The San Francisco call., 1906-07-11
May Lead to Discovery
of Those Who Tried
to Take Solicitors
Card of Miss Matthew's,
FruifVaIe, Is on Floor
Date of Newspaper In
dicates Assault Was
Committed on Friday

The discovery of stamp photo OF a
woman. a card bearing the name OF
Miss H. Matthews of Fruitvale, a page
from a notebook with memoranda OF
business transactions. dated July 5,
the day previous to the assault. and
an Oakland edition of a San Francisco
morning paper of July 6. was yester-
days feature of the Langreuter assault
mystery. This evidence was found at
the house in which Langreuter was
mysteriously attacked The new clews
deepen the mystery surrounding the
frightfuI beating given the real estate
solicitor at Carville last Friday. but
they may be the means in the end OF
Identifying the unknown assailants.
The card bearing the address OF Miss
Matthews is a business card OF Frank
o. Renstrom. who operates a garage at
424 Stanyan street Renstrom explains
the presence of his card by saying that
his cards are usually given to patrons
of the establishment
The stamp photo originally pictured
the faces of two women. but it has
been torn almost in two. II was found
crumpled up within a few inches of the
newspaper, and it seems TO have been
dropped by the person who left the
paper These. together with the page
from a notebook. were in the room
adjoining that In which the blood was
found. while the card bearing Miss
Matthews address was in a room be-
yond-
VICTIM ATTACKED FRIDAY.
The discovery of these articles shows
that at least one of those who were
in the house the day Of the assault
came from Oakland that same morning.
1t indicates that .Langreuter was not
injured on the evening previous and
left unconscious in the house over
night. for the newspaper was printed
on Friday morning, the same day the
injured man made his appearance at
neighboring houses and asked for aid.
The newspaper was partially torn
and somewhat soiled, as though II had
been carried in a pocket for some time.
1t showed frequent handling. On the
front page was a large picture of Mrs.
Thaw and a sensational telegraphic
article of the crime.
Frank Goewey. the young man whom
the police were inclined to think could
give some information Concerning
Langreuter lives next door TO the
garage from which originally came the
card bearing the name OF Miss Mat
houses in Carville near that in which
the crime was committed. The guests
he has been in the habit of entertain
ing there say the neighbors have ex-
cited talk among the gossipers-
II would like the opportunity OF
cross-questioning Goewey on the wit
ness stand" said one Of the Carville
people yesterday. Il am of the opin-
ion that he can give some evidence
that will be OF value in the Lansreuter
case"
LANGREUTER STILL SILENT.
Langreuter stin refuses TO give in
formation regarding the attack on him.
Not even to his most intimate friends
has he made explanation OF the mys-
terious affair.
\ Mr.. and Mrs. E Buckow. who reside
at SAT Haight street. have known Lang
reuter- for a long time. They declare
that he has always had the reputation
OF being a young man OF excellent hab-
/ it's. They believe that as soon as he
improves physically he will tell all the
circumstances connected with the at
tack made on him last Friday. He has
| given them the impression that he was
robbed of some silver and his watch,
the latter a gift from his mother
Langreuter came to San Francisco
i from PetaIuma. He has been employed
as solicitor for a real estate frm 1t
Is stated by Mr.. and Mrs Buckow that
he has long been in the habit OF taking
lonely walks, and they believe that IL
was on one of these that he was
beaten and robbed They declare that
the picture of man and woman found
where the assault occurred has nothing
/ to do with the case.
/ The identity of the mysterious wo-
man IN black has not been established