The San Francisco call., 1906-10-15

.~ The discovery of the body of the
night watchman added to the activity
OF the police in their efforts to capture
the double murderer, and every pos
sible hiding place within mile of the
scene of the crime was thoroughly
searched by the police. but without
result. No trace OF the murderer could
be found. and although detectives have
been at work on the case all day, not
a single ciew which might lead to the
Identification OF the desperate thug
has been discovered.
KILLED WITHOUT WARNING.
Trubody. the murdered watchman.
had been in the employ of Holbrook.
Merrill & Stetson ever since the COM
pany established its headquarters on
this side of the bay after being burned
out in san francisco. During this
time he lived by himself in two rooms
at 1887 Peralta street. The deceased
was G. years Of age. and leaves three
daughters. Mrs. J. F. Vance. Mrs. VIII
liam Ellis of Point Richmond and Miss
Tillie Trubody, whose home is in
Berkeley. The latter. rs soon as she
heard of the tragic death of her father.
came TO Oakland 10 arrange for the
disposal OF the remains, which had been
removed TO the Morgue The deceased
also leaves one son. Clarence Trubody,
who is at present absent from this city.
From the position in which the body
Of the murdered watchman was found.
the police believe that he was killed
without warning a. he started 70. in
~estigate the firing Of the shot which
had killed Motorman Tenny. When
found the body was stretched across
board roadway leading into the prop
erty of the company by which he was
employed. and the revolver of the dead
man was clutched in the right hand.
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Trubody ran around the building on
hearing the first shot fired by the thug.
and on emerging from the shadow of
the building ran directly into the es-
Gaping murderer and was killed with
out warning. before he had even time
70 realize that his life was in danger.
STORY OF THE CONDUCTOR.
Conductor L. B. Samuel. who was in
charge Of the car on which Tenny met
his death. informed the police that ow-
ing TO the fact that he was seated with
his back to the door by which the thug
entered the car he did not see the rob-
ber enter. and knew nothing of his
presence until he heard the shot which
ended the motorman's life. Because
Of this Samuel was unable to furnish
a description of the murderer to the
police. having caught a mere glimpse
Of the footpad as he leaped from the
motorman. In his statement to Detec-
tive Hodgkins the conductor said
We were due at Sixteenth and Pine
streets at l a. m. We arrived at Six
teenth and Wood at 1886 a. m. wait
ing for car standing at depot TO pass
l went into car and sat down on the
south side of the car, west end, and
started 10 count my money. Motorman
Tenny came inside the car, sitting on
the north side Of the car. he COM
menced to talk about holdups and said
TO me:
Keep your weather eye open and
your switch iron handy tonight
The trip prior ! had said to him that
the controller was better to use than
switch iron and showed him how TO use
It When the robber entered the car
Tenny was demonstrating how he would
use the controller on a holdup man and
suddenly jumped up. raising his arm,
ed toward a man with a gun in his
band that entered the car from the east
end
Not word was said by the robber.
and one shot was fired, strikine Tenny.
Within few seconds three more shots
were fired and appeared to come from
stood. It all occurred so quick that
scribe the robber. Tenny turned to me
I took him on a Twelfth street car to
the Central Hospital. Tenny said he
thought he hit him with the controller.
LAYS 1T TO TEGGMAN.
Chief of Police Wilson was aroused
early this morning by the report of the
holdup, followed an hour or so later
by the finding of the second victim of
the thug The Chief lost no time in
repairing to police headquarters, where.
with Captains Petersen and Lynch, he
took up the effort to locate the MUIR
derer. Orders were issued to the day
watchers to send in every man that
showed any suspicious signs. Detect
ives and patrolmen secured the city
and sent in many suspects, some of
whom were detained for closer inves-
tigation. Among these was Thomas
Thurber a discharged soldier, who,
Chief Wilson said, had a record as an
ex-eonvict. Thurber's arrest was made
as a precautionary move, the police
having not asserted any connection
with the murders. Chief Wilson, after
surveying the situation tonight. said:
The shooting OF Tenny and the
watchman was so wanton that I can
only credit the crimes to a desperate
man who would let no obstacle stop
him from cutting a way out of close
place. This thug is no doubt of the
quality known in police circles as yegg-
men.
In these cases before us we are pc
culiarly Handicapped by lack of a de-
partment is exerting itself to the ut
most in it's efforts to meet the condi-
tions Every man has been Dut on his
mettle and we shall use every endeavor
to keep down the criminal element.
For days we have been driving sus-
poets out Of the city and this work will
continue unrelentingly.
REWARDS ARE OFFERED.
Both Captains Petersen and Lynch
accord with Chief Wilson in the belief
that desperate yeggman is response
BILE for the murders.
The police have been Informed that
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson will offer
a reward for the capture Of their
watchman's murderer, and that the
Oakland Traction Consolidated will
also join in the effort to unearth the
criminal.
SON-IN-LAW BREAKS IN.
The murder Of Trubody is likely to.
be followed by the arrest of j. F.
Vance, a son-in-law of the dead man.
Immediately after the discovery of the
body OF the murdered man this morn
ing his rooms at 1887 Peralta street
were locked by the Coroner and In
structions were issued to the owner to
allow no one TO enter the place except
on a written order from the Coroner or
the Chief of Police.
Miss Tillie Trubody, q daughter of
the murdered, watchman, this after