The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-07

SAN FRANCISCO 10Y PRISONER
TELLS or RECENT CRIMES.
Win y Companion 10 Killed and Robbed
Two Merchants and q Japanese Banker
Says Companion struck tho Fatal
blows, but Admits share In the Grimes.

Blows, but Admits share In the Grimes.
SAN FRANc1sco, Nov. 6.-Louis Dabner,
the young man who was captured by the
police on Saturday while attacking a ieweller
named Behrend and who implicated Kanaha
Simpson, to-day made q confession to Capt.
d. ke In which he declared that he and Simp-
son had committed tho Series of gaspipe
crimes that have ter orised San Francisco
and completely pussled the police. There
wa 20 third nan engaged In the Grimes.
In the presence Of his father and mother
Dabner confessed his part In the Phstner
and Friede murders and the murder and
robbery of a Japanese banker. His parents
wept and the young criminal himself was
much affected.
Tneir first murder was Of the shoe store
keeper, Pfistner Ho,told Of Simpson trying
on shoes and then hitting PRstner over the
head with a gsspipe. Dshner watched the
door. They got about 500, which they
divided. Their mort crime was the murder
OF Friede. a clothing store keeper Simpson
killed him with q gaspipe and they rifed
the TIL and the dead mans pockets.
They planned the Japanese bank robbery
carefully. They watched and saw the clerks
leave for lunch. Simpson had already
talked with the manager of the bank about
depositing money So there was no sus-
picion. Simpson killed the manager and
Dabner hit the Gle K. Sasahi. over the head.
They gathered up 1900 In gold and silver
and quietly left, driving away In a buggy
They spent the nest day several hundred
dollars for clothes and jswelry. q
One crime that Dabner Confesses was
the holding up Of Coroner Leland, for which
James Sutton was recently convicted and
sentenced to prison for fifty years. Dabner
says Sutton Is innocent.
This confession makes the most remark
able story of desperate crime in his city
that has been told 10 many years. Dabuor
Is a young hoodlum who was corrupted by
association with Kanaka Simpson.
Capt. Duke says the confession was the
most affecting scene he ever witnessed.
The father Of Dabner sat with tears stream
ing down his face N begged the young
man TO tell all he knew. The boy at times
broke down and wept also. He is only 10
years old.
Dabner's confession is given in simple
language. The following is the most inter
esting part, giving In detail the. Japanese
bank robbery and murder
"On the morning OF tbs japanese bank
robbery Simpson and I loft home together.
We had planned the day before to rob the
bank at noon. Simpson went into the
bank on the day previous 10 the murder.
When he came out he told mt he had repre-
sented himself to be a business man and that
he intended 10 deposit money there. On
the day Of the robbery We hung around
the bs nix for a while and after we saw the
clerks 10 away we went In. Simpson
stopped at the front and told the Japanese
clerk he = nted to see the manager. Then
simpson and | went back To the manager s
Office. Simpson Jaw the hanag ger writing
and as the other Jap was not looking Simp-
son hit the mansger over the head with
a gas pipe which / got near Ou house and
wrapped in q piece of paper.
alter Simpson knocked out the manager
I called the other Jap back TO the rear
office, according to our original plans
When he came Simpson hit nin over the
bead several times and be fell. The Jap
started TO get up, when / hit him again over
the head. Simpson then vent through the
TIL and We got about s. 200, part in silver
and part in gold, which We pvt in a sstchel.
We then went to SIMPSON, horse and buggy,
which we had left In Webster street, and
drove to Union street"