The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-11-24

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most OF his life along the river which
marks the border OF Silesia, Prussian
and Russian Poland. He was known
as a common pickpocket and had been
engaged In what we call second
story" robberies 1t was not surprising
to know that he had finally added muir.
der to his catalogue of crimes. Bus
dorf arranged to arrest him, but Wool
1ich took alarm and left the country
The shrewo German, however, knew
that the fellow would return, so he
bided his time and waited patiently.
He learned that Woolwich was infatu-
ated with the eldest daughter of
widow who lived In Myslowitz, SO he
kept close watch on this house, but
a man, even though he be detective,
must have his intervals of rest. ard
one evening Busdorf quit his vigil,
leaving substitute to watch the
house. This was In February of the
present year, on the night of the
eighth of that month. The murderer
crept back to Myslowitz and went to
the house of his fair charmer. The
daughter happened to be away from
| home.
The mother did not like the young
| man and was decidedly opposed to the
| match. She knew of his misdeeds and
that both Germany and Russia had
offered rewards for his arrest, so she
decided to give him over to the police.
She managed to send younger
daughter to the authorities. During
the interval she entertained her I'M
| desirable visitor in the sitting room of
their modest home. The young girl
could not find policeman. SO she
made her appeal to prison guard
whom she happened to meet on the
street. He was unarmed, but started
Immediately for the house.
| Woolwich saw him coming In the
front door. He suspected that it was
a trap. He hurried out and met the
guard half way and when the man
tried to arrest him, pulled his pistol
and shot at him four or five times. He
left the bleeding man, while he ran
down the street and once again
crossed the bridge and made his way
into Russian Poland.
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time Busdorf had not seen Wool
wich. But he had description Of
him and good photograph. Besides,
he was certain that he had once ar
rested the boy for pocket picking. He
got on his trail now in earnest Be-
fore many days he received tip that
the murderer had been seen in Halle,
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He went there and caught glimpse
of him standing beneath the old clock
tower which Is one of the show places
of the city. The detective and the
criminal played game of hide and
seek. They went in and out Of the
Church OF Our Lady, the famous
Moritzburg stronghold, and the
grounds of the University of Halle.
The disciple of Cain next proceeded
to Bremen with the stolid but per-
sistent detective still on his trail. In
that city Busdorf met a peasant boy
and asked him the way to the nearest
police station.
81 don't know" replied the youth,
with a Polish accent.
Don't you live here?"
NO" nodded the peasant.
With that last word they recog-
nized one another. The boys dis
guise was good, but it was penetrated
by the detective. But by a clever
strategem the clever youth eluded
him, and once again Busdorf lost the
trail. He regained 1t in short time,
however by persistent work.
Although Busdorf had left his cor
net at home, his thinking faculties
were still in good working order. He
sat down and reasoned out the whole
matter to his own satisfaction. He
decided that Woolwichs destination
was America and that he had dis
guised himself in the belief that his
youth and his peasant dress would
permit him to enter the new world
| without suspicion. Having reached
this conclusion, the detective secured
a list of the various immigrant board
ing houses in Bremen-and they were
quite numerous in that city-and Wis
tied them one by one. He had gone
almost to the end of his list when he
found the proprietor of house where
the fugitive had evidently taken tenn
porary quarters.
HE answers your description,
said the boarding house keeper, but
| am not certain that he is the man
you want"
"Well, we will soon determine
that" said Busdorf.
"How?" asked the proprietor
by permitting you to take a look
at this picture" and the detective
pulled out cabinet photograph of
the youth of whom he was in pursuit.
That's the man! That's the mani"
cried the landlord. "But I'm afraid
you are too late"
"Why?"
"He left the house about two hours
ago and said he was going to leave