Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-06
OFFICERS MAY
SEARCH HMEXICO
FOR ASSASSINS
Persons Who Destroyed Times
Building Thought to Have
Hurried to Border
SEARCH FOR SCHOONER KATE
Number of Dead in Explosion Is
Likely to Be Increased to
TWenty-four
IDENTIFICATION OF LAUNCH
Detective Burns of San Francisco
Engages in UnraveIing of
Dynamite Mystery
IDENTIFICATION OF LAUNCH


have dynamited the Times building centers
in Los Angeles. Detective William Burns
and Police Sergeant stephen Bunner are
here and important developments are prom
ised. Many rumors circulated yesterday,
however, are denied.
Another boat, the gasoline schooner Kate,
is now believed to have brought the dyna-
mite south from San Francisco.
One more body was taken from the ruins
yesterday. The number removed to date
now totals sixteen.
A clew obtained by The Herald yesterday
indicates that the unidentified man seen
to fall back into the fire named Bow
ers. He went to the Times office to leave
a news item.
The number of dead may be increased to
twenty-three or twentyfour in the light
of developments.
The statement made by Captain of
Detectives Wall of San Francisco last
night to the effect that Police Sergeant
Stephen Bunner of the San Francisco
police department, who is in Los An
geles investigating the explosion that
wrecked the Times building Saturday
morning, believes he has identified one
of the trio of dynamiters who gave the
name of William Morris, was declared
by Captain of Detectives Paul Flammer
here to be incorrect. The rumor that
the three dynamiters are fleeing toward
the Mexican boundary line several
hours ahead of several detectives also
was denied by Captain Flammer.
Sergeant Bunner is in Los Angeles
investigating the case. He called at
the detective bureau last night and
chatted q short time with Detective
Mckenzie, whom he has known for
several years. According to Acting
Detective Sergeant Chapman, who is
in charge of the detective bureau at
night, Bunner never entered the jail
and did not talk with any prisoner.
A report was circulated at police
headquarters last night that the officers
working in Los Angeles succeeded in
tracing the movements of several sus-
picious characters, and that the latter
were thought to have obtained an auto
mobile and gone south on the inland
road to San Diego. This highway passes
through Escondido, and it was rumored
that Detective William j. Burns, who
arrived in Los Angeles yesterday morn
ing from San Francisco, probably would
leave for the south and attempt to APP
prehend the fugitives at Escondido.
DETECTIVES CONTINUE WORK
Captain Flammer stated that he was
ignorant of such developments, and de-
clared there is nothing to the report as
far as his department is concerned. He
stated that all of his men have re-
ported in at their usual time, and with
the exception of Detectives Jones,
Home and Mcnamara, who are in San
Francisco making Investigations, all of
the men working under his direction
are in Los Angeles or the Immediate
vicinity.
The stories printed in the afternoon
papers in which Detective Burns is
quoted as saying he is in entire charge
of the investigation have brought
about a controversy between the noted
graft prosecution detective and Attor-
ney Earl Rogers, who is investigating
the case in the north.
Attorney w. H. Dehm received a
message from Attorney Rogers last
night denying emphatically that Burns
has entire charge of the investigation.
According to a statement made by
Attorney Dehm last night Attorney
Rogers was retained by the Merchants
and Manufacturers association, the
chamber of commerce and the Found
ers and Employers association to in
yestigate the explosion and assist In
every manner in running down the
dynamiters and clearing up the mys-
terry surrounding the placing of the
BOMBS at C0e uOIuSS OL NOH' OtlS III
Wiltshire boulevard and the home of
f. ]. Zeehandelaar, secretary of the
Merchants and Manufacturers associa-
ton, at $50 Garland avenue.
The local police it is stated, also
resent the attitude of Burns In claim
ing to be at the head of the investiga-
tion and having supervision over all
officers working on the case.
The detectives are maintaining strict
secrecy regarding their movements.
Several men arr detailed especially to
run down wild reports and anonymous
tips. and much valuable time is lost in
making Investigations of such matters.
According to an Associated Press
dispatch from San Francisco, Police
Sergeant Bunner of that city, who now
is in Los Angeles, is said to have sub
mitted a report to Captain Wall to the
effect that a man answering the de-
scription of the alleged dynamiter,
who gave his name as William Morris,
is in the city jail at Los Angeles.
This report is said to have contained
the information that the prisoner was
Viewed by Bunner, and the latter be-
lieved him to be one of the trio OF
dynamiters.
It is also reported in San Francisco
yesterday that three men had been ar
rested in Los Angeles as suspects In
the dynamite case.
Bunner is said to have reported that
the man who answered the description
of William Morris was a miner at
Forest fIill, Placer county. This man
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