The San Francisco call., 1910-10-08
DEVENUE CUTTER
IN MAY HUNT KATE
Tug Northern Light of Oak
land Was Hired for Strange
Pleasure Cruise

The revenue cutter McCulloch, now
at Sausalito, may soon be put on the
trail Of the power schooner Kate. The
Kate may hold the solution of the mys-
terry which surrounds the plot that
eliminated in the wreck of the Los
Angeles Times building.
The Kate sailed from san Francisco
september %, the day on which three
men purchased 500 pc-Inds of 30 per
cent gelatine dynamite. Ostensibly its
destination was for the Galapa gos
islands. AS was learned yesterday, the
Kate went out OF the bay on the night
Of September % and sailed TO Drake
, bay. where if took on a mysterious
passeR ger, who gave the name of Bis
bee Bfsbse had been cruising about
in Drake bay in the tug Northern
Light Of Oakland. other important
facts connect the Kate with the Los
Angeles mystery.
KATE Must BE- FOUND
On that account it is deemed essen
tisl TO complete understanding Of the
case that the Kate be found If she is
adoat. Governor Gillett win be asked
20 arouse the federal government TO
the Importance Of finding the Kate.
i is proposed that the governor have
The federal authorities detail the rev.
enue cutter McCulloch, now at anchor
AT Sausalito TO search for the Kate
The McCulloch is the government boat
most available for that purpose.
Earl Rogers left last evening for Los
Angeles with his corps of detectives.
Rogers has been staying at the st.
Francis hotel and there has been the
center Of the quest for the dynanliters
- The apartments were given up yester-
day afternoon and Rogers and his men
caught the Lark.
ROGERS EXPLAINS DEPARTURE
Rogers. explained his departure by
saying that while there were still many
ends OF the mystery dangling in
tangib bly, around San Francisco "the San
Francisco police had the situation well
In hand nd were fully qualified to cope
with any development that might arise.
I an going TO Los Angeles both for
the purpose Of attending TO my private
business and to consult with the Los
Angeles authorities and others working
on the case ct Los Angeles Rogers
continued All my men will go with
me. II IS probiematical when / shall
return
Rogers is the most skepticaI man
among the detectives OF the stories that
are brought in and the clews that are
exploited If 1 listened 10 all the in
side Information that is brought in we
would have all the souint eyed men in
san Francisco in sail" said he yester-
day.
AEW CLEW DISCOVERED
The new cIew duplicating the power
schooner Kate came yesterday from
Oakland. It centers about the tug
Northern Light, Captain E. ]. limerick
On September Il. according to the
story the police have, Captain John
Osterhaus, who purchased the Kate
from Victor Primrose in San Diego
about September l, approached Captain
Limerick on the Northern Light and
offered him a job. Osterhaus told En-
erlck that he had a couple of sporty
friends" who had come up on the Kate
from san Pedro. and that they desired
10 hire launch or a tug to take them
up the. coast on a pleasure trip. Their
excuse for not wishing to remain in
san Francisco while their boat. the
Kate. was being repaired was that il
would cost too much
on September Is Captain limerick
crossed 10 the Union oil company's dock
in this city. and took the man known
IS Bisbee aboard. The other man said
that he would stay with the Kate. En-
erick was assured that he would re-
-ceive tie same fare for the one pas
senger as he had asked for the two.
NORTHERN LIGHT INVOLVED
Taking Captain Ousterhaus as pilot.
Reyes at 10 o'clock.
II was Friday. September %. that
the launch Peerless, or Pastjme, was
seen by Captain f. J. Burns of the
harbor commissioners launch James
y. Ginett Jr. lying alongside the Kate.
Burns is positive on that point.
To return to the Northern Light.
il remained in brakes bay and Satur-
day, September p, it was hailed by
the power schooner Kate. The two
vessels touched, and Bisbee. the mys-
terious passenger. was transferred ito
the Kate. He carried a hand satchel.
Two drums of distillate on the Kate
were emptied and were sent back to
Captain Swan in Oakland by the
Northern Light Captain limerick
stated that the schooner was heavily
loaded with fuel and provisions.
Captain limerick said yesterday that
his employer had plenty of money in
enbacks and paid him literally for
HIS trip. The captain had the opinion
that il was a strange pleasure trip that
Risbee was taking, and that he seemed
10 take little recreation. but the tactful
mariner made no comment at the time.
LAY IN DRAKE BAY
The Northern Light remained in