The San Francisco call., 1910-10-08
Names of Brys0n and Leonard
Found on Register of the.
Brennan, a HOsteIry
of Los Angeles
SPENT NIGHT OF SEPT. 70
WITH FOUR OTHERS
Two Women We're Members of
Party, Which Came in Late
and Departed the Follow
ing Morning
TINES PLOT SIMILAR
TO IDAHO OUTRAGE
Especial Dspotch 10 The Call

I OS ANGELES, Oct. Men bear
ing the same names as those
given by the purchasers, Of the
dynamite at the Giant works regis
tered at local hotel on September %.
This information has been brought to
Chief of Police Galloway, who iS still
undecided whether it is a full sized
clew TO the destroyers of the Times
building. or only a most remarkable
coincidence.
W A Bowers, proprietor of the Ho-
tel Brennan Of 5255z South Main street
has reported that among the names
registered at his hotel on September
% were those Of John 3. Bryson and
F. D, Leonard Jr- Bryson and Leonard
were names under which application
was made for the powder.
Party Registered Late
The two were members of a party
that reached the hotel late at night.
They departed the next morning. The
register of that date shows the fol-
lowing:
John B. Bryson and wife, city; A.
S. Brown and wife; NJ A Dawson, F.
D. Leonard, Santa Ana
They were assigned to their rooms
by Bowers, the proprietor. but he has
retained no definite knowledge of the
appearance of Bryson and Leonard.
The party came to my hotel very
late at night" said Bowers. I'm
fact, il was about midnight. / was on
duty and showed them to their rooms
myself I do not remember particu-
larly what Bryson looked like, but
know he was tall and wore dark
clothes. I paid no particular attention
10 the party. They left early in the
morning"
Police SkepticaI
Chief Galloway has been investigat-
ing these facts, but says that from
the evidence on hand, he is inclined to
believe that the Bryson and Leonard
who registered at the Brennan are
farmers from near Santa Ana. He
still has detectives on this phase of
the case.
The local police force is not inclined
TO place much faith in the statements
of Albert Hoffman, the suspect now
held at Yuma. Captain Flemmer, head
Of the detective bureau, regards Hoff-
man as of that type of crank who con-
fess to knowledge of every crime that
attracts public attention.
Resembles Idaho Plot
1t is admitted now that the further
the investigation progresses, the
greater becomes the resemblance of
the general plot to that by which the
murder Of Governor Steunenberg of
Idaho was accomplished. 1t may be
stated with certainty that the investi-
cation has begun upward as well as
downward. The local force is con-
vinced that the dynamiting was in
spired by an inner circle Of some sort.
Los Angeles has for some months
been the haven of a large number of
men known, for the lack of more accu-
rate description, as anarchists" and
street agitators."
This body Of individuals is entirely
distinct from any recognized union
labor organization and apart from the
street socialist. These so called agi-
tators are said to have drifted into
Los Angeles by way of the aqueduct,
where they originally sought work
Agitators Unpopular
Coming into the city of Los Angeles
they proceeded to make themselves
about as unpopular as they could.
Drastic ordinances We're passed to pre-
vent their assembIage. They >were
herded with some severity by the po-
, lice.
Through It all the Times kept up an
fnsistent demand for the elimination
Of the reds
II called upon the police time and