The San Francisco call., 1907-06-09
IRAND JURY To TAKE
UP INQUIRY TOMORROW
Police Admit They Suspect
Cornelius Knows About
Shipment

r-and Jury tomorrow to solve the dy-
larnite mysteries that have baffied the
tolice department for several days past
district Attorney Langdon and his as
ociates expect that some startling dis
Gosures will be made when the inquis-
torial body meets, though he refuses TO
Gvulge anything.
The reasons that Captain Colby and
ns detectives had for placing President
cornelius Of the carmen's union under
tlrveiIlance will be thoroughly inves-
tgated by the grand jury The de-
hctives OF the police department no
onger deny that ii is their belief that
cornelius knows a great deal about the
dynamite cases. but they refuse to go
hto details.
President Calhoun of the company is
aso positive that the men connected
rith the union can throw a great deal
81 light on the mysteries. Cornelius
ind his associates vehemently declare
hat the United Railroads is endeavor-
hg 10 execute a gigantic conspiracy
lgainst the union by trying to connect
Is officers with the shipment of the
Explosives. Cornelius also charges
captain OF Detectives Colby with Civ
Ng aid TO Calhoun in the plot to drag
5on men into the meshes of the law.
John Mcdonald, a member OF the
difference committee of the carmen's
nion and one of the men suspected of
laving been Implicated in throwing a
ihain over the electric wires at Six
eenth and Church streets, made a
ltatement yesterday. declaring that II
was Chauffeur Handy Of the United
Railroads who revealed to him the plot
If tho company to ship dynamite from
fan Mateo TO the home Of the Glynn
Irothers a week ago last Friday night
HANDY,s DISCLOSURES
Handy came to me on Friday morn
nE." said Mcdonald. .'and told me that
se received orders from headquarters
10 report to the Turk and Fillmore
,treets barn on the night before the
dynamite arrived here. He said that
se met e short stout man there and
was ordered TO drive him to Colma in
az automobile. Handy said that the
nan carried a large package and
Karned him 10 avoid all bumps, ex-
blaming that the package he was
tsrrying would not stand any severe
lolting.
Handy told me that he took the
stranger to Colma, and the latter then
ordered him TO proceed to San Mateo.
Handy said that he stopped a mile out
side the town and that his passenger
with the mysterious package walked
About half an hour later. Handy said
hat he brought the man back TO Turk
Ind Fillmore streets and he left him
here"
Mcdonald says that Handy later
agreed to meet Cornelius and make a
written statement of the case. Accord
inEly Cornelius, Mcdonald. John Rowe
Rnd Edward Cordes. another striker &C
fused of tampering with the electric
wires. proceeded to the home OF Handy
1t Lombard and Pierce streets, where
hey met the chauffeur.
According to Mcdonald, Handy in
sisted that Cornelius interview him
alone and the others waited outside the
house Mcdonald declares that while
Cornelius was endeavoring to secure
q written statement of the alleged plot
from Handy. Captain of Detectives
Colby and Detective Ryan broke into
the room and compelled Cornelius TO
accompany them to the police station
Mcdonald claims that he, Cordes
and Rowe were also taken by Colby
10 the police station and that all were
kept under arrest for more than three
hours while Colby sweated them re-
harding the so called dynamite plot.
Cornelius, in a measure. bears out
the statement made by Mcdonald He
charges that Captain Colby has
leagued himself with the United Rail-
roads in an endeavor to implicate the
union carmen He also alleges that he
was held a prisoner by Colby for three
hours and denied the use of the tele-
phone. though he had important busI-
ness TO transact at his Office.
Cornelius expressed his determina-
tion to have the grand jury make a
thorough investigation of the case. He
still insists that il was he who called
the attention Of District Attorney
Langdon TO the matter.
That the grand fury will start an
investigation tomorrow at its regular
meeting seems assured The finding OF
so much dynamite lately. together with
the sensational charges made by Corne-
Illus. has created so much excitement
and comment that the inouisitorial
body intends to probe the matter to
the bottom and. II possible, ascertain
the whole truth and clear up the mys-
terry which has bsfied the police.
Captain Colby denied warmly yes
4erday that President Cornelius had
been under arrest on Friday after
noon The reason for Cornelius being
IN CoIby's room for nearly three hours
IS explained by the chief of detectives
ss follows:
COLBY GIVES HIS VERSION
7 was fn Chauffeur Handys house
with Detective Tom Ryan at the inter
view between Cornelius and Handy.
Ryan and I were behind portieres. and
as soon as the interview was over ]
pulled aside the portieres to show them
that we were there ] could not speak
TO Cornelius az that time. so when ]
returned TO my Office sent Detective
O'Dea IN an automobile to tell him
that I desired 20 see him Cornelius
came, / suppose voluntarily, and I had
q long interview with him That is
not an unusual thing After the In
fervfew was over Cornelius said thai
he wanted TO see the district attorney
as I had explained 70 him that Mr.
Langdon was the legal adviser OF the
police department
Il told O'Dea that after Corneliu,
had had his interview with the distric'
attorney he was TO ask Langdon to SEE
me, as had something important t
consult him about wanted his ad
vice, as am not lawyer. I desired
20 make no mistake. The district at
torney saw me In the evening and tha
Is ail there is TO it. How Corneliui
can say that he was under arrest
cannot understand"
When asked II he would disclose tn.
nafure OF the conversation that he hat
overheard betwesn Cornelius ant
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