The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-20

has been chiefly instrumental in pro-
tecting the frauds
The name he mentioned was that
of an extremely high official in the
Interior Department. man close to
the Secretary himself, and one of the
leaders of the Republican party in
the Far West. Up to that time
Hitchcock had never suspected him.
"Stop right there" said the Secre-
tary, who was a very crisp old man;
you can't accuse a man of that sort
unless you have evidence; have you
got it? If not, get out of my office"
Burns did not say anything. He
got up and put his hat on, nodded
to the Secretary, and went out. Half
an hour later he came in with the
man he had referred to, and said to
him, "Will you kindly repeat to the
Secretary the confession you made 10
me a few hours ago." The official
made the confession and the Secre-
tary was convinced.
One of the biggest things that
Burns ever did was to get on the
trail of some wonderful counterfeit
ers, one of whom was a German
named Ulrich. This was in 1895.
Burns had followed Ulrich, disguised
as a working man, and had gotten
thoroughly acquainted with his meth
DDS. He and Ulrich had engaged fiats
near to each other in Cincinnati, and
Burns had watched Ulrich from his
fiat.
When Ulrich got out of Cincinnati
and went on to New York, Burns fol
lowed him, called up Chief Hazen,
and the two detectives followed
Ulrich into the telegraph office.
Ulrich, perfectly unconscious,
started to write a message on the
telegraph blank. Suddenly he be.
came aware that some one was look
ing over his shoulder. He looked Tap
and saw Burns, whom he did not
know from Adam. The only impress.
sion on the Germans mind was that
some impertinent stranger was pry-
ing into his business. He had writ
ten telegram announcing his arri-
val, but had not filled in the name
and address of the person for whom
it was intended.
Are you interested in dis?" asked
Ulrich, intending to abash the imper-
tinent looker-on.
'Why, yes" said Burns.
''Vell," said Ulrich, den maybe
you better finish it, if you will be so
kind"
Certainly" said Burns, and he
took the blank from Ulrichs hand,
and wrote in the name and address
of one of the Germans pals. The
thing shook Ulrich's nerve, for up TO
that moment he had had no suspicion
that he was under surveillance, and
he made a confession, giving away
the whole gang. The gang arrested
at this time included "Big Bill
: Brockway, Mrs. Libbie Smith and
William E. Wagner, and, later on, the
notorious DR.. Bradford, who was
caught as a result of Burns work
. Burns was born in 1861. He does
not look to be fifty years old, and
most of the reporters who are sent
to interview him say that he is abou
forty. He was married at the age Of
nineteen. He has a rudy mustache
which he curls up at the ends, aftel
the approved manner of stage police
, men, He is sturdy, stout, and husky
and there is about him somethint
suggestive of a family resemblance t.
that very able detective whose educa
ton was in the Secret Service, jus
. as Burns was, and whose name il
William J. Flynn.
Probably as long as we live we will
have a romantic fancy that detect
ives are long, thin men, like Sher
lock Holmes, but If we want to en-
gage one we will probably keep RICH
on going after the short, stocky eX
perts, like Flynn and Burns, even I
, they do wear stage mustaches ant