The San Francisco call., 1910-05-15
DEAD BANDIT like
Man in HOSPITAL
Police Fail to Identity Burglar
Killed by Mcguire, but
Find His Double
Wounded PatrOIman Has More
Than Fighting Chance to
Recover From Injury

Seriously wounded. but with better
than a lighting chance for life, Police
man William Mcguire. who was shot
early yesterday morning in duel with
a burglar, lies at St Luke's hospital un-
Ger the care Of several physicians The
thuS killed by The policemen as he fell
Is still unidentified, though many have
called 2 the mOrgue in the expectation
of nnding that he was q well known
law breaker
The wounded policeman's wife was
beside her husbands bed during part
or The day. but she has the constant
. care OF ber months old child, and
most of her time since Mcguire was in
jured has been spent at their home,
426s Twenty-fourth street in anxious
communication with the hospital.
IDENTITY PUZZLES POLICE
Until a late hour yesterday after
noon il was believed by the police that
the dead burglar was Isham-F. ReaVis,
alias Franklin Reavis, alias Frank
. RiVas alias John Buckley. alias Frank
d8arris, q notorious yeggman, who has
served 10 years in San Quentin or Fol
som. The Identification. which was
nade after q personal examination Of
'<he dead man by police officers who
knew ReaVis well, was thought to be
without a flaw, and the authorities were
especially sure they were right when
they learned that Reavis had been re-
leased from san Quentin, after serving
his tenth term, only a few days ago.
But attendants at the central emer-
eency hospital learned that the name
OF Isham Reavis was on their books,
and that the patient was transferred to
the city and county hospital Friday.
Policemen went to the inhrmary and
there found the real Reavis. He ad-
I. 4 1f ffeaF- n
2 time, evidently because he feared the
officers wanted TO imprison him.
RESEMBLANCE OF MEN
The resemblance between the dead
burglar at the morgue and the live one
a1 the city and county hospital is re-
u7arlxable Both are old men-Reavis
is 50 years Of age and himself in the
shadow Of death. Each has three
front teeth missing, each broken
nose and each a mangled and crushed
index finger on the right hand. The
dead man. too, wore a pair of convict
made trousers, and as Reavis was
known to have been released only re-
Gently. the Identified tion by the unique
physical characteristics of the dead
man was supposed to be clnched.
During the last 45 years Reavis, the
man now a patient at the county. in
irmary, has received sentences aggre-
eating As years. but shortened the
. terms by good conduct
Proof that the law breaker shot
through the heart by Mcguire yester-
day morning contemplated extensive
.robberies of well known people was
contained in his pockets. where nota-
tiOns of various addresses We're found
One was the residence of Mrs. Eleanor
Martin. 2O4O Broadway; another that
OF Rabbi NietO, 1898 Clay street, and
residences at 365 Third avenue, 1S11
Cough street, 2S01 Bush street and 153,
in The burglars discolored notebook.
Upon the testimony Of Policemen
Adam Smith ana Daniel O'Connor 4
came out yesterday that Mcguire wa,
wounded through a trick on the par
Of the burglar. who evidently was
left handed man.
REVOLVER IN LEFT HAND
When Mcguire called Hands up
the burglar raised his right hand. anC
then. as Mcguire approached to withir
two or three feet, brought up his lef
hand which held revolver, and freC
the shot that brought the policeman
down. Mcguire fired as he fell and thu
bullet pierced the burglars heart.
Smith and O'COnnOr fired at tn,
burglar as he ran, but did not hit him
Mcguire is resting so easily that th
physicians have not attempted to re
move the bullet, thinking it better t,
wait until the policeman has rallie,
completely from the shock of the shot