The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-06-29
Emetics as Detectives.-A Counterfeiter,s
stomach Utte'ing Spurious BilIs..spicy
Times at Police Head -Quarters.

Times at Police Head -Qnariers.
Capt. Wsllipg, of the New York Po.
nee Tried new detective ageBr the otlle,
day which proved entirely successful. A
young man had passed counterfeit bill at
a Jeweliy store and was detained until A.
officer could be called in. During the in
terval nc was seen to "sw allow something. I"
supposed to be evidence Of guilt. The of.
ficer came and took him to the station house
where he was searched and no bad money
found on his person, but the officer mis-.
trusted there was sol in it. The prison.
er subn itted gracefully 10 the search. At
the close the following brief dialogue en-.
sued:
Prisoner-well, I hope now, sir, you
are satisfied that I don't carry any bad
stuff with me. Il trust I can now 90 home
about my business.
Csptain-My officer tells me that he
has resson to believe that you have swal-
lowed some counterfeit. bills.
Prsoner-Not I, sir, do all nv busi
ness square and above board-it is some of
the nonsense of that puslanimous clerk.
Captain-A slight emetic would tell tho
story. 1t will take but moment to clear
yourself. Laughter among the "shadows, ,
as though the serious Captain intended
joke.
Prisoner-Clear myself! do you sup
pose that am going to degrade myself
by taking any d-d emetic?
Captain-Degrade or otherwise, con.
slider it my duty TO try the thing on.
Prisoner Waxing wroth and putting
himself in an indignant atttude)-I'd like
to see yor try it on! If a man touches
me I'll be - if I don't thrust my fist
down his throat and give him an emetic
that will throw his boots and big toes out
Of his mouth.
Capt. Wallng gave the prisoner to un-
derstand that he must submit to the ope.
ialion, and that he had better do il quietly,
at the same tim' instructing one of his
men to get an emetic. As the emetic was
handed to the prisoner he made some very
wry faces, but seeing he was fairly in for
it, he eulped down the dose, saving, as
he swallowed it, ~ have just taken din
n"r at upper Taylor's and don't like to
unsettle my dinner right after having set
tied for it,"
Several minutes elapsed, but no indica-
ton of the recent dinner showed ITSELF
Capt. Walling being determined to make
thorough job of it, ordered another
emetic, which the young man swallowed
even mcre reluctantly than the first. 1t
was found that this was also likely to fail,
and the Captain insisted on his taking a
tumbler Of warm salt water, as sort Of
top off. The latter had the desired effect
Amid tho chunks of meat, Jumps Of pota-
to, segments of asparagus and undigcsted
Strawberries, four counterfeit bills were
found. They had been compressed into
such small compass that pretty rigid
search was made before they were dscov-
cred. The bills were unrolled. and prov
ed to be e9gn!erfet three on the Hane9ck
ones on the Yates County Bank, this State.
The prisoner was evidently surprised at the
appearance Of the bills, for he had, no
doubt, too exalted an opinion of his stom-
ach 10 think it would be guilty of utter
ING counterfeit money. There was a great
deal of laughing among the detectives at
the result, while the prisoner was marched
off to cell. He says his ace is %, and
tha, he lives in Hoboken. Though Ger
man, he speaks good English, dresses well,
and altogether has the air and bearing OF
nice young man.