The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-16

 BlRMlNGHAM'S REPORT TO BOARD
TELLS OF HIS PLAN TO EFFECT CAPTURE OF MUELLER As OUTLINED TO DETECTIVES.

Here is the report of Superintendent Birrnin gham given to the Board of Police Commissioners last evening. rel atiYe to the staying of Patrolman Deitz and the arrangements he had made for the capture of the nadman. The re- port was accepted and ordered placed on file at the meeting of the board last night:
 In relation to the tragic death of the Tuesday. March Sth, 1910, give to your Honorable Board, the following facts as far as I know them.
 On Monday. March 7th, 1910, MT. Bank called here at 12:33 D. m. He stated to me that he wanted my opin- ion of a man that called at the bank that forenoon. and made a demand for one thousand ($1, ,ooO) dollars, and a check sent him by Armour of Chica- go. for one hundred thousand ($1o0,- they put him off by telling him to call later and perhaps the check would be there. I told MT. FIawley that I thought the man was a little unba1- anced mentally. MT. Hawley then asked me what I could do for them. I replied that I thought the best move I could make was to detail one or two men in plain clothes at the bank. MT. an understanding between the bank officials and the detectives in relation to a signal from the bank officials to the detectives when the man entered the bank. It was understood between MT. Hawley and myself that I would send two detectives as soon as they left the station at 12:45 p. m.
 At 12:50 p. m. Officer Hall came in and I instructed him to find Detective Hackett. and both of them to go to the bank. l briefly gave the facts to Hall that I had received from MT. Hawley; I also informed him that I thought the man was little out of his mind and he might be armed and to look out for his movements. Ha l and Backett stopped at the bank unti, it closed at 3:10 p. m. The next morn ing March 9th. both Hall and Ha ok ct reported at the bank. At 1o:14 a. m. received a telephone call from Hal at the bank, to the effect that Hackett had located the man they were after at No. 995 Madison avenue. Hall stat ed to me on the telephone that I would hear from Haelxett soon. About 1925 a. m. Hackett called me by tele- phone saying ftI have located Muller at his house on Madison Ave-, that he went into the house and asked Muller if he wanted to see hirn~ Muller re this house Hackett, get out?' and he went out Hackett then asked me by telephone what he should do. I told him I did not think he would be jus tified in going back into his house after him, as he had committed no crime, as long as he had been there and had no warrant. I then told Hackett to shadow him and in the meantime would have Hall meet hin7 up town and for both of them to cor e up behind him and arrest him. I notified Hall to go up town and meet Hackett and to get this man. In the meantime Hackett had telephoned t. Hall to meet him at Federal St. and Madison Ave. Hall went up town to meet Hacl1ett but in some way or other unaccountab1e' to me Hall ans Hackett did not meet. I understand that Hall went up in Sheriff Richards automobile and in some way got be yond where Hackett was I knew nothing further about the case until l heard that Officer Deitz had been shot for which I am very sorry.
 Yours respectfully,
 EUGENE BIRMINGHAM
 Superintendent of Police No matter what you want try the Farmer Want ColuunE.