The San Francisco call., 1910-10-14
Mission Street Lodgings Of
Bryce's Companion Found
and Police Abandon
False Clews
PERRY'S HIDING PLACE
EXPOSED BY LANDLADY
Detective Burns and Local
Sleuths Follow New Leads
Uncovered by Woman;
Search Grows Warm
MEN ARE BELIEVED TO BE
WITHIN 100 MILES OF CITY

n LIND cropping in dark places for
N clews to the identity of the dyna-
miters of the Los Angeles Times
building by the score of detectives
working on the case since the night
of the explosion stopped yesterday
when Chief Of Police Seymour, Detec-
tive William J. Bruins and Detective
Ed Wren, assisted by Mrs. D. H.
lngersoll, succeeded in getting a state
ment from Mrs. James B. LAWN OF
24lO Mission street, not only corrob-
Grating in every detail the story told
the day before by Mrs Ingersoll, but
giving additional and even more i'm
portant information to the men en-
gagged in the sensational and spectac-
ular man hunt. As soon as Burns had
SATISFIED himself yesterday morning
that at last the real lead had been
found, he had Mrs. Ingersoff brought
IN to headquarters by Detective M. ].
Burke, and most OF the forenoon was
spent in making careful investigations
of her statements
All movements about headquarters
were conducted with the greatest
secrecy, and positive instructions were
given to all concerned to make no
public statement
Room Is Searched
AS soon as possible detectives were
sent to the home of Mrs. LAWN in the
Mission, where she keeps a lodging
house. and there thorough search
was made for personal effects of
Smithy, known also as Perry, the
man who daily visited J. B. Bryce at
the home of Mrs. Ingersoll A large
front room which "Snlithy'' occupied
was turned over to Burns. together
with some personal effects of the mucn
wanted man.
With Mrs Ingersoll uncovering the
hiding place Of Bryce while he exc
cuted the plot to purchase dynamite,
Mrs. LAWN yesterday admitted that
during, the time Bryce was at the
IngersolI home ''Smithy' was at her
place. In fact. it developed at the
examination yesterday that "Smithy"
has within the last eight months
stopped at the LAWN place on numbers
of occasions. always acting in a mys-
terious manner and never fraternizinz
with any one Of the other dodgers or
appearing to have associates of any
kind.
Chief of Detectives s L. Browne OF
the district attorneys ONCE. who trav-
eied north with Burns from Los
Angeles. was an active participant in
the days developments and was con
stantIy in touch with Seymour and the
detective during the trips to and from
the LAWN and Ingersoll places.
Locates Storeroom
Accompanied by Detective Burke.
Browne. 1T Is believed. located the
storeroom yesterday in which some OF
the effects Of Bryce were stored. and
while no attempt was made to inspect
them such instructions were given the
persons in whose custody the articles
were found that it Will be hard for
anybody to remove Bryce's effects with
out the knowledge of the police
The result of the work of the last As
hours has been to concentrate al efforts
in this city on the clews given by the
two women. 1t Is expected now that
slowly but surely the net Of the dstec-
tives will be closed in on the men who
are now believed to be on shore instead
of out on the high seas in the little
power schooner Kate. Details OF the
work here and the statements OF the
two women have been forwarded to
Earl Rogers in the south and the sug-
gestions from Burns here will be acted
on in Los Angeles. "Smithy' was well
known down here and was entirely
familiar with the geography OF San
Francisco bay
Woman's Story Guarded
Just what Mrs. LAWN impaired to
the detectives was guarded from pub
lictty by herself as well as members
of the department. who escorted her
and male companion to and from
headquarters. To protect her from
amateur sleuths and curious persons.
she was aivisedeto leave the city last
night and went to Oakland At the
lodging house in Mission street 1t was
learned that ..Smithy'' had stopped
there on number OF occasions dating