The morning call., 1891-02-14
RUNAWAY RAOUL.
{" Dashing Dicks" Capture on
the Disabled M0n0Wai.
In the Company of His Charmer-strange Ef-
feet of Broken Shaft Upon His Health.
Winnie's Nonchalance.

When the disabled steamer Monowai put
back 10 port yesterday, as described in an
other column, large part of the interest
manifested in her return centered upon two
of her cabin passengers, Raoul Mandlebaum
-"Dashlng Dick" as he was known among
his intimates-and Miss Winnie GoOdkind.
his chere annie and travelling companion.
Half an hour after the steamer was sighted
from the Signal Station at Point LobOs the
Oceanic Dock contained motley gathering
OF millionaire ship-owners, Bohemians. bank
clerks, attorneys and detectives. with hete-
rogeneous collection of water front notables
in the background.
These for awhile discussed the probable
cause of the steamers return. but by and
by the subject which more nearly concerned
a minority of the crowd was preached, and
the Mandlebaum incident, which had become
public property in the morning, was dis
cussed in all its bearings.
ON TIE DOCK.
Walking up and down the dock ana taking
no part in the conversation were Adolph
Spreckels and Augustus II. Breckenfeld, the
latter the accountant for the London, Paris
and American Bank, to whom the firm Of
Mandlebaum & Sons is heavily indebted.
Not far from them was a police detective,
who, like the snail. seemed to carry his
house on his back and to crawl into it when
ever any one not in police uniform crossed
lis path.
Presently the big ship, after making
wide detour by the Oakland shore, drew up
close to the Pacific Mail Dock. Henry Peter
sen, the Oarsman, WAS in bis whitehall,
waiting TO lend assistance in passing in the
lines, when Mr.. SpreckelS hailed him and
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off 10 the steamer with the bank representa-
tive aboard
Meanwhile a CALL reporter reached the
Monowai by taking passage on tug. On
boarding the steamer his first quest swas
M8ndebaum, whom he found with his COM
panion.
THE INTERVIEW.
Raoul who carried handsome silk UNI
brella, was closely buttoned up in dark
blue chlnchjlla overcoat, and besides a
Derby OF tie latest style wore trousers
whose pattern betOkened the sporting pro-
cliyities Of the weaTer The girl was attiTed
in a costly wrap that would at once attract
attention 10y its striking pattern even if the
observer had no eye for tie beauty Of the
goods or Miss Winnie's well-chiseed feat
ures.
No attempt was made by Mandlebaum to
esCape the interview he knew was coming.
He briefly accounted for his intended trip 10
the antipOdes by stating that he was going
there, IN the interest OF his firm, to dispose OF
their patent-rlghts in a certain street-indi-
Gator for street-cars. When the reports cir
culated about his supposed flight were
brought TO his attention he assumed an ear
nest look, sad everything could be ex-
planned, and that the firms creditors would
not lose a cent. He emphatIcally denied that
be LETT TO avoid Lis creditors, who, he said,
were mostly his relatives, outside of whom
the firm debts did not amount TO more than
q few dollars.
AN INTERRUPTION
AT this moment Augustus II. Breekenfeld.
whom Petersen fercled to the vessel, jumped
aboard, and claimed MandlebaGm's atten-
tlon, while the reporter endeAyored To eX-
tract a word or two of information from
W innie GOodkind. But the young woman is
Of the experienced kind, and would not COM
NIT herself by making any statements.
From that time until the steamer locked
Breckenfeld fastened himself 10 Mandle-
baum, and no further opportunity was given
Tor interviewing him.
As soon as the gangpiank was thrown
out, after the vessel was locked, the detec-
i've and Attorney Ach, accompanied by
tlsscO Mandlebaum and a second bank rep
Tesentative, who made their appearance on
the dock a short time previous, were es-
.cOrted on board by AdOlph Spreckels, who
gave orders to exclude the press representa-
tiyes and others who attempted TO follow.
The party immediately approached MandIe-
baum, whe had evidently been prepared for
their visit by Breckenfeld, and entered into
"a close and animated conversation with him
ali except the detective, who stood apart,
evidently awaiting Ach's order, who was
heard to say as he rushed on deck, Il have
the warrant"
a SECRET CONFERENCE.
Some moments later all the newspaper
men were admitted Oh board. when the pas
sengers soon got an intimatiOn of what was
going on. 1t WAS not long before the posi-
ton OF the two runaways became embar-
RAISING, as all eyes were turned upon them,
and the whole party quickly beat retreat
to the cabins occupied by the couple. As
they disappeared one old gentleman re-
marked to a friend alongside: "By gosh
the eats out of the Dag at last. Here we've
been three days trying to ind who was our
Jonah, and now we've got him. Hanged if
! don't wish he had taken another ship than
this"
The conference in the cabins lasted for
over half an hour, but not an linking of
what passed could be obtained. The first
10 come out was Breckenfeld, who evidently
went TO report to the bank, as he was not
seen at the wharf afterward. Then Win
ME came out some ten minutes later accom-
panied by a cabin-boy, who helped hsr
ashore With her handbags. In another ten
minutes the balance Of the party emerged
UNGALLANT BEHAVIOR.
On the wharf no notice was taken of the
woman by Raoul or the rest OF the party,
who ungallartly left her to the cold ana dis
tasteful attentions of the detective. Raoul,
his brother, Mr.. Ach and the bank repre-
sentative at once Jumped Into a hack and
were driven of, followed some few minutes
later in another hack by the girl and her
detective escort.
From the moment that THE CALL re-
porter made his appearance on board until
the pair OF runawayS left with their escorts
neither showed much concern over their
position. Mandlebaum, indeed, looked like
master OF the situation with his unwel-
come visitors as pleaders, while a couple Of
yards away the woman in the case surveyed
the scene around her with a merry twinkle
In her eye that betokened everything but
sorrow Tor the pert she had taken in the
young mans downfall.
After the passengers had got over their
surprise they were quite ready to talk of
what they had observed of the erring pair
Said one of them:
"The first afternoon out both took seats
on the forward deck in what is recognized
as the steerage quarters.
THEY KEPT ALooF.
''They did not mingle with the other cabin
passengers. and suppose now they wished
to escape observation as much as possible.
Next morning they were reported sick, and
during the remainder of the trip l saw very
little of them. They never appeared at
table"
An officer OF the vessel who had not heard
of the incident until told by q reporter
looked at the latter in amazement and said:
You don't tell ME they are not married?
Why. heard him introduce the girl to the
purser as his wife, and nicer couple were
mot on board. He told me yesterday he was
SO SICK OIL the sea he would never make
: another voyage If he could own the Monowai
by doing So"
A caOln-b0y who had a monetary Interest
IN the pair here put in a word, and in his
cockney manner gave brief sketch of the
trip so far as it related to the persons under
discussion.
Why" he said. 81 knew them as Mr.. and
Mrs. Mercer. and though the lady got sick
the fust day out | never knew Jollier dog
than the boss of the outfit.
TIE CABIN Boys STORY.
TT was awful rough YOU know for the