The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-08
HELPED BURNS TO
. LAND PRISONERS
STORY OF HOW SLEuTH USED
SWIFT MOTOR COR TO AD-
VANTAGE.
TOLD BY THE CHAFFHUR
Ordered to Drive Over Houses II Nee
essary-Forty Miles an Hour Over
Strange Road in the Dark.

| Indianapolis, Ind, May William
j. Burns, the famous dtectiye who mas
|given the world one of it's greatest
Isensations in police work, in rounding
up and arresting the alleged princi'
pals in dynamiting outrages which
have been perpetrated throughout the
United States during the past two
years, is the first sleuth who has
found practical use for the autodo-
bile race driver and the racing auto
mobile.
| Frank P. Fox, OF Indianapolis, a race
driver who Is actively engaged in the
sport and who will drive in the 500
mile international sweepstakes race at
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next
Memorial Day, is the man who drove
the high-power machine which car
ried John j. Mcnamara, one Of the
principals in the dynamiting outrages,
as alleged by Detective Burns, out OF
the state of Indiana before his friends
could get process of law to stop the
procedure.
Detective Burns has been arrested
in Indianapolis on the charge of kid
mapping Mcnamara, and Fox is also
under bond charged with being an ac-
cessory. Fox drove the distance of
200 miles out of Indiana to the west
in less than six hours, making better
than forty miles an hour over strange
country roads in the dark. He tells
an interesting story of the wild ride
with the prisoner and his guard of de-
tectives and police, but refuses to ii
vulge the spot where he left his cargo.
Though McNamara's arrest was fill
ed with spectacular features. the drive
from indianapolis to an unknown
point near the border of the state
forms perhaps the most exciting mar
rstive of events which has been re
veaied by the famous detective up to
this time.
The driver said he was given or
ders to disobey speed laws and to
drive the machine from the state as
quickly as possible. regardless of dam
age to the auto or danger to the lives
OF Its occupants. He declared he left
indianapolis without knowledge of his
destination. He had been told he was
to drive several hundred miles and he
was ordered to be prepared for acci.
dents of any nature.
The story of the race driver fol.
lows:
Burns called me at my garage, say
ing he wanted the most powerful ma
chine in indianapolis, to take party
of men a long trip. He said he want.
ed some one to drive who would be
willing to go through knothole if
necessary, and that he wanted driv.
er who could keep what he would see
to himself
81 felt that there was something in
the air, but did not know what it
was. course, at that time, | knew
nothing of the detectives plans, but |
am in garage business. I have cars
for such purposes and decided to 60,
whatever should follow. | was order
ed to have the car at police headquar.
ters early in the afternoon, and to
have the machine loaded to the guards
with gasoline and speed juice l was
requested, also, to place the ,top up
and to have curtains on the car.
Il must confess when the detectives
began to swarm from police headquar-
ters leading man with handouts on
him, was rather surprised. imme.
diately believed some well known cit
lien with political or other influences,
had got in trouble, and that friends
were spiriting him away before the
law could get good hold on him. ri
did not know Mcnamara He an.
peared 10 be an intelligent and well.
to-do man, and these things strength
ened me in this belief
When Burns came from the build
ing he must have believed when he
saw the curtains of the car that 1t
was filled with men who were not mis-
friends. Anyway. before l had an op-
portunity to realize what was going on
he had run to the machine, and. aft.
er throwing the curtains back, had
inspected its interior to see that 1t
was empty. Before had time to think
twice or before had time to recog.
nize persons in the crowd, the man
adorned with handouts was seated.
and being followed quickly by two de.
tectives 1 was ordred to drive west
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