The San Francisco call., 1910-04-09


ment. and Detectives w. w. Lamber
and w. H. Young took the following
at his dictation
My name is not Harry Hall. but
/ viii not give my right name. |
am 26 years old and was born in
New York of German parents who
are now dead. l have brother
attending college in New York. L
know that l am going to die, so
| Will give the jobs that | have
done so that nobody else will suf-
fer for them
A year ago this month | held up
the American bank in Seattle, but
did not get anything. / took shot
~ either the manager or cashier
That was on a Saturday. The fol-
Belle cafe in Yesler way, Seattle.
From Seattle l went to Salt Lake
city and held up the Brigham drug
store That was on a Friday
About eight days later I held up
the same place again. Then on a
sunday l held up Youngs cafe and
had a running fight with about
eight policemen. They We're shoot
think ! hit any of them. That job
was blamed on a soldier named Ha-
ley, who is now doing time at Fort
Leavenworth for desertion.
Then / went to Reno, New, and
spent what money had, but I did
not do anything there. Then l
came to San Francisco and stole
pistol. a 3S caliber Colt, from
pawnbroker. When I ran out the
pawnbroker set up a '-holler" and
a policeman chased me and fired a.
shot at me, but I got away. ! sold
the pistol in another pawnshop in
Market street near East.
After that | went to Los Angeles
and held up a streetcar at Sixth
and Borando streets on Friday
night. A week later 1 went back
nd Il 30 x1lz in
The following Thursday l held up
a saloon at San Pedro and East
Fourth streets. Then 1 came back
to San Francisco.
in Tenth street below Market, but
got nothing. shortly after. about
week ago Thursday, l think,
held up the st. James hotel bar and
got $500. / was alone in all my
jobs.
The bandit told the officers how he
had registered at the St. Rose hotel in
Ellis street near Webster as III
Brown and told them where they
could find mask he had discarded in
room 130 of that house. He also
stopped at the Hotel West in Third
street.
LAUDS POLICEMAN'S COURAGE
The bandit denied that the name
CLYDE C. Canfeld," printed inside the
hat he was wearing, was his. He
asked about Policeman Casey, whom
he had shot in the stomach before the
former fatally wounded and arrested
him. He expressed satisfaction when
he heard that Casey had been removed
to st. Luke's hospital and would re-
cover.
That fellow certainly has nerve
said the dying thug to Call reporter
All efforts to induce the bandit to
tell his true name were unavailing, and
he died about 1880 o'clock with his
lips sealed.
Sergeant Percy MCFARLAND. in charge
of the identification bureau, secured
the bandits thumb prints, and will
search the rogues' gallery today to
discover his record
TALLY identified as the man who held
up" the ST. James bar. and was also
identified by a woman of the under
world
That Casey's brave action in advanc-
ing toward the flashing gun of the
bandit after being wounded and plac-
ing the thug under arrest would not
go unnoticed by the authorities was the
statement of Chief OF Police Martin last
night.
Policeman Casey in the course of
his duty rid the city of a most des-
perate character. His actions under
fire and after he was wounded were
such as to reflect credit on the entire
department He can not be adequately
rewarded for his bravery, but apprecia-
tion of his work will be shown
The opinion generally. expressed
about headquarters last night was that
Casey would receive medal.
HOldup i'm Seattle
SEATTLE, April S.-ApriI Z, 1909, a
man who had stood in long line and
worked his way up to the window of
the paying teller of the American saw
ings bank, produced a pistol, pointed it
at the teller and demanded that the
latter hand him a bag of money on the
The teller dropped to the
floor. The robber than fired shot