The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
CLAUDIANES TELLS
STORY OF GRIMES
Says He and His Brother Acted
Under Orders From Felix
PauduveriS
Makes Detailed Statement of
Steps Leading Up to the
Dynamiting

District Attorney Langdon. William
J. Burns, Detective Thomas Murphy of
the police department and Charles
Oliver, a detective in the employ of
Burns, were present when John
Claudianes made his confession last
Friday evening at the home of Lang
don. Part of the tale was told freely,
but at times Langdon. Burns and 9TH
ers would ply the Greek with Ques-
tions, which were answered readily.
After the confession had been made
Burns set himself to the task of cor
roborating such parts of the narra-
tive as he could. With the aid of his
own men and detectives detailed by
Chief Of Police Biggy every point of
Claudianes tale which was amenable
10 proof was subjected to investigation.
Every point could be proved, 1t is
claimed. Wherever in his narrative
Claudianes told OF dealings with per-
sons not involved in the plot those
persons have been visited and they
corroborate the dynamiter. Where he
told of renting rooms with his brother
Peter it has been shown that the fact
was as he stated.
ON GALLAGHER'S TRAIL
John CIaudianes started his confess
sion chronologically with his relations
with, Felix Pauduveris.
ella " hdnlcd 4tlc " W dlSll Oe1AAACS -.
Gallagher" he said, "and l did. 1 fol-
lowed him during February and made
out my reports and turned them into
Pauduveris. He in turn made out his
reports from mine.
who are those reports for?' 1 asked
him once.
For the fellow that started us on
this thing, Felix told me-" Claudianes
stated.
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some reference to Abe Ruef, but Pau
duveris evaded the question.
The Greek youth continued that after
he had been watching Gallagher for
some time Pauduveris approached him
with a proposition to murder man
who had wronged a girl, and had prom
ised him either $1,000 or $500 for the
job, but that he had suspected at the
time that Felix had in mind that he en-
ter into a plot to do away with Jim"
Gallagher. Claudianes said that he
entered into the proposition to murder
this fictitious man, but of course was
not called upon 10 perform the task
he so willingly assented TO.
John related that he drank frequent
" while he was in the employ OF Pau
duveris. and was taken off the work of
shadowing Gallagher and his brother
Peter Claudianes engaged" by Felix
to continue the work.
FIRST PLOT FAILS
Felix wrote to Pete" Claudianes
said Peter was up in Reno at that
time He wrote to Pete, / know, be-
cause found that letter among Pete's
things one day. I've got his letter
now, too"
That letter is now IN the possession
of the district attorneys Office and is
considered one of the most vital points
in the case against the missing Paudu-
veris and Peter Claudianes.
II was Pauduveris' plan, according to
John Claudianes. that the two brothers
should not know each others connec-
ton with the work he had on hand.
but it appears from Johns confession
that they conferred.
After Pete had been on the job for a
while he went up TO Reno to get some
dynamite. When he had the goods, -
John said, "he went to Oakland and
hired q room down near the foot of Clay
or Washington streets, and he put the
dynamite there"
The detectives have located this room
but refuse TO state where it is situated.
What was the dynamite intended
for?" asked Langdon.
The stuff was for Gallagher" re-
sponded Claudianes. "The first frame UP
was to blow up Gallagher when he was
paying off his men. He was putting up
some houses over there in Oakland, and
on Saturday he paid OF his men. The
game was to get him while he was pay
ing off. Pete told me the game and
Pete and 1 were to do the trick. Pete