The San Francisco call., 1904-02-24

! saIito. which We did. When we got far as
a high turntable at Sausaito Shorty and
met San Jose Blackie and English Dick Then
they took the clothes they had in basket and
made me change. 1 had on a sweater but
no mask Blackie cut off part of my pants
leg 10 make a mask for me. Dick and Blackie
Der pile and Dick stood down the street, op
posite a livery stable Shorty went into the
we could find and left the saloon found
Dick and Blackie right outside. They went
up hill road into the residence part and we
! followed TO where they stopped. Then put on
my decent clothes again and threw the others
over a bridge They didn't change theirs.
They walked down to a landing; followed,
and Dick took boat and went to a launch.
He wanted me to run it as 1 had made study
of gasoline engines in the prison l told them
the launch didn't have any steering gear and
that there was no oil in the tank. We then
left the launch and Dick and Backie went in
the small boat to beneath the ferry landing
where 1 think they threw their clothes away.
When l met them again they told me to get
a room. which did AT the next morning
we took the boat for San Francisco. The
other three went over on the same boat, but
none OF us spoke; we all kept apart. At the
ferry in san Francisco Dick and got on the
car together and got off at Kearny street.
Blackie took the 80 boat from San Fran
cisco for Petaluma We all planned TO go to
tory. We expected that the would be
paid that night between $500 and 500
1 met Dick at the ferry again about half
past TO- Came alone the IL o'clock
boat to San Rafael Shorty and Dick came
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hire a livery rig and meet them the road
for Petaluma. | got the rig in San Rafael :
met them about two blocks from the stable
and drove the two of them to Petaluma At
Novato we tried to get another horse. but
could not. Near Petaluma. at the draw
bridge, Dick got out and walked the rest of
the way. Shorty and 1 drove up to d street.
In town we met Blacke and Dick. We went
TO the factory. Dick stood on one corner
Blackie on the other; / stayed in the rig and
Shorty went into the factory. He was to
hold uD the clerk and get the money. Dick
and Blackie had their weapons drawn. Shorty
returned and said: There is no money; the
men are not being paid of. ..
We then went to Sonoma, expecting to be
able to rob a saloon that had three nickel-fn-
the slot machines full Of money On the road we
stopped at the saloon, but got no opportunity
to commit the robbery. At Sonoma Shorty
put the horse and rig up. 1 went to bed.
Sunday morning, at half-past a. we started
to walk for san Rafael Dick and Blackie
and I arrived in San Rafael about 10
About ten blocks north of the broad-gauge de-
pot met Blaclde and Dick. We then
agreed to go to San Francisco, Dick and
Backie by the electric road Shorty and by
the steam road. Dick and Blacke left us for
the electric railroad. Shorty went to the
broadgauge depot to buy ticket and then
found out that no more trains left for San
Francisco that night. When Shorty was COM
ing back / noticed man following him al
most alongside. / started to walk and kept in
the shade | turned the corner in the shadow
AS / did So l heard the strange fellow say:
rs that you, partner?" Then l tarted to
run The fellow called me to come back /
L
knew l heard three four shots and said,
That fellow is shooting at me-" I ran about
! a block and turned around and Shorty Joined
me and said he had lost his hat in scufhe
with this fellow. We circulated around back
Of the Hotel Rafael down the road that
| crosses the creek to the electric road; walked
up the track to the depot and again met Dick
and Blackie. They told us they knew of sa-
loon at the outskirts of the town that did~a
good deal of business and that the proprietor
would scare easily and that could get his
money. We then agreed to rob the saloon
we got 10 Shanncns place, passed the door
and went beyond the light cast by the lamp.
Shorty went inside and / stood right across
the street, alongside of Dick We heard
Shorty keep telling a fellow to put up his
hands Dick told me had better go in and
went over and looked in the door. Dick had
given me two guns. They never let me carry
the guns. and 1 went and helped Shorty You
know what happened in there.
AFTER We left we all started for San An
selmo. On the way we saw fellow coming
with bicycle and we jumped the fence and
ran over plowed field. We got about a
hundred red feet and then stopped TO talk Dick
ana Blackie wanted us two to make another
attempt IN Sausalito, we had robbed the
wrong saloon l said I didn't want ANYTHING
more 70 DO with the business: was known in
San Rafael and that my people lived near