The San Francisco call., 1907-06-10
LIE IS PASSED between
CORNELIUS AND POLICE
Union President Tells of
Alleged Dynamite Plot
Az Inst T.-enbsrs
DEMANDS AN INQUIRY
Detectives Deny Accusation
of Cornelius That He
Was Hurniliated
DEMANDS AN INQUIRY

Captain of Detectives Colby will
have TO explain his actions in trying
to connect me and others of my union
with the package of dynamite which
was delivreed by Wells, Fargo &
Co. TO the home of the Glynn brothers
near the headquarters of the Garments
union Possibly that explanation viii
be made before as high a body as the
grand jury, and very probably IL viii
be made soon- 1 intend to take the
matter up Immediately and I also in
tend to push 1t to the bitter end. I
have already seen District Attorney
Langdon- AS yet have not been asked
TO appear as a witness before the grand
jury. 1 have not the slightest doubt
but that the meeting Of myself and
Chauffeur Handy at his house was a
officials Of the United Railroads and the
detective department of the police. I
have engaged legal talent and will
demand an explanation from Chief
Dinan and Captain Colby for their in
suit in holding me without cause at the
police station for three hours. state
ment OF Richard-Cornelius.
COLBY DENIES CHARGE
Mr.. Cornelius IS laboring under q
false impression IL he says that he was
kept g prisoner by me or any one else
connected with the detective depart
ment- He was simply taken TO my
Office and interviewed. Neither myself
nor my associates tried 10 deprive him
OF his liberty. We had reason for in
terviewing him, and he knows il. 1t is
the duty of the detective department to
fully investigate every complaint of
the nature OF the alleged dynamite
plot and we are playing no favorites.
hope that this matter will be taken
up by the grand jury and that both
sides Of the story Will be aired thor
oughly."-Statement of Captain Colby
The statement OF Cornelius that he
was insulted In Captain Colby's office is
a lie He was seated as a gentleman
until he attempted to bluff and bulldoze
Us, and then he was told thing
or two that took him down a peg The
whole thing in a nutshell IS this:
Cornelius was there with a big bluff,
but we came with one stronger
Statement Of Detective Thomas Ryan.
The police took no action toward
clearing up the mysterious dynamite
plots yesterday, contenting themselves
with awaiting the report of the grand
jury, which will probably give the mat
ter a thorough airing this afternoon.
The charge made by Cornelius that he
was held a prisoner is Indignantly de-
MED by Captain of Detectives Colby and
his cldlls Uul AOlucll0c sun AA4oActo ]Adl
Colby mistreated him and vows that he
will have his case investigated thor
oughly.
sC0FF AT ACCUSATION
The oficials of the United Railroads
scof at the idea that a trap was laid
for Cornelius by Charles Handy, the
chauffeur in their employ, or that they
shipped the dynamite to the home of
the Glynn brothers in order to fasten
suspicion on members Of the union.
The carmen are sure that the United
Railroads officials fostered a deep
scheme to bring discredit on the union
and that they were aided and abetted
by Captain Colby. Cornelius claims
the matter TO the attention of District
Attorney Langdon, and THAT the latter
promised to enlist the services of the
grand jury in order that the mystery
might be unraveIed.
Regarding the conversation in
Handy's room Detective Ryan said:
"The statement of Cornelius regard
ing his being handled roughly at the
home of Handy Is a falsehood- Captain
Colby and myself were in the next room
listening to the conversation between
Handy and Cornelius. and we heard
Cornelius repeatedly say that he knew
two weeks prior to the shipment of the
dynamite from San AIateo that IT was
coming. He also stated that had a
witness to the transaction who at the
proper time would come forward and
straighten out the whole thing. Cap
tain Colby and myself waited, hoping
that he would mention the name of this
witness, but seeing that he did not in
| tend to do so we stepped from the next
room and, telling him that we wanted
to see him, brought him to the hall of
justice, where he was taken to the Of
fee of Captain Colby and questioned"
According to the graft prosecutors
when the grand jury meets this after
noon it's attention will be given exclu-
sively to the matter of the dynamite
| investigation. Cornelius probably will
be one of the first witnesses called and
an effort will be made to learn what
was behind the interview at the home
Of Chauffeur Handy.
/ President Calhoun Of the United Rail-
roads said last night that he had
learned that the dynamite found in the
vacant lot at Twelfth and Mission
streets belonged to a contractor who
had purchased it for a legitimate pur-
pose and that 1t could not be connected
in any way with the dynamite which
| 1t is alleged was brought to the city
to harm the property OF the United
Railroads.