Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-08-10
LONG Chase ENDS
IN PLIERS ARREST
New Yorker Charged With
Conspiracy is Trapped
in New Orleans
LOCAL SLEUTHS HAD
PART IN CAPTURE

With the arrest at New Orleans of
Max. alias Monte" Pilzer, on war
rant charging conspiracy to conceal
assets a chase covering 1000 miles
started by Postoffice Inspector Plum
mer, of this district, and Chief of Po-
lice Black, has come TO an end. and
the opening shot in a legal battle in
the Federal Courts of New York has
been fired.
The capture of Pilzer, who is want
ed i'm New York, comes as the result
of information furnished by Inspector
Plummer, who had the cooperation of
Chief Black. The story of the Pilzer
, case would form basis for a movie
thriller. Detectives, postoffice in
spectOrs, railroad special agents. al
legged conspirators. speeding railroad
trains, falling Disgusting, and all
the other characters and features
needed for Embarrassing piece of mys-
terry fiction are present.
Several weeks ago a stranger call
ed at Daniel 7. Kilroy's stable, in
/ Fifth street, between Shipley and
/ Orange streets, and left a number of
/ boxes of goods. Chief of Police Black
/ learned of this, and notified Postof-
flee Inspector Plummer. The two
commenced an investigation which
resulted in the arrest of a man who
/ called at the stable several days later
and demanded the packages.
3 Taken TO headquarters and questioned
the prisoner said he was Max Pilzer and
was also known as Monte A search
of his effects revealed quarter al
/ legged TO be counterfeit and Mr. Plum
mer asked that he be held on the
charge of having counterfeit money in
! his possession. This was done and in
! the meantime the inspector communi-
Gated with postal and police authorities
at Baltimore, Washington and Philadel-
phia lie received replies stating that
! Pilzer was not wanted and withdrew his
accusation. Meanwhile Pilzer had re-
/ tanned j. Frank Ball as his counsel and
] Mr., Ball demanded his release. As
soon as Pizcr was freed he was Joined
by an attorney from Washington and
after consultation left for philadcl,
phia. Getting off at the West Phila-
delphia station he is said to have visit
ed a barber shop and had his mustachc
shaved off. While in Philadelphia he
was picked up by special agents in
the employ of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company and traced to a railroad
ticket Office. After he left the counter
the officers learned that he had bought
a ticket to New Orleans.
Spurred on by Inspector Plummer
and Chief Black. the railroad placed
one of its special agents on the train
with Pilzcr Railroad detectives were
on the train with him when he got
off at New Orleans, although he was
not aware of the fact that he was
being watched. His arrest in the
Sothern city following the receipt o
information that he was wanted in
New York on the charge of cOnspir'
ing to conceal assets.
That the Federal and other authori
ties i'm New York were On the mans
trail when he was here, is evidenced
by the fact that operatives from the
Burns agency arrived here an houl
after Pilzer had been released.
Activity of Inspector Plummer anC
Chief Black in the case was &C
CELEBRATED by the fact that the former
entertained a suspicion that Pilzei
might be wanted in St. Louis where
postal authorities are investigating Z
jcbhing house.
Inspector Plummer today declared
that Pilzer undoubtedly would b,
brought back to New York for trial