The San Francisco call., 1906-11-07
N AWFUL CONFESSION.

the day of the marriage"
AN AWFUL CONFESSION.
Passing on to the Japanese bank
murder, the kanaka, walking up and
down the room. demonstrated how he
struck Vice President AIurakata down
and how he held the head Of Sasaki
while Dabner dealt the blows that made
the paying teller a dOddering idiot
Dabner himself was weak on the day
of the assault. he said. and hadn't the
usual force behind his blows.
Once had struck Murakata he
was as good as done for" said Siemsen.
Il never have to strike a second blow"
There was no tone of bravado in
this statement. which he made like a
man telling how we'll he could wing
bird or bring down a deer
Demonstrating the assault on the
jeweler Behrend, he grasped Captain
Duke by the head. placed a hand under
the throat. and showed how he held the
fghting German so that Dabner could
give the latter a more Efficient welt
with his length of iron hshplate.
II had my right hand here" he said,
fixing il up on Dukes head. When
Dabner struck. he was a little ner-
vous. and mashed one of my fingers
After I made my getaway I met Hulda
Won Hofen. l was on my way to a
doctors to have the finger dressed. and
told her that I had been held up and
robbed She believed my story, and
after I left her rang UP police head
quarters When I found this out on
meeting her later I decided to correct
this mistake of hers by calling on the
police. That's why I did so. I didn't
think there was anything daring or
clever in that, but did 1t simply to
avoid suspicion. as I knew the police
would hunt me up to investigate the
supposed holdup anyway"
WATCHED POLICE WORK.
Siemsen also told how he used to
point out Chief Dinan. Captain Duke
and different detectives to Dabner on
the street while the police were scour-
ing the city for the gaspipe gang.
his voice when he told about this, and
he glanced at the police In the room as
though the joke was on them and they
should laugh
He got more and more desperate IN
his crimes. he said, because ever since
the sentencing OF the former cOnvict
Sutton for holding up Dr. Leland Job
done by himself and Dabner-he felt
that he would be glad when the Op-
portunity came 20 free this innocent
man.
Il knew I would be caught In ths
end" he said. and was always i'm
pressing this fact on Dabner- never
did think that I would always be able
to escape. but that fact never troubled
me. While lived 1 lived, and wasn't
afraid of taking any kind Of chances"
When Siemsen had answered all the
questions put TO him the police took
him back TO bis cell Dabner was then
taken out OF the Office. The handouts
had been removed from him. His
father and his brother Leo were still
hudd1ed up on bench outside the cap
tain's Office sobbing quietly. Young
Dabner looked at his father and started
to turn away, but he faltered moment
and then made for the old man. He
lifted him clear from the bench, and
then embraced him and broke into dis
NAL crying
THE FATHER COLLAPsEs.
The elder Dabner then stif1ed his own
sobs and began to talk about God and
the right thing done by the boy in tell
| ing the truth.
'T don't think I'll ever see yous
mother again" said the old man. Then
he collapsed completely and fell on the
bench. His son Leo had to hold him up.
Both kept gazing at Louis as the po-
lice led him handcufred from the sta
ton