The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06

Sidney l. Danny. accused with Jay
OLoane Of having conspired TO kill
James Goodwin. an aged Nevada miner.
by plying him with liquor. made a
sworn confession yesterday morning.
acknowledging that he knew that
OLoane purposed to cause the miners
death. But Dandy stoutly maintains
that he never agreed to this program.
and says that ne cid all in his power,
short OF telling OF the plot to the
police. II hrus.rate O'Loane's plan.
The police believe Dandy as guilty in
the conspiracy as his companion.
RESULT OF SWEATING
The confession comes as the cul-
mination OF a long siege the two men
have had in the sweat box. and was
brought about Dy the fact that Dandy
was led to believe that O'Loane had
made a statement in which he cleared
himself OF all blame. Dandy was very
bitter toward O'Loane yesterday for
The confession he thought his partner
had made.
Tu show him what he viii gain by
~ Ing 20 RuA DidlIE Oh me. llt SdlQ
hercely. Hell get all that's coming
10 him"
Dandy made the statement before
Judge Weller. who administered the
customary oath before police stenog-
raphers. who jotted down the words.
Captain Of Detectives Anderson. De-
tective Steve Bunner and Detective
Sergeant Fitzgerald were present
when the confession was made.
ing 10 do with the plans to do away
with Goodwin were scoffed at yes
terday by the old miner himself who
denounced the man from his bed at
the central emergency hospital, where
he is slowly recovering from his en-
forced debauch.
Danny Is the worst OF the two.
Goodwin declared yesterday. He has
more brains in minute than OLoane
has in six months and it was he who
did all the planning. O'Loane, I see
plainly now. depended on Dandy to
think the details out for him. and then
obeyed orders
Goodwin disclosed what appears to be
another fraud practiced by the pair by
denying yesterday that he ever has
tried to secure any mortgage on his
property at Silver City. Idaho. A note
from Silver city bank found among
formed him that $500 could not be
loaned on his property there. but that
$3.50 would be loaned. Goodwin de-
clsres that O'Doane and Dandy must
have tried to negotiate the loan. as he
never did.
J. ". Troutwine. a real estate dealer
with Offices at 1905 Fillmore street. who
worked for time in the Modesto devel-
opment company's mines. in which
Goodwin holds $3.50 shares. said yester-
day that the mine was a very good one
indeed. though not being operated al
present. Troutwine said that the ore
from the mine had assayed from 500
70 $500 per ton This statement proves
that Goodwin's claims TO wealth are not
unfounded-
The misunderstanding that has
grown up between Dandy and O'Loane
-industrIously fostered by the detect
ives-since their separate Incarceration
IS aided by the fact which yesterday be-
came plain that the two did not play
fair with each other. Both were united
IN leecing Goodwin, but they often
ted separately in doing So
The full confession substantiates in
many particulars the story OF the fel
ony pieced together by detectives, ex-
cept for the assertion made by Dandy
that he was never in sympathy with the
plot TO Kill Goodwin, though he knew
that O'Loane fully intended to put the
old miner out Of the way.
The full charge against O'Loane and
Dandy. was formally preferred yester-
day by Detective Bunner. and will
come up before Judge Conley this
morning.
Bail was hxed at $1,000 cash. OF
$4,000 bonds