The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08

Southern Pacific secret service attaches
significance to the fact that all the
men who assailed him last Sunday
aboard an inbound train on the San
Jose line wore drab-colored derby hats
with black bands. The two fellows
that he captured. after the toughest
fight he ever had, wore headgear Of
the kind described and the dozen or so
who tried to effect their rescue were
similarly hated There may have been
nothing extraordinary in the uniform
ity of shape and color Of those hats,
but the detective thinks otherwise.
Joseph Watkins and John Grady
were the men captured. A purse was
stolen from a woman and ]. w. Dance,
butcher. residing at 120 Railroad ave-
nue. South, found the plunder in
Gradys possession. Grady said that
the purse had been placed in his
pocket by Watkins and when the
butcher undertook to arrest both of
them the fight began. Detective Kin
delon attempted to handcuff Watkins
and Grady and a stranger hit him
on the head with a pistol. Then the
battle became general-the detective
and Butcher Dance arrayed against a
dozen armed thugs. Pistols were brand
ished in the officers face and he was
kicked and thumped and threatened,
but, like a bulldog. he stuck to his
prisoners until the train rolled into
Ocean View. There the would-be res
cuers gave up their effort as hope
less and left the train.
%
baniss yesterday morning the cases of
Watkins and Grady were continued.
Detective Kindelon expects to have
the list of defendants augmented be-
fore the week is out.
H c. Barkeley. a carpet salesman,
residing at COG Oak street had ,ad
named William Gallagher ar
rested for attempting to snatch his
watch while he was admiring the IL
Elimination at Market and Geary streets
last Sunday evening. but he refused
to prosecute on account of the youths
age and respectable parentage. Case
dismissed by Judge Cabaniss.
Miss Florence St. Clair, after care
fully scanning the faces in Judge
we'll acquainted with the visiting
knight Templar at whom she, shouted
Hello, kid" last Monday evening on
Grant avenue. He was a schoolmate of
hers in Denver, she informed the
Judge. Then the policeman who ar
rested Florence swore that the K. T.
in question was old enough to be her
grandfather and that he came from
Pennsylvania. Case continued till
September 16
Detectives Ryan am ODay clinched
their case against Max Katzauer, who
for the second time was convicted Of
receiving cigars stolen from South
ern Pacific freight car by a brakeman
named William z. Slater, who pleaded
guilty of the theft when arraigned in
San Mateo County. Katzauer was
first convicted about a year ago, but in
the Superior Court he was dismissed on
a technicality. The detectives then re-
arrested him and yesterday Judge Fritz
pronounced him guilty and to-day will
again hold him to the higher court
Katzauer was keeping a cigar store at
Fourth and Townsend streets when
first arrested about vear ago.
A. W. Clay, charged with attempt
10 murder was sent to the Superior
Court by Judge Conlan, with bail fixed
at $1,000. The complaining witness was
Charles Sales. who was acting as
referee o. a dancing contest between
Clay and another man at 49S Pacific
street. when he was shot in the foot
by Clay, against whom the decision
was given.
James Dunney accompanied Rich
ard Stanley and wife when they went
TO inspect the electric light display on
Market street last Saturday evening.
and at the intersection of that thor
oughfare with Fourth street Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley became involved i'm a
heated argument as to whether the
illumination exceeded in point of
splendor its predecessor a year ago.
Mr.. Dunney gallantly took the lady's
side of the discussion and words were
flying fast when Special Policeman d.
Z. Alvarado butted in and tried to
restore peace. To his discontinue the
two men and the woman turned upon
him and acted so boisterously that he
was forced to arrest them for disturb
ing the peace.
Did they know you were a law Of
ficer?" asked Judge Cabaniss.
Sure they did" replied the COM
plainant.
Did you inform them of that fact
when you first interfered?"
NO, but I flashed
You flashed? Flashed what
flashed how?"
FLASHED my star, Of course"
The policeman went on to tell OF
how the trio resisted arrest, how he
was compelled to use first his hand
cuffs and then his pistol as weapons of
defense, how he was finally forced to
blow his whistle for aid. Testimony
for the defense was SO overwhelming
" against the officer. however. that