Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-27
TAKES PRISONER
BACK TO MEXICO
AFTER CAPTURED
Much Wanted Prisoner in
Charges Against
Fresno Cop
Mexican Officers Return
Prisoners to u. S.
for Hardwick
BY Press Staff Correspondent

CALEXICO, Dec. ED. P. Bates,
Fresno patrol driver, who came to
CaIexico on Monday night to take
charge of Dave Paulin, alias Polins-
ky, and myriad of other names,
was arrested by the police of Mex
icali this morning at the instance
Of Police Chief Joe Hardwick, of
the Calexico police department, and
after being held in jail at Mexicali
was deported to Calexico and is
held in Jail.
Paulin, or Polinsky, is a much
wanted man on the coast. At Fres-
no he is charged with bigamy, at
San Luis Obispo with robbery, at
Los Angeles for robbery and embez-
element.
C. F. Klein, special investigators
with the Automobile Club of South
ern California, has been trailing
Paulin for several months, trying to
secure his arrest for embezzlement
of two cars, one of which, a Frank
lin sedan, was taken in charge by
the police at Mexicali last Saturday,
when Paulin was arrested in that
city at the request Of Chief joe
Hardwick.
Paulin some little time ago, left
Los Angeles and drove to Tia Juana,
taking with him girl 10 years old,
whom he is said TO have delphed
into belief that he would marry
her. Paulin and the girl were To-
Gated at the hot springs, south Of
Tia Juana, by Klein, but it was inn
possible to secure his arrest in this
section. The latter part of last weele
Paulin left the girl at Tia Juana,
on some .pretext, and left in her
charge a leather pouch, in which
there was a series of diamonds val-
ued at from $1,000 to $4,000. Follow
ing Paulin's departure for Calexico
and Mexicali, the girl returned to
her home at Los Angeles with her
brother, who had come to prevail
upon her to return to her home, and
arriving in Los Angeles, the girl
voluntarily surrendered the jewels
to the police of that city.
Notified of the arrest of Paulin,
the sheriff's office of Fresno de-
tailed Bates to come here and take
charge of the prisoner. Bates,
brought a warrant which, while
filled out and signed seemingly in
proper manner, did not carry the
necessary warrant seals.
Bates left yesterday morning with
Paulin, bound for Fesno, but at Ban
ming the officer and his prisoner left
the train and hired car at tho
Banning Garage, with instructions
to be driven back to Calexico. J.
C. Skene, manager of the garage,
drove them to this place. They ar
rived here last night and registered
at the Virginia hotel, and this morn
ing Bates and Paulin crossed the
line into Mexicali, Paulin being
handcuffed. The action of the Of
ficer, however, automatically releas-
ed the prisoner from the charge of
any of the police officers of the
United States.
On being given the information Of
the actions of Bates, Chief Hard
wick, accompanied by Investigator
Klein, who arrived here this morn-r
ing to take charge of the Franklin
car, went to the office of the chief
of police at Mexicali, and requested
that Bates be arrested and placed
in jail, which request was immedi-
ately granted.
While in confinement here, Paulin,
who has money, and is able to se-
cure more, offered Chief HardwiclS
$1,000 if he were permitted to es-
cape, which offer was laughed away.
When Bates took charge of the
prisoner Hardwick told him of the
offer made by Paulin, and advised
him that he would need to exercise
extreme care in handling the prison
er, and that it was not unlikely that
he would make an effort to escape,
and would undoubtedly offer further
bribes to secure his release.
Bates claims that he was advised
by wire from Fresno to return here
to secure the Franklin car.
The police of Mexicalia later de-
ported both Bates and Paulin to the
United States side of the line, where
Hardwick placed both under enr-
rSste
FRESNO, Cal, Dee. 27.--Chief Of
Police Frank p. Truax stated this
afternoon that he had received a
telegram from Chief of Police Joe
Hardwick of Calexico, saying the
latter is holding Police Patrol Driv-
er d. 7. Bates, of Fresno, in Jail IN
the Imperial Valley town and that
Daniel T. Polin, alias Dave Polinshy
has been turned over 10 the Los
Angeles authorities.