The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
CASEY NOW
ANXIOUS FOR
HIS FREEDOM
Applies for Another
Writ.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS MEET
SATISFIED THAT CHIEF LEES rs
ON THE SQUARE.
Howard Is Located and His Arrest
Is Expected at Any Time.
Examiner" Charges
Refuted.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS MEET
SATISFIED THAT CHIEF LEES IS
ON THE SQUARE.

From evidence obtained in the last few
days the police are convinced that Casey
was one of the men who robbed Wells,
Fargo & Cos wagon of $500 They
claim that they have positive evidence
showing that Casey was assisted by kel-
ly and Murphy, who are Australian
crooks. and who were with him and as
sisted him in getting away with the plum
der.
According TO the detectives Murphy is
the man who spoke to the driver, thus
temporarily distracting his attention from
the sacks of coin in his wagon.
Casey and Kelly then stepped up and
got away with the money. 1t is claimed
that they afterward met in a saloon on
Post street, where they divided the plum
der. When shown the picture of Murphy
the driver of the wagon positively iden-
titled him as the man who spoke to him
Just before he discovered that the sacks
of coin which were intrusted to his care
were gone.
Chief Lees is .sanguitne of experimenting
Howard. the king of swindlers. 1t Is
known that he has located him and hour
ly expects the welcome news of his ar
rest.
Last night the Police Commissioners
| held a short meeting and after transact
ing their regular business the subject OF
Howard's transactions was informally
discussed Reporters were not admitted
to the meeting, but it is -uthoritatively
said that Chief Lees announced that the
noted swindler had been located and that
he expected that he would be arrested in
a short time.
He cannot escape US" the Chief re
marked. We have reliable news of his
| whereabouts and are confident of get
Judge Tobin. the president of the board
assured the Chief that he had the great
est confidence in him and knew that he
| was doing all in his power to land the
Australian swindler. His sentiments were
voiced by Commissioner Alvord, after
which the meeting adjourned.
peared before Judge Mogan yesterday fol
| his preliminary examination on the
| charge of grand larceny by trick anc
device" for getting away with suit o1
| clothes and an overcoat from Felix Bloch
| tailor. He was instructed and arraigneC
and Prosecuting Attorney Joachimser
! asked for a continuance of two days as
! the people were unable to get two i'm
Attorney George D. Collins. who repre-
sented Casey, objected and demanded al
wanted a continuance; he said writer
affidavit should be filed giving the rea
! sons. The Judge ruled that the point wa:
we'll taken, and the prosecuting attorney
was given time to prepare the affidavit
which was sworn to by Detective T. B
! Gibson. The reasons given were that tht
prosecution had been unable to subpenS
the landlord of the house on Bush stree
where Casey lived at the time of ordering
the clothes from Bloch and the messenge
boy whom Casey sent for the clothes, pre-
I tending that Casey was sick and unabl
! TO call for the garments. The Judge
after the affidavit had been filed, grantee
| a continuance till next Tuesday.
! Collins in the afternoon applied to Judg
Murasky for a writ of habeas corpus 70
Casey's release on the ground that h
was being deprived of his liberty unnec
! essarily through Judge Mogan granting
longer continuance than two days, a,
prescribed in the code. Collins contend
! that in a. preliminary examination lega
/ holiday does not count and the cas-
| should be continued till to-day only. Th
writ was made returnable Tuesday after
| noon at clock.