The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
TRUE DETECTIVE STOR $
The Suffering Woman Who Became Desperate


entered place during the entire trip and his journey
was apparently purposeless- rs matter OF tact ne
was afraid to go where he wanted to because ne "a"
my man behind him.
In the meantime had placed a man as an emPloye
!, a naper warehouse where I knew Ulrich had gone
10 buy paper For weeks he watched each customer
FinaIv Cole came in and bought sheet OF tracing
paper. which was rolled up in scroll like form, Cole
carving il away in his hand. From the paper ware
house he went home
This was ON Saturday stationed SIX men
around the house | knew the tracing paper was Tor
Jlrich and l. felt that Ulrch would either call Tor 1t
or else Cole would take it him. In either event
there would be an opportunity to learn where Uirich
lived.
The watch on the house Kept up until after
dark Sunday night when Cole out, with the
roll of tracing paper in his hand One OF my men
followed him until Cole turned sharply around
corner and passed the outlet OF alley Cole walked
on few steps, then returned and went back to ms
house When he turned around. he no longer
the roll of tracing paper He had given it UlrNh
when he passed the alley. as | afterward learned
By this time Eva was becoming greatly alarmed
for the safety OF her husband She went to Mrs OFT
one day and told her that OFT, who had the plates
must give them up. She and Mrs OFT had hand to
hand fight, as the result OF which Eva got hold OF
the plates Urich found it out and took the plates
away from Eva All OF these things I found out
afterward. Ulrich then took the plates ana Oulleu
them.
TO make a long story short we finally found Vi
hch, found his plates, arrested him and arrested
Cole and Ott and one Of Mrs, Coles sons, who, We
understood worked the press on which the notes
were printed Eva's worst fears seemed about to be
realized Her husband and her were IN the
shadow OF the penitentiary. She desperate, and
in her desperation this is what she did,
She went to District Attorney Valentine and said
She felt it to be her duty tell him what kind of
man | was
when first knew Drummond," she said, "he had
just been released from the penitentary, where he
served ten years sentence. He had hardly coat
to his back and hungry. | bought him new
suit of clothes and gave him food And now he is
about to repay my kindness by trying TO send my
husband and my son prison perjured testi-
mony"
Mr. Valentine at once advised her tell her story
to Mr. Brookes chief OF the secret service, which
she promised to do And before she had got out OF
the building Valentine called to his office and
advised me to get read,n for what was coming
Eva was as good as her word She wrote to Chief
Brookes and told him the same story about me that
-'e had told.to Valentine Mr.. Brookes wrote her
70 come to his home in Philadelphia certain day
and lay all the facts before him He also wrote me
to be there.
| reached the house little before the time set for
, her arrival The meeting to take place in the
parlor-a room that separated from the sitting
room by sliding doors Mr. Brookes told me to go
, into the sitting that he would close the doors,
and that after he had said things Eva which
he intended to say should suddenly open the doors
and appear before them
/ Eva came on time and after a little preliminary
conversation Mr.. Brookes began to address her on
the importance of the matter that brought her to
his home When he ceased speaking | opened the
doors and walked into the Mr. Brookes arose,
pointed to and began:
Here stands the man. said he to Eva, "who is the
cause of all your misfortunes. More than any other
. man in the world you may we'll consider him to be
your enemy He has put your husband IN Jail; he
has put your son in Jail; it is his intention put
: both of them in the penitentary. You have every
reason to regard him with horror.
; Now if there is anything truthful that you
, say against him it is your duty to say it. If you
know anything that is in the slightest way deroga-
tory to his character tell it There he stands
Destroy him f.you can. Tell me your story"
In the days when used to seek my recreation with
gun in a forest have wild animals at bay
shot through the heart I have them fall in
their tracks their bodies shaking with their last vi
. bratons and / have the light go out of their
eyes When Mr.. Brookes finished his statement was
reminded Of these scenes Eva who had been stand
ing as we were, gave quick look about the room
as if in search of friend who was not there. All
that tortured soul can tell through the eyes
told in hers And she sank on her knees before
as if | had been a friend instead of foe.
Its all lie-its all lie, she said amid her sobs
"Iaknow nothing against this I said did only
. because thought it would my husband and my
SON.
Eva her husband free again. The triaz~
: came on and Ulrich given what we now know
as Immunity bath" The jury that sitting in
the case of Evas resented the idea that
boy should be convicted of act of minor import
while great criminal like Urich free and
acquitted the OFT convicted and sentenced