The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-18
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE AGAINST BLANTHER

sat down to breakfast had not heard OF the
rigntIul occurrences of Friday night in
which his friend, whom he mad left the
morning before. had been the bloody actor.
In amaZement be heard of it from his
mothers lips.
Dodge, as stated, had himself become
the object OF the search of The police that
they might learn from him of Blanther' S
habits and haunts
All the early hours of the night before
and up to O'Clock in the morning the
house had been besieged by detectives and
new spaper men seeking an interview with
him. 1t had even been rumored that
Blanther was out in tn yacht with Dodge.
Mrs. Dodge sent telephone message to
police headquarters, as she had promised
TO 90, and Captain Lees and Detective
Byron rang the bell at the Dod ge residence
few minutes later.
They hurried him away to police head
quarters before he lad finished his meal.
They wanted his assistance Immediately.
He lent it. In company with the detect
ives he led the way to Blanther' 8 late Iodg-
ings in Geary street, and there they found
important evidence. A satchel already
packed contained a blood stained night
shirt. The murderer of Mrs. Langfeldt
had cut himself and had left his track OF
blood in the upper hall of the Kleineberg
house and in the lower vestibule at the
steps. Here, then, was the other end of
the trail in Blanther's own rooms.
A little black trunk was in the room also.
This was broken open and some clothing
and a quantity of papers, manuscripts,
etc, were found. Among other things
were number of medals which Blanther
had declared were given to him by the
Austrian Government for meritorious
actions. There was also photograph of
Blanther, full length. standing, his breast
covered with the medals.
| The police took possession Of what of
these effects they deemed of any assist
ance to them il identifying the man.
! On center table lay a note, unopened,
written by George Dodge himself, saying
that he could not keep a certain engage
ment with him made previous to Friday
| night
But Blanther had not been there since
he lett, dressed in his best on Saturday
morning.
The police, accompanied by Dodge, Wis
| tied all the haunts frequented by Blanther,
! including his former lodging-house on
HaiZht street. A tour of the Austro- Hun
garian district of the City was also made.
Detective Ray Silvey was posted at the
Geary- street lodging-house by consent OF
the Iandlady. She, Mrs. Henley, took TO
her bed, prostrated by the horror and ex-
| element of the affair.
The story of Blanther's life in this City
developed. chapter by chapter, as the
| police exploited it.
| 1t was learned that ne came here orig
inally well supplied with money. He had
had position somewhere in the East as a
civil engineer, and after he ran through
with his money it was his principal desire,
as expressed to his friends to make his
way East. He made a trip to Portland a
couple of months ago. but met worse luck
there, and was glad to be able to get back
here. His money he squandered in COM
pany with a well-known Geary-street
woman and at the races. He claimed tc
be expecting passes to the East, and upor
their arrival he said he would be able tc
return to the position he formerly occupied
! there.