The San Francisco call., 1906-08-16
YOUTH HELD FOR
BEACH MURDER.

Harry Wilson, a young waiter. was
taken into custody early yesterday
morning on suspicion of being one of
the four thugs who murdered Fred Null
ink at the Ocean Beach on Sunday
night, and though he stoutly protests
his innocence the police are convinced
that he was either a participant in the
crime or has knowledge of the identity
Of its perpetrators.
On the theory that Wilson is one of
the murderers, the police have fixed
suspicious as to his three associates,
but they have as yet not gathered suf-
hcient evidence to warrant further ar
rests. Detectives Mulcahy, Riordan,
OConneH and Policeman Dow worked
hard all day yesterday on the case, and
last night Chief Dinan assisted in the
several hours of Sweating" admins
tered to Wilson. The result of the rigid
examination was such that it convinced
the police that they were on the right
trail.
the beach. was responsible for the cap
ture Of Wilson The patrolman had no
ticed the youthful waiter about the
boulevard resorts and in the vicinity
of the lair that the young criminals
had in Golden Gate Park for several
weeks before the murder. After Sun
day night Wilson disappeared and the
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cation, to strong suspicion. All Tues
( day night Mulcahy. O'Connell, Riordan
/ and Dow searched for Wilson and early
yesterday morning their quest was sue
/ cessful
Wilson is unable to give an explana-
/ tion Of his whereabouts on Sunday
night that will hang together He
gives his age as %, but his appear
ance indicates that he is not more than
16 or II.
a youth named Ralph was taken to
/ headquarters yesterday, it being be-
4 lieved that he was one of Wilson's in
| Inmates, but on establishing an alibi
/ he was allowed to go.
William Hofer who was taken into
custody late Sunday night in the park,
was also released yesterday. When he
was taken before Miss Norma Pisa
! the young woman who was with Null
! nix when he was shot down. she de-
clared positively that he was not one of
/ the four desperate robbers.
Miss Pisa is slowly recovering from
/ the shock of the tragedy.
Another crime that is laid at the door
of the youthful bandits who killed
Mulinix was the hold-up of Charles
Barron last Saturday night on Bryant
street, between Fourteenth and F'if-
teenth streets. Barron is a merchant
residing at 1889 Turk street While
! Walking on street Win Lle IN
tention Of taking a car at Sixteenth
and Bryant streets he noticed four
young men standing in the shadow of
an embankment close to the sidewalk.
They acted in a suspicious manner and
Barron, becoming alarmed, took from
J his pocket a revolver which he carried
fand proceeded with the weapon in his
hand. He had arrived within few
PAGES Of the quartet when one of the
party suddenly stepped out upon the
sidewalk and going directly up to Bar
ron quickly produced a revolver and
commanded him to throw up his hands.
Barron claims that while in the act
Of complying with the command he
suddenly pressed his weapon against
the highwayman's breast, remarking
/ that if there was going to be any
shooting both Of them would die. Bar
ron says further that he proposed to
the hold-up man that they both put
their revolvers in their pockets and
that Barron would return down Bryant
street the way he had come. Without
answering the thug quietly replaced
his revolver in his hip pocket, and re-
joining his partners the three walked
slowly up Bryant street to Fifteenth.