El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-03

keep an eye on Charley and the Ger
man government had promised to let
US know when he was released. But
they failed to do so. and Charley came
TO this country unannOunced. Then,
when we got world was in the secret
service by this time-that he was
him. I was picked out TO go TO Gin
cinnau to work on Ulrich.
How Burns ShadOWed UIrich.
/ went to Cincinnati and found out
where he was living There happened
TO be a little flat for rent directly
across the street, but 1 knew well that
Charley had that flat spotted The
very fact that Charley did not report
his presence TO the government in
dicated that he didn't intend to keep
About the first Of November. Mrs.
Burns and I moved our unpretentiOus
belongings into the flat. The next
morning, at $50, I was out with nv
working clothes and dinner bucket.
his wife
I went down the street about two
blocks and around the corner, and was
thus disposed of for the day for the
back way. changed my clothes and
watched for Charley. When he came
out 1 went out with him-by the back
Charley and his wife watched me
each morning as L went TO work, and
Mrs Burns watched them. About the
fifth morning they did not watch any
more.
Every morning I'd pick Charley up
He'd walk around the street for blocks,
testing to determine whether he was
being followed. An old friend a wom-
an living in Vine street, received his
mail for him. and he'd walk around
there and get II.
The shadoWing had to be done with
the greatest care because Charley was
unusually crafty. So things went on
for q long time, all through November.
December, January. February and
March. One day I was sitting by the
window. armed with my cap. and a
sandwich in my pocket. when Mrs.
Burns called TO me.
Detective Burns "On the Move"
There he goesi Just going away"
ran down through the back way to
the alley, and then to the next corner;
from there I could 90 down the street
and catch him. 1 didn't see Mrs. Burns
again for four months.
Charley walked around a dozen
squares and down an alley; testing
things thoroughly Finally, he went TO
the Chesapeake & Ohio ticket office,
and 7 saw him buy a ticket. Just as
he stepped out, ran up to the win
Il promised to meet my uncle here
right now I said. He's a big tall
man'-here I gave an accurate de-
scription Of Ulrich. Did he get his
tic5et?'
Yes" said the agent.
GIVE me one just like it"
He gave me a ticket to New York. I
took a car, and got TO the station be-
fore Charley, who walked down.
bearded the train that left at 1901. and
took a seat Charley never saw me at
all. but I could see him standing out
there. watching everybody who got
on the train. Finally, when II was
coming time to close the gate. he
walked in. and the guard slammed the
gate Charley got on the train, abso-
lUtely certain that he did il without
anybody knowing it.
On Way to Join BrOckwaT Gang.
For the first couple of hours he sat
very close; then he walked out into
the smoking car to smoke his pipe.
managed to look over his baggage
paper suit bOx-and found a complete
outfit for engraving plates. 1 left them
as they were, and wired to chief VIM.
=. HaZen. who arranged to have opera
tive ". J. McManus meet the train at
Philadelphia and go on to New York
with me.
On the way we concluded to nail
Charley, and give him a choice Of go
ing to Jersey and taking his 10 years
of suspended sentence. or helping US
catch BrOckway and his gang.
I've mentioned Bill BrOckway be-
fore. For 80 years he had been a coun-
terfeiter; he took some special courses
in Harvard TO fit himself This gang
later got together in New York, and
had Sidney Smith engraye a $500 gold
certificate. Then they thought IL bet
ter to have Charley engrave it, and he
was on his way TO meet them.
When we arrived. Charley went into
a telegraph office and sat down to
write a telegram, commencing with
the body OF the message, without writ
ing the name of the person to whom il
was TO be seat.
Have just arrived" he wrote and
then realized that somebody was look
ing over his shoulder. He looked up
at me; I looked down at him.
I'M in h.
asked
Yes" I answered
Well he said, maybe you had
etter write it,"
I took the pen and wrote in the
name and address Of the fellow the