Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-18

d0wS.
The proprietor OF the hotol was
reused. He Slid out of bed and peered
out Of the window. He could see moth
ing. Striking light. he noted that
1, was exactly 1:10.
II thought IL might have been my
boiler exploding" said no afterward.
Il only had my nightgown on, but l
went out into the hall. In the bath
room was this chap Horn, fully
dressed.
Good morning. he greeted me.
answered him back. and in n fash I
thought OF the bridge and knew tha.
this chap had done it,
Il went back TO my room and dressed
When 1 came out again he told me that
his hands were frozen. l remembered
that he had been gone five hours. and
didn't wonder at it, However, | opened
the bathroom window and gave him
some snow 10 rub on his fingers. Then
hustled out to see what damage had
been done"
The proprietor found the bridge
twisted and bent. but not beyond re-
pair He crossed over to the Canadian
station and returned to the American
station. giving the warning at both
places. Getting back to his hotel
again. he found Horn waiting The
German asked for his old room, but
since that had been let. the proprietor
give MIN another. morn went to bed,
and soon fell asleep.
Meanwhile the rest of Vanceboro
had turned over in its bed and likewise
was sleeping Uprising as this NAV
seem.
deputy sheriff had been awakened
by the explosion. but assigned the
cause to anything but the work Of
German plotters.
Like many other American cities
md nv 10
TO have the German peril brought home
TO its back yard 10 wake up to it's
menace.
The deputy sheriff however. could
not sleep. Rising at about $40 o'clock.
he started toward the railroad station,
and learned that the bridge had been
blown up. Nevertheless, II was not
until o'clock that the sheriff. accom-
panied by two Canadian constables,
started after the dynamitcr.
1t required little. If any. deduction
to conclude that the guilty person was
Werner Horn. at that moment tho least
disturbed of all persons in Vanccboro
AS he snorcd away in MS room on the
third floor Of the hotel
Thi'hcr tho sheriff and the two uni
formed consiabics hurried
Tho sheriff Knocked on the door at
ter the proprietor had pointed out the
room. and discreetly retired
Horn was aroused. What do YOU
want he shouted
Omen the door" the sheriff ordered
gruTly.
NOT AT WAR WITH
TIE UNITED STATES
Horn got IN and opened the door,
went back and sat down on the edge
Of his bed. Doe wen, in. followed BY
tho two constables
The moment Horn saw the uniforms
OF the constablcs he sprang for his
coat TO draw his revolver Tho sheriff
blocked him and constable seized the
coat and pocketed the revolver
That's all right, them" exclaimed
Horn. when the sheriff declared him
sell an American office Il thought
you were all Canadians wouldn't
harm any one from the United States"
Horn was taken to the immigration
station. There he told his story
straight enough, save for "A little fab
rication that was designed TO keep his
superiors clear of suspicion by throw.
ing the scent OF his trail off into
canada. The fabrication was that the
SUIT case did not contain dynamite
ana that by prearransernent he had met
an lrishnlan from Canada on the bridge
who had given him the dynamite
This confession" aroused all Canada.
o, course. and for days Tommy" was
h..
Canadians and Americans
Then the Bureau OF Inyestip,tion NJ
the Department of Justice stepped in
Horn was removed from Vanceboro
iy the following Saturday the finesse of
The bureau chief had extracted full
confession from the dynamiter, except
that he stubbornly chung 10 the all
surd..y OF an accompllce in Tommy"
and by no possible means could he in
duced TO implicate Captain Won Papen.
the master. who had "double-crossed"
him SO Wiley.
The Investigators could tell easily
by the mobile face OF Horn whether
ne was telling fact or falsehood. Some
now or other, Horn could not conceal
ms cmharrassment when compelled to
save his superiors by misstatements
Finally, his statements were tyne
written complete. including that about
Tommy. Horn read the document
and agreed TO sign il.
Then the investigator added to the
confession:
II certify on my honor as a German
are true"
Horn took pen in his hand and read
the addition. He blushed so red that
1t showed through his tropical tan. He
dropped the pen. Then he looked at
the agent with the grin of a schoo,boy
SauShl up an apple tree.
TOMMY" said he significantly.
The agent had to grin back al him.
You mean it's all right except
Tommy"
Horn nodded
Placed on his honor as a German Of
hcer. he would not affirm lie.
1t Is difficult to believe that Werner
Horn is q German
HOW ARCH-DEMONs OF HUN
FRIGfiTFULNESS ARE CHECKED
Coincidence once and only once made
me pawn OF the British secret SER
vice. BY the sheerest chance han
pened to Mt into game, and a clever
Englishman rose TO the opportunity
and showed me out of his chesshoard
for brief night I was petty pawn,
but served well. Because of my move
that night German piece was sacri-
feed Then and there my usefulness
ceased. but had had my eyes opened
for the first time to the silent. relcnt-
less and masterful game that Brit
ishers and Americans were PLAYING
against INSCRIPTIONS opponents That