Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-06 | Page 2 | Police Hunting S. F. Official in Murder

1 INDICTED IN WOMANS WOMAN'S DEATH r I wY 4 4 ir j I Frank J. J Egan V. V L. L Doran I Police Hunting S. S F. F Official in Murder Confesses Killing Woman With Auto Names Egan as Instigator By Associated Press SAN fRANCISCO June 6 The 6 The police pollee net cast for Frank J. J Egan San Francisco's suspended public defender hung empty today despite an Indictment charging him with the murder of Mrs Jessie Scott Hughes Authorities were forced to content conten themselves wi with h a promise of surrender The promise was made by Egans Egan s attorney Vincent W. W Hallinan who at the same time declared the indictment indictment indictment indict indict- ment returned by a grand jury Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- night was a result of a police Action by the grand jury climaxed a dramatic sweep of events which started with a police announcement that Verne Doran Egans Egan's former chauffeur had confessed and named the tho public defender as instigator of Mrs Hughes' Hughes alleged murder SEARCH LAUNCHED Even before beCore the indictment was returned returned re reo re- re turned Chief of Police William J. J Quinn made known Egan had disappeared disappeared dis dis- dis appeared end and ordered his arrest A AI statewide search was immediately launched In his alleged confession Doran said he and Albert Tinnin former process server for the public defend defender er killed Mrs Hughes the night of April 29 by running back and forth forthover forthover over her unconscious form with an automobile and that Frank Egan told us to do it Tinnin denied the statement and declared through his attorney N. N C C. C Coghlan he could prove an alibi Hallinan Hallman said Egan EStan was in San Francisco and would surrender at 10 a. a m m. Meanwhile officers beat the brush in the of Emerald lake 30 miles south of here where Egans Egan's automobile was discovered Saturday night Hallinan who owns a summer home at U Emerald lake admitted the public defender had been there and had heard the news of oC Dorans Doran's reputed confession on a radio broadcast He denied Egan was attempting to run runaway runaway runaway away and anil scoffed at the idea of sui sui- cide I Dorans Doran's statement as repeated to the he grand jury brought another name into the case that case that of Dr Nathan S S. Kousman Housman a physician with whom Egan attended a prizefight the night Mrs Hughes' Hughes crushed body was found in n a street gutter near near her home Authorities said Doran told the jury Dr Housman discussed with him and Egan a suggestion the automobile he said was used to crush the life from the year old widow be burned The physician denied the statement Prosecuting authorities announced Doran would be allowed to plead to toa a manslaughter charge In view of his confession At the same time police said Doran was making a new confession confession confession con con- of the operations of an an alleged crime triumvirate headed by Egan Officers said Dorans Doran's new confession conIes confes sion slon would be more astounding than his story of oC the Hughes killing and would involve many cases of robber robbery hijacking and disappearance With the arrest of ol Egan Doran and Tinnin said Chief of Police Pollee William J. J Quinn the San Francisco police will end the operations of the only well organized gang of racketeers in local ocal records 4