Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-01
Alleged Slayer of Sailors Will Face Trial Monday
 at Aberdeen
TWENTY THOUSAND
 NETTED BY CRIMES
Companion in Operations in Confession Names Gohl
 as Arch-Criminal

ABERDEEN, Wash, April 3O.-In- tense interest is manifested throughout the Grays Harbor region in the murder case against William Gohl of Aberdeen, ex.manager of the Sailors union for Gray's Harbor, which is to come up for trial next Monday at Montesano Gohl is to be tried on the specific charge of having murdered his former friend and companioR Charles Hatteberg, a German sailor, but he is suspected of having robbed and murdered scores of other sailors, whose bodies were found in Grays harbor during the past ten years.
 The prosecution, headed by Prose cutting Attorney William Campbell of Hoquiam, has collected large amount of evidence and expects to be able to prove not only that Gohl was guilty of the murder of Hatteberg, but that for many years he has made 1t practice of robbng and murdering sailors whom he had placed on vessels and who had en- trusted their savings to him for safe keeping. The total number of Gohl s alleged victims is variously estimated of from sixty to one hundred and fifty. 1t is charged that by his wholesale rob berries and murders Gohl accumulated fortune estimated at more than $20,- 900, which he will probably use for his defense.
 Gohl has made no confession, but J. .klingenberg, who is held as his accOmp- lice Tn the case made detailed state ment, discriminating himself, which will be used by the prosecution. According to the confession of Klingenberg, who was arrested upon his arrival from San ta Rosalia, Mexico, on the schooner A. J. West, on April ), Gohl, accompanied by Klingenberg and William Hoffman, another German sailor, went out in the bay in launch on the night of the murder. On the way, so Lingenberg stated, Gohl killed hoffman by firing two bullets into the back of his head, robbed him of $400, which had been paid by Gohl to Hoffman as wages dur ing the afternoon, and then east the body into the bay, weighted with heavy anchor previously stolen from mill company's boat. Klingenberg fur ther stated that after they had returned to the shore after, the murder of Hotf man, which was on December 23, 1909, Gohl forced him to accompany him to his shack and to kill Hatteberg, who had been taking care of Gohl s hut and had learned too much about Gohl s al leged crimes.
 The body of Hatteberg was found in Indian Creek by Chief of Police Dean of Hoquiam, on February 3, last, strap ped to 30-pound anchor, and plainly visible at low water. The body of Hotf man, whom Gohl is said to have thrown into the bay not far from the mouth of Indian Creek, has not yet been found, although the authorities have made the most diligent search and nOtwithstand- ing the fact that the Odd Fellow lodge to which Hoffman had belonged, of fered a reward of $500 for the recovery of his body.
 Hoffman and Hatteberg disappeared about the same time, just before last Christmas, but at first their disappear ance did not arouse any suspicion. In the early part of January the police authorities received . tip from "Al- ly' Montana, somewhat notorious character, that Hatteberg had been murdered and his body sunk to the bottom of Indian Creek by Gohl. How "Ally" obtained his information has not been explained, but it is supposed that he heard Gohl speak of the crime. | Acting upon the tip, Chief of Police Dean detailed two men to watch GOhl, ! while he began thorough search ot the waters of Indian Creek. After six weeks of searching the body was found | and an examination showed that there | were two bullet holes in the back of | the head.
 It is believed that two detectives from Seattle, who assisted in the inves- tigation of the case and in the collect l ing of evidence against Gohl, struck up an acquaintance with Gohl and so com pletely won his confidence, that he be came unguarded in his conversation and gave them some valuable pointers. It IS understood that the authorities had information of Klingenberg conncc- ton with the Hatteberg murder and were prepared to arrest him upon the arrival of the schooner upon which Gohl had placed him, few days after the murder Klingenbcrg stated after his arrest that Gohl, fearing that he would betray the secret of the crime, tried to murder Klingenberg and, fail l ing owing to the latter watchfulness, had placed him upon the schooner A. 1 J. West and ordered him never to re- turn under penalty of death.
 "ohl, who for seven years was local