The San Francisco call., 1906-10-04

ments, comparatively coherent, consid-
ering his condition
VINO hit you?" asked Charles CAN
ney. an official Japanese interpreter.
"One American" replied the sufferer.
Was 4Aere more than one?" he was
next asked.
Yes, there were two Americans"
Further questioning only brought
mumbled responses which could not be
interpreted. While the paying teller
was talking he was fighting imaginary
assailants. He attacked Detective Tim
Bailey on one occasionssand on another
a nurse who was attending him.
The commission of the crime, right
in the heart OF the city at broad day.
light, stirred the police department to
the greatest activity. Chief of Police
Dinan isued orders that every detective
on duty and of duty report at police
headquarters at o'clock in the even
ings At that time Acting Captain of
Detectives Wren detailed a score or
more of men on the, case, directing each
TO follow the slightest c1ew to the end.
If the assassins and robbers are not run
ertion on the part of the police OFF,
cials.
DETECTIVES GET A CLEw.
Thus far thezmost promising clew is
found in the fact that three white men
opened small accounts at the bankfdur-
ing the last few days. The question
the detectives ask is, why should an
American deposit in small Japanese
bankT" This query is followed by a
second: As the Japanese are suspicious
Of Americans, how could an absolute
stranger gain an entrance to the bank
unless he had recognized business
there7" These two queries asked by
the detectives are pertinent and will be
answered within the next twenty-four
hours. The'names of the American de-
positors are being jealously guarded by
the police, who have instructed the Of
1 hcials of the bank not to give any
names to the public.
Aside from the clew furnished by the
, fact that there are three white deposit
ors. two women, one OF whom refuses
to give her name or address, and. the
other. who says she is Mrs. E. Clark
residing at 1904 OFarrell street, have
given descriptions of the murderers
which may lead to their capture. The
first woman in her statement to the
police said;
''I was passing the bank at about L
o'clock today. / looked inside and saw
a man standing at the counter He was
about feet inches tall and wore g
light suit His hair was inclined to be
reddish. His complexion was very rud-
diamond ring. He appeared genteei.
did not see any other person there"
Mrs. Clark states that she passed the
bank about 10 minutes past IL o'clock
'I saw q slender young man trying
to push his way into the bank" said
she. The door seemed to be caught.
glanced in and then saw a heavy set
man in the rear of the bank. The first
man had a ruddy complexion. Just
Z H1x ha fal
think he had a small mustache"
Policeman A Diermann, who patrols
Fillmore street in the afternoon. be-
lieves that he saw two men who cor
respond TO the description OF the rob-
bers lettering around Webster and
o'Farrell streets on the day previous
Diermann said: sT-
DO NOT HEED WARNING.
sI had occasion to pass Webster and
I O'Farrell streets several times during 6
I Tuesday afternoon. 1 noticed heavy
I set man and slighter man standing on
/ the corner They were there for al
least FIVE hours. The fact that every
time I passed the men were engaged
/ in earnest conversation attracted my
4 attention and am sure that / could
/ identify either of them in event-I came
across them"
That the bank robbery could have
been prevented by a reasonable amount
/ Of precaution is made apparent by the
/ fact that Policeman Carroll had on the
day previous warned Vice President
/ Murakata to beware of thieves. Car
roll in discussing the case yesterday
said:
II called at the bank Monday to make
an inspection. I had not been on this
beat for three months. The place was
newly fitted up and I thought I would
make an inspection. The first thing
that I saw was that there were nc
screens in front of the window and that
( the rear door was open. l called these
facts to the attention of the bank Of
hcials The fact that merchants and
others had been robbed under peculiar
circumstances made me apprehensive
The offlciais thanked me for my advice
but it did not avail.
"A peculiar circumstance connected
with the affair is that 1 must have
passed the place within few minutes
Of the commission OF the crime. I die
not notice anything unusual and 1 was
/ less than q block away when a Japan.
ese rushed up to me and told me thai
the bank had been robbed. I did not
/ catch sight of any one when / got there
| The vice president with whom I hac
talked was conscious. He said that hi
would be all right soon. 1 could no
get anything further from him. TIL,
other man was unconscious"
The theory that the bank was pos
sibly robbed by Japanese instead o.
Americans was advanced, but 1t did no
receive any support from the detectives
Chief OF Police Dinan issued orders L
apprehend all suspicious Japanese. Tel
Orientals who reached San Jose lat,
yesterday afternoon were arrested, bu
soon released, as they established al
alibi.
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