The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25

corpus for Loughridge's release was con-
tinued by Judge Slack yesterday till to-
morrow morning, and it is expected by
that time an officer will be here from
Kansas City with the necessary papers for
his extradition.
The prisoners bonds were fixed at
5000. II was argued by Carroll Cook
that the complaint upon which the pris-
oner was detained was invalid for the rea-
son that it was verified upon ''information
and belief" The Judge asked him to pre-
sent authorities to support his contention
tomorrow.
An important capture was made by the
police last evening, aud Captain Lees now
has in The tanks" the man who gave DR..
Benjamin B. Lee the bvnds to negotiate.
His name is Frank Williams, n an with
an Eastern reputation.
On Thursday Loughridge gave to Will
liams the two stolen bonds now in the pos
session of the police. Williams went to
A. T. Johns, the stockbroker, that day and
attempted to negotiate the bonds, but did
not succeed. Williams went to DR.. Lee
on Friday and got him to try his hand at
negotiating the bonds at the Market
the bonds to Williams and Williams gave
them back again to Lee, who went on
Saturday again with t hem to the Market
street Bank as arranged between the bank
officials and Captain Lees.
Williams was waiting in the office of
Mr.. Johns. the stockbroker, on Market
street, for Lees return. Captain Lees sent
word to Mr.. Jonns' son to come TO police
headquarters, and Detectives Whitaker,
Sergeant Colby and policeman were sent
to arrest Williams. But they were too
late. Williams. evidently suspecting that
something was wrong, made an excuse to
60 to the toilet-room, and when the officers
arrived he had twenty minutes start
Captain Lees ascertained that Williams
had gone to Red Bluff and thence to Sac
ramento. The captain had reason to be-
lieve that Williams would come here to
take the Southern train for New Orleans,
and he detailed Detectives Gibson and
Wren to watch every incoming train for
him.
Williams reached the Oakland mole by
the 4 80 P. M. train yesterday from Stock
ton and was promptly ar. ested by Gibson
and Wren and taken across the bay to po-
lice headquarters.
Williams is a "crook" of long standing.
He has been. off and on, for the past two
or three years. He was comrade of the
notorious pickpocket, Larry King. About
two years ago Williams was stabbed in the
Del Monte saloon, and lay in the Receiv-
ing Hospital for some time before he fully
recovered. He steadfastly refused to say
who cut him, but it was supposed to have
been another criminal, who had grudge
against him.
Williams was arrested in Portland in De-
cember, 1893 for bunko business and gave
the name of P. Donahue.
"Williams was the man." said Captain
Lees last night, who gave the bonds to
DR.. Lee. Lee says he did not know VIII
liams. who was introduced to him as Mr..
Jones. From the description / got of
Jones from two o: three people concluded
that he was Williams, who is from Denver
and must have known Loughridge there.''
The captain feels satisfied of the identity
OF "Red" O'Brien, one of the other men
implicated in the Savannah bank robbery.
When here he was known as James Kane,
alias Red Kane. On February 10. 1889,
be was arrested with Harry Hunter for
picking pockets. He is also Denver man.
81 have now," said the captain, 1.-TWO
men under arrest lLougbridge and vii.