Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-03

boSuS COMMISSION mouse, ana q large
amount of goods was consigned to
him to be sold. He sold the goods
and kept the money He told me he
got together nearly 100000, and was
just about ready to leave Germany
when they got on to him and sent
him To prison. His wife returned to
this country, settled in Cincinnati.
and took in washing to support her
family.
! Our government had determined 10
! keep an eye on Charley, and the Ger
/ man government had promised to let
us know when he was released. But
! they failed To do so, and Charley
| came To this country unannounced.
| Then. when we got world was in
| the service by this time-that he was
among US. there was a scurry to 10
| cate him. Schuyler Donnella was the
man who did it, He was watching
/ Mrs. Ulrichs movements one dav
she did not go 10 work as usual. She
excused herself later by saving that
her husband had just got home DON
! nella found this out and reported il
to Washington. and | was picked out
TO go To Cincinnati To work on Ulrich
Il went TO Cincinnati and found
out where he was living There hap
pened to be a little flat for rent di-
rectly across the street. About the
first of November Mrs Burns and l
moved our unpretentious belonging
into the flat. The next morning. at
$50, l was out with my working
clothes and dinner bucket. all ready
for the eyes of Charley and his wife
/ went down the street about two
blocks and around the corner. and
was thus disposed of for the day for
the Ulrich neighbors. But ! came
in the back way, changed my clothes.
and watched for Charley When ne
came out l went out with him-by
the back way.
Charley and his wife watched me
each morning as / went to work. and |
Mrs Burns watched them.
so things went on for long time" |
Burns continued. Il began i'm Novem- |
Der, and all through November De !
cember January, February and March |
l took Charley up in the morning and |
put him to bed at night Nothing /
doing. one day 7 was sitting by the |
window, armed with my cap. and a
sandwich in my pocket, when Mrs.
Burns called me
Z wish you'd bring IN some coal
she said We had an extra room i'm
the rear that we used only to keep
coal in. SO / told her to watch that
gate across the street. between the
two buildings and giving entrance to
both, and | took the bucket and went !
back. l had dropped just one lump
in when | heard Mrs Burns call:
There he goes Just going away,
Il dropped the scuttlc and ran down
through the back way to the alley,
and then to the next corner; from
there l could go down the street and
catch him. l didn't see Mrs. Burns
again for four months
Charley walked around a dozen
squares and down an alley testing
things thoroughly Finally, he went
to the Chesapeake & Ohio ticket Of
flee, and | saw him buy a ticket. Just |
rs he stepped out. l ran up to the
window.
81 promised to meet my uncle here p.
tight now. I said. He's big. tall
nan. Ulrich. Did he get his ticket
Yes said the agent.
Give me one just like it
HE handed me Il ticket To New
York and / got on the train, just a
moment before Charley. For the first
couple of hours he sat very close;
hen he walked out into the smoking
ar to smoke his pipe. | managed !
o look over his baggage paper
uit box-and found a complete outfit
or engraving plates. when we ar
lived. Charley went into a telegraph -
,ffice and sat down to write a tele-
ram, commencing with the body of
he message. without writing the name
# the person to whom il was to be :
ent
Have just arrived he wrote, and !.
ooking over his shoulder. He looked =
Up at me. l looked down at him. ;,
"'Are YOU interested in this? hel ,
sked :,
Well he said, maybe you had .
,etter write it
"'All right, ! will | took the pen 9
md wrote in the name and address =
# the fellow the message was to, and .
gned it with Ulrich's name. y
Charley sat back looking at me. A.,
You are interested, aren't you" That
vas all he said.
Yes | replied. And | want you
o come with me-
May ] ask your name$
Burns is my name
Burns?'
'Yes-Burns'
William J. Burns
Yes William / PurpS
"'Well, Mr.. Burns. I'm very glad to
meet you-but not under these cir Z
I know of you, but have o
ever seen you before
care you quite sure that you never t