The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03

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to the hotel noticed that view of the boats at
Choir could be had only from the rooms on the west
side.
So when we reached the hotel told the proprietor
i had with me man whose physician had ordered
him to go some seaside place where he could have
sunny room 1t then midsummer and most re-
sorters in search of shady rons, the hotel
keeper had no difficulty in accommodating me. He
said he had precisely the sort of rom my friend
wantedEa large, roomy parlor on the second floor,
west. McSweeney looked about as much like an in
valid then Jim Jeffries does now, but he agreed
that the seemed to be of the sort that
essary TO improve his health though he afterward
told me m riyate that he almost roasted in r. Then
McSweeney bagged Scanlon to remain with him. Scan
lon said he couldn't, but promised he would visit him
much possible. The fact of the matter was,
didn't want to put two men the job at first. |
wanted to wait and if more than required.
McSweeney remained at the hotel 50 days, dur
ing which time he Brockway and the big man
go fishing many times, and traced Brockway to his
home in the 1900 block in Broadway, Williamsburg.
McSweeney knew the house in Broadway was Brock
ways home, because the first time he entered it he
saw him kiss a woman who was apparently his wife
"a fact that was afterward definitely ascertained.
being oyer, could longer watch Brockway at
CanarSie. Nor. there more than one house III the
vicinity of his home This house was big residence,
set back in large grounds, and belonged to wealthy
New York hat manufacturer named Burr | couldn't
attempt to shadow a like Brockway from the
street, so l sought and obtained from Mr. Burr per-
mission to station in his house.
The first day that my took up the watch from
this point he saw that big man who had fshed with
Brockway. at Canarsie enter the house He remained
perhaps an hour and then went back to New York,
my trailing him to apartment house in Thirty
third street west. Then | moved McSweeney to a
second floor room opposite the apartment house and
provided him with pair of opera glasses. He re-
ported at once that Brockway had visited the house
IN the evening, and that Immediately following his
arrival, the big man had fastened piece of white
muslin the window.
Brockway made frequent visits at night to the
house in West Thrty-thrd street, and on each
sion the white muslin was fastened over the front
win Ohf Tn oa he
muslin. McSweeney, sitting in the dark in his own
room, watched them ntentiy with his opera glasses.
shadow appeared that looked like piece of paper
perhaps 10 inches long and 8 inches wide. We
figured that they were forging the signatures to
bonds.
A day or two later the big man was followed to
the general delivery window at the postofhce and
heard to inquire for mail for James Brsce Another
man followed Brockway TO hose in Broeslyn that
was found to be the home of Charles II. Smith.
Smith was also seen to go to the home of Brockway.
At this point many things began to happen at once,
McSweeney rushed into my office one day and re-
ported that Brace at that moment down stairs to
get his mail, and, he believed about leave the
city McSweeney and hastened down to the post
office Brace was pointed out to me and followed
him to ticket scalpers Office Brace said he wanted
sleeping car ticket to Chicago Asked if he had his
transportation he replied in the affirmative, saying
he intended to go the Erie at half past 7 the
next night.
Before l saw him at the postofhce McSweeney
had seen him buy expensive travelling bag, and
after he left the scalpers office followed him TO
clothing store, where he bought expensive over
coat, paying for it with big bill. AS soon as he
went out of the store | went to the proprietor
showed him my card and asked hirn If the man
who bought the coat had not paid 1t with $l00
bill
4Yes," he replied. what's the matter; Is it coun-
terfeit?"
Let me see it moment and will tell you,p said
He showed 1t to me. 1t was genuine bill
The next night McSweeney and / were at the Ter
City station of the Erie half hour before train
time We had waited only few minutes when Nc
Sweeney dug with his elbow and said There's
man"
looked and saw chin whiskered man of Braces
build and size, Us pounds carrying travelling bag
and coming toward AS he came nearer we both
saw il not Brace, though the resemblance was
startling, considering his unusual bulk We had
hardly ceased the discussion Of the peculiar fate that
should send Braces double to the place where we
were looSing for him when Brace himself appeared
We followed him into the train and learned that he
was indeed bound for Chicago
Then sent telegram to w. w. Hail. who was in
charge OF the Chicago Office of the secret service
asking him to meet the train upon which Brace was
travelling and arrest him on a charge of embezzle-
ment. didn't know that Brace had ever embczzlcd
anything, but did believe that he was a counter.
feiter, and wanted to II search of his person
and effects would not reveal something that would
justify his arrest on charge of counterfeiting
Whether any such evidence would be found or not j
did not want Brace to know that / suspected him oil
countertetng, because if | did not get him in Chi
cago | expected to get him later.
Hall was at the train and promptly took Brace into