The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-07-20
.LANGDON'S
|. ANSWER TO
BE CHARGE
John Candianes Viii Be For.
mally Accused of
Dynamiting
This Is the Expressive Reply to
Writ to Free the Inn
prisOned Greek
Warrant to Be Served This
Morning on the Man Who
Confessed
Meanwhile Authorities Continue
Hunt for Brother Peter
and Rnef's Ex-Agent

District Attorney Langdon viii have
an expressive answer TO make TO the
habezs corpus proceedings brouzht
IN behalf Of John Claudianes when the
young Greek appears IN Judge Cooks
department OF the superior court tins
morning. As reply to the allegation
Of the petition for the writ that eau
danes is held in custody without due
process OF law Langdon VIII have the
youth charged with the felony of dy-
nzmiting. The warrant against Clau-
danes viii be served this morning
prior 20 II o'clock
LANGDoN Is CONFIDENT
LapgdOn would not discuss the clau-
danes case yesterday even 20 the ex-
tent OF admitting that charge was TO
be brought. but he expressed condolences
in his position LangdOn, would not
say whether the complaint that will Be
brought viii be sworn 20 in this city
or IN Oakland. or whsthsr or noe DANES
L Gallagher would be the complaining
witness CIaudianes- for the drst time
since his arrest. spent the entire day
yesterday IN his cell az the city prison
He did not have any jaunts with dstec-
tives 20 local points or across the bay
into Oakland TO face prospective wit
nesses. He was visited during tas
evening by his attorney. J. ". Scott
But while he was being left alone the
forces that are striving to demonstrate
that he was an active and criminal
partner IN the conspiracy TO destroy
James L Gallagher with dynamite were
not idle.
Peter CIaudianes, brother OF the ac-
cused youth. successfully passed an
other day IN hiding from the authori-
ties, as did Felix PaUduvsris. for whom
the district attorneys Of1ce and the
chief OF police are also searching That
Pauduveris forms connecting link be-
tween Abe Ruef and the C1audfanes
brothers was more completely shown
yesterday
PAUDUVERIS VISITED RUFF
Special Agent William J. Burns Is
keen IN the pursuit OF the Greek poll
tician and padrone.
Pauduverts was a frequent visitor Of
Abe Ruef while Ruef was in the Gus
tody Of the sIisor." said Burns yesrsr-
day Under the orders OF the courr
only persons having business relations
with Ruef were allowed 70 see him dur
Ing that period. and in the guiss OF a
business agent or associate Pauduverfg
used often TO come 70 the houses where
Ruef was held He claimed that he had
business with Rusf in Insurance. mat
ters. But he carried on his conversa-
tions with Ruef IN a mysterious mar
ner. whispering IN a suodusd tone.
lack Mccarthy. the deputy ellsors grew
suspicious OF Pauduveris and prohfbited
him from visiting the place
Those meetings between Ruef and
Pauduveris occurred some time befors
the dynamite outrages. FOR Ruef was
transferred from the care OF the slisor
70 that OF SheEtH Dolan at the begin
ming OF the year and the first Gallagher
dynamite atrocity was IN The latter part
OF April
HAS CHANCE TO CONFER
But after Ruef passed into the hands
OF the sheriff he had almost perfect
liberty 70 confer with whosever he
wished. as the greater part OF his tins
during daylight was spent in the city
in charge OF amiable deputy sherfrs
who did not intrude their o11cial per-
soraIiriss too closely into the araIr1
OF the versatile crook
So far the prosecution has not di-
vuized any evidence tending 20 show
that Pauduvsrts was IN conferences
with Ruef about the time OF the Oak
land crimes
Detective Thomas Murphy was work
ing hard in Sausalito yesterday 70 Sc
cure traces OF Pauduveris- His ener-
gies were rewarded BY the accumuls-
tion OF details OF the habits and haunts
OF the man which Will be useful IN
tracing MIN TO his hiding place.