Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-05
NET IS CLOSING IN
Officers on Trail of Los An
geIes Dynamiters.
THREE UNDER SUSPICION
Authorities Certain the Explosive
Was Bought in Giant.
SEARCH CENTERMG IN FRISCO
Detective After individuals Who
covery by Fisherman.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 5.-The net
be closing in rapidly on the dynamiters
of the Los Angeles Times.
1T is certain that the dynamite which
we know was secured at Giant was
taken to Los Angeles and that it was
the same dynamite used In the de-
struction Of the Times building and in
the bombs found at the Zeehandelaar
and Otis residences"
This statement was made by Attorney
Earl ROGERS Of Los Angeles. who is in
charge Of the man hunt.
"We have ordered arrests" said Mr..
Rogers, "and we have men now in Jail
at several points. both between here and
Los Angeles and east Of San Francisco"
He refused to divulge the names OF the
prisoners or the places where they are
held.
1t is estimated that only 200 pounds
of the total amount of dynamite have
been accounted for.
vigilant Search in Frisco.
Search for the men has centered in this
city. Detective William J. Burns and
Chief of Police Seymour are hot on the
trail Of two men who purchased the dy-
to be the same, who engaged the launch
deposit for the use Of the craft.
1t is believed the Pastime is the white
launch Peerless in which the dynamite
purchased at Giant was taken away. A
craft answering IN every particular the
description given of the launch has disap-
peared from Richardson's bay. Sausalito.
Frank Leeman, q fisherman, says the
launch came into q cove at Sausalito the
night of September 20 He said he could
see three men about it at night, but no
trace Of its occupants was to be OBJ
served by day.
When Leeman returned from his fishing
the morning of September % the boat was
gone.
last seen at Sausalito by Leeman 1t was
not observed until about Q o'clock Mon
day morning, when William German saw
what is believed to have been the same
boat anchored OF North Sausalito. At
noon the boat had disappeared.
!; Located In, Oakland Harbor.
The Pastime was located yesterday In
the Oakland harbor. bearing marks OF
hard usage. and as 1t answered the
description of the Peerless. the detectives
made inquiries and found that Douglas A.
Burroughs, the owner. hired 1t September
20 to two men giving their names as
Bryce and Berry. They answer the de-
scription given the police Of Bryson
and Morris. who purchased the explosive
at Giant. Cal.
The boat showed the effects of hard
usage. On the bow were the marks OF
tacks, as II sign OF metal letters had
been tackled over the name Pastime.
This leads to the belief that the name
Peerless was used to disguise the boat.
Aluminium letters forming the name
Peerless, which was the name of the
craft that called at Giant. Cal. were
purchased from an Oakland firm the
evening Of September % by two men
who Tailed with the description OF two
of the trio of suspects who bought dyna-
mite at Giant.
The California Federation of Labor. in
session at Los Angeles, today adopted a
resolution directing its president to ap-
point committee of seven for the pur-
pose Of thoroughly investigating the
Times disaster" the committee being in
structed to cooperate with the tnvesti-
eating committee appointed by the
mayor"