Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

That the power schooner Kate, which
is supposed to have brought 500 pounds
of nitro-powder to Southern California,
reached san Pedro and discharged its
cargo is the belief of the detectives
working on the dynamiting case. Cap
tain ]. Osterhaus alleged to have been
aboard the Kate when the explosive
was transferred to that vessel from the
Pastime at a secluded part of San
Francisco bay, was seen In san Pedro
the day following the explosion that
wrecked the Times building, 1t is said.
The officers now are searching for Os-
terhaus, but so far have been unable
to trace his movements beyond San
Pedro.
According to information obtained at
San Pedro yesterday, captain Oster-
haus appeared at San Pedro October 2
and remained there for several days.
He is we'll known to the old-time resi-
dents of that town, and has been sail
ing in southern waters for twenty
years.
A saloon keeper at San Pedro in
formed the officers that Osterhaus stat
ed that he was going to San Diego.
The officers have been unable to find
that he reached San Diego. They now
believe ne returned to the Kate while
the vessel was lying at anchor some
where outside San Pedro harbor, and
sailed for the south.
Osterhaus probably is one of the best
informed seamen sailing off the Pacific
coast He knows almost every harbor
and anchorage from Alaska to the
southern prt OF South America. He Is
familiar with the small islands off the
Mexican coast, and frequently has
made trips to uncharted islands in the
Pacific ocean off the Central and the
South American coasts.
LOOK FOR OsTERHAUS
Owing to the fact that the officers
have been unable to get any definite
information concerning the movements
of the Kate since that boat was seen in
San Francisco bay, they believe the
vessel probably was taken to some
point off the coast near San Pedro and
the powder taken ashore.
The detectives attach great impor-
tance to Osterhaus having been seen in
San Pedro the day after the explosion,
and are bending their efforts toward
locating him. If Osterhaus is found,
the officers say, 1t is probable that the
identity and whereabouts of the men
who purchased the explosive at Giant.
Cal, September %, will be learned, and
that arrests will follow within a short
time.
The detectives are positive that Os-
terhaus can give them information that
will result in the clearing of the matter
that has baffled more than 200 officers
who are investigating the case.
With the exception of the develop
ments at San Pedro practically moth
ing of Importance was accomplished
by the officers yesterday. Detectives
Jones, Boyd, Mcnamara and Home
are working on clews that have sew
eral angles in Los Angeles. AS re-
suit of their Investigations two men are
being kept under surveillance at San
Jose.
the office of the district attorney Of
Los Angeles county, arrived in San
Jose yesterday, with Detective Ser
geants Conlan and Mackay of San
Francisco, who are working on the
Times explosion case. Browne was
closeted for ceverad hours with the
sheriff of Santa Clara county and the
latter's deputies, going over a mass
of records and court reports
HANDWRITING EXPERTS
Following the conference, Browne
and the San Francisco police officers
returned to the northern city without
making an arrest
Later 1t was given out that the pur-
nose for tine examination of the court
reports was, to investigate the records
of the two men who are now under
surveillance as the result or 1nfOrma-
ton furnished by Los Angeles detec-
tives.
For the purpost of examining sigma
lures and Samples of handwriting
which the investigators have gathered
in their search for the dynamiters.
handwriting experts were called into
conference with Attorney Earl Rogers
and Captain of Detectives Paul Flam-
mer yesterday afternoon. Prof. Edward
K. Isaacs, one of best known experts
on chirography, and several other ex-
perts whose names were withheld were
present at tht conference.
The experts and the investigators
were closeted for more than two hours.
During that time detectives who have
been working on the case called at the
offices and left hurriedly. Sheriff Ham
mel and Fred Baker of the Baker iron
works were also in consultation with
Rogers yesterday afternoon and It is
believed furnished several valuable
clews which the officers will run down
today
Following the conference between
Prof. Isaacs and Rogers and Flammer,
Detectives McNamaFa and Carroll
called at the offices and after hurried
conversation with the Investigators