Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-07
LAND BRINGS PRISONER
FROM AFRICA FOR TRIAL
portsmouth Official Makes Success
full Voyage Halfway Round
the Globe.
LEGUM FACES FORGERY CHARGE
Bale Of Documents Attestcd by
American and British Colonial
Seals Shows Detail Through Which
officer Had to Make His WAY.

Lik Ulysses OF old. who. after many
adventures by land and sea. returned
gratefully to Ithaca and his cherished
Penelope. Dctcctive-ScrSeant William
NJ. Land has returned To his beloved
!, Portsmouth from n police mission that
led him through Richmond. New York.
london, Capetown. Cape Colony. Johan-
hesbuiS, Transvaa1. Pretoria, Natal.
BOSTON, Mass, back again To Ports
mouth and thence to Richmond.
Tho detective brought bach with him
one Israel Iesum. who took II sudden
notion TO visit Africa shortly before
his Indictment in Portsmouth on seven
charges Of forgery. The operation was
completed only after Detective Land
had accumulated n Yood-sized bale or
documents attestrd to by sundrv Amer
lean and British Colonial hery-red
seals. and had lost nifty Of the 200 odd
pounds avordupois with which he set
sail from New York.
, 1T ID good to he back in tins grand
country OF ours. and its great to be
back in old Virginin.' Mr.. Laud ON
tidcd to Alexander Forward. the ov-
errors secretary. yesterday. NO, for
Sl.000.00o cash paid IN advance would
! go through again what ] have had
10 go through To bring Lcgum back
to ortsmouth."
SAILED FROM NEW YORK
on OCTOBER -, 1915
After providing himself with tho
Unnecessary requisition papers. duly viscd
ny tho Washington authorities. Land
sailed from New York OH October IL,
1916. Seven days later he was in Lon
don. ON october IS. he shipped from
the metropolis for Capctown. arriving
at tho capital OF Cape Colony on No
vember %. From here TO Johannes
burg, in Transvanl. IL was a mere mat
ter Of 1000 miles or so. but the Ports
month officer made that city Two ulES
later.
In Johannesburg began Il series Of
: court proceedings which sorely tried
Mr.. Lands patience with South African
law. Counsel for MIR. l.cEum took au-
vantage OF every cxpcdient 10 obstruct
cxtradition. and in the meantime the
Virginia officer ran out Of funds. and
had to cable TO America for money.
Every time he cabled IL cost SIS. The
war had dcrangcd the mail routes. and
not Il word came from his wife and
children. South African food was quite
unlike Virginia rations. in
dig cstion and worry about the folk at
home, the detective wasted way from
a giant or 200 or more Ia "A s.ado Of
100. and the cnd was not yet IN sight.
PAPERS HONORED ny
GOVERNOR or PRETORIA
when every dcfcusc in behalf OF
1.crum had been exhausted. Land had
10 60 to Pretoria. capital Of Natal.
Nbt1t' t. 50 :, - NV y. ~
have the c~htradition papers receive the
imperial colonial q. X. This accom-
Dlishcd, tn" officer was allowed TO take
his prisoner 10 capetown. where there
followed a period OF wa,chful waiting
for II steamer bound for the States.
The line ever which he had a return
, ticket had been commapdccred for war
purposes. and declined 10 give him
passage. After a long search for n
ship which would accommodate him.
HhI mill ntr .n 80 20 H. it,1
SELF and his prisoner on the Chcpstow
castle. British frcirhtcr bound for
Boston direct. The run began on jan
nary IL. II was March ! before tho
steamer tied M In the Charles River.
Time after time, said Land ycstcr-
day. the captain changed the course of
The snip on receiving wireless warn
inEs mat German submarines were in
the ncishborhood. Murh Of the dodE-
: ing occurred around the West ndies
on iattcraS a gale hit the ship head
on and stripped II Of the small boats
and much Of its supcrstructurc.
NIGHT AND DAY VIGIL
N GUARDING PRISONER
To add to tn" detectives troubles,
his prisoner went from one fit Of hys-
tcrics into another. threatening time
and again TO Kill himself. After grid
ling the globe to bring Legum back.
the officer preferred to hand him over
to the Portsmouth authorities alive.
This was accomplished only after a
, night and day vigil.
, From Boston to Norfolk VAS n short
Journey. II took only a few minutes
to reach Portsmouth headquarters over
the ferry, and Detective Land handed
over his charge with a sigh OF infinite
relief. Then nc came to Richmond TO
report TO tho Governor.
While waiting at Johannesburg for
tho wheels of Justice to ~eO1nnletn their
grinding, Mr.. Land took a little side
trip to Iululand. He was pRrticu-
larly impressed. he said. with the eX-
IRENE simplicity OF woinen's dresses.
The high cost Of calico. he thought.
held no tcrrors for the head OF the
typical Zulu household. Il yard or two.
apparently, sufiicing for all the wives.
v. VI. I. Alumni to Meet.