The San Francisco call., 1908-08-27
DYNAMITERS BARE
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learning where Gallagher took his
meals and having Pete put poison into
MS food. Pete was to secure employ
ment as waiter and Felix was TO fur
nish the poison. Felix said that he
knew OF a powerful poison which killed
inevitably, but left no trace for analysis.
The same objection caused Pete to over
rule the waiter project.
Then they hit upon dynamite, and
Pete said that he knew all about the
explosive. that it would be as certain
as any OF the others. and that it would
give them plenty OF time to escape.
EXPERIMENT WITH FUSE
Pete said that fuse five feet long
on MS bicycle and he and Felix expert
nented with the fuse in Felix's Office,
loilowing Pete's return from Reno with
the dynamite
they timed the burning of a piece of
1use and Peter was found TO be right
n the showing of Pete's qualification
as an expert dynamiter. Burns said, Pc
Ter told him he had been engaged to
Di2w up the Gallagher houses and the
Schenck home.
The difficulty Of keeping John Claudi-
snes quiet was early recognized. and
Immediately after the Schenck house
eApiosion Felix was said TO have sent
WORD 10 John that he would poison him
= ne dld not keep his mouth shut.
1eler bore the message TO his brother.
Sohn had met Peter in Kearny street
sI.er the first explosion. and Peter
tolo hlm that he had blown up Gala
Eher but did not know whether he had
Ai.led anybody Subsequently Peter
toio John OF Felix's wrath because no.
-oooy had been killed and that Felix
crltlcised. adversely, Peters abilities as
q dynamiter
JOHN FLEEs TO oROVIILE
John got scared and left for orovilIe
ana Peter called him up on the teIe-
pnone and told him in Greek Of the
second explosion. John had become
panic stricken and had refused to have
e-nSthlng more TO do with the dynamit-
ing But Peter stayed and prospered.
Peters confession TO Burns told of
ms dressing as a messenger boy prior
10 the first explosion. He carried the
dynamite in a telescope basket Peter
placed It inside the vestibule formed by
a storm door at the Schenck home and
lighted the fuse with his cigar.
he was blocks away on his wheel
when the explosion came, but he had
become doubtful and was on the point
OF returning 70 see whether the fuse
had failed, when he heard the roar. He
threw the messenger suit into the bay
and crossed TO San Francisco. Peter
gave Burns the surprising information
that he was unable TO sleep from ex-
citement after the explosion and got
UP and went to the Barbary coast dis
trict- There he met his brother John.
As an instance of Peters criminal
scumen, Burns related that Peter had
adopted clever ruse on the night Of
the second explosion when the Gala
CHER houses at Belmont and Perkins
streets had been shattered in their un-
finished condition Peter was near the
Piedmont baths at Twenty-hfth street
and Oakland avenCe when the explo-
sion came, and a mounted policeman
dashed by toward the scene. Fearing
lest he be arrested as a suspect, Peter
walked up 70 a group OF men and
women on the corner and asked the
time. When the policeman passed Pc
ter was hidden in the group.
GETS DYNAMITE IN RENO
Peter said he had been given $40 by
Pauduveris to purchase the dynamite
sn Reno. as dealers IN this state asked
questions and took the names and ad
dresses Of purchasers
The signed statement Of John Claudi-
snes when he confessed TO District
Attorney Langdon, prior TO the capture
OF Peter, was introduced IN full, Lang
don reading the document.
John said he had first seen the dyna-
mite at the Brunswick house in Oak
land following Pete's feturn from
Reno. John disliked the stuff, and
Pete told him that he would do all the
work with IL and that John need not
imperil himself by close contact
with Il.
Langdon read the confession into the
record having given his oath that he
had not threatened John nor held out
promises Of reward or immunity.
John Claudianes bluntly denied his
confession to Langdon when called as
q witness in his own behalf. He was
nearly hysterical and suffered sadly.
stating that while drunk and under
promise Of reward he made statements
that had no element Of truth.
John and Peter appeared yesterday
before Superior Judge Ogden for ar
raignment, but the case was continued
one week TO allow the attorneys for the
defense 70 go over the testimony before
the grand jury. Attorney Nathan
Coghlan represented both defendants
Coghlan asked whether a motion for
q reduction Of bail would be enter
tained before the expiration of the
week, and Judge Ogden assured him
that he would consider such a motion
at any time The youths are held in
so, 600 bail pending trial