The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-10-07
COEUR D'ALENES
. GANG ISACCUSED
Los Angeles Police Say Same
Agencies Inspired the
Wreck of Times
[SpeeioI Diseatch 10 The Call

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Los ANGELES, Oct. 6.-From the
mass Of evidence, tangible and intan-
gible. that has reached the Los Ange-
les police department, two distinct de-
auctions were announced today.
First, that the wrecking of the
Times building was executed through
the instrun,entality of an inner circle
connected in some way with the agen-
cies that inspired the horrors of the
Occur d'AIene. Secondly, that the euI-
prits made their escape from Los An
geles by train.
These are the definite lines upon
which the search is being pressed
from this end. Where 1t may lead.
Chief Of Police Galloway is unprepared
TO say, but broad ,intimation is given
that the mining regions of the country
are being subjected to special scrutiny.
While all is quiet here at this mo-
ment," said Chief Galloway, the nature
Of the case and the wide scope of our
inquiry may bring sensational develop
ments at any moment We have been
in close telegraphic communication
with the southwest during the last two
days. So many inquiries have come
from that source that we have sent out
the fullest information
While the mining settlements of the
country are being watched, Captain
E-lammer, head of the detective depart
ment, has detailed a squad of men to
the construction camps along the aque-
duct. In these camps number of
men formerly employed at the mines Of
Colorado and Idaho are at work.
Escape Well Planned
The detectives have also come. to the
a5H,ft r,Ia III
their escape with the same degree of
care and with the same exhibition of
cunning that they brought to the
crime itself.
The arrest of suspects continued dur
ing the day. The number now held ex-
ceeds %. Among those gathered today
were Charles Nehr and Frank Russell
union men. Nehr is alleged to have re-
marked after the Times explosion that
there would be something else doing
before long" Russell was involved in a
brawl between union and nonunion
men.
William ]. Burns spent the entire
day in~the city, making his headquar-
tiers at the Alexandra hotel. He re-
peated his previous statements that
the capture Of the culprits had become
a certainty.
The investigation into the disaster
has unfortunately been impeded by the
introduction of entirely eXtraneous
considerations There appears to be
mutual fears of political advantage and
personal aggrandizement. The COM
mereial community and the city admin
istration are not giving evidences of
harmony that the occasion would seem
TO merit.
Rewards Reduced
The rewards, incidentally, were re-
duced today by $4,000, following Mayor
Alexander's statement that in his opin-
ion the totals had reached far too large
a figure The merchants and manu-
facturers' association, through its sec
rotary. Felix J. Zeehandelaar, an
nounced that it had decided to cut its
offer down to $4,000 and devote the
balance of the $4,000 originally posted
to other purposes.
However, this reduction still leaves
the amount of rewards greater than
any offered in recent criminal history.
From Information drawn with diff
Guilty from the police today 1t was
learned that the detectives believe now
that there were at least eight men in
volved in the plot to destroy the Times
plant and the homes of General Otis
and F. J. Zeeha ndelaar. The rewards
for the capture of all these would
amount to sI45,o00-s15, 900 for each
conspirator from, the city and county,
a total OF $4,000 from the merchants
and manufacturers association and
$4,000 approximately from the state
labor federation and other sources.
Man Hunt Mysterious
Absolutely nothing concerning the
present status OF the man hunt could
be learned today. There were various