The San Francisco call., 1906-10-10
POLICE AFTER YEGGMEN.
Wren Instructs His Men 10 Round Up
All Suspicious PeddIers.

Wren Instructs His Men TO Round Up
All Suspicious PeddIers.
No more arrests were made by the
police yesterday in connection with
the japanese murder and bank rob
berry mystery, and although the entire
force Of detectives IS straining every
effOrt 70 bring TO justice the desperate
thugs clews are lacking and therefore.
the police say, II is impossible to make
any headway
There is great difference of opinion
among the men Of the upper Office"
regarding the class OF criminals who
have committed the daring crimes Of
the last four weeks. Acting Captain
Wren believes the men who did the
work are high grade criminals while
I'd Gibson and the men who have been
working with him are sure that yegg-
men, or lower-grade crooks, are re-
sponsible.
To strengthen the belief that yegg-
men are responsible for the murder
and robbery at the japanese bank. the
police received information yesterday
that a band Of these notorious crooks
left Spokane some weeks go on their
way south, and presumably located in
san Francisco.
These yeggmen operated with great
success throughout the larger cities Of
the Northwest. They plundered and
planned and executed that the police of
the north were bafhed. Having worked
that country for air there was in 1t,
the belief is that these yeggmen
have sought pastures new in San
Francisco, where the loot is rich and
escape easy.
The yeggmen theory. which Gibson
adheres TO so closely, has had its ef-
feet upon Wren. and last night he was
apparently partially won over to the
side Of Gibson. The two sleuths held
2 long conference, in which each made
suggestions that may prove valuable
in running the thugs 10 earth.
Wren practically decided last night
10 adopt new tactics in an endeavor tc
get a line on the crooks. Accepting
partly the yeggman theory. he has or
dered his detectives TO make a thor
ough canvass Of all the peddler dis
tricts and camps throughout the city
and round up suspicious characters.
Bright and early this morning the
sleuths wiz start out on their new
mission These experienced criminal
hunters know q yeggman as soon a:
they lay eyes on hi-n. They have in
structions TO gather them all in, No
matter what stories they tell, and it 1:
likely that many cells will be filled
with this class OF criminals before an
other sun sets.
ENEu II the IlEll men are Iol % heI
into custody. Gibson is strong in th'
belief that any OF the yeggmen wht
are arrested and properly sweated viii
be able TO furnish information tha
viii serve 70 give the police valuable
clews. One yeggman always knows
another and as there are "stoolies'
among them as well as among othe
classes OF criminals, some Of them ar
bound 70 break down and tell the de
tectives something of value
tt is known that Wren has severa
other suspicious characters in mind
hut he does not want TO arrest then
for q while for fear the news ma.
reach their associates who are boun'
10 send the news all along the line
thus warning the crooks the polio
want most For this reason Wren !
maintaining the utmost secrecy and 4
striving to keep from the public tn
names of any Of the men arrested
only the upper Office men are allowe'
70 look at the reports in Wren's desk