fight was dis
covered. and when the train pulled into
Indianapolis Officers were on hand and al
tempted 90 lock the desperadoes up In their
car. They failed The desperadoes Jumped
aboard the first car. and by means of a
pistol compelled the driver 10 put on such
speed that citizens wondered. In the OUT
skirts OF the city the desperadoes took 10
the woods. They were followed by q posse
desperate battle took place and think
two men were shot. As recall the affair
the gang was captured and convicted"