The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-20
'k|NLFY IS
HERE TO FACE
100 CHARGES
Land Thief, Who Escaped Muk=
den Jail, Aided by Outlaws,
Brought Home
Little Egypt's' Companion Cap
tured After Thrilling Career
as Fugitive in Orient
Lay Hidden in Chinese Coffin by
Day, and Dressed as
Woman

horace u. Mckinney, luSllVe
from justice, sailed from this port
in November, two years ago, in COM
pany with Little Egypt" on the
liner Mongolia. He returned yester-
day on the America Mafu in custody
of ]. F. Kerrigan, deputy United
States marshal, who left for Port
land last night with his prisoner.
There are more than 100 federal in
dictrnents against Mckinley in con-
nection with Oregon land frauds, and
ever since he disappeared govern
ment detectives have been on his
trail. Mckinley was arrested at
Mukden, but while waiting extra
dition escaped with the assistance
of the most notorious robber band
in the far east, who hid him for weeks
and would have placed him beyond
even Uncle Sans reach but for the
treachery of one of their number.
The story of McKinley's escape from
the Mukden prison is straight melo-
drama to which Mckinley yesterday
added the finishing touch by begging
that no mention be made of the part
played in his release and subsequent
protection by his friends. the outlaws.
CUT OUT PRISON WALL
While in the Mukden Jail Mckinley,
feeling safe in the knowledge that no
extradition treaty existed between the
United States and China, learned that
Secretary Root had requested the Chi
nese government, as a. matter Of
legal basis. He learned that the re-
quest was likely to be granted and
when his friend, Billy Read-the same
William E. Read who was arrested
upon his arrival here few days ago
on the transport Crook-paid him
visit in jail he asked Read to take a
note to his friends of the Hung Hu
Use
The Hung Hu Use is an organization
of outlaws from all parts of the world.
with headquarters at Mukden, which
is a sort of oriental Honduras. The
Hung Hu Use acted promptly. Read
took their reply to the prisoner. 1t
was brief but explicit. In substance it
told Mckinley to enter the toilet room
attached to his cell at o'clock on the
evening of November IL, press against
the north end and the wall would fall
out
Hanging his coat where the guard
could see it Mckinley followed direc-
tions. He fell out with the wall and
was seized by his friends of the Hung
Hu Use, who put him in a sack and
carried him away.
The discovery of his escape was fol-
lowed by great confusion and an en-
ergetic man hunt. BY day Mckinley
lay hid in a Chinese coffin. He took
air and exercise by night, dressed as
a Russian woman. He was smuggled
out of Mukden later and was getting
on the train at Harbin u3ecember 27
when he was arrested. He was dis
guised as Russian tourist and would
have made his way safely to Siberia
but for the cupidity of the Russian jew
who had supplied the wardrobe. A
reward of $4,000 had been offered by
the Chinese government for McKinley's
apprehension and this money the Rus
sian earned by pointing Mckinley out
to the authorities.
He was taken to Tientsin by Vice
Consul Marvin and held in the British
Jail until the arrival of Kerrigan from
Oregon.
YELLED WOMAN GREETS HIM
When Kerrigan arrives in Portland
he will have travelled 27,412 miles on
McKinley's trail. He left Portland last
he learned that Mckinley had escaped
and started for home. At Honolulu
he found a cabIegram ordering him
back to Tientsin. He and Mckinley
became good friends on the homeward
journey. Mckinley said yesterday that
he would like to tell all he knows.
but has been advised to keep his mouth
shut and his custodian declared that
his orders were to keep Mckinley away
from reporters.
Read met Mckinley when the liner
reached the wharf and the two talked
long and earnestly. A deeply veiled
woman in black was also on the wharf
waving friendly greetings to the
prisoner. Mckinley was taken directly
from the steamer to the Oregon train.
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