Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

dence concerning the purchase of the
powder at Giant and the caching of
1t at the house in South San Francisco.
On this information the indictment of
four suspects is anticipated.
TWO SENSATIONS IN SEARCH
The hunt for the dynamite suspects
developed two sensational features
yesterday. One was the word received
by the local police that the third sus-
pect, heretofore always referred to as
'the Mexican" because of his swarthy
complexion, had been positively iden-
titled in San Francisco as David Cap
Ian, who under the name of William
Capp purchased the canvas covers
found thrown over the boxes of dyna-
mite cached in the "house of mystery"
in South San Francisco. The second
feature of the case was the statement
of Los Angeles detectives that fourth
man has been revealed as a party to
the dynamite plot to blow up the
Times.
Caplan was run down through care
full back-tracking methods. The can
vas cover found over the dynamite
boxes bore the trademark Of the
Thomas Tent and Awning company. By
tracing back the detectives discovered
that this particular piece of awning was
purchased by man giving the name
of William Capp and the Grove street
address of a man named Caplan d.
Caplan, a fruit dealer with a ranch
near Auburn, in the vicinity of the mine
owned by Bryson, the man whose name
was taken by one Of the suspects in
the case. The description of 1.-The Mex
lean" the third man who figured with
Bryson and Schmidt, exactly fitted
Caplan. Yesterday Captains cousin, a
man named Morton, admitted to the
San Francisco police, that Caplan was
the Mexican" and that he frequently
met him in company with Schmidt.
This news was at once communicated
to the Los Angeles police, and the mys-
terry yelling the identity of the third
of the trio of alleged dynamiters was
solved.
The police of San Francisco declare
that Caplan is a notorious anarchist
and an avowed follower Of Emma
Goldman. 1t is said that he frequently
attended her meetings when she visited
San Francisco a little more than a
year ago.
Mrs. Caplan is now living at 1926 Fell
street, San Francisco. She says that
she and her husband up to a few days
ago lived at the Grove street address
given by her husband in the purchase
of the awning. She says that on Octo-
ber she and her husband quarreled
and he left her. without telling where
he was going. The woman declares
that her husband was in San Francisco
on the night of the explosion, but from
her statement regarding other dates
the police are inclined to believe she
does not know where he was on that
date. The police have a good descrip-
ton of Caplan, which has been widely
circulated throughout the state.
Caplan's connection with the case is
believed by the police to strongly sup
port the theory Of an anarchist plot.
A dispatch from Washington says:
Henry Lane Wilson, American am
bassador to Mexico, has advised the
state department in Washington that
there is a possibility that the men i'm
plicated in dynamiting the Times
building in Los Angeles are on board
a ship bound for the Mexican port of
ManzanillO.
ut is understood that the governor
of California has requested the fed
eral government to take action
through the American embassy here
for the arrest of the suspects, and the
request has been registered in Mexico
City.
Ambassador Wilson and Foreign
Minister Creel refuse to discuss the
matter"