The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-05


ed By a postonice inspector who hap
pened To drop into the restaurant
where Callahans companion was in
dulging his appetite for the fried eggs
Rewards aggregating $4,000 are out
standing for Callahan. lie is wanted
for a postofhce robbery the robbery of
a jewelry store i'm Chicago. when a
clerk was killed. and rs the one man
able To solve the mysterious rob
berry OF Mrs. Maldwin- Drummond, who
was the widow of Marshall Field. Jr,,
Of Chicago. OF pearls valued upward
of $4,000 while She was on the steam
| ship AmeriNa on her way To this coun-
try. This robbery occurred In Febru-
airy, 1911.
Postofiice Inspector Burns. for more
than "A year has been searching for
| Callahan for the robbery Of a postofiicc
at Bremen. He hadN never seen his
man, but had studied his Bertillion
measurements and his photograph,
BunsOD had been i'm Springfield
Mo-, on business and was ordered To
proceed 10 Leavenworth. Kan. For
some reason he does not himself at
tempt to explain how he came to St
Louis and, finding himself here,
thought he would stop for a few hours.
He was hungry. but instead of going
into the restaurant Of the Union sta
ton, he went outside and walked aim
lessly about until he found a little
restaurant on Eighteenth street. near
Olive.
When Bunson entered the restaurant
he found two men sitting at a table.
One was facing Bunson, and his APP
pearance was so familiar that BunsOn
was on the point of speaking TO him.
Then ne realized that he had never
seen the man before.
Nevertheless the postofiice inspector
could not keep his eyes off the mar: |
Presently, this man, who was not eat |
ing, raised a glass of water TO his !
lips. Bunson saw that the index |
finger of the right hand was off at the
first joint and instantly recognized the |
man as Daniel Callahan.
Bunson leisurely walked out of the |
restaurant and called policeman to
assist him, as Callahan is regarded as
dangerous. Bunson stationed the Pc |
liceman AT the door and then walked |
in and told Callahan he was under
arrest.
'D-n YOU and your fried eggs!" said
Callahan to his companion at the table,
who turned out to be Charles h. Mil
Ter. 1t appeared that Callahan was OIL
his way through the city and while
waiting for another train out his COM
panion had insisted upon going to the
little restaurant, and Callahan, rather
than wait alone, had accompanied him.
TO the police and postofrice inspec-
tors Callahan tried To make it appear
hat he was living in St Louis. but
they afterward2 found out that bel
had none of his possessions in that
'ity. !,
Callahan was aboard the Amerika
when Mrs. Drummond was robbed. He
$ as well known in Europe as in the
United States, and Scotland Yard IL
aid TO have warned the police on this
'ide that Callahan was on the ship.
Wireless told of the robbery and the
essel was met by police. For a while
t looked as though all the 1850 pas .
engers faced search on account of
drs. Drummonds lost pearls, but they ,
we're released from the pearl quar-
milne after detectives had gone ,
through the ship. Callahan had eg- |;
aped.
This was Callahan's return to this q
ountry after a visit to London for
lie coronation. He had disposed Of ?
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