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Show MAY LEAD TO THE ARREST OF GANG Portland, Ore., August 3 The overhearing over-hearing of the maundering of nn Intoxicated In-toxicated sailor, xvho gives the name of G. M. Gernbrush, may lead to the arrest of a gang who are said to have caused the xvrecking near La Junta, Colo., of an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe train eight years ago at a cost of the lives of several pas-seneers. pas-seneers. As Sheriff Robert L. Stevens was searching the tenderloin district here last night for a fugitlxe from Justice, he says he heard Gernbrush. who xvas dressed in a naval uniform, incoherently incoher-ently boasting of his knowledge of a train wreck and the cause. The sheriff decided to take him into in-to custody. At the e-ounty jail, after becoming partially sober, Gernbrush, xvlth apparent reluctance, gave details of the La Junta wreck and claimed to know the Identity of the alleged wreckers. He also said that he Is a sailor attached to a training ship at Bremerton. Wash., and la here on a ' furlough j Sheriff Stevens telegraphed the 1 man's story to Santa Fe officials at ' Chicago and li Junta and early today to-day received messages in reply stating stat-ing that Gernbrush's story is substantially sub-stantially correct. The officials urged urg-ed that Gernbrush be hold as a wit-ness wit-ness until an officer aud extradition papers could be sent from Colorado to Portland. |