The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15
Peter CIaudianes Is Brought
From Chicago in Custody
of His CaptOrS
Prisoner Declares He Did Not
Blow Up the Abodes OF
Jim Gallagher
Saws His Brother John Is q
Liar, but Makes Peculiar
Contradictions
Special Agent Burns Says He
Has Proof That Accused
Committed Crimes
By W. Russell Cole

Pete Claudianes, the young
dynaniter charged by his brother
John with the actual commission
of the two attempts to murder ex-
Supervisor Jim Gallagher, IS In a
cell IN the city prison Morose and
taciturn up to the very moment
the doors OF his cell changed be-
hind him last night. the young
Greek insists IN the most positive
terms that he knows nothing OF
the crime OF which he IS accused
and that Johns account OF the
dynarniting plots IS a lie from be-
ginning TO end.
Pete Claudianes IS no longer
the debonair sport who left the
city more than month ago TO fee
for his freedom His long trip
10 Chicago by way OF the car tops
Of overland trains scraped from him
the thin veneer OF assumed respscta-
bility and nearly a week os continual
sweating" az the hands Of detectives
has made him silent. sullen being
little more than a crafty brute
John is a liar said Pete yesterday
in the first interview that he has given
for publication since his arrest IN Chi
cago last Monday afternoon He was
reclining In the corner OF a sta1erOom
on the overland limited as the train
pulled out Of Reno for the last stage
OF the journey 10 San Francisco Leg
shackles bound him 10 the corner OF ths
seat. and in q group around him sat
Special Agent William J. Burns. Georgs
Z Burns. Detective John Rohan Of Chi
cago and Detective John Mccarthy Of
Buns staff
SAYS JOHN Is A LIAR
John is a liar the young Greek re-
pea1ed- I don't know the first thing
about these dynamiting cases. and al
he has said about ne IS a lie IN
not going 10 talk about the case,
though. for al the papers have been
printing lies about ne and I'm sick and
tired OF IL What did ! light OH for
II I didn't have anything 70 DO with
it, Why. I knew II they caught ms
that I'd have 70 spend a lot Of time ex-
planning ana would probably have 70
stick around IN Jail here for three OF
four months I didn't want AL that
trouble, so lii out Now that's all !
tell you won't talk
And then Pete answered two more
questions and tripped himself up Ths
accounts OF Johns confession had not
been published. he said when he left
Reno. A moment later he reiterated
fugitive was that he thought he would
become entangied by that same confess
sion SO he has lied 10 his questionera
ever since the day OF his arrest. ten-
ing contradictory stories tine aftef
time, and in 50 doing has made ths
case against himself complete Ad-
hitting that Pete had made no con-
fession, Burns said yesterday that the
case against him was perfect
CRIMES FASTENED on PETE
We have.fastened these crimes abso-
lutely upon Pete said Burns. and
with the evidence now AT hand can
convict both John and him"
Pete was asked later IN the day about
the numerous letters. OF a more OF less
incriminating nature. which are already
IN the hands Of the prosecution He re-
piled that he didn't think II was any
body's business about the letters. and
didn't see what they had TO DO with tia
charges against him
Z don't know Gallagher he said i
don't even know him BY sight I don't
know anything about this case and !
won't talk When get 70 san Fran
cisco and the proper tine comes I'll
talk but not now I haven't got any
thing 10 say"
Did you ever visit the Gallagher
houses7 Do you know where they arsgt
he was asked
7 ten you I won't talk row" he
answered.
WOULD PREVENT RETURN
IN the possession OF the pzosscution
a evidence that immediately aftet
Pete's arrest in Chicago > Nevada a<to-.
ney. whose name Is withheld. but wh9
formerly pr1cticsd IN san Francisca
and was a satellite OF Abe Rus1. tele-
graphed . Chicago attorney 20 loo1