The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-09


a startling nature, tending to in
crease the suspicious of the au-
~ thorities against Suspect James
DER. was unearthed to-day at
Carson Canyon by Sheriff TAYLOR and
Detective Ed Gibson. Both officials are
now absolutely convinced that Peter
Lorraine, the aged Woodchopper of
Marin County's Black Hole has been
ruthlessly murdered by bloodthirsty
assassin, and they have secured evil
dence that they believe will be suffi-
cient to send the prisoner who Ian
guishes here in the County Jail. to the
gallows if the missing woodchopper's
body is found hidden in the tangled
underbrush close to his lone hut
Runyon Sabrinus. an aged inhabit-
ant of Carson Canyon, who had been
the missing WoOdchoppers boon COM
panion, and his brother. Charley Sa-
brinus, an employe of John Enos' lum-
Der camp. made revelations TO Sheriff
Taylor and Detective Gibson this after
noon which tightened the chains of
guilt which the authorities are leaving
no stone. unturned to forge about their
prisoner. Runyon Sabrinus has sup
piled the only tangible information
which furnishes motive for the al
legged murder.
A day or so before Lorraine disap-
peared he became involved in a heated
quarrel with DER over the killing of
one of the formers pet cats. According
to the story which Sabrinus related in
detail to Sheriff Taylor and Detective
Gibson to-day, Lorraine accused DER
of having killed the cat, and while the
two woodchoppers were angrily dis
cussing the matter he was passing the
cabin, and. fearing that Dier, who was
much younger and stronger than Lor-
raine would attempt violence, Sabrinus
remained within hearing distance They
did not come to blows, but Sabrinus
claims that Der was acutely agitated,
and from his threatening attitude he
judges in the light of subsequent events
that the quarrel was serious enough to
end in bloodshed.
Detective Gibson and Sheriff Taylor
agree with Sabrinus in this opinion, and
they had little heSitancy in stating to-
night, after having a lengthy interview
with the suspect, that If Pete" Lor-
raine has been murdered they have the
right man in custody. Charley Sabrinus
volunteered statements to-day which
increased the suspicious of the officials
against their prisoner.
The day after Lorraine mysteriously
dropped out of sight Dier was so Wis
IDLY perturbed that he could not work
Sabrinus who was chopping wood with
a fellow workman on the side of the
canyon, says he saw Dier pacing rest
lessly UP and down the road with his
AK on his shoulder. Later in the day
Sabrinus came face to face with Dier
on the road. In telling his story to De
tective Gibson to-day Sabrnus stated
that Dier was so unusually excited
when they met on that day on the road
that he feared Dier would attempt to
strike him with the AK. Sabrinus' rela-
tions with the prisoner had always been
extremely friendly, but he stated that
Dier's actions on that day were so pc
culiar that he feared the prisoner might
do him violence.
Another suspicious circumstance was
revealed, which Der and his fellow
woodchoppers failed to mention when
he was placed under arrest A few
days after Lorraine's disappearance
DER left the camp, so Sabrinus states,
and did not return for several days He
said before leaving, as he told one
woodchopper, that he was going to San
Francisco, and another that he was
only going down the road a short dis
tance.
Sheriff Taylor and District Attorney
McIsaac left here early this morning in
double team and drove to Carson
Canyon. They were joined later by De
tective Gibson. whom Chief Lees had
detailed to assist the authorities of
Marin in unraveling the mystery Glib
son surveyed the situation carefully and
was not long in forming the opinion
that the body of French Pete" lies
hidden close to his lonely abode They
beat the underbrush close to the cabin
for short time, but as both Gibson
and Taylor were particularly anxious
to secure whatever evidence they might
be able to find against the suspect, the
search for the body was quickly aban-
doned.
The officers will leave here early to-
morrow morning, and when they arrive
at the lumber camp they will commence
a systematic search for Lorraine's
body In the hunt for the missing wood