The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22

was to make his getaway on a bicycle.
The wheel was kept in a candy store"
It happened, the Greek added, that
Gallagher did not pay off at the new
houses the afternoon the two Claudianes
boys had set for the murder. Instead he
settled with his men at an office in
Washington street. That such was the
case has been substantiated by CAL
lagher since the confession of the youth
Moreover, 1t has been ascertained that
Peter Claudianes left his bicycle at a
candy store, as related by his brother.
ACCUSES HIS BROTHER
when that plan failed" according to
John. Pete doped up a way to blow up
the Schenck house"
On the Sunday night before the house
was actually destroyed John and Peter
went to the neighborhood to plant the
dynamite. John was to poison a trou-
blesome dog that was kept in an ada
cenC yard. While they were stumbling
about the premises in the dark John,
who was partly drunk, dropped the tele-
scope basket which contained the ex-
ploaive. Peter saw that his brother
was in no condition to proceed with the
plot that evening, so it was postponed
until the following Wednesday. John
says 1t was his brother who finally
pulled off the deal"
THE blow up was Wednesday night -
said John Claudianes. We'll, about II
o'clock that night talked to Pete. The
Bulletin had out an extra telling about
the blow up. I met Peter on the street.
and he said to me, Did you see the ex-
tra% 1 said, Yes and then 1 asked
Pete, Did you kill any oneT and Pete
said, I don't know, but I did the trick.
I'm going to get $1,000 tomorrow from
Felix"
John said that he did not know
whether Peter received money from
Felix, but he did know that Peter had
me ney after that trick was done and
ths.t he bought John some clothes. John
weht to Felix after money, too. He
says he got little, and was later warned
by Peter that Felix might have him
killed if he did not "let up" on his
appeals.
BEFORE the Gallagher houses at Adams
point, Oakland, were blown up Peter
and Felix sent John to Chico, and from
there he went to Oroville, where he
was when the second explosion oc-
CURED.
1.-The morning after the second blow
up" John continued, Peter rang me
up on the telephone. He said to me
I've turned another trick I said Ia
him, Better look out or they'll get
you
IMPLICATES ABE RUFF
John said that while he was in north
ern California he mentioned the work
he had been doing to Oroville people
That is substantiated by a letter writ
ten by Lewis Anthony to friend in
this city. The letter was written since
Claudianes' arrest and Anthony said
This guy (John) told me everything
They have the one who did the work
all right He did it for the higher ups
Iie did the york and Pete got the
After he had told his story of the
dynamite plots Claudianes was asked II
Ruef had had any communication with
him since he was arrested
We'll, this lawyer Scott when he
called on me today (Friday) saide y
saw Ruef today. I'll get you out John
replied.
Pete told me, Claudianes went on
that Felix had 1t doped up to get ali
the graft prosecution - SpreckeIs
Heney. Burns and Older of the Bulletin
Heney was to get his with a slunn
shot; Spreckels was to have dynamite
for his dope and the whole bunch was
to be done up"
Now, Claudianes." Burns asked
who hired Felix Pauduveris ?"
II asked Pete where Felix got The
money for his tricks and Pete told me
Felix got the stuff from Abe Ruef." re-
piled Claudianes. But he told me not
to follow Felix, for Ruef was pretty fiy
and would get on to me-