The sun., 1897-10-12
PAID To BE A POLICEMAN.
CARPENTER sWIyDLED OUT OF Se5
IT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

Grocery Clerk, who Displayed y Spurious
Detectives shield and Pretended re
Knew cher McCuiinEh. Promised TO Gct
ths Carpenter Appointed 10 tho Force.
Henry Wichcrn, German grocery clerk, was
arrested yesterday charge OF swindlinR
John Gustavc Edstrom out of S25 by promising
for that sum to get him appointed policeman.
Both tho mon 1.-Two in Brooklyn. Edstrom is .
carpenter. They met in the grocery whero
Wichern was employed and Wichorn, having
learned of Elstrom's ambition to be polce-
man, offered to "do tho right thing by him."
He displayed an imitation detectives shield and
said that he knew Chief McCullaGh. All Ed
strom had to do was to come with him.
He met him by appointment ut tho entrance
to Police Headquarters. There Edstrom paid
over tho money and Wichern went inside,
tolling him to wait while he saw the Chief and
mado it all right. When the carpenters back
was turned he made Off to Becckor street.
Edstrom waited four hours. At the end Of that
time he went TO SEQ if tho Chief hadn't boon
talked to DEATH lie brought up in the detective
Office after while, and told his story there.
Wichcrn he said, had told him that policcman's
pay was $4,000 besides expenses and rewards,
| which were great. He had certainly something to
do with the force, for he had seen his shield also
pair OF nippers u black jaCk, and u revolver.
woman charged with perjury, by way of break
| Ing him In, and had warned him against flirting
| with her, which was considered bad form among
| detectives, and also dangerous. His friend
| tainly was posted on police business. he thought.
| Captain McClusky sent Detective Evanhoo
with him to find his friend, and he arrested
Wichern at his home. / 90 Irving avenue Brook
lyn. When he was searched at headquarters
the bogus shield and the nippers were found
upon him: also n key to a locker in the arlnory
| of the Forty-sevcnth Regiment, of which Wich-
ern IL said to be "A member Besides these things,
| he had an envelope containing n lock of hair and
| letter from girl who sent him box of kisses.
On the envelope was written: No one shall
gain possession OF this letter. will surely kill
value 10 me, but WORTHLESS. to others: Tho
| police say that they have learned that W!chorn
once tried to kill himself because his sweetheart
| had Tilted him. He is q years old.
| When Wichcrn was arralgncd in Centre
| Street Court Detective Evanhoe produced ~
| letter Wichern had written TO EGstrom in
| which he told Edstrom that he had called Oh
| Chief McCull agh and had put in an application
| for Edstrom's appointment to the force. ilo
| wrote that Chief MCCullagh was not particular
| as to the size of the applicant. In this letter
| save up his S25 for the uniform and promised to
refund the money If Edstrom failed 70, pass tho
| examination. He also promised EdstrOm 10
have him transferred to his bureau on Broad
way where he could make S35 to $50 week
| extra
| Wichern pleaded not guilty to the charge OF
| larceny and declared that he had contracted
| only 10 get Edstrom an application and TO re-
fund he money II Edstrom failed to pass tho
! examination.
Magistrate Wentworth held wichorn in
$500 hai for trial, and, in default Of such sc-
curty. the prisoner was committed to the
! TOmbs.