Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-04
THUGS PLEAD GUILTY
Cassiday, Alleged Leader, Sentenced
ON Other Charge.

Cassiday, Alleged Leader, Sentenced
ON Other Charge.
SPOKANE. Wash. March THE
cases of William Cassidy. Robert
Burch and George Dively, alleged
street car holdups, were disposed OF
yesterday afternoon before Judge
William A. Huneke, presiding Judge
of the superior court,
Cassiday, who Is believed TO be
the leader, pleaded guilty to a charge
of living on the earnings OF fallen
woman, Minnie Watson, Chinese.
the date being February 25. and he
was sentenced to the penltentiary
for from one to ave years. A ane
OF $1,000 was also imposed. Burch
asked the prosecuting attorneys Of
flee not to connect him with street
car holdup. and he pleaded guilty 10
robbing Frank Do Foe OF $3.50 on
the East Sprague avenue trastle
January 10. Dively said he was
guilty OF the Hillyard street car
holdup, when s. IL. WardelI was
robbed OF $40, February .. and lis
plea, with that OF Bureh. was set
down. Diyely and Burch viii be
sentenced later.
The prosecuting attorneys once
worked with Casslday to make him
confess TO street car holdups, but he
refused to come through" The po-
lice believe he has a long police rec
ord. The arrests OF Cassiday and
Bureh were made the same night.
cassiday was found In the Rainier
Grand hotel with J. l.. Lamb by
Deputy Sheriff Pugh and Detective
Macdonald. Cassiday was arrested
at the Occur d'Alene theater. The
Chinese woman, who was jealous OF
him. heard him boastlng OF several
robberies, told Deputy Pugh OF It
and the arrests followed
Detective Miles arrested Dlyely.
George YarneIl, alias Frisco, said
to have been one OF the holdup gang.
made his escape when he heard OF
the fates of his companions. Lamb,
who was in the room with Bureh at
the time OF his arrest. IN a junk deal
err, and Is said to be liable TO trial
for receiving stolen property.
Mime Watson Sold In bondage.
LEWISTON, Idaho. March A.
Minnie Watson. the young Chinese
girl paramour of Wilson Cassidy,
implicated In hoIdups In Spokane. is
well known in Lewiston. as II was
in the public schools of this town
that she gained her education. She
was born In Pierce City. Idaho. the
child of "A Chinese miner Little All
Me, as she was known to the Chinese.
spent her youth In the wild mining
camp. When 10 years old her
mother brought her to Lewiston,
where she was sold into bondage TO
a man named Raines Her early life
OF shame attracted the attention of
the police. and as consequence she
was rescued from Raines by w. II.
Skinner. then mayor OF Lewiston.
Mayor Skinner took the little Chi
nese girl into his home. where she
lived until Is years old. attending
the public school in the meantime.
After leaving school she worked as
domestic for several Lewiston fam
lilies. finally taking up with a man
named Wilson. She disappeared
about the same time Wilson left
town. and many people believe he ID
the man arrested under the name Of
Wilson Cassidy
All Sic has two brothers here.
both Of them being good students IN
the public school. One boy Is II
years old and the other several
years younger. II Is said All Mes
parents still live In Pierce City. but
they have lost sight OF the little
daughter who was reared in the min
ing camp. but still have an interest
In their sons, whom they wish to
educate.
Tha.ae ha,.,..s... A.