New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-17
WIRELESS STOPS FUGITIVE
Alleged Murderer Caught on High
Seas After Long Chase.
MUCH WANTED IN GERMANY
Prussian Detective, Pursuing Oil
One Liner. Has Messages
RelaveJ Ship to Ship.

Peter Paul Radura. had man ~ Russia.
with many aliases. fell into the clutches
O. the law Yesterday. on his arrival here
IN the stcerage OF the North German Lloyd
liner Zeiten from Bremen. He IS only
eighteen years old. hut he IS charged with
murder and robbery by tho Prussian police.
one Of whom has been on his trail FOR three
months. and arrived simultaneously yes
terday on the steamship -. Louis
Badura is a cool youth. and. according to
the police Of Germany. never loses his head.
He will he taken back to Europe in a few
weeks. and il convicted Will literally lose
his head. as the death penalty ~ the
headsman's axe is stili in vogue in Prussia.
He was captured on the high seas three
DAYS AGO by Captain Franck OF the Ieiten
at a time when he felt most secure.
While ne was calmly eating. smoking.
drinking and sleeping on board the Zeiten
wireless waves were working from ship TO
ship for his undoing. The messages were
relayed from the time the st. Louis left
SOUTHAMPTON. on March s until Wcdnes-
day when Badura was shackeed and put
under guard.
Badura had such names as Julian
Suchowolski. Julian Sikorski. Julian Bye
u
had been after him for more than year,
hut he made his headquarters at Myslo-
WITT, Prussia. border town about one
hundred yards from the Russian line
.Padura and an accomplice named STAINS
Isus Bednarz both cast longing eyes upon
en- exchange bank known as Markowitzs.
Bank Clerk Shot Down.
On December d. 1910 both men entered
rhe bank IL is charged, and presented
small amount of money for exchange.
Franz Aniol. the clerk, turned TO change
the money, and as he did Badura. it Is
alleged. pulled a revolver and fired four
shots into him. The clerk fell dead and
Radura and Bednarz jumped over the
counter and made away with about s2,0oN.
Badu-a and his friend escaped over the
Russian border and neither was seen until
February s. when Badura returned to
Nyslowitz IN the night and stole into the
home Of a widow with whom he had
boarded for several weeks. He had taken
q fancy 10 the woman's daughter and gave
her his picture. II was 70 procure this and
o valise he had left behind that prompted
him to return TO MysloNitz. The picture
and valise however. had been sent by the
widow TO the Prussian police the day after
the murder and bank robbery.
AS soon as Badura made mis- demand for
their return the boarding house woman
sent for the police and pretended that she
was looking for Baduras things. Fearing
that he had been followed Radura started
from the house and was confronted by two
policemen. He fred several shots into one
OF them. knocked tho other Gown and made
his escape.
The Prussian detective bureau then as
signed Otto Busdorf a young man slight
of frame 20 find Badura BusdOrf Is said
to be the cleverest man in the service, and
he soon Got upon the trail e the fugitive.
iJo traced him 20 Halle. in Hanover, thence
To- Bremen. where the trail WAS lost. Busdorf
e,,ent two days I'm Bremen and finally found
that - man resembling Badura had sailed
fc~ Tew York ON The Zeiten. with a start
80 four DAYS The little detective hurried
to Antwerp. crossed the Channel 70 Flush
ms and landed in Southampton just in
time 10 board the American liner ST. Louis.
which sailed for New York NJ noon on
March s.
Gets Busy With Wireless.
He was afraid that the Zeiten would land
his man here before the st. Louis would
arrive. and Immediately enlisted the ser
vices Of Alfred G. Edwards. the wireless
operator Busdorf spared no expense in
wireless tolls and sent out messages con-
tinually 10 the eastbound ships to get the
probable position Of the Zciten. AT AIS p.
m on Sunday the St Louis got the east
hound Cunarder Caronia. She had spoken
the Zeiten. but was then out OF range.
She tried 10 reach the Zeiton. but the dis
tance between the vessels was then too
great On Tuesday the st. Louis picked
sip the Ancona and asked her TO relay the
message 10 the Zeten If possible.
The little German detective became I'M
easy when he was unable to get relayed
reply from the ship which had his man
on board. but he was overjoyed on Wednes-
day at a. m. when the St Louis began
working with the Lloyd Italian liner Vir-
Rinia There was an interruption for
while. and presently the Virginia's opera
nor informed the ST. Louis that he was
then In communication with the Zeiten.
Then the sleuth poured out copius de-
ecription Of Badura to the Virginia for
relay to the Zeiten. Within few hours
all communication ceased and the detec-
tive became restless. The ST. Louis Is an
eighteen-knot liner, while the Zeiten can
make only twelve knots, and the Ameri-
can vessel soon overhauled the German
vessel In tho evening on Wednesday
message came to Busdorr from Captain
Jranck OF the Zeiten. saying II have
taken your prisoner. He is shackled and
locked up. No doubt he is the man."
Detective Gets Here First.
Tho st. Louis beat the Zeiten TO port By
two hours, and when the former vessel
came into Quarantine Busdorf was trans
Terred to the immigration cutter lmmi-
grant, where he awaited the arrival Of the
Zeiten. He went aboard with tho iinmi-
grafton officials and identified Badura Tho
prisoner denied all knowledge Of the rob
berry and murder at first. but later con
fessed that he had participated in the rob
berry. but had not killed the bank clerk at
Myslowftz.
During the voyage ne managed TO slip
his hands free Of the handouts and did
not wear them when the door Of the ships
brig was opened yesterday. lie was taken
before Commissioner Alexander and
charged by the German Consul with the