The San Francisco call., 1910-12-11

very soul was ripped from the body, as
was the chiefs method of mental sur
gerry The man. answered each query
with the piteOus cry. For Gods sake
chief don't arrest me; I'm innocent
innocent. Tell me- do tell me. what Is
it? What am I charged with?
But the chief maintained silence to
his appeal
We arrived at the iron door Of the
city prison Pale, disheveled. his eyes
almost starting from their sockets, MS
legs so weak he could scarcely stand.
Drake half dragged, half flung himseI
from the cab.
put this man in the detention book"
ordered Lees. "and allow no human so~--
to see him or communicate with him.
Do not let him be with any one until
I issue orders to the contrary. These
orders are Imperative sternly empna-
sized the chief.
Come on Billy: we've lost precious
time. Drive up TO Hyde street at
once. and get up there in hurry, he
shouted to the cabby.
On and on we drove. the horses rcSrs-
ing with their unusual exertion- II was
Z o'clock We arrived at our dest1na-
tion and rang the bell of modest
looking fiat A young woman opened
the door
I'm Lees, chief of police" he said
quietly Have you a man living here
called count Won Brachen, German?
Straightforwardly the young woman
answered:
"Oh. the handsome Germans he
count. chief? He told us his name was
Won Brachen- He has the rear room.
I guess he's in there asleep now. He's
not in any trouble, is he, chief2 On, 1
hope"
The chief did not wait to hear what
no cir
and rushed through the hall Knock
ing at door under these exciting con-
ditions was hardly warranted He
turned the handle. The room was
empty. The bird had flown,
French and German flags Uttered the
room A blood stained handkerchief
was on the floor. On the bed lay
bloody shirt The wash basin was sat
urated with blood
A photograph of the count was on
the bureau. To leave such evidences
showed that he was certainly a raw
hand at his work. The portrait was
Immediately cOnfiscated by the chief
Billy frantically yelled Lees, go
get an express wagon Phone to the
office for all the men available. Have
the trunk sent to headquarters III
search the room hastily
/. hastened to obey my orders. Re
turning. the chief handed me the bloody
evidence. 1t was clean cut cireum-
stantia1 case of murder and robbery
In the drawers of the bureau we
found a medal of the Legion of Honor
diplomas rewards of merit, medals for
bravery in the Franco o-Prussian war
letters from the highest dignitaries OF
the German court. golden sealed dOcu-
ments that showed the undeniable high
birth and aristocratic breeding OF the
count Won Brachen. He was truly a
remarkable criminal
The detectives and expressman ar
rived simultaneously.
Take all this stuff and drive with IL
to headquarters. Put 1T all in my pri-
vate Office. How many men are there
here?" inquired the chief.
There are six, chief" was my an
swer
Here. you fellows" thundered the
chief. "see this photo? This is the
count Won Brachen. I want him. and
want him badly You, Dick, and Char
ley, cover the ferry at once. You. Sam,
go down to the depot The rest OF you
men go to every hotel. lodging, apart
ment, roOming house in the city and
search like h- for him. Go on now,
and report and bring him in at once.
The men scattered to their respec-
tive details
Come on. Billy, our works just be-
gum said the chief. as we again drove
rapidly to headquarters.
giving the mans description to every
chief of police in the United States and
Mexico. Cover every town. city and
village with a population OF 5000 and
over. Don't miss one. Get an accurate
description. Henry telephone the de-
partment printer and have 5000 eircu-
lars printed with the photo OF the
count Won Brachen-his description.
the crime for which he was ordered.
Offer $1,000 reward for arrest and con-
viction-"
Thus did the police department get in
motion. For three days and three
nights our beds knew us not. No lay
man can quite appreciate the volume of
hard. continuous serious labor con-
nected with a police department in
murder case where the murderer es-
capes.
Many "clews" came to the Office. The
count Won Brachen had disappeared,
however, as though the earth had swal-
lowed him. Detectives were sent as
far as Mexico City kilograms of the
murderer's capture came from all parts
of the United States. Each clew was
thoroughly investigated, but with no
result except failure.
Drake, the architect. after three days
of confinement and after searching
cross examination, using him con-
stantly with the Investigations. was
given his freedom, though still re-
naming under police surveillance.
Billy" said the chief one day, many
months after the murder had been COM
mitted. I'm going to get that fellow
, if 1 have to go out chasing for him
myself How many circulars are there
left? 1 want you and the rest of the
? boys out there to mail a duplicate set
to every chief of police. constable, dep
uty, sheriff in the United States and
Europe. I'm going to keep this up
l until land him"
So again we flooded this country and
Europe, Asia and Africa, indeed, the
! entire globe, with photos and descrip-
l tiOn of the count Won Brachen. The
reward was increased to $4,000.
Exactly eight months after the mur-
der a telegram came to the chief Of
police in San Francisco from little
town in the southern part of Texas.
An obscure constable had arrested
smooth faced German six feet tall, who
r answered minutely the description OF
? the hunted man. The wire advised that
I the German had been teaching school
in modest village. Send an officer
down at once read the message.
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