New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
81 BR|BE A BOOMERANG
PatroIman Arrests count"
Who Bid Low for Release.
HIS FLIGHT A MYSTERY
German Visitor Remains in
Arms of Law After Offer
of Paltry Tip.

one of tho ton thousand honest men
who make up the backbone OF Commls-
sionor Waldo's police force caused Felix
Won Borsow. who saws he Is "a count. Of
German birth. TO spend the night In the
West 5Sth street police station. Sad in
deed is the tale OF the count. and not
withou, bit Of mystery attached 10 #.
He is stranger I'm the city. the count
declared. and Ike all foreigners. is apt
90 make mistakes 40 greater biInder,
however. could the count have made than
when hc slipped a dollar BIN. according
10 Patrolman Fitzpatrick. into the palm
of the patTolmaus hand Yesterday after
noon when he had been Intercepted iu a
mad ciosstowu flight and begged to be
liberated
William g. Marquee. a jewellers clerk.
wa. iu pursuit OF the fleeing count when
hc ran into the arm OF the law. Al
though bent Oh catching him. the clerk
did not know exactly why he wanted the
count. Had hc not believed all members
Of th, poucc force to bee corrupt he might
have occupied @ more comfortable bed
last night. for no complaint against him
would have been made.
Yesterday afternoon Count Won Bor-
stow entered a jcwelry establishment on
Firm avenue. declaring he was about TO
be- married. and asked that "A diamond
ring valued at $50 and "A silver cup
worth au additional $50 bee sent 70 his
home, 90 so. lgl West 9ith street. The
count was dressed Immediately from
head TO toes. swung an acrohatic cane
and seemed quite worthy Of the jewellers
confidence. The clerk. however. decided
10 take no chances and as the jewclry
was to be paid for on delivery decided 20
rarry the purchases To the address In
sith street himself.
As hc approached the house tho count"
dashed from the front porch and sped
toward Broadway. Marquee rang the
bell AT 40. l3l. occupied by Or. Dwight
J. Hubbard. and was told by the woman
who responded that the man running
down the street had taken rooms there
week ago. declaring he was a German
count from Frankfort-on-Main. The
counts" actions impressed the clerk as
strange and he set out after the fleeing
Won Borstow. hoping TO get an explana-
ton.
Across Broadway sped the count" with
Marquee in his wake. AS the former
turned into West End avenue he ran ker-
plunk into Patrolman Fitzpatrick
O. CHANGING over his shoulder at the fast
approaching clerk. the count fished a dol
lar bill from his pocket
Take this and let me go" he said. 81
shall give you more later"
Fitzpatrick gave the counts" coat COL
lar an additional twist took a hrmer grin
and awaited the arrival Of Marquee.
Not being able 10 press any charge
against the foreigner. Marquee was at a
loss to explain to the patrolman why ne
had chased the man.
Guess youll have to let him CO." he
said.
But Fitzpatrick did not think so. Try
ing 10 bribe an officer is a criminal ac-
ton" he muttered Come on. you"
At the West GSth street station Won
Borstow was unable to offer a satisfactory
explanation for his flight lie was ac-
cused OF having tried to bribe a police
man. however and he was not asked why
he had done that lie was locked up for
the night, and this morning he will ex-
plain II before magistrate In the West
Side Court