The San Francisco call., 1905-03-29
STILL LOOKING
FOR ROBBERS
Police, Sheriffs and Pinker-
ton Men Continue Hunting
for the Siege Highwaymen

Although the police of San Fran
ties of Contra Costa and Alameda
counties and the men of the Pinker-
ton agency are hunting for Thomas A.
Collins and John A. Zimmerman, ac-
cused of the Central Bank 900 rob-
berry at Siege, they have as yet failed
to find clew to the whereabouts OF
the much-wanted men. IN Richmond,
Wnere the men made their headquar-
ters prior to the robbery, nothing has
been seen of them since and the local
! department has sent for men to assist
Sheriff Veale in hunting them down.
The first clew obtained relative to
I the Identity of the meg wanted for rob-
bing DAILY and Roche came through
one Morgan, a buggy washer at Aber-
nethy's stable, who identified the photo
graph of Collins as that of the man
who hired the buggy in which the rob-
bers made their escape. In Oakland at
Daly's stable Collins was identified as
the man seen hanging around shortly
before the robbery. Subsequent identi-
fication has proved to the satisfaction
of the officers that Zimmerman and
Collins are the robbers.
The chances of apprehending them
are considered very good. Their OPP
VI SSCdQS was pIdCliCdlly
done away with by the prompt action
of the Sheriffs men Immediately after
the robbery. and with exits closed the
work of the police will be narrowed
down to finding their hiding place
within circumscribed limit. Although
1t is believed that the two men are
being concealed by criminals in San
Francisco, the police are working on
| the theory that they separated a short
time after the crime and one may be
still in Alameda or Contra Costa
| County.
Despite the denial at Pinkerton
headquarters that Charles Hehry (alias
| Mulcahey) is a leading spirit in the
affair, he was seen by reputable wit
| nesses several times in conversation
| With Zimmerman and Collins at Rich
mond for long time prior. to the rob-
| berry. He, 1t is understood, was to have
share in the active consummation OF
the crime and the division of the pro-
| ceeds, but made an unfortunate visit
| to San Francisco and received a SEN
| tence of fourteen years in Folsom for
an old crime, and is at the Broadway
| jail awaiting transportation to the PEN
1 itentiary.
1t is from him that Sheriff veaIe OBJ
tained his clews that led to the nam
| ing of Zimmerman and Collins as the
perpetrators of the crime. Despite al
promises of a lighter sentence, Henry
refuses to make any statement to i'm
plicate his pals, expressing a willing
ness to serve his sentence and save his
| confederates.
Miss Mabel Perry of Siege, who saw
a part of the holdup through field
! glasses. has identified the horse and
buggy that were hired at Abernethy'
stables, in Oakland, by Collins as the
same rig she observed leaving the
scene of the robbery and following
behind Daly's buggy that was driver
away by Zimmerman. Miss Perry had
| no trouble in recognizing the horse
and she was quite as positive of the
buggy, because of its peculiar con-
struction
The Pinkertons have evidence that
while Collins and Zimmerman occupied
the fiat at 1910 Seventh street, Oakland
| they arranged all of the details of the
| robbery, and there manufactured the
gags, masks and other paraphernalis
used in securing Daily and Roche after
| they had the two Central Bank mes
| sengers under range Of the persuadine
| rifle and revolver.
The bank officials are hopeful thai
the reward, aggregating $2250, that has
/ been offered will lead to the arrest OF
the fugitives The Oakland police are
| clearing up local ends of the robbery
to get into shape such evidence as car
be collected for use in the event the
| suspected men are captured. To this
end the statements of all persons con-
cerned are being whipped into shape
Photographs of Collins and Zimmerman
have been shown to employees at Daly's
stable in Oakland, and Collins has
| been identified as man who was seer
hanging around the place.
The authorities have evidence thai
Zimmerman was seen near the Contra
Bank one morning when the coin sacks
for shipment to Richmond were being
transferred from the bank to DAILY;
team.
May Brown, an Oakland woman
whose name had been connected witt
the case, denied to the police yesterday
that she had any knowledge concern
ing 1t.