Evening star., 1908-01-11

sage was received. Inspector Boardman
Immediately communicated the lnforma-
ton to Mai Sylvester. The news or the
arrest of Kemp was great relief TO the
police officials.
1t was promptly realized why the re-
quest was made to have Capt. Daley sent
for Kemp. L. j. Brennan. who pointed
out the fugitive. and Capt. Daley married
sisters. Brennan. it IS stated. is In New
Orleans looking after two race horses, and
ne made known the identity or Kemp 10
Detectives Henry Scheffier and Joseph
German while they were at the races on
the Fair Grounds track in the afternoon.
To Send Two Detectives.
Maj. Sylvester and Inspector Boardman
decided not to permit man under in
dictment to dictate as to who should be
sent for him. 1t was decided to send
Detectives Charles A. Evans and Thomas
E. McNamee for Kemp.
The detectives arranged TO. depart at
o'clock this afternoon for New, Orleans
Should there be no delay in making con-
nections the detectives will reach their
destination at 10:5o o'clock Monday morn
ing. Should Kemp be willing to return
with them they will start on the return
trip Tuesday evening at 7:1O o'clock and
reach here Thursday afternoon at 3:45
clock. In the event of refusal by Kemp
10 return with the detectives the papers
Will be filed with a United States COM
missioner Later the warrant of removal
would have to be signed by a United
States judge and the prisoner brought
here by marshal or deputy. IL he re-
turns with the detectives he will be
brought back in the drawing room of a
Pullman car, but should he make fight
and be returned by a marshal he will
probably be brought in day coach.
Nothing definite will be known about
his return however. until the detectives
reach New Orleans and have an interview
with the prisoner.
Bonding Company Pays Loss.
Part of the Kemp deficit was paid by
the Fidelity Deposit Company of Balti-
more, the company having qualified as
surety in the sum of $1,000. The money
was paid as soon as Maj. Sylvester was
able TO show to the representative of the
company that Kemp was actually short
the full amount of the bond.
IL was feared by frIe ends of Kemp that
he would not be taken alive. they beiiev-
ing he would commit suicide rather than
return and face his friends. That he still
has many friends was shown by state
ments made by number of callers at
police Headquarters today. One of them
said he would have assisted Kemp to
straishten out his affairs before he went
away if he had only said something
about his financial troubles.
And the caller added Il am still
ready to help him.
And so they have caught Kemp a
prominent member of the bar who called
remarked. IF there ever was an agree
able man connected with the District
government 1t was Arthur Kemp"
The investigation conducted by the
police department after the flight of
Kemp Convinced Maj. Sylvester and In
spector Boardman that Kemp had been
in the habit of visiting chorus girls in this
and other cities. and had played the races
heavily. 1t was learned that he had been
''plunger" at the Pimlico track. After
hnrn he @ls1
went to New York and stopped at the
Bridge Hotel. where he registered as ]. III
Henderson of Baltimore. While there he
wrote to one of his actress friends at De-
any assistance. Before leaving the Bridge
Hotel. Kemp told the clerk he was short
of funds. and would return from Balti-
more and settle his bill
Kemp dropped completely out of sight
after he left the hotel in New York. and
nothing more was heard of him until a
Pullman porter said he had seen the man
who was wanted change cars at Salt
Lake. Not much attention was paid to
the report from Salt Lake but the police
now think the fugitive was then on the
way TO the southwest. Next reports were
received that he was under arrest in West
Virginia and Missouri but each time the
police found mistake had been made
Short About $4,000.
Kemp was about 5000 short in his ac-
counts. widows. orphans. sick and in
sane persons and persons charged with
crime being the ones to suffer. His de-
parture on the eve of a holiday gave him
the advantage OF longer start than he
would otherwise have had, the officials
thinking he had gone to Rockville to
spehc the Fourth. but the morning of
tne 9TH. when he did not appear. the con-
cinslon was reached that Kemp was gone.
foil
kemp's accounts. and il was soon learned
that he was about 5000 short. The day
he went away he left in his Office two
widows who had called to get the money
due them from the relief fund Several
such FUNDS were missing. and the bene-
nciaries were afterward paid from fund
that was raised by the holding of an
athletic meet at the base ball park Pro-
ceedings were instituted at Rockville and
public sale held. 1t was found that
kemps farm property was heavily mort
gagged. and friends who had loaned him
money ranging from $40 to 800 were
told that 1t was useless to file claims
against the property. Mrs. Kemp and
her son we're forced to give up their coun-
try home and come to the CITY to obt ain
employment.
Many persons had the idea that the po-
Ice ofncials would not make a great eff
fort to cause the arrest of Kemp, but Mai.
sylvester, flooded the country with circu-
lars and even sent thousands of them to
other countries. A. reward of $500 was
offered for his apprehension.
Detectives Evans and McNamee will
take with them to New Orleans a copy OF
the indictment which was reported against
Kemp. The Indictment contains seven
counts. which allege the taking of sums
ranging from $500 to $4SSAO The
amounts mentioned In the indictment in
clude the money taken from three alleged
insane persons. the proceeds OF a sale,
and money held evidence
Valves Examination.
NEW ORLEANS. January 1i.--When j.
Arthur Kemp WAS arraigned before a
United States commissioner today he
waived examination, and voluntarily
agreed to accompany an officer to Wash
ington.