The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11


man or men who furnished the money
for the carrying out of the numerous
plots although he has turned the nnger
of suspicion in the direction OF Aoe
Ruef Peter will be given his chance
10 tell what he knows as soon as he
reaches San Francisco, and upon his
statement may be based the arrest of
certain higher ups" The web has been
drawn close and a few days more may
see the complete exposure of every de-
tail of the schemes of the men VINO
would resort to the murder OF lnno-
cent women and children to rid them
selves of the danger of Gallagher's tes-
timony.
REMARKABLE DETECTIVE WORK
The capture of Peter Claudianes is
the climax of a piece of detective work
that reads like a page from the pen of
Conan Doyle for from the simplest de-
ductions was the course of the chase
laid and on the most commonplace
ruse was the quarry finally lured into
a trap. He was arrested in the Chi
cago postoffice yesterday afternoon,
minute after he had taken from the de-
livery window a decoy letter sent there
for the express purpose of trapping
him.
From the day that John Claudianes
confessed his part in the dynamiting
Outrages the pursuit of his brother has
been an exciting and remarkable one.
District Attorney Langdon and Special
Agent Burns set themselves TO the task
with a determination to find the man
il a nation wide search was necessary
10 do so II was quickly learned that
the reports that he had been seen in
and around Reno and Sparks were
true, but there the trail was lost. Other
reports came from different places in
Nevada to the effect that he had later
been seen, and again rumors came
that he and Pauduveris were travelling
together
Burns. however, placed no reliance
in these reports. He decided that
Claudianes' one hope was to leave Reno
and make his way quickly as possi-
bic to some large eastern city, and so
sure was he that the fugitive would
adopt this course that he ordered his
son, George, to Omaha at once. John
Mccarthy, who knows Claudianes per-
sonally, went east for the purpose of
Identifying the man and Joined George
Burns in Omaha A watch was there
placed on the postoffice and telegraph
Offices and other men were sent out for
like duty in St Louis and Kansas City.
TRAPPED IN CHICAGO
Burns and Mccarthy went from Omaha
TO Chicago and there got the first clew
OF ReEeF whereabouts. O6lSCllFe ser
geants John Rohan and Thomas Barray
OF the Chicago police force were de-
tailed to assist them In the search, and
a few days ago the trail was struck.
The decoy letter did the rest Claudi-
anes walked straight into the arms of
the men who were waiting for him. He
at first denied his identity, giving his
name as Jack Lewis, but when he found
that the ruse was fruitless he admitted
his true name to. Captain of Detectives
O'Brien. He insisted that he be allowed
TO secure an attorney, but after the case
was talked over agreed TO waive extra
ditiOn and accompany his captors to
san Francisco.
CIaudianes has been twice in the
hands OF police authorities since he es-
capped from San Francisco but, al
though large reward had been offered
for his capture. he was not recognized
and the captors allowed the prize to
slip through their fingers. The fugitive
Travelled as far as Reno with woman
companion and then deserted her. beat
ing his way eastward alone. Paudu-
verjs did not join them at all, as was at
IrSt supposed, and Peter saw nothing
of his fellow conspirator from the time
he himself left San Francisco. AT
Green River. Wyo., and again at Lara
mic. WyO, he was arrested for va
grancy and detained for a short time,
finally being released at each place and
given an hour to leave town.
Burns detectives had traced Peter
this far and on to st. Louis, but there
the trail was lost He visited a second
hand store in St Louis and exchanged
his clothing in an effort to conceal his
identity. A week ago he arrived in
Chicago. a single day before Burns and
Mccarthy, and has since been living
quietly under an assumed name in
lodging house in haywood and haunt
ing the tenderloin saloons in the vi
cinity of Clark and Van Buren, streets
Peter was warned last night by the
Chicago police that he would not be
required to make a statement until he
reached San Francisco. but he insisted
upon denying the truth of his brothers
confession. asserting that he knows
nothing of either of the Gallagher dy-
namitings. Burns. Mccarthy and De-
tective Roban will leave Chicago with
their prisoner within a day or two and
viii bring him direct TO this city.
When John Claudianes was apprised
at 10 o'clock last night at the city
prison of his brothers arrest, he ex-
pressed surprise that the capture had
been effected in Chicago, saying that
he believed Peter to have been in hid
ing near Reno.