The San Francisco call., 1899-09-06

dressed man engaged the driver,
Waters, in conversation and inquired
the way to the Grand Hotel. While the
driver was talking to the stranger
thief distracted the coin from the
wagon and escaped. The driver has
been shown the picture of James Kelly
and identified it positively as the pict-
ure of the man who engaged him In
conversation on the morning of March
30 The other man who stole the
money is supposed to be either Casey
or Murphy, although the police nave
nothing in their possession to warrant
more than a suspicion. Casey and hel-
" remained in San Francisco for some
time although they made one trip TO
the Sandwich Islands shortly after the
nobbery of the wagon. During the stay
of the conspirators here Mrs Kelly
and her child changed their residence
from the Russ House to a private home
on Devisadero street.
On May %, 1899, Casey and Kelly left
this city for their Southern trip. which
has resulted so disastrously to both OF
them. They went from here by way OF
Los Angeles to New Orleans. and from
there to the City of Mexico. Casey re-
mained but a very short time. when ne
returned to San Francisco. arriving
here on August 25. Shortly afterward
he was arrested, and when asked what
| had become of Kelly declared that he
| had died of typhoid pneumonia in New
| Orleans. When Casey was arrested the
| police captured a trunk and several
satchels marked by the name of Wat
| son. Casey insisted that the baggage
| belonged to him, but the police very
soon discovered that he was lying. In
the trunk was a picture of woman
and a child, who Casey declared were
his wife and baby. The police did not
believe him. and upon Investigation
proved that the pictures were those OF
the wife and child of Kelly. This led to
the trail of Kelly and to a knowledge Of
his disastrous manipulation in the City
| of Mexico.
In that city Kelly and a confederate
| who, the police are almost absolutely
! certain, is Casey, committed another
daring daylight robbery which in every
| particular resembles the crimes that
have been established against the two
men. On July 49, at the National Bank
| in the City of Mexico, man by the
! name of Jose Rojano was robbed of
| $40. 900 in notes at the paying window
| of the bank Rojano had placed the
| bunch of bills on the counter and was
engaged in counting small amount
of silver. While doing this he was ac-
costed by a stranger, who asked some
question. Rojano answered the query
| and turned to find that his bunch or
bills had disappeared. Another man,
evidently in eollusion with the inquir-
ing stranger, had snatched the notes
and was making for the door. An
alarm was given and the chase fol-
lowed. The robber was caught after a
fight of a few blocks and the bills were
| found in his possession. He was ar
| rested and taken to jail, and gave the
name of William Watson. the alias
under which Kelly had manipulated so
often and so successfully.
James Kelly had been caught again.
| After remaining in prison for some
time he was visited at his own request
| by the British Vice Consul at the CITY
of Mexico. Kelly begged the Consul to
| believe that he was a British subject.
He declared that he had just received
a letter from his wife from Cornwall,
England, and that, made desperate by
her representations of distress, he had
committed the crime. This fictitious
story made an impression, but shortly
afterward Kelly received a telegram
from George D. Collins, an attorney of
this city, who is now defending John
| Casey in the Police Court. In the
meantime Chief Of Police Lees had
been corresponding with the police au-
| thorities Of Mexico, and had establish
ed beyond precedence the interesting
fact that William Watson was James
Kelly, one of the most accomplished
bank sneaks in the world. The zeal of
Collins had done much to betray the
| whereabouts of his client.
While Casey and Kelly were engaged
in their operations on this side Of the
Pacific, Murphy and Lewis were not
by any means idle on the other side.
Under the name of ]. w. Winton, Muir
ply left here on the steamer Mariposa
on April 90, 1899, for the Colonies. He
ended his journey at Auckland. Lewis
took passage on the same steamer with
Murphy and went on to Sydney. On
June 2, 5000 sovereigns were found
missing from the steamer Alameda.
The two men had, therefore, ample op-
portunity in which to commit the rob-
bery. When they left here they were
bid an affectionate farewell at the
dock. by George Adams, the associate
and close friend of Augustus Howard.
The association of all of the men is
thus thoroughly established. Adams is
now on his way to London. Mrs. Kelly
and her child and Mrs. Adams and hee