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Many Bloody Deeds Charged to Trio

Dinan will not deny that he has the
name of the men in his possession,
but he refuses to make 1t public He
believes that within twenty-four hours
he will have the man in custody, and
until the culprit is behind the bars
he will have nothing to say on the
subject
1t has been known for some time
that the Japanese bank murder was
not committed by two men, but by
three. Two men entered the bank, but
there was a lookout" 1t is believed
that this third man was the lookout"
on that occasion. When tie wounded
Japanese cashier was removed to the
hospital the only inteiligible words
that he uttered after his skull had
been trephined was that black man
had assaulted him.
1T was a black man" he shouted
over and over again to the nurses and
attendants.
The black man described by him an
swers the description or the Kanaka
who has been arrested for the assault
on Behrend. Tomorrow the police will
take this prisoner to the bedside o. the
wounded Japanese, in hope that his ap-
pearance may revive the recollection of
the unfortunate victim.
While nei. .her Siemsen nor Dabnef
will admit that they took part in the
raid on the Japanese bank, they cannot
put up a logical defense to the charge
which the Chief of Police will make
against them.
HIRE HORSE AND BUGGY.
For many months they have been in
the habit of driving from cay to day
horse from the stables of William
Kelly & Son. on Pine street. As rule,
the vehicle was engaged in the name
of Dabner. AS far as the books show,
~ tt<1x u Il SAf
engage a rig on October 3, the day OF
the Japanese murder. But two rigs
were sent out on that day for which
no one seems to stand sponsor. Kelly
says that he knows both the men inti-
mately and that If they had taken a
buggy out he would have remembered
it. 1t is possible, however. that in the
many. customers that Kelly served he
should have forgotten the exact days
on which the vehicles were rented. The
police attach great deal of impor-
tance to the fact that these men were
in the habit of hiring rigs.
1t is known that the nurderers OF
the Japanese banker drove up to the
bank on the afternoon OF that crime in
appointed conveyance. The oc-
cupants were well dressed and had
the appearance of well-to-do business
men.
Dabner and Siensen both aped the
prosperous merchant. Siemsen had 9
wardrobe of fifteen suits and as many
hats. Dabner was almost as we'll sup
piled. Within moment they could
change from the garb of a ruftian tc
the costume of a well-dressed man. II
is believed, however. that when they
attacked the Japanese they were
posing as men in prosperous oircur
stances While no effort has thus fal
been made to ascertain whether they
were depositors in the bank. 1t Is be-
lieved that it may be possible that they
placed money there for the purpose of
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on ne. 1t is pretty tough when you
have three men against you that way.
| just grabbed them and shouted for
help. | remembered the men who Were
killed-Ptitzner and Freide and the
Japanese; | knew the sort of men | was
up against; / had TO get busy and
did.
BITES AND KICKS THUGS.
Il had nothing to fight with but my
hands and feet--and teeth. / closed
in on the two men who were after
me. The Kanaka had a club, the man
from the outside had pistol and they
commenced to hit me on the head: The
blood came, but / stayed and grappled
with them; l didn't want them to kill
me, but l didn't want them to get
away either. l bit the Kanaka in the
thumb; / held on with my teeth. He
cursed me, but I held on till he jerked
away and ran, the outside man with
him.
Il started to follow them. when the
other fellow, this Dabner, came at me
with the fshplate, which he had under
his coat He was swell dresser, but
he came at me like murder and beat
me on the head, but l held on and
kicked into the window to make 4
noise. We fought out from behind the
counter on to the street, | holding on
to this fellow and he beating me fierce
blows with his iron, and then my wife
and little girl came and some men
came; a policeman ran up and 1T was
all over"
The physician in attendance on Beh-
rend says that lie will recover from the
effects of his injuries.
Previous to the fire Behrend was in
business with his brother, David, at
1855 Market street.
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1t was not secluded theater the as
sailants of Harry Behrend chose Tor
the enactment OF the crime that led 10
their defeat and downfall. and 1t hap
pened that there were spectators 10
the murderous beating administered 70
the jeweler and auditors to his calls
for help. And at the climax OF the
attack two policemen appeared on the
scene with all the suddenness OF tnieI-
catchers in a melodrama.
Almost directly across the street
from the little store conducted by Ben
rend Is the new saloon of Conlon q
Tierney. at 1920 Steiner street. con-
Ions brother. John j.. is poteealat tl1 D.
and Tierney's brother-in-law, w W
Lambert, is on the force. SATURDAY
the two patrolmea. while off duty, went
to visit their relatives at the saIooh'
and it was providential that they were
near the scene of the crime
TIEREEY SEES BLOWS
Martin Tierney. one of the proprie-
tors. was standing behind his bar, con-
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Coudy identity The mar who escaped?"
to his eyei yes he is shere1 the time
FOURTEEN LACERATED WOUNDS SCALP
his bed his home the suffering He being nused
mdeene of the husband and father battling his
CAN IDENTIFY ASSAILANTS
he identity
n On
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is nXed the image of the third man.
He is here-all the time" says
Behrend.
WORE IMITATION DIAMOND.
He is small man." whispered Beh-
rend, about five feet five; he is dark
compleXioned, but not so dark as the
Kanaka: he was not a Kanaka He
wore a little black mustaehe. He was
dressed in black overcoat trimmed
with velvet collar; he had on white
shirt" The wounded jeweler paused
while his wife adjusted the ice pack
at his head. He had an imitation dia-
mond stud" continued the whisperer.
The fellow was about 26 years old.
II don't remember things just as
they happened" continued Behrend in
self depreciation. When they started
to go behind the counter l had to get
busy. They took my gun and my club.
If I had had them l would have been
buster still-but they had the best of
me there" Behrend is almost dumb
from the effect Of the beating he re-
ceived. but his language is firm, though
his voice is gone.
WILL KNOW HIM AGAIN.
Il was working behind the counter
by the window" the injured man con-
tinued. when | saw a man come up on
the side and look into the place.
don't think | ever saw him before, but
I'll know him again If I ever have the
chance. Soon he was joined by two
other men and the other two came into
the place and wanted to gee a watch
chain. Dabner. the fellow | fought
with, appeared to be drunk. 1t was he
who wanted the chain; the other man,
who was arrested later, the Kanaka,
was advising him on 1t. Then a Gus
toner came in and the two fellows said
that l didn't have the right kind Of
chain and they left
After the customer had gone the
two men came back and the other fell
low with them. but he still stayed out
side. The Kanaka asked to see the
chain again.
while was showing it to them the
other man entered and stood 0y the
first two. They decided to take the
chain. and gave me twenty dollars. to
change I went to the safe and got
four fves and as stepped back toward
the counter l saw the third man nudge
the others and whisper, sNow's the
time
Then / had to get busy. They came
behind the counter and took my pistol
and club, beating me to the place
where l kept them. Then they turned
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list OF NAMES EXCITES SUSPICION.

and the Impression created in down
town circles was that he was some
wealthy young san Franciscan who had
come to Sacramento for what in drink
ing circles is called "a good time
FREaUENYS SALOONS.
Although he behaved himself. so far
as the public could see, he frequented
the fashionable saloons a good deal,
sometimes in the company Of the man
known as the Eanaka- one night
they hired a rig at a livery stable. and
when they returned from a visit to
various suburban resorts the livery
man complained they had driven the
horses almost 10 death
Kahn had habit of reading the To-
cal newspapers with a closeness which
seemed out Of keeping with his general
care-free ways. The circumstance is
now thought TO indicate that he was
keeping track of the accounts of hold
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ups. or disclosures relating TO Grim
inals. and perhaps his own crimes.
The local Police Department, how
ever. does not appear TO hold Kahn re-
sponsible for any local crimes, and it
is not believed that he is suspected
Of hold-ups here which have not been
frequent. The Golden Eagle Hotel is
one of the first-class hostelries of the
city and it would be the last place the
police would think of going to look
for footpad
SECURE AT GOOD HOTEL.
The very audacity of Kain in putting
UP there is accountable in no other
way than that he believed he was more
secure in such a place than he would
be elsewhere. 1t is said that his friend,
the Kanaka. stopped for a night at
the Capital Hotel, likewise high class
hostelry. Like Kain, he seemed to
have plenty of money.
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GENERAL WOOD DENIES STORY
OF ARREsT or JAPANESE SPY

MANILA. Nov. THE story that a
Japanese army officer had been placed
under arrest here for sketching certain
of the forti1cations of Manila harbor
was denied b. Major General Leonard
Wood commander of the division of
the Philippines No such arrest has
been made and no Japanese have been
caught taking sketches of the fortifica-
tions. 1t is well known that since the
American occupation Japanese have
been engaged in making maps of the
Philippine Island. There is no existing
law to prohibit them. although such
laws were in force under the Spanish
regime.
General Wood has just returned to
Manila from a hunting expedition.
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cred with the blood that ran from the
lacerated head of her spouse but, up-
daunted, she and her daughter did
what they could to save Behrend un-
til Policemen Lambert and Conlon
came up and placed the man under
arrest
Il was upstairs in my room when I
first heard the noise In the store said
Bessie Behrend yesterday afternoon.
There was screaming-no, / would
call it hollering, and some one was
calling. let go l thought it was boys
playing on the street, but the noise
Kept UP so loud and seemed to be
right under my feet that / went down
the front stairs and looked through
the window of the store There was
papa wrestling with that man. 1 tried
to get in and help him..
NO THOUGHT OF FEAR.
Weren't you afraid, Bessie?"
No replied the. child hcsitatingly,
Il don't remember tnat 1 was / didn
think of anything but getting in to
help papa-but l don't know what |
could have done. They were lighting
in the store and l tried to get in and
then the window was broken and
mamma came down from upstairs and
she caught hold of the mans arm and
tried to pull him off and got covered
with blood. When | first saw them
lighting the thief was hitting papa
with an iron"
Mrs. Behrend stated that she was
on the third floor of the building, visit
ing a neighbor, when she heard the
commotion in the jewelers. shop. She
rushed to the street end found her
husband in the grasp of Dabner.
Mrs. Behrend is scarcely larger than
her slight daughter. but. fearless OF
the consequences, the little woman
went to the aid of her husband.
Il heard the noise and came down
stairs and found my husband bleeding &
and a man beating him" she said. Il
grabbed the mans arm and tried to
stop his blows, but could do little. My
husband was growing weak under the
brutal attack and l found my small
strength was of little use. and then
the police came and arrested the
robber."
There was no trace OF hysteria in
the woman's tone yesterday. She had
no time to be nervous; there was an
ice pack to adjust on her husband s
head and there was dinner to get for
the three children.
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him to enter the rooms he was only
charged with grand larceny. otherwise
he would have been charged with bur-
glary.
In the islands Siemsen was known
as u. F. H. Siemsen." but since coming
to America he changed his name to
Simpson. On August 20. when with
Dabner, he was arrested by Detective
Harry Reynolds for stealing a paint
er's outfit at the corner Of Broadway
and Fillmore street. He escaped pun
ishment on that charge because the
owner of the property refused to
prosecute.
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Evtfy voters duty is to
vote against the Ruef Judges.
You will be sure to do this if
you vote the independent
Non-Partisan judicial ticket
at the bottom of the voting
machine. You can vote for
your party candidates for
other Offices afterward.
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Delicate Wife and
Child Fight Thug

Little Bessie Behrend, frail child
of thirteen was the first to rush to
the aid of her father while he was
being beaten by Dahner in the Steiner
street store. Following the child came
the delicate wife of the jeweler, Mrs.
Annie Behrend, who sprang on the
struggling men and tried TO tear the
murderous young thug from her
wounded husband IN the melee Mrs.
Behrend's gown and face became cov-
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of the horrible crimes, but the details
are lacking to make as yet complete
showing In a court of law.
Il think" says the Chief, that we
shall hang them. There is no use in
trifiing with the attack upon Behrend,
vicious as it may seen. For that crime
at best we could give them only life
Imprisonment, but such punishment
does not in any measure answer for
the crimes which they have committed.
l will insist that they be tried for the
murder of the Japanese bankers. For
that crime they should hang, and from
the information that we have ] believe
they will hang"
The evidence against the two men
under arrest is strong and the police
are at present exerting every effort
TO find the third man who acted with
Siemsen and Dabner in the attack upon
the ieweleT. As far as can be learned
his name is Henry. At the home of
Joseph Lecara, 1886 Union street, it
was learned that strange man sap-
peared at the breakfast table Saturday
morning with Semsen. He was intro
duced only by his first name. He APP
peared to be thoroughly in accord with
his friends, and the police believe that
he is the man who made his escape
after the robbery. full description
are working in conjunction with the
name and address of the man given to
the police by the confession of Dabner
to locate him.
SEARCH FOR THIRD MAN.
1t is the third man that is now caus-
ing the police all the worry. Chief
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TO INSTALL. ORNAMENTAL POLES.

A rally Of Devisadero street proper
ty owners will be held tonight at lS5l
Devisadero street to cebeOTate ths
awarding of a contract for ornamental
lanap posts to be installed on tfar
thoroughfare from Haight 20 Cahfor-
MIA street. The expense is to be borne
by the property owners and merchants
of the street.
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age as twenty-five and said he lived
in Sacramento.
ANY statement the girl may make
about being married at the point of
a pistol is absurd. She was the most
willing bride / ever saw-so wiling
and giggling that my wife, whom /
called in to witness the ceremony.
commented on how fiighty she was
was directed to send the certificate Of
n.trriaSe, after recording it, to some
address in San Francisco which L do
not now remember. Siensen said he
was a contractor. / thought at the
time that he must have met my SON
in-law, who is also u contractor, and
was directed by him to me. That,
however. was merely a conjecture on
my part"
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DEATH OF Mrs. NYE.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. MRS. Edgar
w Nye, widow of the late "Bili" Nve.
died at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
e. w. Pharr. at Avera plantation, near
Morgan City. Mrs. Nye was Sc years
old and formerly was a resident OF
North Carolina.
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WOMAN is BURNED TO DEATH.

PITTSBURG. Nov. AIRS. Frances
Santego was burned to death and Har
old. son. years old. is in a critical
condition from suffocation and four
other children had narrow escape
from a fire tonight in this city. Mrs
Santego was pouring oil on the II,
when the can exploded.
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gaining access to the teller's counter
It is upon this theory that Chief
Dinan is now working, and If he can
find among the names of the deposit
tors any one like that of Dabner or
Siemsen he will feel justified in max
ing a formal charge against both men.
SaUANDERED MUCH MONEY.
1t is undoubtedly the fact that the
men have squandered thousands of
dollars without Justification as far as
employment was concerned. Until a
few months ago Siemsen was employed
as a brlcklayer at the Presidio. He
repaired all the fallen chimneys in the
officers quarters, the barracks and In
the administration houses and was
regarded as a good workman. His in
come, however, from this work was
not by any means sufficient to justify
his expenditures. He was a constant
patron of the garages and hundreds
of dollars were expended to carry his
fiancee, Miss Won Hofen. from her
Union-street home to dry goods
house on Van Ness avenue.
In the neighborhood there were many
comments on his reckless expenditure
of money. He never went to the sa-
loon across the street unless he asked
all within to join him in a drink. His
prodigality was the comment of the.
neighborhood although none suspect
ed that he was gaining his livelihood
by holdups. Last Friday he was in
the saloon with policeman, for whom
he bought many drinks.
The boldness of Siemsen is his most
remarkable characteristic. When he
reported at police headquarters Satur-
day night that he had been robbed of
diamond ring and 5000. 1t was mere
~ pretense by which he hoped to
learn whether his companion In crime
had been captured, or If he had been
captured, to release him from custody
Some OF the detectives believe that he
was so desperate that he would have
attempted a jail delivery, and that In
coming to the headquarters at Pine
and Larkin streets he proposed to lib
crate his companion at all hazards.
This, however, is not sanctioned by
Chief Dinan, who regards Siemsen
much in the same light as any other
criminal. Dinan has personal knowl-
edge of the man, having in 1902 prose-
cuted him on charge of grand lar
ceny.
ARRESTED FOR THEFT.
In 1902 Detective Mulcahey arrested
him for the theft of band instruments
from the Hawaiian Glee Club. which
at the time was playing at the Or
pheum. He was convicted and on
ussS IL, 1SV1, SSHtenCeQ TO i've years
at Folsom by Superior Judge Dunno.
On December 1s, 1905. he was released.
and since that time he has been living
in San Francisco. The theft of the
band instruments created some excite
ment at the time because being Ha-
waiian he was admitted to the rooms OF
the glee club at the Golden West Hotel.
Siemsen had been known TO many of
the glee club members in Honolulu.
and while his character was not the
best, 1t is not believed that he would
steal. Because Of the permission given
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LOOSE RAIL CAUSE OF ACCIDENT.

ATLANTIC CITY. Nov. Coroner
Gaslzill announced that experts in his
employ had decided that a loose rail
caused the accident of the Pennsylvania
Railroad at the Thoroughfare draw last
Sunday in which more than fifty per-
sons lost their lives. The inquest will
be continued tomorrow.
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Kain andKanaka Enjoy.
Luxury at Capital City
One Act Excites Suspicion

SACRAMENTO Nov. CLERK Louis Wilcox of the Golden
Eagle recognized in the OF the gappe published
Call likeness OF the guest the hotel who registered
There doubt the identity OF the re-
telegram signed Jack from Oakland October ~
RECOGNIZES PICTURE AS THAT OF KAHN.
4 recognized the published picture that of the man
who registered Kahn and who has given his Dabner to
police said Wilcox Il asonished
my life while there things about Kain that did
understand idea that engaged any wrong
doing is the Francisco paper
aooompce accompanied him
the al night
LIST OF NAMES EXCITES SUSPICION
The strangest thing remarked that gave
list OF whom he said mail would be likely
and asked that II be delivered him. sorry didn't
keep the list"
Clerk Wilcox and others who knew Kai called himself
utterly astounded the revelations connecting him with the
San Francisco crimes He wedreed gentemany appear
ing young fellow with ample he was very
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Assassins Make Splurge as Swells in Sacramento
Image Of Missing Thug lndelibly
Fixed on Mind of Behrend.

sT DON'T remember much happened them had busy They
got club and had first would have been buster
STILL Statement Harry Beend made whispers his where he
lies seriously wounded
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thfn opened TOR grading roads. Cutters drasns
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specifications on file In this office The co.,
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? Pnncely Airs Win Kanaka
Crook Hand Of White Girl.

Continued From page 1, Column Z.
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Continued From Page 1, Column 9.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-13
BIGGEST MONTH ON RECORD.
November. 1906. Leads All Past Rec.
Ords in Lewiston Land Office.

The official land office report for
the month of November was finished
yesterday and sent to the department
at Washington, says the Lewiston
Tribune. The report shows that the
total receipts for the month were
s62,591.51, the greatest monthly re-
ceipts in the history of the land Of
flee.
There were 1856 cash entries dur
ing the month, embracing III timber
and stone proofs. nine commuted
homestead proofs and five excess
acreage. On this the acreage amount
ed to 23,303.41 and the receipts were
s6O.1S427.
Twenty-four original homestead en-
tries were filed for 2,94o.4S acres of
land, the fees amounting to 5000 and
the commissions to s171.SS. Final
homestead proofs were made on A.
1898 acres, the commissions on
which amounted to $171.SS.
November was not only the largest
month in the history of the office, but
1t showed a close approach to the to-
tai receipts for the quarter ending
September 80, when the receipts
reached a total of $SS,422.70. This
quarter was the second largest since
the office was established. Indica-
tions point that the present quarter
will eclipse any previous record.