Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-13
FEAR OUTBREAK
At LONG BEACH
OFFICIALS SAY THE SITUATION
is GRAVE
URGE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME
r. Q. oskford, Chairman Of Police
Commission, Says Good Name Of
city Must Be Upheld
at Any cost
JRcE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME
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"sweated" Davies for more than an
hour without result
Davies was arrested upon informa-
ton given by Mrs. o. M. Hurley, sister
of Conklin, who It Is said has been an
intimate friend Of Davies for several
months.
According to information given out
yesterday Mrs. Hurley has not been In
favor with her brother, the marshal
for many months because of her friend
ship for Davies. 1t is said that she
recently wrote letter to d. Y. Fol-
lender, an admirer, who is serving a
ninety days sentence in the county
Jail, and informed him that she had
received confidential information that
her brothers. home would be burned.
This letter was intercepted by Sheriff
White and sent to Conklin. The latter
gave little heed to the contents Of the
letter at that time, but when his home
was dynamited he recalled 1t and Fri
day afternoon visited his sister and
after convincing her that he had the
letter she is said to have broken down
and confessed that Davies told her
that Conklin's home would be burned
and accompanied the information with
threats against her life should she re-
veal the information to any one.
Gets Signed Statement
from her and this was given to De-
tective Gilbert A visit to San Pedro
resulted in gaining the information
that an unidentified man, answering
the description of Davies, purchased
three sticks Of dynamite and box of
percussion caps one week before the
wrecking of Conklin's home.
This convinced Detective Gilbert
that Davies was connected with the
outrage and he visited Davies home
which is one block from the point
where Gilbert found the stick of dyna-
mite and box of percussion caps Fri
day evening.
1t is said that Davies was preparing
to leave Long Beach when the detec
tive called and he was arrested and
brought to Los Angeles.
1t is said that witnesses have been
found who say that Davies was in the
vicinity of Conklin's home after !
o'clock on the morning of the dyna-
miting.
With the chain of circumstantial evil
dence against Davies, the officers are
hopeful Of getting confession from
him which will clear up the mystery
and implicate all those connected with
and attempts upon lives in Long
Beach.
Detective Gilbert said last night that
he suspected two other persons and
had secured evidence of a damaging
nature against them. If further inves-
tigation Justifies two more arrests will
be made today.
Long Record of Crime
Beginning with the burning of the
pavilion last winter, the receipt by
Mayor Emo of anonymous letters
which threatened all sorts of violence
from disfiguration for life to terrible
modes of death, robbing of the post
Office, numerous incendiaries and the
which are recalled and but add to the
dread of citizens that other depreda-
tions are to follow before the perpetra-
tors are punished, serve to create a
feeling Of uneasiness among the most
conservative element, and a general
impression prevails that determined
search for the guilty parties must en-
sue, and when found that they be pros
ecuted vigorously. Public feeling is
running high and the recent outrages,
although several days in the past are
yet the principal topic of conversa-
tion.
Trustee Campbell said yesterday that
1t was not question of cost to be con-
sidered In the search for the guilty
persons, but the public safety and the
protection of life and property de-
manded that the most vigorous efforts
be put forth to apprehend the despera-
does, and he announced his willingness
to head a subscription list with sub
stantial contribution toward a fund to
lie expended by the city or county Of
fcials In the search.
Citizens Aroused
Reputable citizens are thoroughly
aroused and the feeling of alarm is
so general that immediate measures
are probable, and the meeting Of the
board Of trustees Monday night is ex-
rected to develop an organized move
ment to aid the officers in hunting
down the terrorists and prosecuting
them to the extreme limit of the law.
Mayor Emo was asked to advance a
theory as to the identity of the perpe-
traitors Of the dynamiting outrage. and
said last night:
II am frank to confess that have
no we'll defined theory have been
in possession of the facts but few
ho,ira and am unable to account for