The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-04
NOTABLE MAN HUNTS
now CRIMINALS HAVE BEEN CHASED
TO THE ENDS OF EARTH.

There have been many long pursuits
of criminals, great in the distance traV-
eled. the obstacles overcome and the
persistence Of the pursuing officers. but
that OF Sergeant Wood Of the Natal
(South Africal police Is doubtless
record breaker. The man sought by
Sergeant Wood was charged with en-
beZzlng large sums OF mory at ile-
termaritzburg. He got away from
South Africa aud went to New York,
Although the detective had ihforma'
tion as to where his quarry was ND
ing, yet he had first to visit London to
obtain the necessary extradition pa
pers. Then nc hurried to America and
with the assistance Of the United States
police ran down his man. BY the time
he had reached MaritzhUrg he had been
travelling hard for nearly three months
and had covered nearly 2l,o0O miles.
one of the stcrnest chases OF recent
wears was after I.oys Darrell, formerly
sergeant In the Seventh United States
cayaIry. Darrell enlisted at the begin
ming OF the Spanish American war ana
distinguished himself at Cuba. There
he fell in love with pretty Spanish
girl and beggared himself In buying
hnery for his sweetheart 10 obtain
more money he robbed and murdered
compa MON in arms named Crouch.
He then fed.
A detective named Dupuy was put
upon the murderer's track and. finding
| a cIew, started for New Orleans. He
was right In his surmise that Darrell
had gone there. but when he arrived
the bird had flown He had left on
British mule transport for South Afri-
ca. Dupuy took train for New York.
fast boat for Southampton, rushed by
rail across Europe. caught boat OF
| the German East African line and
| finally arrived at Beira. In Portuguese
/ East Africa.
! There he waited like a spider for a
/ fiy, and just as Darrell was fancying
himself safe from pursuit he pounced
| upon him. Later on the detective de-
posted his prisoner safely In Castle
| William jail In New York. He had
| travelled in all 81 600 miles and spent
/ $42sIO in the chase.
/ One OF the most astonishing Grim
| inals England ever produced Was
man named Benson. who began oper-
atoms in loudon with two confeder.
ates. He organized series of swim
ding companies in the city, while he
himself, pretending TO be an invalid,
lived in the greatest luxury In the Isle
OF Wight. He posed as great PHI
lanthropist. was foremost In eharitable
works and went into the very best
society BY dint OF bribing certain
officers Of the law he lived for some
years on the proceeds Of his swindles.
But one day the crash came. He was
arrested, sentenced and got long term
In Portsmouth Jail.
No sooner was he out than he was nj
his old tricks again. These eliminated
IN Switzerland where he managed ia
gain the affections OF the daughter oil
an English officer Through her he In
duced her father to trust him with the
Investment OF his entire capital. some
$4,000. He bolted with the money
Chased across Europe, detective
caught him at Bremen. TO avoid scan
dal the victim promised not 10 prose
cute II Benson would give up The
money. The latter did 40 and left foI
America. Hardly was the vessel out
OF sight before IL was discovered that
the bundle OF scrip the thief had
handed over was worth at most $1Go.
Followed across the Atlantic. Ben
son escaped to Mexico. where he made
$4,000 by passing himself OF as Nine
PATHS agent and selling forged con
cert tickets BY this time his photo
graph was In almost ever police bu
reau In the world Yet he lodged and
twisted under a dozen aliases and was
heard Of in almost every South Amer.
lean state before a clever New York
detective ran him down In Rio after q
two years hunt.
Even then he cheated justice. Land.
ed IN prison in New York, he walked
upstairs, chatting amiably TO his jaIler
Suddenly he made spring and Jumped
clean over the banister. He was picked
up with q broken back and died that
night.
The police never exhibit more relent
less energy than in hunting down q
coiner. A toiner's crime is against
government. and so the whole forces
Of the state are against him. The
United States suffers far more from
coiners than England does and II
proportionately keen to run down suct
offenders Early in 1900 man namet
Hastings was surprised in his work
shop. from which he had issued many
thousands of small silver coins, but h'
was too quick for his would be cap
tors and escaped. No fewer than sever
secret service men were put on hi
track. The remarkable fact Is tina
Hastings never attempted to leave th'
states.
EIfer, one OF the detectives, got :
hint that a stranger was in the woods
He took blanket and some food ant
hid himself IN thicket. Very earl.
III the morning Hastings passed, carry
ing bag of food. Ellfer tracked hin
to his refuge and saw that the forge