The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
A STRANGE STORY.
An Extraordinary Tale of
Robbery.
"DETECTIVE" DUNN'S LOSS.
He Claims He Was Imprisoned
by Chinese.
HANDCUFFED FOR TWO DAYS.
A Statement Remarkable for Its I'm
probability-AnOther Queer
Case.
HANDCUFFED FOR TWO DAYS

About II o'clock last night Policeman
John 3. Freel received information that a
strange man with his hands manacled
behind his back was In a hallway in a
Chinese house on Stockton street. two
doors south of Sacramento. He entered
the hallway and found the man.
There was no money or jewelry upon
the mans person. but several memorandum
hooks and some neatly engraved cards
bearing the inscription: &c. W. Dunn,
de tective, International Secret Service. >
were found in his pockets. The handcuff:
were his own aud the key TO them was
upon the ring in his pocket.
Dunn is about IS years old, tall, muscu
lar-looking and genIeeily dressed WI I'd
the exception of n flaming red uecktie.
On his arrival at the old ,City Prison he told
the following extraordinary tale: Last Satur-
day lie called upon Wash Lee, friend OF his
(he could not locate the place nor give Mr.
Lees address,, and accepted Lees lnviI alton
TO a cup of tea. He soon discovered that the
beverage had been drugged Then he went tC
who pumped him out" He was TO have beer
married Monday evening To Miss Dora Pen
niIgton, who Is living AT 2O2S12 Post street
with friends.
On Monday morning he says he drew $40
and about noon went out 10 see Wah Lee
whom lie usually met at the big restaurant op
pOsite the head Uf Commercial street. Here
he WIS seized by two Chinese. who took the
handouts which he carried from him, placed
them on his hands and conducted hun 10 a real
room In basement on Stoch ton street, where
they took his money, diamond pin and his
fine cuff buttons, ana then locked the door Oh
him.
This story is also set down in a memorandum.
book as a sort OF aute-mortem statement 10 be
read by his friends when his body should be
found after he had died OF starvation. 1t con
tans also tender illusion TO his lance, with
the declaration that he could die happy If he
could only have a look into her face. He closes
by SAYING that his only food since his incarceT.
alton was bit OF candle.
He took the trouble 10 explain that he was
able to write his dying statement, by reaching
into his rocket. taking out his bunch of KEYS
and unlocking the handouts.
On being croSs-questioned as to when he
drew the 500, he tried 10 evade answering
but finally SAID be got It from friend on Pos
street. However he could not remember the
mans name.
When asked 10 give particulars of his seizure
he said he was so weak from the effects OF al
Opiate taK en- on Saturday that he was a child
in the hands OF the Chinese though last might
he gave the appearance OF being able to whiI
half dozen uDarmed Chinese without muct
effort.
When Informed that it was the duty of the
police 10 IND The men VINO had robbed him anC
that it would be eXpedient for him to furnish
clared that he himself was able In attend 10 The
case. He also volunteered the opinion that al
ucScIfcu ndHplDBs anu DdTeQIDell
cally included reporters.
He had memorandum book containing
numerous dates OF IN citing with I'D. o." and o
his movements Ia connection with detective
work. There was clipping from local news
paper. The engagement is announced of Mis-.
Dora Pennington OF Oregon and Clarence w
Dunn of New York;
He claims TO have been In the employ OF
PtnkeTton and OF the United States secret ser
vice In detecting counterfeiterS. According
TO bis statement lie has been engaged In private
work on the coast about five years. The police
authorities state that there Is no such organiZa
ton as the International Secret Service.
The only reasonable theory, according 10 the
police, Is that Dunn is not in his right mind
though nothing except his sticking to his orgI
nal wild story points 10 that solution OF the
mystery.
Another case OF flake" robbery came in Iasl
night. Leon Gazette, a French waiter, WHO
does not speak English was arrested about Il
O'Clock by Officers Hall and Purvis Tor dis
charging firearms in the city limits.
AT Broadway and Scott place he fired three
shots from revolver. half d dozen police
men hurried 10 the scene. Officer Hall turning
the corner In time TO see him iiIe he last shot
which was into the ground at CaZette's feet
The Frenchman, through an interpreter, stated
that he had been attacked by two foOtpads
who had thrown pepper into his eyes, and he
fired into the air to scare them away.
The streets Instantly filled with residents OF
the neighborhooG, but none of them saw any
one running away nor ana any of the police
men, who came from every direction. Or
Samuels examined the mans eyes ana gave The
npinion that no pepper had bsen thrown into
tbem Gaze tie was very much under the influ
ence OF liquor when arrested.