The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

worked on O'Kelly as thrilling decep-
tion as was ever perpetrated in the
meiodramatic atmosphere of San Fran
cisco.
All the ParaphernaIia
Included in the incidents of the story
are sliding panels, the mysterious cabi-
net of the clairvoyant, the quick copy
ing of photograph and the smooth
work of former "handcuff king" of
the vaudeville stage, "Dr. Astro." nee
Alexander.
OKelly is wealthy resident of Coos
Bay. He is a man about so years of
age. Five years ago he married a
widow. Before her death Mrs.
O'Kelly told her husband that she had
a daughter by a former husband, to
whom she wished to Will $1,000. When
she and her first husband had parted
the father took the little girl and Mrs.
O'Kelly had not seen her for years.
O'Kelly had never seen the girl.
o'Kelly promised his dying wife that
he would institute a search for the girl.
Shortly after his wife died he came to
San Francisco and began his quest.
Doctor Is Willing
One day he found Doctor Astro's
clairvoyancy parIor at 1895 Market
street He went in. The doctor de-
clared that he could help O'Kelly find
the girl, but that frequent seances would
be necessary. The seances were held in
a hot, close room, and OKelly, used to
fresh air, would take off his coat dur
ing the materializations. When his coat
was off in the opinion of Detectives
Riordan, Wren and Bud, who were en-
gagged on the case last night. Astro and
his assistants would go through their
victims clothes and from the letters
and papers there find out all about
O'Kelly They got hold of O'Kelly's
watch one day and rushed to a nearby
gallery and took Photographic copy
of q picture of OKelly's wife, which
the man carried in the cover of his
timepiece. Then the plot was ready TO
break.
Heiress Appears
They told O'Kelly that he would find
his stepdaughter at the Winchester
hotel in Third street O'Kelly went
there. and Miss Stella lyman met him
with the sobbing cry of Father.
O'Kelly wasn't too easy. He demanded
some proof of the girls relationship to
his wife. She wept gently and said that
she had nothing to show in proof but
the photograph of her dear mother. She
produced the copy of the watch picture
Here is mothers picture" she sobbed
O'Kelly was convinced. He gave the
girl 81 200 on account. all his wife's
jewelry, diamonds, watches and clothes.
He planned for her to go to Coos bay
with him.
Then the girl disappeared. She told
the police last evening that she had
been mistreated by Astro and decided to
leave him and not divide up the loot
She started for Chicago, but Astro and
his assistant took her off the train and
hurried her back to the city.
Last evening OKelly. made skeptical
by the girls disappearance. saw Miss
lyman, Astro and the second man on the
street together He informed the po-
lice of the alleged conspiracy and the
coterie were followed. Astro and the
girl were arrested and placed in deti-
nue.. They will probably be charged
with grand larceny by trick and device.
The police recovered $3.50 and most of
Mrs. O'Kelly's jewelry and clothing.
Astro, or Alexander, was once a
vaudeville "handcuff king" and sleight
of hand performer. Miss lyman as
sisted him in his stage tricks The
police say that the couple have been
living together at the Winchester hotel.