The San Francisco call., 1910-04-07
SIXTY MURDERS
TRACED TO GOHL
Detectives Say Aberdeen Man
Uttered Bay With His
Victims
Accomplice's Confession Is Ex-
pected to Wiring Details
From Slayer
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

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ABERDEEN, April 6.-Dragging of
the harbor at point near where John
Klingenberg alleges that the body of
William Hoffman was weighted with
an anchor and thrown overheard after
he had been shot to death, continued
all day with tug and several drags.
but brought nothing to the surface ex-
cept a piece of cloth supposed to be
part of a coat. A diver is to be en-
gagged to continue the search.
Gohl is kept in solitary confinement
in his cell in the county Jail at Monte
sano, as is ]. King anberg, Gohrs al
legged accomplice in the murders of
Hoffman and Charles Haddberg. The
authorities hope now to obtain a con-
fession from Gohl. His wife was not
allowed to see him today. Gohl has
been put in the sweatbox, but so far
no information has been wrung from
him. He is a man of iron. nerve. 1t
has always been thought that he would
have confessed on the night of his ar
rest had it not been for the encourag-
ing words spoken to him in his cell in
the city Jail here by his wife.
HAS SMALL FORTUNE
fortune of something like $4,000, no
great amount of money has as yet been
produced for his defense. His trial was
originally set for March 5. Had 1t been
held at that time it would probably
have been concluded before this time
and before the return of Klingenberg.
The trial was delayed however in
order to give Gohl more time to raise
funds for his defense. He has expected
the sailors union to come to his aid,
but so far his expectations have not
materialiZed.
Klingenberg arrived yesterday on
the schooner A. j. West from Santa
Rosalia, Mexico, and was arrested on
the vessel Klingenberg in his confess
sion declares that he went with Gohl
and William Hoffman, another sailor,
down the bay and that Gohl shot Hoff-
man three times in the back Hoffman
cried out after he fell and begged Gohl
not to kill him, whereupon Gohl put
another bullet in the mans brain and
robbed him of $400, which was paid to
him as wages by Gohl in the afternoon.
The murder occurred at o'clock at
night.
The body was then weighted with an
anchor and thrown overheard King
enberg and Gohl then went to GohIs
shack, several miles below the place
where the first murder was committed.
anu 1OIl hlnR6nD6r& TO XIII
Charles Haddberg, who was taking care
of Gohls shack. Haddsberg's body was
thrown into the harbor water with
an anchor In the same way as Hoff-
mans. The bod yof Haddberg was
found, according to statement in a
confession of ALLY" Montana, to
whom Gohl had spoken of the murder.
THREATENED WITH DEATH
| Klingenberg is a German sailor, 81
years old. He was placed on board
the A. J. West by Gohl and ordered
never to return under penalty OF
death. He says Gohl attempted to kill
| him before he left, but he was always
on his guard and escaped. Detectives
who have been ip the employ of the
county say that Gohl is guilty of sc
or 60 murders and that all the bodies
| taken out of the harbor were his vic
| tins. They say that his object was to
| get the money the sailors had when
paid off, and that he has accumulate
| at least $4,000, which he has hidden
| A sailor who has told the officers
| that Gohl marooned three of his vic
| time on a sandspit near the entrance
| to the harbor when the tide was COM
! ing in and left them to perish is under
| suspicion.
| Gohl wrote threatening letters tc
Mayor Bon, Chief of Police Dean and
| others whom he suspected of seeking
! information before he was arrested.