The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
CRIMINAL
ARRESTED AT LAST.
After. Remarkable Escape From
3loolicctIIe 12oalncdsC otltl-# III
Try 1T Large. |.
BY AU1DACI1''Y''

5ss NJ Ill BERLIN, Marcel, 81.
~ Rudolph Hcnnig, the man WHO made 9 (
rcmn rkablc escape from the hands Of the
I,crlin police after being arrested on = cbt CD IN
r,iary last for murder was srecapturt tsdE h
at Stcttin today. w y X ss M
Ills capture was as sensational as MS II
escape, and was brought about ny an I'M q '8
pudent attempt at theft carried out un N. Y
der tic very noses Of the police. Ss
Just before noon ia yout1h.left MS pi-$
cycle leaning against a slamppost " WINE y
he entered u shop close at hand, opposite e, 1
which, stands the police sta ton OF me \
Sixth district or Stettin. 4 Il q. u {t$$Et
A policeman in uniform was standing
half a dozen PAGES away, but llennig 81
norcd his presence and, stepping forward
seized The bicycle. lie was about 50 70 a
mount, when the policeman, who n0ticeu ii
tho proceeding. clldcavored to arrest hlnl,55 i
not Knowing what formidable anita go-4s
mist he had to face. rs t};F. IL
The Capture. !. 4
. Hcnnigs right hand instantly dlveed#
Into his hip pocket, and he # DIRE niSS
revolver which he fired point blank III the he
|polceman's face AS IIcnng took aim
the policeman drew his :truncheon & anu "
struck at his assnlants head. Scarcely
had I[cnnlg fired when the trtlncheon a g
sccndcd. Ibis shoulder With terrific
force and knocked Him down. si5 tE5.4
AS soon as the policeman had dealt the
blow he fell scnsclcss to tito ground
bleeding from a severe wound inflicted II
I 81 tho bullet. III i. Il : II, &ss3f Ill ssI
Hcnnig was stunned by the force Of the q
blow lie, received, butlplckcd himself up 1
with the intention ofsrunntng away, " en-
a butcher from a neighhorins shop seized
hm5a and with, theIhc q. oterl nysta 3
ers oycrpowcrcd him. Two more police
mon we're then, fetched from the ton
|lnpd dragged lin handcuffcd into their
Ills identity. was still 5unknoWn.Sb but his Y
remarkable resemblance to- the pho to-
graph or the ;flIgitiVe.c circulated through
out Germany e&attention q y
the police Immediately. s., .S b 85S
they had taken, his exact meas
ureincnts tliey discovered for certain that
tho long -solight-for Htniiig had at last
fallcn;into their hands, and the welcome h
news was communicated Ito the headquar-@
tiers OF the police In Berlin by means off,
an urgent telephone MESA &c. ;t There was 4
| great rejoicing among tho Berlin policies
| who have been much chagrined ut the \
| clever way In which IIcnnlg eluded them !
Il month ago. 8iYss
How He Escaped. s
When Hcnnig recognized that 5denials OF
1 his identity were tile, Ito admitted that
| he was tile man they wanted, u and pro-
ccedcd In q bUast full " TO give some ac-,SS
count OF his amazing adventures since
Ills escape When last seen on the ont-S
skirts OF Berlin lie was wearing q brick
layers clothes, without Il farthing in his
1pcckcts, but he procured q new suit Of
| good clothes by a burglary carried out IN;
| d western suburb critic city.
Afterward lie lived for. several days In
IGrunewultl Forest, which covers a large
extent Of land westward Of Berlin. From
]time to time he boldly entered Berlin L.
tpliTchasc provisions. a5s
M On silcl, occasions he chose tho busiest
lsstrccts, and entered the largest shops
where lie rightly calculated there was tho
4 least tcllancc Of detection When the pros
ceeds of&liis burglary were&cXha,istcd, he
connittctls,a murder In G rl,newald For-
est His victim was an aged retired oils
r,.;wllo went for an afternoon waikiki
1.-the forcst,{ which Is much frcquented by
!, Berln eXcursionists. .fit ssiss
lIennIg shot his victim and rIned his 4
pockets, seizing Il considerable sum Of &
money, as we'll as q gold wa tch. FL, E8bl.agt
| The victims body WAS found a fort
night ago, ana tho police at once slts,
pccted IIennig rs the perpctrator.
Then Hennlg began to tramp through
the country. making his way toward the 4
coast, with the intention of getting
aboard II ship nnd leaving the country l
Another Crime. l IS
A week ago. however, he committed ans
other. violent crime III ali express train
between Berlin and Kocngsbcrg ~ lie
travelled In n tlrst-class compartment, and y
during. the Journey lie suddenly attacked
an clderly gentleman sitting opposite him.
firing his revolver point-blank at his vc-SE
tim. After wounding him, he lritlcd his 4
pockets agaln obtaining rich plumber,
Thcllllns opened tho door Of the compart-&S
lnent, hung on the footboard and sprang
DIT. without injurng himself, when the A
train slowed down before entering the
next station,
lIlsNictlm received medical aid a t q sta
ton further on. and when able to give an
| account Of the outrage described his ass
| sailant In a manner which convinced the
police that uennis was again the perpe-
traitor. y
Ilennig probably committed other
| crimes of greater or less magnitude
which have yet to be brought to light
| II lie had not attempted to perpetrate
theft under such reckless conditions. he
would probably have succeeded In leav-a
| Ing the country,
! Tho policeman who effected lIennig's
arrest receives the reward OF $3.50 offered
| by tho authorities, and an additional $40
| offered by q Berlin newspaper. 81 fS
| The news OF the arrest created an lm-
menso sensation in Berlin. The evening
papers issued special editions, which obs
| tanned an unprecedented sale. Tho news
boys were surrounded By large crowds or !
people, who literally tore the papers out 2
Of their hands