The morning call., 1892-12-07
HIS WHITE HANDS.
How EmbeZZler Waldeck
Was Caught.
DISGUISED AS A LABORER.
The Woman Who Fled With Him Was
His First Visitor at the
Prison.

florian l.. Waldeck, who is charged with
stealing $50, from j. Kahn & Co.,
iooaceonists, of 500 Sacramento street. by
whom he was employed as cashier, arrived
In this city last night in charge Of Detective
Anthony and was locked up at the City
Prison.
Waldeek left this city on October 80 with
Elvia Mauley. They travelled as T. l..
WOLF and wife as far as Portland, when the
woman left him and returned to this city.
lie went on to Victoria, where he took
rooms at the Wilson House.
Naldeek is short stout man. about Sc
years OF age, with strongly marked Hebrew
features. The woman who went with him
Is tall blonde, who lives on Stockton
street She was the first to visit the re-
turned embezzler at the prison.
Waideck had been in Victoria two or
three days when Chief Shepard of that city
received dispatch from Chief Crowley
describing him. Shepard obtained war;
rant Tor Waldeck's arrest, but by some
means his action was made known to ex-
Chief OF Police C. p. Bloomfield and pri-
vate detective named C. j. Miller. They
told Waldeck that a reward of $1,000 was
onered for his arrest and offered TO take
him out of the country.
Waldeek agreed TO their terms and hastily
packing vaiise fled with the two worthy
oIlcers. who gave him to understand that
II ne did not go with them and pay them
their price they would turn him over to the
authorities and gain the reward. They
LOOK him through the country TO the eau
neries and Indian settlements and, accord
ing TO his story. made his life miserable.
we set ont on November IL. said Wal
GEEK, as he played with his Eyeglasses and
flashed the light from his diamond ring into
the gloom Of the dark cell" near which lie
sat.
I'VE. set ont for New Westminster in
small boat. We had to go about ninety
miles. bat the weather was stormy, and for
nve days we were tossed about by the
waves and narrowly escaped destruction.
we had no sleep and very little to eat, and
wnen we reached Fraser River we had TO
get into a skih and row for twenty-five
niles. The storm continued and we had to
60 ashore more than once for shelter"
For two days the fugitive and his enm-
panlons were without food. AT Mission
junction they boarded train 10 go TO
New Westminster. aud Bloom field re-
turned to Victoria and for $50 told Police
Sergeant Walker where Waldeck could be
found. Walker started after the embeZzlar
ana on train running from New West
minister TO Vancouver found Waldeek sit
ting among gang OF laborers. He had
shaved of his mus:ache and had covered
his face with dirt. Waldeck raised his hand
10 scratch his head ana the policeman saw
tnat the member was white and small and
that the nails were we'll trimmed Walker
at once placed WaIdecK under arrest and
took him to Victoria
Waldeek says that he was robbed of his
money and lewelry by the men who under
look to take him out of the country. He in
tended 10 90 to Canada. believing that he
could not be extradted. While ne had
money he was we'll treated in the Victoria
jail, but when Ii was gone be was pnt into
cell with convicts and given prison tare.