The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
Rob Hotel LOrin in Sutter
Street and Make Sensa-
tiOnaI Flight
Seize Buggy at RevOIver's Point
in Effort to EIude Their
purSuerS
Police in Auto Capture Bold
Burglars After an Exciting
Hue and Cry

Felev. Bakulich and Gieman at various
points and started with them after the
burglars
ConIin had been attracted like Dohr-
mann by the shouts of the pursuing
crowd and had caught only a glimpse
Of the fleeing pair. When the police
men had climbed aboard Conlin started
to pick up the trail
Continuing on Van Ness avenue the
thugs in the butcher wagon drove to
Pacific avenue and here they turned
directly hack on the track they had
taken. They turned at Larkin street.
going TO Jackson. where they turned
into Polk street and then jumped out
Of the wagon.
Into the side entrance OF an apart
ment house at 1897 jackson street went
Adaman and wieland. and right on
their heels were Smith and Dohrmann,
who had again caught up with the
burglars after notifying the police.
once in the hall one of the burglars
snapped the lock on the inside Of the
door. checking the entrance Of their
pursuers. The thugs ran through the
hallway to a rear window. and jumped
into a vacant lot q few feet below. A
small boy on the corner. who saw the
men running across the lot, warned
smith. Running over to Sacramento
and Polk streets they boarded ferry
bound car and attempted to bully the
crew. but AT Larkin and Sacramento
streets Conductor A. G. Percy OF 111oA
Clay street pulled the bell and halted
the car Motorman 0. Ratio Of ss4
Chestnut street thereupon refused to
20 any farther, and noticing that a
crowd was pursuing the pair called
to the passengers and conductor to cap
ture Adamsn and wieland. Seeing their
danger the burglars attempted to es-
-ape. but were compelled TO draw their
revolvers and FIRE four or five shots al
their assailants to get clear. None took
effect While the shooting was going
on the participants in the melee left
the car and the night continued in a
vacant lot at the corner Of Larkin and
Sacramento streets
Seize Laundry Wagon
The burglars rushed across the street.
where two Chinese laundry wagons
were standing. seizing the one belong
ing to the wo Lee laundry the fugitives
drove of toward Pine street.
II was at this stage OF the pursuit
that c. Conlin and the policemen in his
automobile drew into sight and over
taking the pair ar Pine street. directly
in front OF the board of education,
Policemen Foley. Bakulich and Diemsn
. covered the burglars with their re-
volvers and ordered them from the
wagon. In getting down Adamsn stun
bled and lurched toward Policeman
Bakulich with his revolver pointing Al
the latters heart. He was quickly
seized and both burglars were hasteHed
TO a nearby fire house and thence taken
10 the Bush street station. Later they
were transferred to the city prison.
Adaman was weak and limp as a rag
when taken into the fire house and the
precauuon Of hand cutting was almost
-
where he moaned and seemed on the
verge Of q complete breakdown.
IN a Quieter moment he turned II
Policeman Bakulich and said: 7 could
have got you if 1 wanted you"
The men were removed to the Bush
street station separately.
At the Bush street station AdamaT
said that he had arrived only a few
nights ago from Denver. and said thai
n
ing house.
Wieland gave his address as the Sc.
attle hotel. Adaman claimed to be Z
printer.
Much Of the stolen goods was recov.
cred from places waere It had beer
thrown by the burglars in their fishi
and some was found on their persons
when searched
Tells Of Robbery
Charles r. Smith. proprietor Of tn,
Hotel Lorin. said.
The robbers got into the room O.
1Irs. George f. King by the use Of !
jimmy, and from there they stole sev
erai silver backed harrorushes. q. courl.
of silver backed combs and nlino-
trinkets. Then. by the use Of a skele
ton key, they gained entrance to tb.
room q Mrs. Henry y. Becker. From
there they took some more silve
backed brushes and combs. few Tnino
trinkets and sI.75 cents in money
Al the central police station the me,
were placed upon the detinue book
Captain OF Detectives Kelly believe
that the men committed several otbe
crimes in this city. as they had othe
Faluabies on their persons whol
searched besides those stolen from th,
hotel Lorin.
II is believed by the police tha
Nieland is a local crook and freouente
of Chinatown opium joints. Adaman.
record is now known.