The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-19
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made until later in the night. While in
his room at the hotel Murphy picked up
Jacobson's grip, and found it was empty.
Then for the first time did the New York
man become suspicious. although he said
nothing He left the hotel with Jacobson
to keep the engagement at Livingston
with the man from Ludden & Bates, and
the piano man seemed annoyed. Murphy
noticed this, but said nothing Jacobson
did not lose his head when he found that
he could not shake the perfume drummer,
and kept up the bluff He expressed sur.
prise when he. did not find the man whom
he was supposed to meet in the drug
store. He went across the square to the
Pulaski House and put up
stupendous and bold bluff at the tele-
phone He called up some number and
after saying that he could not hear be-
gan a conversation with the supposed
music man on the other end of ths line.
In reality he was not talking to anyone.
Murphy watched the performace and al
most began to think he was mistaken in
his belief that Jacobson was not all that
he represented himself to be. That indi-
vidual announced that he had been mis-
taken in the hour of the appointment and
that it was an hour later. as he had been
informed over the telephone Murphy,
however, refused to bulge and jacobson
suggested that they take in the Tender
loin together.
Took in the TenderIoin.
The New Yorker expressed a willing
ness to take look at the darker or
lighter side of Savannah, and the two
men left for froc jacobson was per-
fectly at ease and because of his use of
the piano made himself solid with the
| denizens of the places they visited. At
place on McDonough street the proprie-
tress proved to be French and jacobson
conversed with her in that language.
This did not interest Murphy and with
his attention attracted in another direc-
ton Jacobson easily gave him the slip. He
told the woman that he was going to a
neighboring saloon for a few minutes, and
| when Murphy missed him he followed
| Jacobson had been to the saloon and
left word that he would return in ten
minutes. Murphy waited an hour when
| he returned to the hotel i'm a cab feeling
| quite certain that he had been duped. He
| found a note from Jacobson, saying that
| he had gone to an unstated address, but
| that he would return al IL o'clock. Muir
| ply jumped into a, cab and went to the
| Central depot where he gave a descrip-
ton of Jacobsen to the patroiman on duty.
| The officer was certain that such a man
that does not go beyond Guyton. He
| telephoned the officer at the Plant System
! depot, however, to arrest a man answer
| ing Jacobson's description should one ap-
| pear. The patrolman advised Murphy to
| return to the hotel and call at the depot
at s o'clock yesterday morning, when the
| conductor of the train would be on hand.
! The officer suggested that If Jacobson
had gone to Guyton he could not get past
hot off,t trY,ffI laka fho ,fs,or
Murphy called at the depot at the hour
| named, and learned that Jacobson had
| taken the train to Guyton. The conductor
| remembered him well and recalled that
| he said that he had just missed the train
| to Augusta, but would go to Guyton and
| continue his journey on the train follow
| ing The depot patrolman advised Muir
| ply to report at once to Supt. Reilly at
police headquarters and be prepared 10
| leave on the first train, which left Savan-
nah at 945 o'clock.
Cornered at GuytOn.
AS soon as Supt Reilly heard the trav-
| cling mans story he decided that quick
action was necessary and dispatched a
man for Detective Murphy Knowing ia
cobson to be a smooth individual, the su-
| perintendent had Recorder Myrick issue
| a warrant for the arrest of the fugitive,
and this was placed in the hands of De-
| tective Murphy, who left Immediately
with the New Yorker.
| When the train reached Guyton Detec-
| tive Murphy jumped to the platform, fol-
| lowed by the New York Murphy The
| Savannah officer recognized jacobson az a
glance and had him under arrest before
| the prosecutor realized where he was. The
fugitive was armed with a ticket to Ma
con and was preparing to board the
! train when taken hold of by the detec-
| tive. He attempted TO put up a bluff but
at the sight of the perfume man, he paled
| and willingly surrendered to the inevita-
| bic. He begged that he not be placed in
| the Jail at Guyton and was taken to the
hotel
Supt. Reilly was notified of the arrest
| by telephone, and made arrangements
with President Egan of the Central TO
have a fast freight stop at Guyton, so
| that the officer and prisoner could come
to the city at once. This was done. and
Jacobson was brought to Savannah on
the freight train. A police headquarters
he broke down completely and begged his
victim for mccoy. He declared that just
before his departure he was touched by
the kindness of the travelling man, whom
he had victimzed and that he was on
the point of making confession. He
could not, however, muster up courage
enough to brand himself as a thief and
villain of the first water.
Mr.. Murphy is lavish in his praise of
the Savannah police and the work of
Supt Reilly. He says that several weeks
ago he was caught in a Georgia town
with his expense check in another place,
and that this frequently happens among
travelling men. On that occasion a fell
low drummer, but stranger, advanced
him money, and when Jacobson told a
similar story, he had no hesitancy in do
ing something for a stranger that had
been done for him by one. Jacobson will
be given a preliminary examination by
Recorder Myrick in Police Court this
morning. He will be photographed and
measured by the Bertilion system after
the session of court, and the police will
make an effort to obtain his complete
record
POLICEMEN BEFORE MAYOR.