New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07
l5,OOO-MILE TRIP
TO LAND PRISONER
Detective Flood Arrives
from Chill with Gutman,
Alleged Forger.
ESCAPE
IN RIO FRUSTRATED
Chained to His Man as He Slept
Policeman Saw Mr.. ROOSe-
velt in BuenOS Ayres.


After a trip Of 5000 miles to South
America for an alleged forger who fled
to Chill. Detective Bernard a. Flood,
Of the District Attorneys Office, arrived
here last night with his man on the
Lamport e Holt liner Vandyck from
Buenos Ayres.
The prisoner. Moses Gutman. fifty
two years old. is under indictment on
five counts involving forgery To the
amount of 100000, half a dozen banks
on the East Side being victims.
Soon after his indictment. in January,
Gutman left this city and fled to san
tiago. Chilli His presence there became
known here i'm the latter part Of July,
and on August & extradition papers
were in readiness. Three days later
Flood sailed for Chill, via Colon, on the
Atlas liner Carl SChurZ.
on his arrival in Santiago he found
that Gutman had hired two Of the best
lawyers in the city and was prepared
to fight extradition to the last ditch.
The case finally reached the Supreme
Court of Chill. consisting Of eight asso-
ciate Judges. under chief Justice Bene-
toise. After a contest OF several weeks
and a review Of the case the court de-
cided that Gutman should he remanded
for extradition.
I.- fY,t tg.ffN ~
out of Chill into the Argentine Repub-
lie. taking him eastward over the
Transandean Railroad to Buenos Ayres'
on the Atlantic coast.
When Flood ard his man entered
Buenos Ayres Colonel Roosevelt had
Just arrived and the city was enthusi-
astic over Americans. Having Few
DAYS to wait until the steamship Van
dyck was ready 10 sail Flood intrusted
his man TO a local jail and found time
TO meet the colonel. The detective was
invited to attend the banquet given IN
the coloncrs honor by Mr.. Garrett. the
American Minister.
Before leaving Chill Flood learned
that Gutman's lawyers had advised him
TO try 10 escape as soon as the Nandyck
touched Brazilian port They IN
formed the prisoner that he would he
safe there. as the extradition treaty be-
tween Brazil and the United states had
expired.
Gutman did not know that Flood
knew of this. and he prepared to make
his escape the moment he found Flood
Off his guard.
on the day the Vandyck made fast 10
the quay in the harbor Of Rio de Ja-
neiro Flood gave Gutman his chance
and he took it. The prisoner climbed
the ships rail and was ready to jump
to the quay when Flood saw him. The
detective leaped at Gutman's throat,
and, throwing him TO the deck, hand
cuffed him and locked him up in tine
ships hospital. The encounter 80
scared Gutman that he made no fur
ther effort to get away.
While at Rio Flood conferred with
the Brazilian authorities. who showed
him much courtesy. AS an offset 10
the expiration OF the eXtradition treaty,
the government officials ordered that
Gutman be officially deported as an un-
desirable alien. thereby making extra
dition unnecessary in the event OF his
escaping at Rio de Janeiro, Santos or
Bahia. the three Brazilian ports at
which the Vandyck called
Flood said last night that he never
lot Gutman get out of his sight Both
shared the same room. Flood taking the
lower and Gutman the upper berth or
the stateroom. Before going to bed
Flood put handcuff on his left wrist
and another on the left wrist OF the
prisoner. These were connected by "A
long chain. making II impossible for
Gutman TO leave the room without
arousing Flood.