The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-12-05
POLITE BURGLARS.
THE BURGLARS ROOM IN A
RESPECTABLE RESIDENCE.

F thy-Body' of the One Shot
+ Is Identified as that OF J.
i Goldstein-He Had
/ Partner.
! Oakland Nov 2S.-The murder
of Policeman James H. Smith has
led to the discovery of robbers
retreat blished in the home of a
respectable aud unsuspecting fami.
1y, and to the recovery of large
quantities of stolen j swelry, which
pc pie Of Oakland have long miss
ed. The houseiis owned by Mrs. w.
e. Steadman Of Grove street. &'5'
That. thei murderer has esca ped
from oakland is generally conced-
led, and the search for him has bee q
extended 10 include San Francisco
and the help of the San Francisco
police asked but his home u Oakland
which be shared with his partner,
4 now dead, has been found and
searched, and a rich reward has
been the result. Iti is saidathat all
+ the missing Crellin diamonds are
among the jswels recovered. For
two weeks the robbers lived in the
room, their gentlemanly manners,
neat attire, jewelry and apparent
wealth stamping them as men of
position, and they were taken into
the little family circle on Tanks
giving evening and dined with Mrs.
Steadman and her friends and fam
| lily.
Mrs. S:eadman's 18-year-old son.
Ross, today identified the body of
the dead robber as that of J. Gold
stein, one of the two men who
roomed in his mothers house. He
said the other. man went by the
name of Canary. The information
was acted upon at once. Police
hurried to the room In Mrs. Stead
mans house and there was found
conclusive evidence that the pair
were the burglars that have been
operating in Oakland's fashionable
residence district, bafH ng the po-
lice in. every ef'rt st capture and
finally causing P Pulicemen Smith to
be detailed on the mission that re-
suited in his murder.
Investigation has disclosed the
fact that the murderer of Policeman
Smith visited his room in the Stead
man residence soon after the shoot.
Ing and that he left a note for bis
com pa nion, not knowing then that
Goldstein had been mortally wound
ed BY the policeman.
They appeared very gentleman
" tt, ms, y said Mrs. Steadman. I'm
fact I put them down to be college
students. I furnished them with
some of their meals and their con-
versation and table manners were
perfect. They appeared. to have
large supply of money and their
room was filled with all sorts of val
liable articles I saw their dia.
monds and other valuable jswels
I did not think anything OF this
for they appeared to be such
gentlemen that / thought they had
right to have such things.
Mrs. Steadman, however, does
not know 30 much of the affair as
does her eightsen. year-old son, Ross
Steadman. He saw more of the
pair than did his mother. In fact
a portion Of the time be was their
companion, not realizing that he
was associating with two expert
enced burglars. They made the
same impression upon him as they
did upon his mother. From his
story it seems that Canary" or the
murderer of Policeman Smith, al
though the younger of the pair, was
apparently the leader. During the
two weeks that Goldstein and Cana
ry were lodging with Mrs. Stead
man the young man vas in their
company great deal. The two
burglars ate their Thanksgiving
dinner with Mrs. Steadman
and a few friends. They were in
Aited to do 50 by Mrs. Steadman
and in return for her invitation
4hey presented her with an expen.
sive box of candy.
By invitation of Goldstein young
went hunting yesterday,
home in the afternoon.
Within a few hours afterwards,
Goldstein and Canary started out
to operate in the Lakeside district,
there to meet Policeman Smith and
to engage in a fatal pistol duel.
1t was rather late at night before !
Ross Steadmnn heard Of the trage-
dy, but as soon as he secured a de-
ecription Of the dead burglar he Wis
tied the morgue and identified the