The San Francisco call., 1910-10-06
IDENTIFICATION
/ OF MEN SOUGHT
Much Money Was Back of
the Dynamiters, Declares
Earl Rogers

That the purpose of the visit of De-
tectives Steve Bunner and Tom Ryan to
Los Angeles was to identify some men
held on suspicion was made evident
yesterday by a report filed by Bunner
prior to leaving San Francisco and
which was given out yesterday.
In this report Bunner declares that
the man described as William Morris
might be a Joe Morris of Forest Hill.
Placer county, known to him. Bunner
stated that the Morris he had in mind
was born of a Mexican mother in Podge
valley and worked in mines in Placer
county. 1t was Burners belief that
the man was familiar. with explosives.
The last he heard Of him. he reported.
Morris was employed in the construc-
tion of the new custom house build
ing.
Opposed to this report, however, was
a dispatch received from Auburn, which
declared that the Joe Morris mentioned
ing in San Francisco. The dispatch
reads:
Joe Morris, halfbreed, worked at
the Rawhide mine in Towle six years
ago. He is said to be a responsible
man living somewhere in San Fran
cisco and is about so years old. He has
a son living at Nassau near Angels
Camp. He is no relative of William
Morris, owner of the Rawhide mine''
The discrepancy in the dispatch as
regards the Identity of the man is that
the one wanted by the police and
thought to be recognized by Bunner is
about 80 years of age.
ALL DOUBT REMOVED
The last doubt, from a legal stand
point, as to the dynamite used in the
outrage was cleared yesterday when
employees positively identified portions
of the explosive found in Los Angeles
as being made by them September 20.
The identification was positive said
Earl Rogers. we had samples of the
dynamite found sent to the works, and
every workman and employe who had
helped in manufacturing 1T identified
1t as the same made by them Septem-
Der 20. This, while it is practically
unimportant in the unearthing of the
criminals, is of the highest Importance
from legal standpoint. 1t clinches the
evidence.
In conducting this case, my purpose
has been to avoid, as far as l can, a
repetition of the Orchard business The
investigating committee realizes that
the real battle will begin with the
capture Of the men responsible for the
outrage-and we don't intend to take
chances.
The developments today show an
even freer use of money in carrying
out the scheme than we supposed, and
the question with us is from where the
money came. Individual spite would
not result in the spending of at least
81 900 to vent itself, particularly when,
as it is generally believed, the perpe-
traitors were workingmen@ The whole
affair becomes more and more convinc-
ing of deep plot in which the men
who placed the bombs under the build
ings were the veriest tools.
ASSISTANCE REQUESTED
Rogers chung to his old theory that an
automobile might have been used to
carry the dynamite to Los Angeles.
He harbors belief that the three men.
after taking the explosive on board the
Peerless, ran into the tules somewhere
along the shores of San Francisco bay
and there transferred it to a wagon or
an automobile. He made a request to
duck hunters and fishermen to watch
out for castings and cartridge boxes
and to report the finding of such arr
ticles to him.
District Attorney Fickert took a
hand in the investigation yesterday
morning. He secured some information
which he reported to Earl Rogers.
What it was he would not state. excent
to say that it dealt with the transDor-
talon of the explosive to Los Angeles.
"I do not think the dynamite was
carried by automobile he said.