The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-13
HYDRO -A[ ROP[AN[
SCARS IN T j Il I
HUNT FOR CONVICT
In Chase for "Perfuined Bur-
glar' Conducted by The
Call, Christofferson
Skins Shores
BELIEVES
CAPTURE DUE SOON
Wrong Scent Taken Five
Times by Armed Posse;
Farmers Worried

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The Marin county manhunt, with
Herbert Repsold. the escaped San Quen-
fin '.perfumed burglar" convict as the
quarry, was continued without sue
100 armed men. some Of them possess
ing authority. but the majority wor-
ried ranchmen. anxious for the safety
OF their women folks.
Warden John Hoyle believes the con-
vict soon will be recaptured because
going. All Saturday night and yester-
day cold. drenching rain fell in Marin
county and this was abetted by
strong wind. IT Is believed Repsold,
without food or shelter. must sur
render.
HYDRO-AERoPLANE USED
The chase was not confined to the
land, however. for The Call Conducted
a keen and novel search along the
Marin county bay shore line by means
Of the laydro-aeroplane OF Christof-
ferson. With reporter Of The
Call as passenger and guard, the aviator
skinned in and out of the fndentations
of the irregular shore line yesterday
afternoon until dense fog compelled
q return to the beach near the United
States army transport docks.
Five times during the course of the
day Warden Hoyle was Informed by
frightened farmers that they had
spotted the fugitive creeping through
brushiand An alarms were from the
rural district between. I.agunitas and
Novato, and on each occasion an emer-
gency posse of 'S5 men was rushed to
the supposed hiding places. The last
time the hunters succeeded In rounding
up a tramp. who was released soon
after the prison guards examined him.
WIRES TO PRISON DOWN
During the afternoon the peniten-
tiary was cut off from communication
with the outside world. when the tele-
graph and telephone wires were, pre-
sumably, blown down. This incident is
being carefully investigated. for Rep
sold taught bitter lesson Friday night
when he made his ingenious escape
after blowing out the fuses of the
entire lighting system of the peniten-
tiary. leaving the institution in total
darkness until he won a good lead
on his pursuers.
When The Calls plan to hunt the
criminal with hydro-aeroplane was
explained to Aviator Christofferson he
was quick to realize the possibilities
of his water-air-land craft.
TRIP OF CRAFT ROUGH
The trip across the bay from the
transport docks, past Alcatraz island
and toward Angel island, was made,
for the most part, with the pontoon
sp1ashing against the top OF the wave
let's which roughened the surface of the
channel water. Once beyond Angel
island, Christofferson elevated his
front control until the aeroplane was
flying well above the water. Then,
swerving In toward the shore line, the
real search began.
Rounding Bluff point and flying past
the country on either side of Ell Campo
necessitated return to the water level.
for fitful wind was encountered which
tremely dangerous. AT California point
Christofferson suddenly shut off his
throbbing engine, but started It almost
before the sound OF the motor had died
away. Both he and the reporter had
discovered a solitary duck hunter
crouching behind blind. The hunter
spied the biplane and stood up, waving
his arms in greeting. revealing a pudgy
body not at all resembling the slender
lines of the violet perfume loving Rep
sold.
RETURN TRIP THRILLING
When the grim outlines OF the walls
at San Quentin were visible the avi-
ator changed the course of the gray.
specter like air vessel and prepared
for the return journey, cruising along
the shore. As the machine was brought
about couple OF guards could be dis
tinguished moving hack and forth on
top OF the prison walls.
The return trip was made more
thrilling than might have been ex-
pected even of an aeroplane conducted
man hunt. The lack of a compass
bothered Christofferson considerablv
and for one tense period neither shore
line was visible.
The rest Of the trip was made along
the surface OF the water. with spray
drenching the lower plane or the ma
chine and the occupants
POSSE TRACES FOOTPRINTS
The posse was busy yesterday tracing
the Footprints of the escaped convict
from the place where he walked out OF
the prison yard to the place on the bay
shore where were found the electric
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