The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-24

been released upon the failure of the
witnesses to identify them. For these.
under our direction, three men who
were on the car in which Montague
was shot walked the streets of Los
Angeles In the hope of recognizing
the bandit among the passersby."
WILL TRY TO IDENTIFY MAN
Deputy Postoffice Inspector Jesse S.
Roberts will attempt to identify John
Bostick today as the man who held up
the Coast Line Limited between San
Jose and this city November II. The
mail car was robbed of large amount
of loot The bandit covered the
clerks heads with mailbags.
The federal officer is relying for his
Identification upon several important
bits of evidence He has the, over
alls, jumper and hat that the he0dff
discarded after leaving the car These
will be tried ca 45ose.~A. ... II
win bring the t7 "e" =
Bruce Cotton and William C. Busse.
the mail clerks VINO were neld Up. ne
thinks that these men may be able
to identify the suspect from the sound
of his voice and his eyes the latter
being the only features visible above
the handkerchief mask the robber
wore.
Roberts also will have George A.
Scott, who was the postal clerk in the
Burlingame robbery, take look at
Bostick to see if he had any connec-
tion with that affair.
Sheriff Hammel, who left Los An
geles almost Immediately upon receiv-
ing word of the arrest, accompanied
by Captain of Police Broadhead.
brought with him a John Doe war
rant for murder.
WILL TAKE BOSTICK SOUTH
After comforting with Chief of Po-
lice White he announced that he
would return to Los Angeles this aft
ernoon and that Bostick would be
given a severe grilling on the jour
ney.
A dispute has arisen between the
San Francisco and the Los Angeles
authorities as to who shall have the
custody of Bostick. While Sheriff
Hammel says he will take the pris-
oner south this afternoon, it is doubt>
full If the San Francisco police will
consent. Captain of Detectives Moo
ney says he will not let Bostick go
until a lot of local evidence shall
have been cleaned up. Mooney says
he wants first to find Bostick's room
in this city and to check up with wit
nesses of the Richmond holdup. He
also wants to complete the pawnshop
investigation before he let's Bostick
go.
Bostick in the city prison today
made an entirely different figure from
the care free man he was when first
arrested
1T don't think it will be good for me
to talk" he told the Investigators, and
refused to answer leading questions.
He leaned in slouchy manner
against the side of his cell and hung
his head.
1t was apparent that under the
questioning of 10 detectives and the
Los Angeles authorities he was fast
losing his nerve.
PAWN TICKETS CLEws
Besides Hammel and Br6adhead.
those who assisted in quizzing the
prisoner included Detectives Tom
Regan, Jerry Dinan. Michael Burke.
Ed Wren and George Richards.
The half dozen pawn tickets found
on Bostick formed the basis of one
of the chief lines of inquiry.
The first goods recovered from in
vestigation of these tickets was the
loose diamond. Arthur e. Co1en who,
with his bride, recognized Bostick on
the street yesterday and trailed him
until the police were summoned, has
declared positively this diamond was
taken from the engagement ring of
his wife who, with himself, was on
the train when ii was held up.
Today further identification, based
on size, shape, color and tiny
scratch, was made by Grover Will
burn, brother in law and employe of
William f. Geerdts. a jeweler at TIT
Market street, who sold the ring to
Colen early IN September rhe ticket