Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-09
fee. he was glad 1t had not been paid until
his authority to 1t had been settled.

MS authority to II had been settled.
| Helan's Experience.- 49,
The trip across the lake was uneventful
] to Hawkins, but a never-fading memory
| to Detective Heian. The two, still hand
| cuned together, sat in the stern of the
boat next the rail looking into the waters
| of the big blue lake. When well out of
| s,ght OF land the breeze freshened and
the detective soured. He was admiring
the beautiful water when he felt, as he
| afterward described 1t to The Star man,
| as though he had been lifted to the top
OF the boat and returned, leaving his
stomach. Helan was seasick The Gus
toms officer advised him to change his posi-
| ton, and he followed the directions. He
managed to pull through without becoming
| actively ILL.,. although the passengers
were falling about him and contributing
/ to the debris of the lake.
The news of Hawkins arrest spread like
| the light. aud during the trip ccross the
| lake those who were able walked past &c
get glimpse of the fugitive who had used
l so much cunning and artlessness at the
same time. This was the rule, IN fact,
throughout the entire trip. At every
change of cars there was a crowd to see
| Hawkins
The First Delay.
The party was delayed first in Toronto.
Had Hawkins consented to leave without
extradition proceedings when he was
brought into court, a quick connection
| could have been made at Niagara Falls and
| the party would have arrived yesterday
| Forming But there is no train out of
niagara Falls south after O'clock and
that was the time the prisoner left Toron-
| to! When Detective Helan learned at Nj
| agara Falis that it would lie impossible to
| get out tina; night, he went to the chief of
police and asked his indulgence The chief
/ promptly said he would do the best he
could for him, and relieved him of his
prisoner, whom he locked up for the night
n In
south.
Hawkins looked haggard when he ap-
Peared. He had evidently had terrible
Eght. When he was locked up he told The
star reporter that he would think about
cenfessing everything next day. In the
trip to the train Hawkins called the re-
porter to him and said he wanted very
| much to speak to him. At Rochester he
| called for him again. and then. as printed
IN The Star, ne made another fun con-
fession, calling Collector Davis and Detec-
TIVE Heian to hear IL repeated.
How did you catch the combination
Hawkins" asked the reporter
Well. don't exactly know. I just
watched them work it, and when thought
l mad 1t pat tried it. The safe would open.
but 1 didn't open it until that Tuesday
AFTERNOON. First 1 turned 1t to the right
few times and l heard something go
click. Then back again until she clicked
again Then the other way until heard
another click. l then turned the knob
and pulled the door open. The inside safe
door was open. 1 did not have to work
the combination on that. 1 grabbed the
tin box containing the money. put the box
with the silver in the bottom of the wash
stand. and tucking the money inside my
vest walked out. II 1 had desired / could
have stolen some bonds which belonged to
Mr.. Davis"
With this off his mind he said ne felt
brighter and better. He was going 10 COM
mence all over again.
Hawkins I'm Toronto,
But to return for q moment to Toronto "a
moment is long enough, all the parties
agree, after the unpleasant experiences
ttere), and trace the case of Hawkins. The
Star has already printed fully his hiding
place. and the tales he told the landlady
It is now generally believed that had the
operation of his eye been attempted. the
chances of his apprehension would have
been materially lessened. With Hawkins
in hospital for several weeks, the police
would have been still searching. And this
suggests peculiar mistake in the descrip-
ton OF HAWKINS sent out to the different
cities. 1t was printed in bold type that his
left eye was cut, whereas, as matter of
fact. it was his right eye that was affected
sunday morning. according TO Hawkins
story. he was called from his cell "a dirty
affair. filed with four crazy people and
two convicts) to go downstairs. as some one
was waiting to see him. When he COM
piled he found strange man who ex-
planned that he was a lawyer and came to
felp him out. Hawkins says this lawyer
advised him to fight extradition, and ques-
toned him closely about who knew the
combination.
Says Lawyer Suggested 1t.
When told that the deputy collector knew
It and was the last one in the office with
him. the lawyer suggested that he be impli-
Gated. and this. Hawkins says, is the rea-
son he brought the deputy collector into the
case. But investigation proves this to be
untrue, for almost the first thing Hawkins
said when arrested was that the deputy
collector had put him up to 1t.
When Detective Helan arrived in To-
ronto Sunday afternoon he went at once to
the iail. There he was given oppor-
tunity to interview Hawkins, and spent
fully an hour trying to persuade him to
come home without giving the officers the
trouble OF getting out extradtion papers.
At first he was obdurate. and said he would
not go: because his story would not
be believed: and he would get the
worst of it In Washington. He fell
upon his knees, the detective said, and
swore before God that Mr.. Collins was i'm
plicated. Helan, after much persuasion.
got him to say he would think about going
home without the papers.
Arguing With Prisoner.
porter arrived, they met the detective at
toAASS
after little. to make another visit to the
Jail. The institution is situated at the ex-
IRENE eastern end of the city, and is a mas
sive structure of some five stories. The
reporter was sent in first to learn what he
could of the case. He was informed of
the rule which prohibited newspaper re-
porters from interviewing prisoners. A
vigorous ring at the bell brought the turn
key. a big, burly Hibernian with thick
brogue. In reply to question, The Star
reporter told him he was from Washington
and came to interview Hawkins.
Very well. sir, il you are from the force
there he said. and, suiting the action to
the word, led the reporter TO a small back
room, where 1t was arranged Hawkins
would soon appear. Collector Davis and the
detective were to follow after half an hour
it being arranged that the meeting between
the reporter and the detective and Mr.
Davis was to be surprise. Hawkins ap-
peared after a short time and seemed sur
prised to see The Star reporter, whom he
had previously known at the District build
ing. After little sparring for an opening
Hawkins asked in a dignified fashion how
he could serve The Star. He seemed i'm
pressed with the importance attached to
his case. He broke the ice moment later,
7by swearing himself to be the tool of the
deputy collector. who was 81 900 short in
his accounts and who, he said had nut