Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-17

is in custody. So much impressed with the
information re ,eived We're the officials that
Detective We don started to Columbia at
lilo O'Clock last night to bring him to
this city, in case of proper identification.
He took with him a bench warrant and a
copy Of the indictment for murder. 1t is
expected that the officer will reach his
destination tomorrow about noon. Should
the prisoner prove to be the fugitive muir
derer it is expected he will make fight
on the eXtradition proceedings III the event
of his having any money. II is believed.
however,, that the minute description
sent out from here will serve to prove the
question of identity, and that the officer
will have no trouble to get him
The first information concerning the ar
rest was received by Acting Inspector Car
ter about $50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
when he received telegram as follows;
Frank William Funk, alias Fink, alias
Nicholson. alias Edward Bald, now going
by name of Conley, has been arrested and
is now held subject to your orders.
IL j. SLATE, Chief of Police
The telegram was addressed to Major
Sylvester, but received by Acting In
spector Carter during the latter's absence.
Further Information Sought.
As no details of the arrest or description
of the man was furnished telegram was
sent to Chief Slate at Columbia asking for
the following telegram was received:
Have Funk unquestionably. Descrip-
ton including India ink. minute in detail"
The telegram which brought this response
requested Chief Slate to have the prisoner
examined by q physician, in order that the
marks given IN the army description might
be passed upon. When the answer was re-
Ceived the informatio was deemed to be
of Importance enough to send a detective
there to make further investigation, and
Set the man if he shall prove to be Funk
According to a dispatch received from
Columbia. the man arrested has been liv-
ing there about two weeks. He was ar
rested by Chief Slate and Policemen d. Fl.
Sanlifter and Michael Tyson He was
known in Columbia under the name of
Conley and was employed by Architect
Miller. Being a carpenter, it is thought
likely that he would seek employment with
an architect or builder.
Boarded with Policeman.
He boarded at the house of Policeman
Tyson, who caused his arrest soon after
reading the circular received from the au-
thorities here. The dispatch gives the in
formation that the marks on the prisoners
body tailed with those given in the circu-
lar even to the tattooed star and the in
itials f. ". F. on his left arm and the
figure of the clasped hands on his right
arm. If this be true, the officers say. there
can be no doubt of the mans identity
Another Arrest.
During the past few days messages have
been received from different sections of the
country c:ch giving notice Of the arrest of
the fugitive Funk. with the exception of
the arrest at Columbia, Mo. the police at
tached more Importance to an arrest at
West Tama Iowa, than they did to any
other. The man arrested in the Iowa town
gave his name as +. c. Loop, and said he
had he.a, in no he ms o
OF the arrest, a telegram asking for a fun
examination 81 the prisoner was sent. This
Afternoon response was received. In this
message the town marshal and physician
who made the examination gave the infor-
nation that twenty of the twenty-five
marks of ijentifcat;on' stated in the cir
cular were found on the man. The India
ing