The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-24

Kahler and Kratz were assigned to
meet a stranger who was scheduled
to arrive at Union station at 7:1O
o'clock Saturday night. The tele-
gram was received at police head
quarters at $3.50 o'clock Saturday
afternoon and was dated from
Bridgeville. Della. The wire read;
"Chief Of Police, Baltimore: Have
plain clothes man to meet ITO train;
will have handkerchief in hand"
The telegram was not signed. Cap
tain McGovern assigned Kahler to
meet the train.
A few seconds after the train ar
rived the detectives noticed man
carrying a white handkerchief dang
ling from his ring hand. Kahler ap-
preached and asked If he had sent a
telegram. Yes, he was the man.
my name is Brinsfield' and I'm
here on an extraordinary mission.
| need all the help you can give me-
he told the detective. Mr.. Brinsfield
told how strange man had accom-
panied his father to Eldorado from
Miami, Fla; how his father had
drawn draft for $4,000 and hat
j left home quickly with the man.
/ Confided in Judge
i Mr.. Brinsfield told the detective
that a member of the first judicia
i circuit who was on the steamel
Cambridge when the boat left THU
city Friday for Clairborne, had toll
him that his father had confded tina
he was ION the inside to make a bil
sum of money through a stock deal.
The Judge cautioned Mr.. Brinsfiel'
Sr., about dealing with new foun'
friends, and when the Judge reache
Cambridge he told the younge
Brinsfield about his fathers assocla
ton with the stranger.
II Mr.. Brins6eld Jr. telephoned t
the Bank of Hurlock and verifie
what had been told him. His fathe
obtained the draft Friday night.
Saturday morning Brinsfield' 81
and Roussin boarded the first trai
II from Eldorado, and two hours late
they were on the steamer Cambridg
| at Claiborne, bound for this cit,
| The banks were closed when thu
reached here and Mr.. Brinsfield al
Roussin went to the Rennert and Il
: draft was deposited in the safe.
Il It was 1870 in the morning VIII
Z the police went to their room o
= ened the door with master key a.
Z found Roussin and the banker. Bo
& were frightened, but Roussin quick
7 recovered. Mr.. Brinsfield was t.
) that he need have no fear, but
u time was lost in denouncing Rol
Z sin, who smiled and asked the
4 tectives if 1t were cold enough {
! for an overcoat.
Z Was to Have Made Fortune
6 Mr.. Binsfield related yesterday h
- he had been "baited" by Roussin a
his alleged confederates. He said
didn't intend to part with his mon
Here is how Mr.. Brinsfield said
fell in to scheme to make a fcrtul
A week ago. with member of
family he went to Miami for @ va
ton. On Tuesday he said he I
Roussin, who told Mr.. Brinsfieli t
he reminded him of an uncle of
who had made money in the st,
market.
why, there's my uncle nov
exclaimed Roussin, and crossing
boulevard he approached man we
- ing silk suit and panama hat. T
- shook hands and seemed glad to n
eachother.
. Roussin, said Mr.. Brinsfeld inv
9 him to a private stock exchan
= outside Miami. The place had the
pearance Of a prosperous club WI
there were about SO men. IRE
graph tickers were going and II
= were two cashiers with big piles
money before them. No one paid
ticuIar attention to Mr.. Brinsfelt
" "rn introduce YOU" Roussin IS
legged to have whispcred 10 p
field. Then there was little
: ting on the stocks. Fsgu-as wera