Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-05
BELIEVE SUICIDE
KILLED HIS WIFE
OAKLAND POLICE ACCUSE
DANIEL D0N0HUE
Estate Of Woman So Mysteriously
Murdered Is In Bad Tangle.
ArkelI Still Held, Pending
Developments

BY Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Cal, Sept. 4.--The Oak
land police do not hesitate to state
that they believe Daniel Donohue, who
killed himself yesterday, was the muir
derer of Mrs. Daniel Donohue, whose
body was dug from a muddy grave In
Emeryyille Sunday. They think the
note ir which he laid the blame upon
a man, Joseph Berry, with whom Mrs.
Donohue formerly lived, mere suDter-
fuge.
The public administrator today made
application for special letters or ad-
ministration on the estate of the muir
dered woman.
1t transpired today that Mrs. Dono-
hue's body cannot be buried until the
uncertainty regarding the disposition
of her estate Is somewhat cleared up.
The money in bank and life tnsur-
ance is covered by the application of
the public administrator.
No Money for Funeral
There is no money with which to
paw the expenses of the funeral.
Services were held over the woman's
remains at an undertaking establish
ment this afternoon and the body was
then returned to the room, where 1t
was viewed by the jurors in the case
who are to sit at the inquest on Tues
day.
cheap jewelry was found in Donohue's
safety deposit box. 1t was expected
that number of valuable jewels
would be found. There was no money.
Gustave Ahlstedt, alias Arkell, is still
in custody. Captain of Detectives
Petersen is still convinced that he can
tell much of the murder.
Was Berry Murdered?
In an effort to determine responsible
ity for the death of the woman the
police of Oakland, according to a re-
port tonight, will proceed on the theory
that Joseph Berry, whom Donohue vir-
tually accused of the murder before
his suicide, has also been made aV ay
with.
1t is stated to be the intention of
Chief of Detectives Peterson with the
cooperation of authorities about the
bay to authorize a search for Berry s
body, arguing that his failure to ap-
pear and clear himself of the charge
made by Donohue indicates that he is
unable to do so.
An elaboration of this theory, which
is admitted to be little more than
guesswork, is that Donohue and Berry
both possessed information concerning
LH6 WOiudIl uCdlll anu tllut DOAASA0O'
fearing exposure, sought and obtained
the aid of third man. whose identity
is strongly limited at, and silenced the
man who is said to have been the first
husband of Mrs. Donohue.
Find Trinkets of Woman
Because of the discovery of certain
property Identified as belonging to the
dead woman in the home of Gustav
Arkell, the latter, 1t was announced
tonight, will not be released from GUS
tody until his connection with the case
is thoroughly cleared
A side comb and black bordered
handkerchief, both of which have been
positively identified as having been in
the possession of the murdered wo-
man, constitute the clues to which con-
siderable Importance is attached
Donohue, it is stated, prior to his
suicide, denied that the comb had be-
longed to the woman, and 1t is the the
ory of the detectives that his refusal
to identify the article was prompted
by a desire to shield ArkelI