Evening star., 1901-09-13
L0QUACIOUS LAF ON
Says He Saw Emma Goldman and
Czolgoa in Buffalo
DON'T MISS YOUR MANI SIZE URGED
Capt. Boardnaan Has a Visitor
Who Wants to Be Pumped.
RESULT OF THE OPERATION

'Sh-h-h!'
Dark and stolid he stood before Capt
Boardman in the Office of the chief OF de-
tectives this morning.
After he had duly impressed the director
of the local band of sleuths the dark man
relaxed his stolidity a bit, and, leaning
nearer to the captain, uttered in choked
whispers:
II am the one they want!"
Again he paused to see the effect his
words might have
Capt. Boardman looked puzzled and
amused.
WELL" he answered. its a good thing
we've got you, then, isn't it?"
The best thing that ever happened" said
the man. and the few privileged persons
present at the interview nodded their heads
In silent astonishment
A Man With a Mission.
Looking mysterious and important. the
stranger had presented himself at the de-
tective bureau. To no one but the head
of the office could he impart the valued In
formation which he brought. He told
every one he was a man with mission.
He wanted his presence felt.
The stranger spoke with an accent. He
was evidently a foreigner, and it Is now
said he is well known in this city, having
worked as janitor for number of years
in the folding room at the Capitol.
Il didn't want to be picked up by any of
your men," he continued, land SO l came
to tell you where l was. l am also going
to the newspaper offices and let them
know"
The man with mission" did not intend
that his light should be hidden beneath a
half pint measure, to say nothing of the
proverbial bushel
Well. what's the meaning of all this?"
What's the meaning?" repeated the WIS.,
itor: don't you know 1 am the one?''
No, strange to say. Ny ignorance. how
ever, amaZeS me-"
damaging evidence, 1 am the one they
want, and the only one
Heavens, what is it? End this agonizing
suspense"
Il was in Buffalo"
Everyone ''histed" at this. Here was
something doing for fair
Il know all about the assassin and Emma
Goldman I've wired to Chicago to hold
her and have told Chief Wilkie of the Sc
cret service"
DevelOps His Identity.
Whats your name?" asked Capt. Board
man. Wed like to know you
II am Prof. Charles ,. LaFon."
Professor of wAat?"
Professor of languages"
Where do yousdo your protesting when
you are busy ~
Il clean up in the folding room at the
Capitol most Of the time. but just now 1
am employed at the government building
at Buffalo"
What are yougdoing here?"
Il came away on leave to see some people
here. but you can telegraph EN- at Buff
falo that am coming back In few days.
and they can rest easy"
What do they want with you In Buff
falo?''
You see. I am missing"
You aren't missing now. are your?
mo, but they don't know it in Buffalo,"
Go on. then. and hurry up with your
story"
Il don't know whether can tell you or
not "a
''Why?"
ITS so damaging and important"
damaging to who?'
ITO the man and woman"
LaFOn possessed a full realization Of his
self Importance and it was evident his mis-
sion must be Wrested from him. He would
not tell his story In commonplace way.
He must of necessity be pumped" Capt
Boardman applied the pumping apparatus.
What man and woman
A Bond of Sympathy.
why, the man who assassinated the
President. am a professor of languages
but can't pronounce his name"
A gieam broke out upon the sleuth-like
countenance Of Boardman. Here was a
bond Of union between him and the visitor
The captain has lain awake nights Wrest-
ling with alphabetic characters Of the as
SaSsinS cognOmen.
And what about the woman?" continued
the catechizing chief.
why, Emma Goldman"
I'VE would hear more
1t was this way" began LaFon Il was
going to see my dentist the might between
September and last in Buffalo. and
when got to the corner of Broadway and
Jefferson street / saw man and a woman
and they were conversing together In low
tones"
What did they say?'
Make a good job of it, says she and
don't miss your man.
"Well7"
What do you think?"
II don't Know" said Captain Boardman.
Saw Same Man In Temple Of Music.
well, sir, the afternoon the President
was shot was In the Temple Of Music. and
in the assassin I recognized the man who
had been standing on the corner and talk
ing to that woman"
"Are you sure?''>
Positive"
How did you know the woman was Gold
man?'
Il heard some men say So"
What men?
II don't know. I heard several of them.
What did they Say?"
''They said she was the leader"
What leader?'
1.-THE anarchist leader and lecturer, EN-
ma Goldman
Had you ever seen her beforer'
"Yes I saw her in Buffalo at the exposi-,
tion August 20 or 30
story Discredited..
Capt. Boardman and the others who have
talked with LaFon are of the opinion that
his story will notnhold water. They are of
the opinion that he IS nesirols of securing