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approached them from behind and opened
fire on them.
Before either could move Waters had
been seriously wounded, "A shot having
entered his back below the lungs, and
Hall was shot in the arm. Tile mySterl-
Gus man then left them and, picking up
q bicycle that was hidden in the grass.
rode away.
The next day the town was in a fer
ment and efforts We're made on every
side to catch the would-be murderer.
Posses secured the neighborhood where
the policemen were shot in an effort to
locate at least a clue that might lead
to the apprehension of the man. Not
a trace could he found. Every effort to
discover who the man was ended in moth
ing. No enemies of the two men could
be found and no one knew who the per-
son could possibly be.
1T was generally supposed at first that
a drunken soldier had fired the shots.
Both of the wounded policemen averred
that the man who shot them had been
dressed in an army coat and wore reSu-
lation army hat
I'm the midst of these many perplexi-
ties came the first ray of light. police
man in the northeast section of town had
stopped our strange policeman shortly
after o'clock on the night of the shoot
ing. He had held him for riding a blcy-
Gle without a lamp until the man revealed
himself. when he let him so.
He said that the patrolman seemed to
have been riding hard. His face dripped
with perspiration. He also said that he
wore an old army coat. At first we all
laughed at the thought Of this serious
minded, heavy-thinking. theoretical man
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as All wus thinkin' what Il good JOB And
done, a carriage comes erlong and be-
foah All kin yell out ii hits dem leaves
right in de centah.
What does you think happened then?
De woman looks out fun de carriage an
seq 10 heah driver, James, what does you
think is de cause of dish yeah bunch OF
leaves?
James he looks at me and SEE, I think,
num- seq he. that that man done lef
'em in de street
Outrageous seq de woman. 'Ah nevah
heard Of such proceedn's in all nah bohn
days. I shall repoht him
Now concluded the White Wing. cast
ing his eye upon the truant sheet of
paper which waltzed merrily along half a
block away, "Ah wants to know what a
man is gwine tuh do when he 5 up
against any SIGH thing as that. Homes ,
it's enough to make you crazy
With which parting sentiment he loped
wildly up the street TO capture the recre-
ant paper. Watching the agitated form
clad in white. the Searcher After Light
Illuminated and wondered whether the
White Wing. after all, was entirely TO
blame for the unfortunate condition of
affairs--if there is an unfortunate con-
dition
Going a little farther, he beheld another
streets in manner suggestive Of wear-
ness and disgust. Strolling up to this
honest fellow. the Searcher inquired, in
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to fight the people back and the police
slowly cleared place around the en-
CINE.
A man rushed to me and announced
that he was going to save Murphy.
You fool, cried. you can do nothing
now Wait until we get order out OF
chaos With such an unruly crowd as
this no man on Gods earth can possibly
save Murphy
He tried to run past me and we clinch-
ed OH the sidewalk. After a savage strug-
gle | subdued him. In the meantime a
veritable riot seemed threatening. The
bystanders fought like madmen to get
near the engine from which the rapidly
weakening cries arose.
II remember striking one man in the
face as he ran toward ple. / will never
forget the lcok that he gave me-a look
of mortal hatred that was almost terri
flying. Finally when partial order was
restored the engine was raised and the
body of the dead engineer was lifted
from beneath and carried away.
II have seen riots. ] have seen many
things. l have made arrests and I have
fought in darkened alleyways where 1t
was much a mans life was worth to
leave his comrades for a minute. have
never though. had any fight or arrest
or accident make the impression that the
death of Engineer Murphy did. The wild
cries. like the cries Of helpless animal
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A Fight in the Dark.

When / was a younger and coyer po-
Keenan," said Capt. Schneider of the sew
enth precinct, Il met with an adventure
that will abide with me until l die. 1t
was nothing particularly serious 1t is
more a study in emotions than in realities.
Il was detailed one night to watch a
certain house in which a speakeasy was
supposed to be running. l waited there
during the early part of the evening. and
the house showed not the slightest sign of
animation. This didn't exactly get on my
nerves. but it gave me peculiar sensa-
ton. as if | had expected a certain course
of events TO happen and they had turned
out otherwise.
1t was about midnight. a cold. wet
nil 1t, that i was tramping up and down
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siiliiidi pm dSCS, "ildl Ills opliiloli oi LIS
This man was given to breVity. He did
not fire a return question at the inter-
viewer. He did not swear or kick up a
rumpus He Just said 'rotten," in a
voice of complete WEAKNESS and went on
sweeping.
Don't You enjoy the fair days of au-
tumn. with the glorious crispness of the
air and the thrilling eXhilaration that
takes one back to boyhood days on the
farm effused the interviewer enthusi-
astcally.
Nav" replied the street cleaner, sad
ly. dis business is rotten
What. you don't love the beautiful fall
with the fairylike glamour" calculated
the interviewer.
Fierce" glumly responded the knight
of the sweep.
But il do kinder take me back to
nah ole fahm days" he confided.
It's like dis" he continued, when All
WIS boy All ulster clean out de stable at
free O'Clock in de mornin', den l ulster
milk the COW. den | ulster sweep up, and
den l ulster help do de choahs. When it
WIS rainin' like it is terday de job wus
Il whole lot de same. l amt got no use
foah desc rainy days.
DE great trouble wifi dis job is dat
muffin dat you do dis time of he year
don't stay put. Every once and a while
You kin succeed in gittin' de leaves to-
gether and gttin' EN- sent to de dump
befo' some win comes up and blows dem
away. But dey's fallin' all de time. and
when it stahts to blow dey amt muffin
10 do but to pray dat dey'll stay put. It's
all right in de early paint of de fall when
deyS only a few comes down each day,
but when dey's fallin' twice as fast as
You kin pick dem up. dey amt muffin
about dis job dat All likes
This honest fellow then got down on
his hands and knees and commenced a
personal and highly combative argument
with a misguided leaf that was clinging
insanely to the sidewalk, and being a
sensitive young man, the interviewer wan
dered away in search of more light and
less lurid fame.
The next man met seemed happy. He
was smiling as he blithely brushed over
the place where a leaf was lying. sodden
and dead, i'll the chill autumn rain He
seemed to fairly eXude good spirits He
sang snatches Of popular songs and
whistled Roll, Jordan. Roll which,
though not particularly conducive to ex-
altation on the part of the hearers, is an
infallibe sign of Il consuming JOY on the
part OF the performer.
Like your iob?' asked the Searcher
After Light, laconically
Dis is de creates thing All done evah
struck, was the musical individuals re-
ply.
In jail before or were you shanghaied
on an oyster boat?' queried the inter-
viewer calmly.
"Neithah one" replied the blithe one a
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Abs been in de navy, but All never saw
SIGH job as dis befoah.'
The white wing was becoming ag-
gressive.
us It as bad as this?'' asked the
Searcher After Truth, sympathetically.
mo- subj" responded the worker re-
signedly, ''if it was Aid be lookin' fob
anothah job right away. In de summah
and wintah we don't have no leaves
floatin' eroun' everywhere. In de summah
an wintah we don't have no boss comm
eroun' an tellin' dat we amt dom
de work he expected. Likewise, in de
summah an de wintah we amt erbliged
to work FUN mornin' till night and den
fin de next mornin' dat deah's jeS' twict
as much work as deah was befo'.
"Dish yeah time of de yeah is de worse
All done evan seed, an if 1t want mighty
nigh ovah I'd quit nah job, and quit
it quick. De wust paint is dat You
cuyan't do muffin wifi leaves. You kin
sweep and sweep and git 'em neatly
piled up and fixed an befoah you know
what's happened dey's blowed goodness
only knows Wheah.
"Ta'-e yesterday foah instance. Aid
JUS finished plin' up a bunch of leaves
and had 'em right by a cornah of two
streets. Dey was all ready foah de wagon
to come erlong and take EN- away. Jes
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was puuctuated only by the roar
of street car and the ceaseless pat
ter-patter mingled with the whine OF
the northeast wind. The white wing
paused in his labors for a moment
and gazed sadly and thoughtfully at the
havoc wrought by the elements. Every
where dead leaves We're plastered to the
slippery streets. Branches of trees crack
ed and swayed and twigs fell rafting TO
the sidewalk. Horses and men slipped
and slid ungracefully they walked
upon the wet leaves, the men swearing or
looking worried. the horses occasionally
seeking to kick the tar out of the Vehlcle
behind them and thereby tightening their
own troubles
Abs gwine tub git job drivin' ASH
wagon" grumbled the white wing as he
sought 10 pick up u moistened lear which
cIunp affectionately to the asphalt, An
gwine tub git a new job-biame DAT leaf-
Abs gwine tub git it quick D!sh Seah
jobs bum. All seq so
Now L happens that this particular
street sweeper and cleaner but voiced the
sentiments of some hundreds Of the ira
ternity In the city OF Washington scores
and scores of the dilapidated Whte
wings" who so asS!duously push about a
sack on wheels cling TO that delightful
phantom d new job, during this season or
the year. But they are becoming better
satisfied now for the worst of the sea-
son of falling leaves is almost past Ihelr
woes are near.y over.
This Is the time of the year that Is
worst hated of all by the street cleaner.
In the summer the hot beating sun may
perturb the gentleman in white as he gal
lantly gallops up and down the streets
seeking what he may find; in the spring
he may catch cold because of the con-
slant driZzle or skate to an untlmely
mishap on some sliding pond carefully ar
ranged in the street by boys: in the VIM
ter he may feel the cold. and the icy breeZes
NAV penetrate his blitheSOme garb, but
at one season does he tremble as did the
ancient Egyptians at the sight of Nemesis
and that is in the fall.
*
There is something about the dropping
of leaves that the white wing cannot
countenance. This sounds trivial. So
does the old mOther-in-law propositions;
hut neither is Both are hideous real
isms bearing fruit in the shape of much
agony and irritation of mind. If the
leaves dropped in decent proportions the
white wing would not mind. but to
quote him. DE blame things all COM
mence 10 drap de frs time deans III
breeze
Not all the white wings troubles are
confined To the mere dropping of the
leaves. The white wing" doesn't mind
the leaves dropping. 1t is the places they
land that worry him. With the constant
dropping of the leaves in absurd and
unexpected places follows the necessity
of picking them up, of sweeping them
together. OF shoveling them into carts
and then of watching them blow out
OF the carts and onto the street again
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bit huffily. "Ah jus likes dis job.
You are one of the kind that goes
around begging people to make you labor
twenty-siX hours out of twenty-four so
YOU can have something to do, l pre-
sume?'
NO, sub. not dat eithah.''
Then will you kindly explain why you
like this job?"
The blithe one paused moment in his
sweeping.
IT'S dis way" he said "Ah doan't work
too hard. Abs an easy workah. When
All don't go foolin' Ground and tryn' to
haul dem often de ground. 'Taint no use.
All don't go workin' mahsef TO death
when All knows dat in time everything
will come right. All jes whistles and
effen de leaves wants to come up wifi
it amt NAH fault"
And what do you do II a horse slips
and breaks his neck?''
No boss amt nevah done dat yet"
said the happy one.
But he added 'effen dey should do
dat den Aid be sorry
You wouldn't consider yourself respon-
sible. of course?"
No. sub. no, sub. All didn't put de
leaves deah.'
This happy man, in addition, explained
that whenever he found the leaves nice
and dry he put them into a gunny sack
and carried them to the nearest park.
where they were dumped in the general
pile
From this person the interviewer wan
dered to where grumpy-looking individ-
ual was budding leaves together in a
dreary, wet. gummy pile This man was
a contrast to all of the cleaners yet met.
He was angry yet resigned: irritated. yet
apparently willing to endure his unpleas-
ant lot.
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the country has been ruled FOR Sener-
ations by princes about whose mental
state the most charitable thing that
can be said is that it was unbal-
anced. Many of them have been famous
the world over for their eccentricities, and
several of them have developed into open
madness.
The attention Of the outside world was
drawn To these little states lately by the
marriage of the self appointed Gear"
Ferdinand Of Bulgaria at Osterstein cas-
tie. the residence OF the reigning family,
10 the sister of Prince Henry XIV But
for some time previous to that event and
since the German people have been dis
GUESSING the future of the states. Just
at the present moment the state of mind
OF its princes is the cause of more than
usual muddled condition or affairs. The
erstwhile ruler OF both branches of the
Reusses is Prince Henry NV, but recent
", iii his seventy seventh year. ne was
compelled to leave his capital because of
a ridiculous love affair with young
actress (whom he afterWard married and
he has since been declared mentally ir-
responsible
Insanity Their Nemesis.
The real ruler III his absence is his
son Prince Henry XVIII. who is as I'M
popular as his father was popular with
the people over whom he rules. Unfor-
tunately for the regent and the hopes of
his race he is in poor health and more
over there is the Inevitable faint of in
sanity. which seems to have pursued his
line like Il verita BILE nemesis, in his fami-
ly. His heir and son is 4 hopeless lunatic
and one OF his daughters is mentally and
physically raralyzed.
Reuss' only claim, almost To- the at
tention OF the world for many years has
been this afiiiction of the members of its
ruling family. The two municipalities to-
gether. forming part OF that complex OF
small German states known by the COM
mon name OF Thu-ingla. are not more
than one-third the size OF the state OF
Rhode Island Translated into figures
their area covers less than 400 square
miles. Were its rulers normally consti-
tuted there would no reason for the world
at large. outside of the numerous Ameri-
can and German textile manufacturers
who are in the habit OF buying their raw
material from Gera. GreiZ. Zeulenroda
and Triebes To take the slightest interest
in the "Reussen'' and their toy country.
Everything in the Reusses. even their
modern manufacturing centers like Gera
and Greiz. Is in some measure out of the
ordinary. The houses are old-faShioned
with huge sloping roofs. their upper stor-
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having committed such cowardly crime.
But the finger of suspicion had pointed
to him and We put him under arrest. HIS
house was searched, and although the
coat was not found at first. we knew
that he must have been in possession OF
one recently, as a corporafs cheVrofs
lay on his bedroom floor. A thorough
search finally brought the coat TO llsht.
Then the fellow confessed. he sa,d
that he had been bewitched INTO Killing
the two policemen by woman Wnom ne
loved. 1t subsequently developed that he
was hOpelessly insane. and he was sent
to ST. EliZabeth's Asylum, where he dleu
a raving maniac.
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, and down the
deSolate and wind
swept streets the
rain whirled in a
driZzling spray
cold. penetrating
and unCeaSing.
Hardly u person
could be seen in
the entire length
of the avenue, and
the splatter of a
November r Il l n
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Criminologist Turns Criminal.

The most remarkable case that ever
came under my notice" said Capt. Mat
thews of the fifth precinct recently. was
one that aptly illustrates the truth of the
statement that student in criminology
makes the best criminal.
1T was while in the fourth precinct
that the case in question came to my
notice We had on the force a quiet,
unpretentious man who was one of the
most remarkable sleuths have ever seen.
This man almost unaided cleared out
the speakeasy districts near the station
house, catching lawbreakers time after
time in a most remarkable manner.
1T was his boast that he studied Grim
inology. He asserted that a skilled Grim
inal by following the methods usually en-
pleyed by the police could escape arrest
without difficulty.
.One night this man was detailed for
reserve duty with Patrolmen Waters and
Hail. About o'clock in the morning
while the two policemen mentioned We're
turning I'm at the box a man wearing a
SLOUGH hat, an old army coat and pair
OF trousers caught up with bicycle guards
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THOUGH insanity
has frequently been
the lot of royalty.
very remarkable
features distinguish
the case of the rul-
ing dynaSties Of the
two principalities of
Reuss. the pictur-
esque German states
tucked away in a
corner of the Kali
ser's empire. For
-, x-,lI.l &C.,
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imprisoned and maddened by pain. that
came from the locomotive, the angry,
seeth.ng crowd, hurled back only to rush
forward again. the chaos. the disorder
and the excitement all are strangely pres
ent with me after SO many years of other
adventures
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trian ambassador to the court of Freder-
lex the Great. He created storm OF IN
dignant protest by being the first sover-
eign prince to marry Jewess, MARI
anne Meyer the handsome daughter OF
Berlin banker. He did not love her. nor
was his greed for her dowry the para
mount motive for this extraordinary step.
He desired--he frankly confesSed-tO an
nov the crowned wigs of Europe: and
he fully succeeded. Society never ac-
knowledged the union; the princess never
ranked as such, the court folk and every
body else addressed here as Mile.
Meyer" and her princely husband was the
most active agent in killing her social am
bitions 1t was only after his death that
Mile Meyer who was deter
mined and energetic woman, succeeded in
gaining recognition In the world OF So
ciety She travelled to Vienna, threw her
self at Emperor Francis feet and beg
ged him TO compensate her for the years
of sorrow and modification she had sui
fered at the hands of her husband ana on
society The emperor took fancy to her
and created her baroness of Eybenberg:
and as the old rulers outspoken favorite
she was warmly welcomed by the same
circles which had ignored her only
short time before.
Henry the Naughty"
Another original was Prince Henry
xxi, the father of the young man who
is now nominally, the reigning Prince OF
Il,
The tWenty-Second "reigned'' nearly hfty
years, and he became famous through the
bitter vindictive hatred he bore to every
in front of the silent house. when. from
the back of the building. came single
wild cry. the cry of person in mortal
agony or frightful terror. To get TO the
back of the house 1 was compelled TO
walk up a dark alleyWay.
81 started up the alleyway on the run.
had covered possibly ten yards when l
stopped. Some one else was in the alley.
I quietly walked. or rather stumbled. in
the absolute darkness another ten feet
You =. If you come another step
you're dead" growled voice almost in
my ear.
Imagine how you would feel under
those circumstances. You cannot see, Yet
you feel that you are being seen. and
every invisible object seems to gradually
outline itself into the form of a crouch
ing man.
Il crept nearer and nearer the voice.
began to realize that man In that dark
ness could not see me any more than
could see him. Then. just as / seemed TO
be passing the threatening. lowering
voice. ran suuarely into my opponent. l
was disconnected. SnatchinS my revolver
from its holster / brought il down with
all my strength on the mans head. lie
sank quietly to earth without sound
II entered the house and found that he
had mauled his wife and sister with
table leg Neither was seriously hurt.
Lights were brought and the reserves ar
rived in the patrol, which removed the
trio to the hospital. I learned that the
man was the worst hurt of the three, my
blow having almost fractured his skull.
II remember that as the time In my life
when / believe l was afraid. Had l not
been startled l would not have struck the
fellow as l did,
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Special Correspondence of The Star.
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Down on Louisiana avenue the Searcher
After Light encountered a little man who
was leaning on his broom and gazing
meditatively into the hazy distance.
Lovely view, from where you're stand
ing" suggested the Searcher But do
YOU think the cold-hearted District gov
eminent Is apt to encourage your studies
of the esthetic?"
The gazer treated the Searcher to one
g-contemptuous glance, and resumed
his pensive gazing.
The Searcher was in nowise abashed at
the absence of cordially displayed. "One
who gets as much enjoyment as you from
communing with nature must be crazy
about his job-you have such an unpar-
alleled opportunity for studying the va
rous tints on the autumnal leaves as
they drop to the ground. Am / right?"
He of the melancholy gaze spat PEN
sively. Maybe you is" he finally con-
coded.
Then you like your job?"
Maybe l does.
well, do you or don't your
Maybe ! does, and maybe j don't. 1t
might be bettah. but, den again, it might
be whole lot wuss."
What particular feature of your pro-
fession appeals most?" asked the Search
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CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS
OF THE CiTY'S POLICE

Continued from Second Page)
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LElPSIC. November 3. 1898
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
LOST MONEY TO
Wire 7APPERS
CASHIER WALKER,
EXTRADlTED FROM MEXICO,
TELLS OF HIS CRIME SWIM.
DLERS GOT MONEY.

Los Angeles, Cal. July 20
William F. Walker. absconding
cashier OF the New Britain. Conn.,,
bank, whose extradition
from Mexico was achieved only
after he had spent months in jail at
Ensenada. departed today for New
Britain in charge OF Chief Of Po-
lice Eagan of that city.
Walker talked freely Of the crime
to which he has confessed. He de-
MES he looted the bank OF $780,
900, but refused even to estimate
his shortage. saying he had already
made a statement to the officials OF
the band. "They can make 1t pub
lie il they wish to do So" he said.
Walker says that he fled because
he wanted to make restitution, and
was confident he could pay every
dollar through mining interests he
had acquired in Mexico. He said:
II do not care to make any state
ment relative to the accusation.
lost large sums of The banks money
with a gang Of wire tappers and
other swindlers, but / will state
never received a dollar of the miss
ing sum-"