Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-15
DYNAMITER AND
BROTHER FOUND
WRECKER OF GALLAGHER'S
HOUSE CONFESSES
PETER cLAUDIANEs SAID TO BE
AT eoLpFIELD
All Efforts to Compel Prisoner to Civ
Names of Those Who Inspired
the DastardIy Act Are
Futile

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 14.-Late this
afternoon 1t was stated that Peter Claud-
lanes has been located by the police in Gold
field, New, where he is said to have opened
a pool room.
Chief of Police william j. Biggy has tele-
graphed the GoldfleId authorities to place
CIaudianes under arrest and to hold him
until an officer with extradition papers
arrives.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 14.-John
Claudianes, a Greek, 23 years of age
is in the city prison, having confessed
to District Attorney William FL. Lang
don that he is the man who dynamited
and completely wrecked the Oakland
residence of James L. Gallagher, the
prosecutions star witness against Abra-
ham Ruef and the other defendants III
the briberygra cases several months
ago.
The police of the city are making a
thorough search for Peter Claudianes
a brother of the man in custody, who
according to the latter, was paid $1,000
for the crime. Claudianes also con-
fessed to having recently wrecked with
dynamite two unoccupied houses owned
by Gallagher in Oakland. Claudianes,
it is stated, admitted to District At
torney Langdon that he intended to
blow up Gallagher, but being unable to
do so decided to destroy his property.
The Greek, it is stated, declared to
the district attorney that he was prom
ised $4,000, of which amount his brother
received $1,000, and because none of this
amount was given him he decided to
confess. Thus far Claudianes has stub
bornly refused to tell whether he was
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money to dynamite Gallagher's home.
1t is upon this phase of the matter
that the special agents of the prosecu-
ton in the bribery-graft cases, headed
by former Secret Service officer VIM.
]. Burns, are working.
Claudianes was arrested Saturday
night, but his arrest was not made
public until today, the district attor-
ney hoping that he could first appre-
bend Peter Claudianes, brother of the
man now in custody. The elder
brother however, has disappeared, and
the police today sent his description to
the authorities in other cities and
towns.
A letter said to have been written
by John Claudianes to his brother,
which fell into the hands of the dis
trict attorney, brought about the arrest
of the Greek. In this letter, accord
charged Peter with having planned the
dynamiting, accused him of receiving
$1,000 for it and then refusing to divide.
District Attorney Langdon said to-
day:
''In John Claudianes 1 am certain
that we have one of the men impli-
Gated in the dynamiting of the home of
James L. Gallagher. our principal wit
ness against Abraham Ruef and others
indicted in the briberygraft cases. I
am satisfied that the man under arrest
is the one who placed the dynamite in
Callagher's houses. Claudianes took
us over the ground that he Travelled,
and went into the details of how he
did the work. So far he has refused alb
solutely to divulge anything as to who
inspired him to commit the crimes or
promised to pay him for 1t. The police
are securing the city for Peter and
have sent his description to surround
ing towns and cities, while my agents
are working to ascertain who is back
of Ciaudianes in his attempt upon Gal
lagher's life."
Claudianes is being held at the city
prison and no one is allowed to see
him