The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05
Launch FOUND
AND IDENTIFIED
YPOWDERNEN
Mysterious Peerless" Proves
TO Be ''Pastime" Rented
in Oakland
Owner Gives Valuable Clews to
Police and Is Kept In
conunicad0

who signed Robert Leonard" on re-
ceipt Of the powder on the launch
peerless"
The man who was with Bryce when
The launch was rented and who gave
his name as P. A. Perry is described as
OF Mexican cast of features. The de-
scriptions furnished the police by the
Offices of the powder company and by
Shipping Clerk Phillips leave no doubt
that this was the man who posed as
William Morris in buying the powder
The men were conspicuous by the con-
trast in their appearances.
POLICE GUARD BURRowEs
Burrowes IS being closely guarded by
the police. as he has given information
that may lead 20 picking up the trail
lost after September 2s, when the men
returned the launch 10 the owner. To
prevent the information from leaking
out, Burrowes was kept in hiding by
the Oakland police, after having under
gone q close questioning.
The reward OF upward Of 800 600 Of
1ered for the capture OF the men re-
sponsible for the dynamiting of the
Times building has brought to the
chase the shrewdest sleuths Of the west
The utmost secrecy is being observed
regarding the latest clews developed.
but the word has gone out from de-
tective circles that the pursuit is clos
ing In upon the dyna miters as the re-
suit Of what Burrowes has disclosed to
Captain Petersen.
The men who carried the dynamite
from the Giant powder company's yards
may as well give themselves up, for it
IS only a matter Of days when we will
have them" Detective Burns said yes
terday shortly before leaving for the
south
BURNS CONFIDENT
He spoke simply and with no. pre-
tense at Wanting He said that de-
veIopments IN the case had practically
fixed the guilt of two men whose de-
bcription would betray them and whose
present whereabouts was a matter
within the powers of the police to de-
termine
From at least six men the police have
obtained descriptions Of the two men
who rented the Pastime and obtained
the powder in the Peerless" Superin-
tendent Frank Rollar. Phillips. the
shipping clerk and Manuel Cortez. "a
Portuguese who helped load the launch
all told Of the men who purchased and
called for the powder
Boatmen along the Oakland water
front, Captain John Stanley, who took
care Of the Pastime. and Burrowes and
Baxter have added their descriptions of
the men. so that now their correct
names are the only points lacking in
fixing the Identity Of the men whom
the police and detectives are certain
handled the powder before II was sent
south on its deadly mission.
OVERALLS IN LAUNCH
In the boat when returned to Bur
rowes We're two pairs of striped bib
overslls that were Identified by the men
from the Giant company yards as sim
liar TO those worn by both Bryson and
his swarthy companion The smoke
stack Of the launch had been rembved
by way Of disguise and put in a more
inconspicuous place.
The seat was considerably cut Up by
q sharp pointed knife. the tracinsys Of
which formed letters OF the name Peer
less Detective petersen believes that
the men tried several schemes to at
tsch the letters prior to pasting them
on the cardboard and in this manner
cut up the seat. The cardboard used to
hide the real name Of the launch was
left in the boat and forms part of the
collection OF evidence secured by the
Oakland police. The screw holes by
which il was fastened over the name
Pastime can be plainly seen.
The letters that made UP the name
Peerless were purchased from the
Noise -Klinkner store in Market street.
II. NJ Nutter. the salesman, gave a
description OF the men who made the
purchase that agrees with that of the
crew Of the launch Peerless. They
had stated they wanted aluminium
letters for two signs TO read Peer
less" Another very important feature
developed in this respect was the state
ment OF Nutter that his customers
made show Of much money.
MONEY Is MYSTERY
Where the money came from that
met all expenses with no objections is
a mystery that occupied the serious
moments OF the police yesterday. The
men acted IN 2 positive manner in all