The San Francisco call., 1904-08-08
POLICE THINK
HE IS INNOCENT
Emil Corrillo, for Many Years
Employe of Standard Oil
Company, Accused Of Theft
is ARRESTED ON STREET
Numerous Pickpocket Cases
Reported to the Officials
and Several Arrests Made

Batiste Jordan, a winemaker from
Stockton, raised a disturbance yester-
day afternoon on Market street near
Powell, by alleging that he had peen
assaulted on the busy street corner ana
robbed of a watch and $75. Emil Cor
rillo, foreman for the Standard on
Company in San Jose and treasurer Tor
a Mexican society in the same place.
was caught running down Market
street, near Sansome, and was arrested
by Policemen Groat and Ogden on sus-
picion that he was the thief
Jordan positively Identifies Corrillo
as one of the men who he alleges
robbed him The police do not believe
his story. but have detained Corrillo
pending developments.
Jordan was very much under the In
fluence of liquor, and Corrillo says that
he attempted to pilot him across Powell
street, when Jordan turned and struck
him to the ground. He says that he
then left Jordan and ran down Market
street toward the ferry, where he was
to meet his sister-in-law, who was COM
ing from San Jose. The police doubt
Jordan's Identification of Corrlllo.
Jordan says that Corrillo and another
man seized him on the corner of Mar
ket and Powell streets, and while one
held him Corrillo went through his
pockets. Jordans watch chain was
torn from his vest, missing button
bearing evidence of the fact.
The police believe that Jordan was
robbed, but think that he is mistaken
in charging Corrillo Nothing was found
on Corrillo. Jordan, who was still
drunk, was held as a witness against
the man he claims did the robbing. No
witnesses of the alleged robbery were
found, although it occurred on crowd
ed corner.
A telegram was received last night
from II. w. Newman, manager of the
Standard Oil Company in San Jose.
Newman gives Corrillo a good reputa-
ton and says that the prisoner has
been in the employ of the company for
fourteen years. He has been foreman
of the packing house for three years,
and left San Jose on his three weeks
vacation two weeks ago. Corrillo was
spending a part of his vacation in this
city. He has a wife and six children
residing in San Jos@
Two young men. Harry Rose and
George Murray, whom the police be-
lieve are professional pickpockets,
were arrested early yesterday morning
by Policemen p. O'Brien and Frank
Fontana at Market and Post streets.
The prisoners are accused of taking
a watch from the person of Sergeant
James Armstrong of the United States
Marines. Armstrong and friend
were walking down Market street at
2:30 a. m. when Rose accosted him
and asked for the price of a bed.
Armstrong refused him and the young
man grabbed his arm. At the same
time, according to Armstrong; friend,
Rose dipped his hand into the ma
rine's pocket and took his watch.
Armstrong was informed by his friend
that he had lost his watch. The sail
ors called for help and Policemen
'Brien and Fontana captured Rose
and Murray. Murray was not with
Rose at the time of the alleged theft.
but Rose was seen to attempt to join
! him after he left Armstrong. Rose
had 81 in his pockets and claimed to
be a telegraph operator from Detroit.
Murray said that he was a miner from
Redding. The stolen watch was
found in a dirt pile near the scene
/ of the robbery.
! Last night the two alleged crooks
were booked for grand larceny 1t is
said that the police recognize them as
hard characters.
Harry Turnbill, a carpenter reSid-
i ing at 1872 Rotteck street, had a gold
watch with diamond setting and a
Communication ticket snatched from his
hand Saturday night at the Ferry de-
pot. Turnbull met two young men in
a saloon at the northeast corner of
! Steuart and Mission streets, where he
/ stopped on his way to the ferry. They
had several drinks together and the
newly formed acquaintances accom-
panied Turnbull to the ferry.
Turnbull is stopping in San Ansel-
mo for the summer and was on his
way to the ferry. He stopped to look
at his watch. In taking the timepiece
out he also brought forth his commu-
tation ticket. One of the young men
grabbed the ticket and watch and
! then both ran.
Turnbull attempted to follow them
but lost them in the crowd. He val
ues his watch at $3.50 and the ticket
at $5. He gave the police good de-
scription of the thieves and says that
he will be able to identify them if they
are captured.
A. L. Steuart, an employe of the
Southern Pacific Company, reported
to the police last night that an at
tempt was made to pick his pocket
yesterday afternoon at the ball game
at Recreation Park. Steuart accused
Ralph Bradley, an employe of the
Santa Cruz powder works. of the at
tempted larceny. Bradley was arrest
ed, but later released, Steuart's identi-
fication not being complete.
George Willard. alias Joseph Ban
croft. ETC., who was arrested Saturday
morning by Policeman Wolters, was
released. The police failed to have
him identified by any of the recent
victims of pickpockets.