The San Francisco call., 1906-10-16
Louis Taylor Looks
Like Dark Thug
in Friede Case.
Arthur Smith Tells
Story of q HoIdHp
Margie Ryan Ad-
mits knowledge
of the Crime.
Refuses TO Discuss
Murder of Merchant

Detectives MCGOWAN and Con
Ian of the water 'front.' police de-
tail arrested last evening Louis
A. Taylor, alias Howard, and Ar
thur Smith, expressmen, COM
! panions Of Ralph Scanlan, who IS
held on suspicion of having been
one Of the men who murdered
William Fr;ede on the afternoon
Of September II. Taylor. or How
ard as he is best known, resem-
bles the tall man" in the Friede
case. Smith IS held merely to
verify certain statements made
by Margie Ryan and Alma Fisher
regarding the career Of Scanlan,
as he was present on certain
occasion immediately after Scan
Ian and Taylor had robbed a man
and taken from him gold watch
and $50 in coin.
Margie Ryan's story, told under
pressure to Chief of Detectives
Duke, set the police to work look
ing for Taylor and Smith. The
station was notified and Conlan and
MCGOWAN set out TO find the men want
Cd. They were found in water front
resort
AIargie Ryan's story fixes responsi-
4nity upon scanlan and Taylor for at
Tsast one crime. On the subject Of the
Friede murder. she processes total ig-
norance. she was questioned rigorous
lv by Captain Duke and would not an
svver beyond a certain point The
police expected more from her, but she
was obdurate and as she cannot be
held on a charge OF completely, it is
probable that she viii be released this
afternoon without giving more than
superficial details concerning the case
in which she alleges the so-called "ex-
pressmen" were implicated.
The temper OF the girl may well be
Judged, however. by a remark she made
TO Policeman Jordan, who was instru-
mental in having scanlan arrested.
with a sudden. uncontrolled impulse
she blurted out, as the patrolman
PASSED her cell. They can keep me
here til doomsday and I VIII not tell
them all know"
The Ryan girl was unyielding when
the detectives first began to question
her. Finally certain facts were put
before her to refresh her memory and
she weakened. In answering queries
that were rapidly propounded, she
said.
yes, Z was told by Ralph something
about q holdup on Waller street. near
Golden Cate Park. cannot remember
the date. I think it was about four
months ago Ralph told me about an
other fellow and himself stopping a
man at the place mentioned. The fell
low asked Ralph's assistance. His
name is FHoward-or at least Taylor.
Ralph said they had taken the guy
home to Waller and shrader streets;
he was drunk"
Did they knock him down2" asked
Captain Duke.
no. they just robbed him, is the
way I understood it. Howard took a
gold watch to Oakland the next Gay
and gave it to a man"
Did he sell it2" asked Duke.
eNo. he did not; that is what. he
said"
TAYLOR ADMITS ROBBERY.
Mrs. Fisher, mother Of Alma Fisher,
was interviewed by the police and gave
information such as had been impaired
10 her BY her daughter, which veri-
ned the Ryan girls story.
Taylor was sweated by the detec-
lives and hnally admitted the holdup
mentioned. He places the blame on
anian. He says that Smith was wait
5ng on stanyan street for his COM
panions and did not know that rob-
merry was taking place. When Scan