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which he gave. These for the most part
proved to be clerks in The National City
Bank, where Charlton was formerly en-
pIoyed. The letter bore Charlton's sigma
ture
The captain was glad that he had
brought this letter when he found that
Inspector Russell, somewhat 10 his sur
prise, had no picture Of Charlton except
a newspaper cut representing Charlton
when he was quite a young boy, and
also that the Inspector had practically
no description OF the man he was after.
The captain had no description of his
brother-in-law, and had never met him,
He decided that the place TO get a de-
scTiptiOn Of him was at the bank where
ChaTltOns friends were employed. He
went at once 10 the bank. and there. by
interviewing some Of these clerks. he was
able to get a good mental picture of the
man that he hoped TO get He also called
up Chief Of Police Hayes, of Hoboken,
and told him he was on bis way 20 see
him.
All of this had taken some time and il
was nearly noon before the captain
reached the North German Lloyd pier.
On his way he had stopped at police
headquarters in Hoboken, and Chief
Hayes there assigned three detectives,
Garick. WeinthaI and Fallon. 10 &C
company him and placed them virtually
under the captains orders. The chief said
that he had meant to search the Deutsch-
land as well as all other boats arriving
from the other side from now on. They
decided TO get a tug TO go down the bay
and meet the Deutschland. But on the
way over 10 the pier It occurred 10 them
that the Princess Irene, which had jus,
begun unloading her passengers. might
be worth looking over.
Spots 4Oung Charlton.
There was the usual busy scene on the
pier. and passengers who had had their
baggage examined were already begin
ming 10 leave. The captain found that
the vessel had come from Genoa and
other italian ports and Immediately be-
came interested in her. Without wait
ing 10 give the detectives the descrip-
ton which he had got Of Charlton, he
began looking into the little stalls where
the people were having their baggage IN
spected. In the third of these compart-
ments he saw something that interested
him.
Standing over tVo rather shabby dress
suit cases stood a bOyish-lOOking fellow
dressed in a rather shabby blue suit, a
high turn-dOWn collar, and a neglige
shirt. He was short and slender His
eyes roved necessarily around the pier,
and his hands were shaking. II was the
shaking hands that attracted the cap
tain's attention the most.
Charlton has rather a fiorid face, blue
eyes. and a weak-looking mouth. What
puzzled Capt. Scott was his hair. In
stead Of being wavy. it was cut shor;
and seemed to be straight. and did not
agree with the description he had. He
took a chance and went up to him.
VIII you please tell me who you are?''
said the captain, who was doing his first
bit OF detective work.
The young fellows hands shook even
more notieeahly as he spoke, but he
seemed to be fairly composed otherwise.
Certainly, he said; my name is Cole
mani. Coleman-and I am on my way
home TO Omaha"
The detectives had come up by this
time, and Capt. Scott, drawing them
aside, insisted that the man was Charl-
ton. They asked him FOR his card OF let
tiers proving his identity He had none.
Have you got a watch?' asked the
captain, noticing his watch chain strung
across his breast.
The boy confessed that the chain was
without a watch.
Capt. Scott asked the detectives to keen
watch on the fellow while he dashed to
a phone and called up the City Bank
again He wanted 10 get further light
on the question OF Charlton's hair, all
though he was positive In his own mind
that he had the right man. Over the
phone he asked the City Bank to send
over . man who knew Charlton to look