Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-19

what is declared to be an important
| orrast In connection with the blowing
I'M Of the Times building and the sac
| riice of the lives of tWenty-one men
was made late yesterday afternoon In
san Francisco, when the police took
into custody Mrs. Belle LAWN, pro-
prietress of a rooming house at 24lO
Mission street in the Bay city, on
lane Doe warrant sworn to by De-
tective Louis Duni of the district at
torney's office, charging murder. Inc
woman will arrive in this city TINS
morning in charge of Detectives Jones
and Carroll of the Los Angeles police
department.
Mrs. LAWN figured in the investiga-
tion a few days ago, when 1t was
learned that the man known as Per
ry'' or "Smithy," one of the trio sought
in the case, lived at her house for sew
eral weeks previous to the purchase
of the dynamite at the Glaht roWuer tt,
works September 20. "Brtce," anotner
suspect, resided with Mrs D. II. In
gersoll at 1856 Twentieth street, San
Francisco. Mrs. Ingersoll and the ar
rested woman were friends, ana tne
four, it is said, were seen together
frequently.
have dogged Mrs. LAWNS footsteps.
From morn until night she has not
been away from the surveillance or
officers of the law. Many times was
she subjected to questionings severe
and searching in their nature, but she
steadfastly clung to the statement that
she knew nothing of the whereabouts
or the antecedents of her mysterious
lodger.
SIX WARRANTS ISSUED
Then Justice took sterner turn. On
telephone information from Attorney
Iro,I ID in San EranciSCO. Dem
uty District Attorney Percy Harmon
of F'rederlcks' staff applied to Justice
]. w, Summerfield for six John Doe"
warrants charging wilful murder.
Once more was repeated portion or
the Times roll Of death as complaints
charging unknown persons with the
killing of r. l.. Sawyer, Charles j.
Haggerty, Harry L. Crane, ]. Wesley
Reaves, Don E. Johnson and another
were sealed by the court.
Louis Duni, one of the district attor-
ney's detectives, subscribed his name
to the complaints and these weapons
Of the law were started northward ON
Saturday nights Lark.
Once more did the police OF the Bay
city endeavor to have Mrs. LAWN tell
what she knew of her lodger. Still sne
pleaded ignorance. Late yesterday az
tehnoon the warrant was served on her,
she was booked as a fugitive from
Justice and the police hurried her on
board a southbound limited train
The San Francisco officers express
the belief that the woman is being
brought here for an examination by the
noIice of this city in an effort to get her
to tell, if she can, the whereabouts OF
"Smithy."
The theory is expressed, and there
have been frequent rumors to the same
effect. that in the Los Angeles prison
is some suspect whom Mrs. LAWN VIII
be asked to identify.
WOMAN ASSERTS INNOCENCE
Mrs. LAWN claims to be In ignorance
as to the motive OF her arrest. She
vigorously asserts that she knows moth
ing of the dynamite case, and that the
police will find that they have made
bad blunder in arresting her.
John Iofphouse, friend of Mrs. La
win. was taken to the san Francisco
police headquarters yesterday afternoon
and taken before Chief Seymour. At
ter the chief had interrogated Lofp-
house the man was allowed to go.
Mrs. Ingersoll, Mrs. LAWNS friend,
told the police of the visits which Brice
had received from Smithy, and that she
overheard the men talking about dyna-
mite No attempt has been made to
arrest her
The northern officers still hold five
warrants charging unknown persons
with the crime Of murder.
Louis Duni, who swore to the six
John Doe complaints charging murder,
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