The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
HIGHER UPS SPIES
RESUME TRAILING
Graft Defendants Show Their
Interest in Dynamite
Investigation
Peter Claudianes May Be Con-
nected With Hired Thugs
and GumshOe Brigade

Most startling of all the developments
that have occurred since the arrest of
John Claudianes on suspicion of fmpli-
cation in the Gallagher dynamiting out
rages--startling because it points un-
erringly to the uneasy interest taken
by the higher up graft defendants in
the Investigations that are being car
ried on-was the resumption yesterday
of an elaborate system of spying on
the movements of District Attorney
Langdon and Special Agent Burns by
the hired thugs and gumshoe artists
who trailed their every move at the
time they were first working on the
Gallagher cases.
OF almost equal significance, so far
as it concerns some of the theories
that had been built up to prove the
guilt of John Claudianes and his broth
er, Peter.is the fact that one of the
men detailed to dog the footsteps of
Langdon is the same johnson" who
was arrested for interfering with the
work of Special Agent Burns during
the latter part of May. Among the
effects of Peter Claudianes in Chico
was found a bill made out against p.
Claude and H. Johnson, and with the
former alias easily identified as be-
ing that of Peter Claudianes. import
ance was attached to the other name
because of its similarity to the name
of the man arrested as one of the four
trailers Of Burns.
RESUMES WORK OF TRAILING
However. the initial III was not
given by this higher up detective at
the time of his arrest, but the name
of John r. Johnson" This name was
assumed. the mans true name being
John r. Hayes, and Hayes is one of
the men who has now resumed the
work of trailing the officials of the
prosecution. The discrepancy of initials
practically skaters the theory that
Johnson, or Hayes, is the same man
who was identified with Peter Claud-
lanes, yet the revival of interest which
has resulted in himself and his fellow
gumshoe workers being put back upon
the case by the detective bureau which
hires them for the work is evidence
that the Investigations Of the dyna-
hitting now in progress have sent a
thrill of fear into the hearts of GER
tain higher ups.
When Hayes and the other three
hired thugs who were with him in
trailing Burns in May were arrested
their case was taken up by Attorney
Charles Peery, and among the letters
of Peter Claudianes was also found one
from Peery The letter contained moth
ing in relation to any affairs that might
have been connected with the dynamit-
ing case, referring only to fraternal
matters but the very fact that Peery
corresponded with Claudianes raises at
least broad circumstantial Inference.
WATCHES LANGDOy's OFFICE
Hayes was stationed as a watch over
Langdons office yesterday afternoon,
and his every word, when he conyersed
with a Call representative, was indica
tive of his deep interest in the prog
ress of the Gallagher case, but he de-
MED absolutely that he knew either of
the Claudianes brothers. His first ques-
tion bespoke his interest.
Have they got him YETI" he asked.
The him" referred to was identified
a moment later as Peter Claudianes,
and then Hayes was qNstsioned about
his own knowledge of the case. He
laughed when the theory that he and
the H. Johnson" mentioned on the bill
found in Claudianes' papers were the
same was mentioned.
when we were arrested that time
gave my name as J. r. Johnson" he
said but that was only an assumed
name and l never knew either John or
Peter Claudianes. 1 may have seen
them in the courtroom during one of
the graft trials, but if so l didn't know
who they were. I shouldn't think
they'd have much trouble, though, in
finding Peter if they really wanted him
very badly
Hayes was not the only one of the
higher up" sleuths at work yesterday.
Others were stationed at the city prison.
at Burns office and at every place
where it was expected that the move
ments of Langdon or Burns might be
watched.