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PRISONER TELLS
HOW DYNAMITERS
SOUGHT HIS AID
Two Arrests May Yield Light on
Mystery of Times Build
ing Explosion
WOMAN WANTED BY POLICE
' Officers Learn That Former Resi
dent of Los Angeles Nego
tiated Launch Hire
Two arrests were made yesterday In
connection with the Times explosion.
Albert Hoffman Is In custody at Yuraa,
Ariz., and has made a signed statement,
it i.s Bald, that two men tried to per
suade him to help them dynamite the
Times building, but that he refused.
He has given the sheriff at Yuma tho
names of the men, a description of
them, and' their addresses aa given
him. He saya they wore In the saloon
business. His story will be thoroughly
Investigated. .'
Frank Mehei was arrested late last
night by Officer Browning, one of the
department's plain clotheß men. Ac
cording to the police, he told several
persons that "something was going to
happen" before the Times disaster oc
curred. Ho was employed by the Edi
son Electric company in its blacksmith
shops until the day beforo the Times
building was destroyed. He will be
closely questioned before he is re
leased.
MAY 801-VEB FIIUS MYBTKRY
Detectives do not attach great Im
portance to the arrest of Muhcr, but
they show Interest In the story told by
Hoffman at Yuma. The man had been
drinking when taken into custody, and |
his first statements regarding the ex- |
plosion were passed over lightly, al- ,
though the arrest was reported I
promptly to Los Angeles. A statement
from him and h»s photograph were re
quested. When Hoffman, after bo
coming sober, again made a detailed
statement his story took on Im
portance.
■While few facts regarding his state- j
ment have been given cut it is under-i
stood that he mentioned saloons In
North Main street in connection with
it A canvass of the saloons in that
section of the city list night revelled
that no ono knew Albert Huffman. Ono i
man knew Arthur. .
Detective -liui iih evinced lively inter
est in ltoffman's story la.;t nleht.
Early reports from Yuma were that
Hoffman's statement had been tele
graphed, but at t%e central police sta
tion It was said late last night that
it had not been received. It is possl- i
ble that the statement and photograph
are being brought to Los Angeles by
un officer.
Kffnrts to trace the missing sihon- |
ncr Kute yesterday added few facts to i
those already known. Positive cvi- ;
dence that the vessel carried the dy- ]
namlte purchased at Giant out of ban
Francisco bay is still lacking. An at
tempt is being made to locate the ves
sel, which cleared from San Francisco
for the Galapagos islands.
HANDWRITING OF ttCSPKCTS
An Asosciated Press dispatch from
'■ San Francisco stated that the police
there had secured what they regard ,
as tangible evidence concerning the
Identity of the suspects. It consists
of specimens of handwriting known
to have been executed by one or per
haps both of the men known as Bry
son and Morris, who were of the trio
that purchased 600 pounds of dynamite
at Giant, and which Is believed to have
been used in blowing up the Times
building.
These specimens, names on the regis
ter of the Hotel Argonaut, where the
two suspects lodged prior to the rent-
Ing of the launch Pastime, in which
they visited Giant, have been sub
mitted to handwriting experts.
The men who registered at the Ar
gonaut as J. B. Bryce and F. A. Perry
are declared to have left unmistakable
proof that they were members of. the j
party that bought the explosive at j
Giant They arrived at the hotel on
Sef'ember 18. Bryce registered as
coming from Chicago and Perry from
New York. They remained at the |
hotel until September 28, the bill for
their room being paid by Bryce. They
•were absent from the hotel September
21, 22 and 23.
CALL FOR LAI'NCH OWNKR
It has been learned by the police
that September 20 the men rang up
telephone number Alameda 337, which i
is the number of Capt. John Stanley, j
who was in charge of the launch Pas
time Another number called up by
the pal* was Oakland 3846, the number
of Douglas Burrowes, ono of the own
ers of the launch.
Other than telephone calls the men
left no clew when they departed from
the hotel.
Last night, on information furnished
by Sheriff R. R. Veale of Contra Costa
county, the pursuit of the three sus
pects took a new turn.
Voale gave the authorities at San
Francisco information which causes
them to believe the three men visited
Martinez. Contra Costa county, in the
launch about twelve hours after they
landed the explosive into the boat at
Giant. Veale is of the opinion that
the- dynamite was placed aboard the
southbound train at that point and
taken to Los Angeles.
Detectives, under instructions from
E"arl Rogers, are looking for a woman
to whom, the police believe, the two
men who negotiated for the hire of the'
launch telephoned three times while
guests at the Argonaut. The woman
formerly lived In Los Angeles and has
been in this city several weeks.
17TH BODY loimi
The body of - Charles Haggarty, a
pressman, was taken from the Times
ruins late yesterday afternoon. Sev
eral employes of the press department
of the Times positively identitled tho
charred bones and flesh as those of
Haggard. The body was Identified by
Its location and by parts of the cloth
ing which were clinging to bits of
fleßh. It was removed to the Breseo
morgue, where there are fifteen other
bidies.
Tuesday night a charrred body waa
taken from the ruins and Identified as
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LOS ANGELES HERALD
PRINCE TOAI HSUN
ON WHOM ATTEMPT
TO KILL WAS MADE
It I ,v-M R9
m
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
FORECAST
For Ixm Angeles and vicinity—Fair Fri
day; light north wind, changing to south.
Minimum temperature yesterday, 91 de
grees; minimum temperature, 61 degrees.
LOS ANGELES
Classified advertising. , PAGES 14-16
Mrs. Stewart-Murphy is arraigned and
offers tv plead guilty to bigamy.
■ ' , . PAGE 13
Five oil drillers, »irestod by constable
at Lancaster, complain of unjust
treatment. I*AUE 13
Driver of 70-h.p. racing maohlne. crashes
Into car or elderly. couple; two in- •
Jured. PAGE 3
Six hiAidred persons attend public re
ception to l>r. and Mrs. ■ Chapman on
golden wedding anniversary.
. : ■ PAUE lti
Speakers discuss methods of enriching
eurih at soil convention. I'aiJK 16
Judge Monroe decides bond project for
aqueduct electric plants is valid. PAUE 1
Clearing house section of bankers' asso
ciation holds Important meeting. I'AOU 9
Miss Maud Yjungor. former society
woman In San Francisco, tells of la
bor and Socialism. PAQE 4
California Federation of Labor nominates
officers. PAUE 4
North, Northeast and Northwest Im
provement association plans exhibit to
attract population. PAGE ii
Cofanty taxes will be due next Mon
day. Bills to be sent out first of
week. / PAGE 8
Council members disapprove plan for
city expenditure to pave South Main
street to county highway. PAQE 8
Resolutions are sent to city council pro
testing against arroyo fill and possible
damage to property. PAUE 8
Fire commission asks city council for
25 more men and 18.000 feet hoSe.
PAUE 8
Monster benefit to raise funds for families
that suffered from Times building flre
arranged for Auditorium theater, Octo
ber 20. PAGE 11
Nominating committee of Bankers' as
sociation prepares list of officers to
ba chosen today. . PAGE 11
United States Senator Burton of Ohio
to address bankers today on Import- -
ant features of currency. PAGE 11
Prisoner at Yumu, Ariz., signs state
ment that -two men tried to'secure
his assistance in destroying "Times"
building. PAUE 1
TKeaters. PAGE 6
Society, clubs and music PAGE 6
Markets and financial. ' PAGE 7
Sports. , PAGE 10
Editorial and letter box. PAGE 12
Politics. PAGE 13
City briefs. PAGE 13
Marriage licenses, births, deaths. PAGE 14
SOUTH CALIFORNIA
Orange county carnival of products opens.
i'AGK 16
Candidate Handles' and others address large
Democratic meeting at Long Beach. PAGE 13
Grand Encanmpment of Odd Fellows of .
California hold election of officers. PAGE) 8
COAST
Mrs. Sampson dies from accidental shot '
while deer hunting near Tacoraa. PAGE 9
Modesto welcomes Bell with fireworks and
parade. PAGE 13
Chinese revolutionist attempts to assassin
ate uncle of emperor of China i at Oak
land mole. PAGE 1
Special session of legislature to correct ,
three-word error costs state J11.737. PAGE 2
EASTERN
At Mormon church conference speakers de
nounce polygamy. PAGE 2
Massachusetts Democrats temporarily
nominate Manslield to halt fist fight
in convention. PAGE 3
Supreme court to convene Monday to con- /.
sider cases Involving Industrial and busi- '•■■
ness life of nation. PAGE 2
In Lorlmer Investigation at Chicago Lee
O'Nell Browne makes sweeping denial of
all wrong doing. /!• - PAGE 2
FOREIGN
Llßbon won by revolutionists only after
bloody battle; royalist troops In provinces
may gain Manuel back his crown. PAGE I
Portuguese legation at Paris believe loyal ,
troops marching on Lisbon. . PAUH 3
WORKERS IN BURNING COAL
MINE TAKEN OUT SAFELY
DANVILLE, 111., Oct. 6.—Hart
shorn's coal mine, near this city. Is on
fire. The men working In the first
level have been taken out. One hun
dred and fifty men are at work in the
mine, it is said.
All of the miners were taken out
safely. The fire is confined to the lower
level and the managers say that as the
mine is fireproof there is no danger
FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 7, 1910.
ATTEMPT MADE TO
KILL PRINCE HSUN
AT OAKLAND MOLE
Yellow Revolutionist Disarmed as
He Draws Gun on Uncle
of Emperor of China
DETECTIVES FOIL ASSASSW
Man Confesses He Planned Mur
der but Denies Conspir- !
acy Existed
[Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6.— at
tempt to kill Prince Tsal Haun, uncle
of the emperor of China, as he stepped
from the Overland train at the Oak
land mole half an hour before board-
Ing the liner Chlyo for the return trip
to China, was frustrated today by
Chief Secret Service Operative Harry
Moffltt and Detective Sergeant George
McMahon of the local police depart
ment. They seized and overpowered
George Pong, a member of the Young
China association, just as he was about
to draw a revolver from his hip pocket,
with which to tire upon the royal vis
itor.
Pong was handcuftod by the detec
tives arid quickly hurried from the
crowd that had gathered In the station
to welcome the prince.
The prisoner was taken across the
bay on a ferryboat, placed in a taxi
cab and hurried to Mofntt's office,
where he made a full confession of his
Intentions to assassinate Prince Hsun.
A flve-chambered 38-caliber revolver,
fully loaded, was found in his pocket.
He acknowledged he had bought it the
day the prince left San Francisco for
his tour of the east.
Pong said he bought the weapon for
the purpose of shooting- the prince
when he arrived here on . his way back
to' his home.
AKKEST MADE QUICKI.Y.
The arrest was made so quickly and
quietly that neither Prince Hsun nor
any member of his party knew any
thing of It. ■ ,;>* *
Rear Admiral Thomas S. Phelps,
representing the government of the
United States in the final ceremonies
attending the distinguished visitor's
departure, was Informed by Mofflt
when theTysSvT »M ready to sail, of
what had!^trftn?j«irod. *
Whether-*lf» yrlnce was told of his
close call trbrn death wps not -learnt*!;
Tn liis statement. to the authorities,
Fong denies his action was the result
of a conspiracy to kill the prince. He
says the organization to which he be
longs, while revolutionary In Its ten
dencies, is In no way responsible for
the attempt to slay tho emperor's un
cle.
Fong expressed regret that he had
not accomplished his purpose, -saying
he wanted to be a martyr to the cause
to which he had consecrated his life,
and that he wanted to awaken " his
countrymen.
SEEKS CHANCE TO Kir.l.
Fong left his place of employment at
Berkeley last Monday and came to San
Francisco, where he engaged a room In
an Oriental hotel, awaiting the arrival
of the man he had sworn to kill. At 1
o'clock today he went across the bay
to the Oakland mole in company with
Mrs. V. E. Hoag, his former teacher,
and at present principal of a private
school in this city. He separated from
her at the depot and took a position on
the edge of the crowd that had gath
ered to greet Prince Hsun.
McMahon and Moffltt, who knew
Fong to bo a revolutionist, watched
him. As the train drew into the depot
it pulled to a place on the tracks far
down in the shed. The crowd ran to
the stopping place, and when the brakes
were set the prince and his retinue be
gan to alight from their private car.
The detectives saw Fong take his
glove from his right hand and edge his
way through the crowd. They followed
closely, and as the ungloved hand went
into his hip pocket, they closed in on
him. They carried him, struggling, to a
place behind another car, where Mof
fitt relieved him of his revolver. Then
they smuggled him away to San Fran
cisco.
In hU statement to the authorities
and the newspaper men Fongr, who
speaks good English, said:
"I tried to kill Prince Tsai Hsun be
cause he is an enemy of my people. I
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FOR THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
While the authorities are raising funds to hunt down the fiends who blew up the Times build
ing it devolves on the people to aid the widows and orphans, made such by the terrible crime.
■Entire families are left without means of support and an appeal is made to the generous
hearted citizens of Los Angeles and vicinity to see that these stricken families are provided
with the necessities of life. The need is urgent. Give what you can. Dimes are as acceptable
as dollars if the giver is prompted by a true spirit of sympathy that impels him to give as much
as he is able for the relief of the unfortunates. The funds will be disbursed by the following
committee, named by the mayor: Dana W. Bartlett, C. O. Hawley, Arthur Letts, H. W.
Frank and D. A. Hamburger. Contributions received by The Herald up to last night are as
follows:
Boos Bros.' Cafeteria $100.00 Mrs. Annie Gibson ...., 2.50
Isaac Norton 50.00 Dora Chamberlain 2.00
Golden State camp No. 7110, Modern Giver i *'00
Woodmen of America 50.00 Cash • 1-00
C. Q. Stanton 25.00 Cash 10°
E. E. Kusel 10.00 Cash 10°
Dr. Francis B. Kellogg 10.00 Cash <. 1-00
A. E. Woolard 10.00 T.O.Kent i 1-00
William Read :.. 10.00 Cash 1-°°
James Hanley , 5.00 Cash J-°°
G. G. Magill 5.00 Friend 10°
Cash 5.00 Friend :..-..;.: i I-00
J. O. Lotspeich 5.00 Friend ■ • 10°
Melville Dozier 5.00 L. A. Motorman ..• 1-00
J. N. Snidecor 5.00 Friend 50
A. B. C 2.50 Cash I -50
War Rages in Lisbon Streets
Manuel of-Portugal, Princess Patricia Who Refused
to Wed Him; Royal Palaces at Lisbon and Pena
BOND ISSUE WINS
COURT'S APPROVAL
Judge Monroe Disposes of Suit
Attacking Electric Plants
Along Aqueduct
Bonds which the city of Los Angeles
is preparing to issue to the extent
of $3,500,000 for the establishment of
electric plants along the aqueduct
and $3,000,000 for the improvement of
the harbor are valid, according to a
decision rendered yesterday by Judge
Monroe of the superior court.
The decision is the result of a friend
ly suit brought against the munici
pality by Percy H. Clark, president of
the Percy H. Clark Realty company
and a member of the chamber of com
merce, who said that as a citizen he
wanted to test the validity of the city's
action.
Clark in two suits attacked the va
lidity of the bonds which the city pur
poses to issue. He alleges that the
city was exceeding the legal limit of
indebtedness as fixed by the consti
tution; that there was no authoriza
tion in the constitution for such a
bond issue, and that a clause in the
city's charter provided that the city
might generate electricity for either
light or heat or power, but not for
all three purposes. Other allegations
were technical and of minor import
ance.
It took Judge Monroe only a few
minutes to declare that the city's ac
tion is legitimate and to deny the in
junction which Ciark asked preventing
all city officials from signing or sell
ing the instruments.
WOOLWINE QUOTES FREDERICKS' OWN
BRIEFS TO SHOW OFFICIAL HID CRIME
Produces Signed Pleadings of District Attorney as Evidence That
He Suppressed Forged Will—Tells Inglewood Meet
ing Public Servant Looted Estate
Thomas L,ee Woolwlne spoke at In
glewood last night to a large and en
thusiastic audience, firing additional
hot shot at his opponent for the office
of district attorney. He made the same
favorable impression that has occurred
at all his meetings thus far, and Sec
retary George Baker Anderson und
other good government workers who
attended the meeting expressed them
selves as greatly pleased at the rapid
growth in Woolwine sentiment.
At the conclusion of the speech Mr.
Woolwine made the following definite
charge against District Attorney Fred-
"Now to again repeat the charge, J.
D. Fredericks, as district attorney.
,vp| lii IVIf ' I I^U . DAir.T »c. ON TRAINS So.
Oll> UrJ^lll VvV>»X lliiO . SUNDAXS Be. ON TRAINS IDs
knowing of two separate forgeries, sup
pressed and covered up the same for
the purpose of enriching himself when
it was his sworn duty to prosecute all
such offenses, and that as a direct re
sult of such suppression he looted the
estate of the dead, Michael H. King, of
about $12,000 of real property and
money." \x -
In enlarging on this charge, Mr.
Wool said:
CHARGES OFFICIAL PROFITED
• In relation to the many evasions
by Mr. Fredericks on the charge
that he' suppressed the criminal
prosecutions on two separate forged
wills and by means of such sup- •
pression enrished himself to the ex
tent of $11,000 or $12,000 In property
' and money to which he had no law
ful title, I have this to say:
First, it should be remembered :
that there were two wills filed for
probate in the matter of the estate
of Michael H. King. Referring to
the letter of Mr. Isaacs to Fred
ericks of date October 4, 1906, and
that of Mr. Ames to Fredericks of
data October 21, 1906, published in
the Express, it should be known
that these letters refer only to the
will first filed for probate and that
no reference is made in such letters
to the very portions of this docu
ment known as . codicils that Mr.
Fredericks charges over his own
signature in tho papers in the case
are forgeries. The portions of the
document forged and which Mr..
Fredericks claims in his answer
and pleads over his own signature
to be forgeries are the codicils to
the will first filed. As against the
present contention of Mr. Freder
icks that the codicils to this first
will were not forged, I will quote
from the papers and pleadings in
case No. 9984, probate, in the files of
the county clerk, where they may be
inspected by anyone, the following
language which is set out over the
signature of J. D. Fredericks him
self.
FREDERICKS' XAME SIGNED
He has this to say over his own
signature In relation to two codicils
to this same will, which codicils
bear date the 26th day of April,
1899: "Said two supposed codicils
contain | material alterations, addi
tions ' and erasures made without
the knowledge or consent of said
Michael H. King, and each and all
of said alterations, additions and
erasures were made and forged by
said Lucy King and by some other
person or persons unknown."
Then referring to the codicil of
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CEINTTS
NEW REPUBLIC OF
PORTUGAL GIVEN
RED CHRISTENING
Loyal Troops Die Fighting for the
King, and Royalists Are
Still Strong
MANUEL SAFE AT GIBRALTAR
Provisional Government Controls
Lisbon, but Country Is
Muttering
[Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON", Oct. B.—That King
Manuel Is safely out of Portugal In dl»
--closrd by dispatches from Gibraltar,
which say h« landed there Thursday
night with the queen mother, the dow
ager queen, and the duke of Oporto.
The royal family of Portugal Is there
fore now under British protection.
A rigorous censorship prevents the) de
tails of occurrences In Lisbon from be
coming known, but dispatches by war of
the fror.tler and direct Indicate that the
fighting In the streets of the Portuguese
capital was of longer duration, and more
severe than at first reported.
Nothing 1h known of Thursday's events
at Lisbon. This, In connection with toe
statements by Premier Canalejas, to
the Spanish chamber of deputies, that
the government was not cognizant of the
establishment of a provisional govern
ment at Lisbon, and that reports had
come to him that fighting In the street*
had been renewed, together with the Lis
bon dispatch that a portion of the en
trenched troops had refused to adhere to
the Republicans, show that the provi
sional government has been obliged to
take precautions against a loyal attack.
The situation in the provinces also U
Ui.ul'tflll.
A delajed dm patch frem Oporto gives
brief details of demonstrations there on
the day after the rising at Lisbon.
Since then, however, word from Oporto
Indicated that quiet had been restored.
Notification has been sent to the for
eign powers by the. provisional govern
ment of the proclamation of the repub
-11.-.
GIBRALTAR, Oct. B.—King Manuel, of
Portugal, 1» now under liritiih protection.
The Portuguese ro.val yacht Amclle, hav
ing on board the king, the queen mother,
the dowager queen an« the duke of Oporto,
entered this harbor at 11 o'clock this even-
Ing.
Shortly afterward the king and queen
mother came ashore and drove to the *um
mer residence of the governor, Sir Frederick
Forrester-Foster, at Europla l'olnt.
Judging from the appearance of the crew
that manned the Amelle, they were gotten
together hurriedly,
LISBON, Oct. 6.—While the city of
Lisbon is in the hands of revolutionists
and a republic has been proclaimed
with Theophlle Braga as porvlslonal
president, there are many thousands In
and around the capital who are loyal to
the monarchy.
The monarchists Include a portion of
the Lisbon troops and troops massed
in entrenched camps about the city.
Thus far these troops have refused to
ally themselves with the revolutionists,
and the provisional government is tak
ing steps to enforce allegiance.
The people of Lisbon are ignorant of
events In the provinces, and It Is not
known here whether or not tho move
ment is broad enough to sweep the
country. ; ,•'■■• "■'■■": . •
Nevertheless the republicans are pro
ceeding as though the transformation
of the monarchy into a republic was
accomplished for all time.
For months preparations have been
going on for the overthrow of the king,
and It had been definitely arranged to
raise the cry of revolution Wednesday.
It so happened the king was about to
take up his residence at Cascaes, and
the warships were ordered to proceed
there. The navy, which is the chief
support of tho revolutionists, thereupon
decided to act Immediately, otherwise
tho defensive arm of the country would
be able to offer no assistance in carry
ing out the plan.
PLOTTERS DKCIDE TO STRIKE
Monday night at midnight the re
publican chiefs, accompanied by nu
merous partisans, went to the barracks
of the Sixteenth Infantry. The doors
were thrown open to tho populace and
arms were distributed by tho thou
sands.
Tho barracks of the First artillery
we're next visited, and tho guns were
dragged forth. The revolutionists then
marched to the highest point in Lis
bon, a fine strategical position, where
artillery was mounted, threatening the
town. '• . '■■; -
Tho government troops Immediately
took up a position In the center of the
town about two miles from the revolu
tionists, where heavy guns and Maxima
were placed.
Meanwhile the Insurgent cruiser Ad
arnstor steamed up In front of Lisbon,
ready for bombardment, while the
cruiser Rafael proceeded down the riv
er, taking her station opposite the sea
men's barracks, tho men from which
Joined the revolt.
The cannonading began. A regiment
of municipal cavalry made a brilliant
charge in an endeavor to take the in
surgent encampment near the railway,
but was met with a terrific fire from
the artillery. This regiment was al
most completely annihilated, only throe
men. escaping. •
The revolutionists showed extraor
dinary courage, and for two days and
nights sustained an attack on all side*
by superior forces. Tuesday the
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