Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-04

lowing account of how the detectives ascer-
tsined that Leo Hefln murdered the Kines
family psnr CaiVerton on tie night CT
November 9Ih:
Mossrs. J. 3. Danstin and Robert d.
Smith, detectives OF Washington, were rut
on ths case by Mr. J. P Jeffries and In five
days thereafter they had full confession.
Tcey came to the neighborhood to look ont
for farm end incidentally 10 pick up goo0
horses. They took few people into their
ceDi jepce at Cslverton and got all t5as wes
30 be learned In that nelghborhocd. wren
they cane to Wserenton aud Mr. Daus1iD,
disgn;ssG o. ol:y tough. lad him:sif pUt ln
al and into tbe cell with Hsh Il. DeDetin
,uck bis scat on stool. remained apparent
~ absorbed 10 his cwu efsiis. and 10
3 fi,'h inqalres as to the Cause 0! bis sr'
rest, gave ehor. srd impatient repiies hi
naity he allowed 81, G.n 10 draw him OUT
and when he hsd confessed to bsvlnc roa-
ned the postcfice at Celyerton and Of tav-
log shot snd morally wounded ons CT bis
pr1snere, be asked: "Whst are you hers
for p Eeh.n said. Il au charged WIKI
oa,nina house end marder!ng the RineS
fsul!ly.n "On yes, / heard abous you.
You ere cure to hang. You are no: STUART,
sou leis enough tracks behind you 20 coz
vios ycurseli a deem sirnes. You ers sore
to haug end So may I, il re1ein he:e for
trisl, but an Roing 10 get ont. But lst nae
tell ycu, when I sm gooe II yen les auyone
know thss I confessed to yea Will oome
back ard cut your throat btfjse 5cu are
hung by q mob F"
Hinn gave bis premise If secrecy and
asked D1Ds'in how he proposed to get out Z
Dunstin told him 1t Tonld be iust So easy
as smashing bird cage; that no had been
10 many tighter pieces, AID pulled out Jorge
dirk which he had concealed from the au
,horitiee, with which he would pick bis wsy
Gus. Ee belonged to 3 gang which cpass:ed
e!l oyar the country and emocR shsir ncni-
oer gse promInsAs lawyer. fer whom be
had tsleGraphed and who would bs on hanc
in .he morning. DlEstin SAID. We sonld
not mird taking you into cur gsos. You
are right good fellow but Yon ere skTsfc
and left 200 many evidence Cf gist Behind
sou. We want men who ere not Quicken
hearted and not afrsid 10 use Sui'e 'shen
pecessary, and il you Will join ia Will Sht
my lawyer to get you out on bail II posi'oie,
and # he o. mot do this / will hslp you TO
break out" Htdiu then suggested ths'
when the jailer came TO carry thsm from
one cell to another, ss he did every dsy, he
would conceal piece OF wood under big
coat ard When an opportunity presented
itself ne would brain him and they could
then rush out. Dupstin smiled approViDgly
ct this and said: "You are oil right. you
will make good man with -aotioe, but we
will try to get out on bail fest, and If we
can't will give you ca opportunity to de
the brsinirg act."
Refin hers showed a disposition to tell
about bis crime but Dnnstin assuming that
he knew as much about It as he wanted to
kpow, GlG nos encourage him 90 tslk but
told him to wait until the leader Of their
espg arrived and then II he felt SO disposed
be could tell him all about 1t, ss he might be
sSle to use it to hie advantage in the case.
The two men then vent 10 bod. Helm did
not sleep but rolled eb3ut aud grorned ell
night 10 misery.
The uexs morning Mr. r. q. Smith ap-
peared and played the part of "toDgh gen.
tlemap," leader of the gang end veFsed In
the law. He uDbraided Danstin fer teiog
80 stupid as to be caught in such simple
lisce OF work, and commenced telling how
be would &c about to get him out. Danstin
here introduced Hefin to the leacer, bat
before they would allow Hrflin to commence
Si,h his story they agreed 1t would be best
20 eet LEGAL counsel and he went out and re-
turned with Mr. a. r. B ,rsenstisn who was
| introduced as Attorney General Scott, who
tor sa enormous sum had egreed to defend
Hs snd Donstir. Helm was then al
oWed TO tell his etory, and be confseeld 20
having buried thu house, bot said D9e wee
| implicated with him.
That evening the detectives thorgat 1t
best to Garry Hefin to Alexandria. He was
told by Smith that for large reward the
jailer had allowed them to go out tha.
| when he got on the outside ho would tell the
people he was deputy sheriff and was TEX
| Ing Hthin to Alexandria for fear of his be-
Ing lynched. When Helm told Dnnstin
coed bye he said: "Do you know when you
first came into my cell Last night thought
you were detective" HeA!n was then put
10 wagon driven by Mr.. Bay Daniels. who
IVES instructed to drive to the mein liue Of
the railroad bsiow Catletts. Twice Mr.
| Daniels upset the wagon, ard a'ler being
out 10 The rain ell night they BEARDED the
cars at Nokesviile at 8. m. AL this time
Hefln believed hs Was raakicg bis eaoaps to
join the gang, and that the hsndcutf, wers
kept on him so that II they we're caught De-
tectivs Smith could play of as aherif, tax.
Ing him to another jail. When they bad
gotten on the cars MIR. Smith asked Hefn
where he wss going, and he replied II an
going to Join the sang." Smith eald, "No
sou are rot, am detective to whom
vou have confessed and you ere
roing to bs hung" At this e; fin
iaug6ed, believing that Smith was
irving to scare him, but Smith showing hin,
his badge said: IF you did this thing ad-
vise son to make clean breast of 1t, you
hsve already said enough to hang you, AID
there lie no use dragging people into It who
are not guilty. Hefiln fell back Ia his sess
crushed and broken In spirit. BE said, II
know will be hung and I WILL tell you ali
sbcutit II you Bill promise not to let them
barn me alive. Smith pren,;a"d to sasa
hiu from burning end then Hsa Ii Hald:
went to the houss about eight o'clock st
night and broke In the door. told Mrs.
'k,nes that I wanted the money which