The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
LEADS SHERIFF
To coin CACHE
Place Where Thugs Plunder
Is Hidden Is Revealed
to Barnet by Schneider
OFFICERS RECOVER Sl46
Case Against Youths Who
Killed Thomas w. Cook at
Fruitvale Deemed Complete

OAKLAND. Aug. THE place where
was hidden part OF the money taken by
George Blaker. Percy Pembroke and John
Schneider from Thomas W. Cook. whose
death ensued from wounds inflicted by
the robbers was disclosed by John
Schneider 10 Sheriff Barnet to-day. This
part of the pluuder was buried under
Bakers home. There was Sl46 there, and
Schneider says that the rest Of the plum
DER was spent. He also showed the Sher-
III where Baker had hidden his bloody
trousers, from which he had endeavored
10 wash the blood stains, but the pockets
Of which are stiL red with the blood that
covered the money as Blaker slowed it
away.
This evidence. Sheriff Barnet says.
makes his case complete against the
three youths who to-day were formally
charged before Justice of the Peace
Gesry with The murder Of Cook, the COM
plants being sworn TO by Constable Tom
Carroll.
There is little now tosbe added to the
story Of the crime as told IN the cOnfes
sions Of Schneider and Pembroke. Schnei-
der's cap. found al the scene Of the rob
berry, the bludgeOns. which Pembroke
confesses TO have made; the money found
buried under Bakers home; the pockets
OF the trousers he wore that night being
stained with blood. All point an accusing
make such a complete chain of evidence
against them that, without the confes-
siofs. the facts now in the possession OF
the Sheriff would leave little doubt as TO
the guilt OF all Of them.
DIGS Up THE MONEY.
1t was after midnight last night that
Schneider in talking with Chief Jailer
Peter White, finally admitted 10 him that
he knew Where the money was hidden
and TOLD him that If he would take him
out to Fruitvale he would show him
where il was concealed. White got into
communication with Sheriff. Barnet and
at ! O'Clock this morning Barnet accom-
panied 10y Constable Tom Carroll, drove
Schneider out 70 Fruitvale. The officers
were directed 10 go 10 the Baker home
al 1921 Fruitvale avenue With the aid of
a lantern they went down into the base
ment and were led up under the front
part OF the house. near the steps. where
Schneider pointed 10 brick, the surface
Of WbIch was flush with Che ground, and
said: 1T is hidden under that"
He waB Ilrected 70 dig the money up
and ne quickly pulled the brick away
and, scratching down in the soft earth
with his fingers, produced a paper par
Gel. After unrolling considerable paper
the officers came TO a handkerchief in
which there was S125 in gold, one $40
greenback and one 81 greenback. Schnei-
der stated that Baker had given him $40
the next morning when they went 10 San
Francisco and had $50 himself, and says
that he does not know where the rest Of
it went to-f there was any more taken
from Cook.
In telling Of his meeting with Blaker
the morning after the robbery, Schneider
said:
ran away before they completed the job
and when I got up the next morning ! went
over 10 Bakers house early and whlstled for
him. as ] wanted 70 find out what he had
done. he came out when he heard me whis-
tie, as We wee going to san Francisco TO
spend the day and he asked me why I ran
away. said that ] did not want TO have
anything TO DO with IL. and he then gave
SO and told me he had $50 for himself
We went under the house and he pointed
out the brick 70 me and said. THE money is
buried right under there and / viii divide it
with you and Pembroke Monday morning" "
We were arrested that night, 50 he never got
q chance 10 divide it. I don't know whether
Pembroke got any Of the money or not.
BLOODSTAINED TROUSERS.
To-day at noon Schneider was again
taken over to the Blaker house to show
Sheriff Barnet where Bakers blood
stained trousers had been hidden. They
were found tucked away behind the roof
Of a closet in the rafters. In regard to
them, Schneider said: "Blaker showed me
his corduroy pants and said, I have these
pants here with blood on them: what had
] better DO with them? Maybe 1 had bet
ter burn them. He had been trying to
wash them, and I said, They are so wet
they VIII not burn; you had better throw
them up in the attic I gave him boost
up to a place where he could get on top
Of a closet and he stuck them where
showed them to you"
The fnforma tions charging all three of
the boys with murder were made out by
District Attorney Allen to-day and were
then taken over to Justice of the Peace
w. r. Geary, in East Oakland. where
Constable Carroll swore to them. The
exact date for the arraignment Of the
boys has not been decided upon.