The San Francisco call., 1908-05-28
both DYNAMITE
| OUTRAGES WORK
OF SAME HAND
Detectives Deem Higher Ups
to Be Responsible for the
Dastardly Crimes
Gallagher Refuses to Be Intim.
idated and Will Wait for
Next Move
Police Officers and Graft Prose-
CutiOn Unite to Run Down
Dynamiters

mited the buildings belonging to
James L. Gallagher at Perkins and
Belmont streets, north of Lake Mer-
ritt, Tuesday night were the perpe-
traitors of the fearful outrage that oc-
Cured April % at the home of Gal
lagher's brother in law. 1870 Nine
teenth avenue, East Oakland, is the
firm opinion of the Oakland and San
Francisco detectives and police force
and the certain conviction of District
Attorney William II. Langdon and
Special Agent william J. Burns of the
graft prosecution.
All have agreed that when either
crime Is traced TO it's instigators. both
acts will be accounted for. That those
men against whom Gallagher's testi-
mony in the graft cases Is of vital
import are responsible for the two
dastardly deeds is practically conceded
by every one working on the case.
WORKING IN DARKNESS
But no clear solution Of the mys-
teries came TO light yesterday. The
entire detective force of Oakland was
working on the mystery. District Al
torney Everett j. Brown OF Alameds
county and his deputies viewed the
scene of the dynamiting- District At
torney Langdon and William J. Burns.
accompanied by Detectives Thomas
Murphy and Charles Goff Of the San
Francisco force. spent several hours
during the afternoon in conference
with Captain Peterson. head of the
fOakland police detective force Chief
of Police a. Wilson OF Oakland. cap
tain J.. r. Lynch and other officers and
detectives Were busy on the scene.
City Councilman Elliott of Oakland
had 4 few facts that might have bear
ing on the case to- report TO Captain
Petersen and William j. Burns. but
none would discuss the informatior
given by Elliott.
Last evening Burns and Gof re-
turned TO Oakland and had another
conference with Petersen. The ciews
which might have been secured by the
detectives were not divulged- Burns
and Petersen have a common ground
on which to work in solving the pronT
lens presented in these murderous at
tack. on the man whose testimony wiz
send Abe Ruef and other malsfactors
TO prison.
GALLAGHER MARKED MAN
u am convinced that Gallagher is q
marked man and that powerful infu-
ences are at work to get him.. said
Petersen yesterday He Is living In
San Francisco now. and l would not b.
surprised if the next attack on him Was
made there. 1 was not surprised az
this attack on his property and look
for more
s.rhere Is no question that the
two attacks on Gallagher's life and
property were made by the same per
sons. The man Wilhelm. who was ar
rested in the first case. has nothing y
do with it. 1t is an effort TO get Galy
lagher out of the way or 10 1ntim1oate
him. declared Burns
Gallagher refuses 10 be int1midated.
He was at the scene of the explosion
Yesterday afternoon. accompanied oy
his brother, Tom Gallagher, formerly
head OF the commissary department of
the city government.
IT know that these explosions are
dfrected against me-" he said, "evi-
IDENTIFY with the double purpose OF in
timidatinz me and also intimidating
other witnesses In the graft cases. and
of injuring me financially, but am not
afraid of them and will not leave the
city and It's vicinity
Gallagher. with George e McRae.
the architect and partner with the
| supervisor in the building of the three
| houses in Perkins street. will lose
| So 900 by the crime OF Tuesday night
| The building destroyed originally COST
| that sum and will have to be rebuilt
WHOLE HOUSE SHATTERED
The dynamite was exploded In the
kitchen and tore out the rear of the
house completely. 1t wrecked the up
! stairs portion over the kitchen and
| laundry and damaged the entire place.
The adjoining houses show little signs
of serious damage. but they VIII have
/ to be thoroughly overhauled-
McRae the architect, has compre-
hensive theory of how the crime was
committed The explosive was put In
the corner house.. he said. evidently
because 1T was the only one to which
access could be had in the rear without
climbing over a fence. More damage
would have been done III the powder
was placed in the center house. but
il would have been more dangerous
for the dynamitard The man was evil
IDENTIFY in a great hurry He entered
the rear door. going through the serv-
ants bedroom and laundry TO the
kitchen. He put down the dynamite
/ at the kitchen door. Had he gone fur
ther into the house with the dynamite
before touching 1T of the entire place
would have been destroyed But he
was in a hurry.
! McRae the unfortunate and fnno-
| cent victim of the deadly malice
against Gallagher, was the ex-super-
/ visor's business partner in the build
/ ing of the house
EXPLOSION sP0ILs DEAL
The houses which were damaged by
|. the dynamite were well built. attract
/ i've English cottages of two and half
| story. located on excellent sites near
the north shore of Lake Merritt In the
! Adams point district They Were val
ned. with the lots. at $4,000 each Ne
! zotiations for their sale had been al
/ most completed
/ No houses were very near the scene
OF the dynamiting- There We're no
close neighbors to see the wreckers