Show to be ii lions kong but lh suspect WU someone els speciale cialI F CTr onri service sept 11 from a atory made this evening it seems the police department has just bei n engaged in another wild goose chase after fasciott fa scott the supposed murderer of millionaire snell it appears that several months ao an american resident of hong kong spotted a young man lounging about there n horn he made sure WM none other than the renowned talcott Ta acott pe advised the authorities ot the state department and also those of chicago that the suspected roan lud arranged to ship for san francisco on the ship titan which would arrive in aan francisco about august 20 ilia atory as to identification etc waa so positive that it set the officials here in a flutter no time was to be lost so captain fitzpatrick and eer beant damen were started for the golden gate po t haste with letters to the revenue officials n bich would enable them to go out on the revenue cutter and meet the incoming thip chief hubbard meanwhile rushed down to springfield and went through the necessary form to get a requisition on the governor of california arrived in san francisio the chicago officers ware cordially treated by the re venie office and given every accommodation but sad to relate when the ship was boarded the suspect was no more bacott than the croaa in the moon he was john henry acne an anro young who had plenty ot papers and other evidence to prove lie was all right now comes the laughable part of the etory captain on returning to the city hastened to the telegraph office and bis chief found man roa lily he is not the party wanted beyond possibility of doubt when this cne sEase was delivered to the chief however by the bad manipulation of the telegraph operator it read ho is the party wanted etc immediately there was great excitement in and about headquarters and the mayors office and for fear might by some technicality escape before the requisition reached the coast fitz patrick was telegraphed to hang on to the kupect at all hazards and await other instructions this staggered but ho saw there had been a blunder and bent another dispatch this time reached the home office with the not the reward is still in distance and there is a big hole in the police contingent fund |