The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19

detail last night, but admitted that II
was at his request that the circulars
asking for Pauduveris' arrest were sent
out by Buggy. He also said that the
two men now most wanted in connec-
tion with the case are Peter Claudianes
and Pauduveris, but he refused to DIS
cuss the suggestion that there might
be a double significance TO the enort 10
locate the latter and that evidence
might now be at hand tending to con-
meet the originators of the plot against
Gallagher with the men suspected OF
its actual preparation. Burns Went
further, saying that this was really
the case and that the man suspected
was no other than RueL
Felix Pauduveris is the same mysterl-
Gus Felix" who, as has been told IN
The Call. spent a week with Peter
Claudianes in Sausalito few days be-
fore the latter disappeared. He then
returned with Claudianes to San Fran
cisco and disappeared last Tuesday, i'm
mediately after the news Of John Claud-
lanes arrest was made public and
shortly after the disappearance Of
Peter.
ABE'S CONFIDENTIAL AGENT
Pauduveris is well known in the
Greek colony of San Francisco and for
wears has been Ruefs confidential agent
in the quarter in which he resided. He
was a political henchman of the boss
and engineered many Of the latter's s
deals, the general supposition being
that he collected many of the levies
made by the Ruef-Schmitz administra-
tion upon the saloon keepers and gam
blers of the Greek district. Paudu-
veris served as the secretary for num-
Der Of the Greek consuls, one of whom
was Henry Martin, former sheriff, who
is now connected with the recorder s
Office. Pauduveris was the proprietor
OF a saloon at Third and Harrison
streets up to the time of Schmitz' first
election as mayor, when he gave this
up and opened a small Office at 32S
Harrison street.
Since the fire Pauduveris has been
associated with Martin in an Office at
740 Harrison street, where he trans
acted a steamship ticket business and
conducted a Greek employment bureau.
His brother, John D. Pauduveris, is
the husband Of sister of John and
Peter Claudianes, and Felix has al
ways been on Intimate terms with
both of the latter. About two weeks
ago. he accompanied Peter to Sausa-
Tito and was seen with him by sew
eral restaurant keepers and others of
that place. The two men, according to
the stories told by various ones who
noticed them, were constantly convers-
ing in low tones, always remained
silent when any one approached them
and were apparently well supplied
with money.
Pauduveris returned to San Francisco
and spent several days around his old
haunts. dropping suddenly from sight
the very day the news of John Claudi-
anes arrest was made public. He told
some Of his acquaintances that he was
going on the road to put a gang of
Greek laborers at work, but nothing
has been heard OF him and every effort
10 trace his movements has been with
out result The circulars containing
his description were printed yesterday
morning and mailed broadcast all over
the coast
Another significant fact, in view of
the suspicion that the prosecuting Of
hcials have directed against Ruef, is
that John Claudianes admitted that he
had been in attendance during part of
the Ruef bribery trial and that the
same men who were arrested for trail
ing Special Agent Burns when he was
originally working on the dynamiting
cases are now following both him and
Langdon again.
FEAR VENGEANCE OF FRIENDS
John Claudianes was taken to Oak
l.
Burns and the detectives who are work.
ing with them, and an unsuccessful
effort was made to secure an identifi-
cation Of him as the man seen loafing
about the vicinity of the Schenclk home
prior to the time Of the first explosion
Two laborers who were working in
Independence square near the Schenck
home at that time remembered several
times having noticed a man sitting
upon a bench in the square. When
Claudianes was brought before them
yesterday they said that they did not
believe he was the same man, although
they could not be sure.
The efforts that have been made to
secure identihcations have met with
only partial success, owing largely, it
is believed, to the fear that has been
instilled into great many people of
violence at the hands Of Greek friends
Of the accused in case they should tes-
ufy against the suspected men. The
general answer TO many Of the queries
that have been made for information
has been that the persons spoken to
did not wish to figure in any way in
the case.
At one time Felix Pauduveris was in
the employ OF the United Railroads.
That was prior TO the fire in 1906. At
first he was a conductor on the Third
and Kearny streets line, but his talents
recommended him to the company in
such a way that it is reputed he be-
came a stopper in the Kentucky street
car barns. While working there he
assisted a friend to sell "phoney'' lew
elry to his fellow employees He was q.
friend of the Greek consul who held
the post before the appointments of the