New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-20
CAPTAIN ARREST
ENDS CHASE IN
DYNAMITE PLOT
Early Trial Planned for
Man Long Sought in
times" Case.
BURNS DENIES CLEW
IN SCHMIDT ARREST
Evidence Found, He Says, In
vOlving Others in Los
Angeles Affair.

Everybody who was indicted for the
blowing up Of The Los Angeles Times
building IN the fall of 1910 IS now
under arrest" said Detective william
J. Burns last night, when asked Tor
q statement on the arrest OF DaVid
Captain. last Of the men wanted III
connection with that crime. through
the William J. Burns Detective Agency
Captain was arrested on his chicken
ranch, twelve miles from Seattle.
Burns denied the report ;hss Captain
was found through information gain
cred after the arrest of VI. A. Schmidt
m this city last Saturday. lie SAID
that mis- detectives had been on the
trail of Captain ever since the Los
Angeles crime.
We know" he said. that Captain.
travelling under the name OF CappS'
and Schmidt. under the name OF Leon
ard. called at the Office OF the Giant
Powder Company and ordered thou
sand pounds Of dynamite. John Is.
Mcnamara was with them when they
received the dynamite. They carried
il across the bay to San Francisco
and deposited it in a vacant house IN
the outskirts of the city. We found
some Of the dynamite there later
They took three suit cases full of the
cyplosiye to Los Angeles. This was
used to blow up the Times building.
after this Job was done Captain had
tarpaulin made for covering the dy-
Mantle Strange to say, when ne or
dered this covering, he gave MS name
as Capps and also gave his correct ad-
dress i'm San Francisco. He moved with
his wife and children two days before
our detectives got there.
1--WE chased him to Home Colony, an
anarchist settlement thirty miles from
Tacoma, ash. lie remained there two
months. I don't know when he showed
up at Bainridge Island, where ne was
captured
According to Detective Burns. Cap
lan's arrest was put through by his son,
sherman Burns. Guy Biddnger, OF the
New York office; Dan ). Lehon, OF the
New Orleans Office; Charles 5. Trotter,
of the Minneapolis Office, and Walter 5.
Thaycr, head of the Seattle office.
Seattle. Wash. Feb. 49, An carly
trial is planned for David Captain, who
was arrested last night on his chicken
ranch on cambridge Island, twelve
miles from this city. He is in jail at
Port Orchard tonight under an armed
guard, and has expressed his wiling
ness to return to Los Angeles for trial.
For two years Captain had been llv-
ing under the name of Frank Moller
on a small chicken ranch back OF Roll
ing Bay, about two miles inland. lie
also conducted barber shop there:
Five detectives and deputy sherlH
arrested him at . o'clock last night.
He was in bed when the officers burst
into his cabin, telling him that he was
recognized AS David Captain.
I'VE found much valuable evidence IN
Caplan's cabin" said Walter r. Thayer,
manager of the local branch of the
Burns agency. Resides letters and
other documents duplicating several
San Francisco men in Captains activi-
tics, We found three sticks OF so per
cent dynamite similar to that bought
near Richmond. Cal, and used to de
stroy The Times
"Gaplan's handbook shows that he
has been well supplied with money
from outside sources. Valuable evil
dcnce connecting these sources with
tho dynamite conspiracy was found
among Captains papers
Caplan was held to-day on fugitive
warrant until extrsditlon can be re-
any knowledge of the blowing up OF
the Times Building or of having had
anything to do with the leaders in the
dynamiting conspiracy.
Concerning an empty dynamite box
and three sticks Of the explosive found
in his house las. night, Captain says he
purchased the dynamite in Seattle to
use in clearing his land.
Los Angeles, Feb. 10. Two indlct-
ments stand against David Caplan.
One is for murder in connection with
the dynamiting of the Times Build
ing. The other indictment was re-
turned by a federal grand jury for al
legged illegal transportation Of dyna-
mite.
The star witness obtained by the Nc
Namara prosecution in the dynamltlng
cases was Ortie McManigal. one of the
alleged consprators. who turned states
evidence and now. is at liberty abroad.
His whereabouts is known to the
District Attorneys office, and it is ex-
pected he will return here for the
trials Of Schmidt and Captain. who are
believed to have been accomplices OF
the Mcnamara brothers.