The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-28
THE ARREST.
Taken Viii lie Reading an Account of
the Find of ID Vnamite.

STOCKTON, Sept. 27.-An arrest was
made here tonight which may or may OF
result in unravellpg the mystery that sur
rounds the dynamite outrage at Curtin s
lodging h ouse last Sunday. The man ar
rested is Axel SOrenseD, member of the
Coast Seamen's Union, and SO far as has
been learned the only member of the union
of that name.
He denies all connection with any plot
against non union men and declare that
he has kept out of all riots and troubles on
the water front, aid asserts with vehe-
mence that he never owned a satchel or
valise such as contained Illuminating caps,
sticks OF dynamite and terrOride.
SOrensen says he left San Francisco two
weeks ago and has not been out of Stock
ton for a week. He tells his story with
earnestness and appearance of honesty,
but local police officers are, notwithstand-
ing. firm in the belief that they have in
their possession the man who knows a
great deal if he will only veil it.
They argue that if there was dastardly
plot to destroy the clearinghouse and all
the men sleeping in it, it may have
been q plot much more than two weeks
old. Nothing has been discovered here,
however, by most careful search of Sor-
ensen'S effects and by close cross-oues-
tioning of the man himself that will help
the detectives in their search.
A message was received here by the
local police shortly after 3 o'clock this
evening which informed them that Axel
SOrensen was reported to be in Stockton
The message was brief and signed by Chief
Crowley of San Francisco. 1t stated that
| SOTensen was believed to be on r. scow
schooner and the name of schooner was
given.
However. some mistake was made in the
name and the officers who first went out to
investigate found that there was no
schooner of that exact name in Stockton,
but that the boat probably meant was the
scOw-schOoner Maria Ii. Nelson, which
had been in Stockton nearly week and
loaded with hay and was ready to start for
San Francisco in the morning.
Chief OF Poles Henry and Detective
Carroll left police Headquarters TO search
for the man they were instructed 10 arrest
1t came TO their knowledge that during the
evening man who had every appearance
OF being sailor had been in BARRIERS mop.
reading paper. and appeared to De deeply
concerned in the description of the find in
the Grand Central clearinghouse In San
Francisco, which included picture of the
valise filled with sticks of dynamite, boxes
of Illuminating caps and terroride
The sailor was looking intently at the
picture of the valise, and when the barber
out of curiosity asked him why he was so
much excited, he pointed at the picture of
the valise and said: LOOK at thatP The
barber looked. and saw the name Axel
SOrensen. That" said the sailor, sis my
name"
Upon hearing this story Chief Henry
and Detective Carroll went to the barber
shop at once, and were informed that
Sorensen had been gone half an hour
Officers started in pursuit. while other
track and all saloons on the water front
were searched. Finally Sorensen was
found 10 saloon on the levee, between
Center and FL Dorado streets, where he
was seated at table still looking over the
city papers.
Detective Carroll, who placed the man
under arrest, marched him at once to the
County Jail, where he was placed in a cell
SoreDsen took all this very coolly, and di d
not seem in the least worried, even when
the Jail door changed after him.
He made no attempt to deny that his
name WAS SOrensen. and admitted that his
first name was Axel. However, 10 further
questions by police officers, the prisoner
gave very short replies.
He did not seem disposed to give Chief
Henry or the detectives any information
which he was not compelled to. When
asked about the vaIise by one of the officers
he said he did not know anything about a
valise.
As the local officers thought that their
duty ended when Sorensen was placed
under arrest no further attempt was made
by them to probe him with Ouestions