The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-04
 SEEK EVIDENCE
 AGAINST KRAUSE

New evidence Is being collected against Edward Krause alleged whole sale murderer. whom the authorities believe did away with William Chris tie Of Treadwell. James o. Plunkett of Juneau, Ole E. Moe of Seattle, Olaf Ekrem. Duncan Canal prospector and ---- Tamamoto. the Japanese watchman for the Olympic mine. in wrangell Narrows. It will be two months before the federal grand jury goes Into session and the authorities are leaving no stone unturned in building up Q case against the pris- oner.
 Posing as Hartman"
 It is said that Krause is getting mail in the same postofiice box here that he rented in the name of Ole Moe. only the mail is addressed to him as E. Hartman. It is reported that a mortgage running to Hartman and given by Yamamoto. is geiug fore closed at Vancouver and that Krause is posing as Hartman. lt ig said al- SO that other papers belonging to Yamamoto and Ekrem have been found in Krause's possession and that Ekrem had $500 in money when he left Petersburg.
 Ekrem and Yamamoto mysterious iy disappeared from the Olympic niue. near Krause's cabin, in 1913. In this connection the Petersburg Re- port says:
 'It is claimed that ct the time of these disappearance Krause was oc- cupy.ng the cabin on his claim. which is not far from the Olympic mine; also that Krause was seen in conver- sation with the men shortly before they disappeared"
 Another alleged murderer has been placed in the cell where Krause holds forth at the jail with o. Itow. con- demned murderer The new arrival is Nick Faricello. an Italian, who is held for the murder of Mike D.fino. an Italian at Douglas.
 Krause "Mystery Man"
 That at Petersburg Krause was al- ways regarded in his home town as man Of mysteries and peculiarities. especially in his habits aboard his boat Is the statement of C. l.. Jones of Petersburg. who has been visiting ID Douglas While Jones describes Krause as a "well-educated. very quiet and unassuming gentleman" he says that Krause's actions placed him in open suspicion on many occasions.
 'I remembe when Krause was building Q boat at Petersburg" Jones said yesterday. "lt was about two years ago. just before Krause ran for the Legislature on the Socialist tick. et The boat was constructed exact ly on the model of the Forest Ranger Boat No. l. except Krause's boat had square stern. while that portion of the government boat was oval.
 Guarded Secrets Of Boat
 "The craft belonging to Krause was painted so precisely like the one own ed by the government that they could not be distinguished. one from the other. when short distance away. This boat never had any name on 1t. and was never registered Krauso used to take long cruiseS in 1t. some times alone. and at other times ac- companied by others. No one ever seemed to know much about Krause or his boat. It was always. more or less Q mystery. Several people around Petersburg. used to so on cruises with Krause. and. it is said, he would never permit them to enter any part Of the boat back Of the en- zine, which was located somewhere near it's center. In the after part Of the craft was the galley and a com r,arfrs,assf ar.s.Ie ir,irr, a i,s,ul- CD go.l.