Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-15
THEY HIRE A DETECTIVE
Member Of Board Says Real Criminals
Are Still at Large--Mayor
Emo VIII Not
Resign


majority of the board Of trustees are
secretly conducting an investigation
along the line Of theory which they
refuse to divulge, but Of which they
think we'll enough to employ a Pinker-
ton detective to aid them.
Although Detective Charles Gilbert
from Sheriff Whites Office has arrested
two suspects, Jake Davies and Mrs
Olive M. Hurley, upon information fur
nished by the latter in the form of q
confession, and third suspect is ex-
pected to be in custody of the sheriff's
deputies this morning, three members
of the board Of trustees believe that the
guilty persons have not been arrested
and place but slight credence in the
theory advanced by the sheriff's force
that the prisoners are guilty of the
crime.
Consult District Attorney
According to one of the trustees, the
members of the board who hold these
opinions sent one of their number to
consult District Attorney Fredericks
in the case and after listening to their
theory, 1t Is said, the district attorney
thought so well Of it that he authorized
the expenditure Of $1OO of county funds
to employ Pinkerton detective to con-
duct an investigation along the lines Of
this theory, and the officer is now
actively engaged in Investigating clews
which have been furnished him by
the three TRUSTEES.
one, of these trustees said yesterday;
1.-THE beginning of the end is not in
sight as yet, because the officers have
not arrested the persons guilty of dyna-
hitting Marshal Conklin's home. Davies
was arrested upon the information of
woman whose character is not con-
sidered of the best and who is openly
discredited by her brother, who told me
that he would not believe her on oath.
Promise Sensation
when the guilty parties are arrested
there will be something of a sensation
in Long Beach, If am not mistaken.
The leader of the plotters in the dyna-
hitting outrage and attempt to burn the
mayors house is well known to Long
Beach citizens, and when he is arrested
another seven days wonder will be
tapped
"There is no plausible motive for the
crime by Davies. Because there existed
q slight misunderstanding between
NJ al cta ic no
motive. The arrest of Davies for run
ming a blind pig is no incentive to
mans attempt to kill an entire family
There is deeper motive and one more
plausible, but should I state it you
would know the paries whom we sus-
pect."
When asked If he held to the theory
that the mayor and marshal had con-
spired to attract sympathy, the trustee
said: Now, don't propose to answer
that question. I have my opinion re-
garding the identity of the guilty parties
and the Pinkerton detective has been
given my views. He is working on the
case now and is investigating our
theory. I have heard the theory of q
conspiracy between the mayor and mar
ehal, but I don't believe it," And he
walked away with a cynical smile,
which left ample room for conjecture
as to the correctness of the supposition
that the idea was about to fit his views.
Another Suspect Located
Detective Charles Gilbert. who has
been conducting the official investiga-
ton of the dynamiting of Marshal
Conklin's home at Long Beach, said
last evening that the third arrest in
this case would probably be made by
daylight this morning, as he has been
located and an officer was on the way
to make the arrest.
With this arrest. making the third
suspect and second man implicated by
the confession of Mrs. Olive M. Hurley,
the officers say they win have all Of
those who were directly connected
with the plot to wreck the marshars
home.
The board Of trustees met yesterday
afternoon, but took no steps with ref
erence to aiding the officers in the In
vestigation, acting upon the advice of
the officers who are in charge of the
Investigation, who assert that they will
make the Anal arrest in the case within
few hours and the trio will constitute
the entire gang connected with the
dynamite outrage.
Solving Police MuddIe
The meeting Of the trustees yester-
DAY afternoon resulted In a partial vic
tory for the opponents of the mayor In
the settlement Of the police muddle.
Deputy Marshal Al Stevens. who has
CCoatinued on PAGE Two)