The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-04-28

Although the old saying .: set thief
to catch a thief is utterly ~ adiatcd BY
the Police Department, stu there are
many Of the detectives who know how
to handle every tool used by burglars
OF thieves, who eau show you where
the little joker is y who caa work tho
pAtsnt safe or pocketbook dropping
game, or pick Il pocket. ~ dcxtcrously
as the most expert operator in either line
Of business. If you haze been robbed
in any manner, tell one Of them the cir.
cumstanccs attending the case, and he
will tell you where. when aud how the
theft was perpetrated, aud, not unfrc-
queu,ly he will shrewdly guess the name
Of the offender Being in the detective
oihce few days since. We observed
curious scene, which we will describe.
The captain, sergcaRts, aud half . dozen
detectives were sitting about the Gee,
busily engaged iu coloriny their respcc-
tive necrschaums, aud CONTRASTING the
prospects Of this or that tll;ef, or relating
how Corkic Jack did" this couutryman,
or how Cockuey Bill got 1--WE years for
appropria,iag agentleman's watch, when
heavy waiskered, broad shouldercd,
rough looking porsouagc enters. A sin
gle glance satisfies all hands that he il
. eouutryman, and has been ''dope' by
some sharper The eorutrymau says he
has been robbed Of = pocket book con-
tanning 1900 in gold lie is asked to re-
late how i, occurred aud replied by say
ing that he left the Aston House in tho
moraiag fot jerry City. went down TO
the ferry boat, where he bought ticket
for Philadelphia, paying for It from .
roll OF bills which he afterwards put back
in his pocket, and when he landed in
Jersey City the money WAS goac HAv.
ing given this simple statement, one OF
the Detectives questions him closely and
clicils the further fact tina, he stopped 1t
the railroad ticket office, in the ferry.
houses, and bough. ticket for Philadel.
phia that in paying for the same he cx.
hihited roll Of bank bills, which hc
again pnt into his pocket ; that the boat
Was crowded that in his hurry to 10
first n the shore he had forced his way
TO the bow Of the boat that he was
josilca considerably 10y the crowd thst
he had bundle in his hand which he
clasped tightly across his breast with
his left hand and arm tina, u well dress
cd gentleman with light moustache nd
dressed several remarks TO him, and
stood by him in the crowd that when
the boat struck the bridge, he stepped
over tie chain, left foot first, and went
ashore when lie got into the depot hs
missed the money The Detective hav.
lug got all the information he dcSiredi
then said to the stranger, Fancy Char.
ley has got your money, and III toll you
how he did it, When you bought yoss
ticket. Charley saw how much mousy
you put in your pocket be stuck to you
while crossing the river, and lac WAS tie
well dressed man who spoke To you.
The bundle you held SO tightly kept ysur
left arm occupied. just as he would haze
fixed il il he had the placing Of it Hc
KEEP, jostling against you 50 that you
would no, notice him when he took the
money When yo0 lifted your leg to 30
over the chain his right hand wen, into
your lei, pocket, and the money WAS his.
The az, Of stepping over he chain sssed
up your pan.aloohs so that you coatd
M, feel his touch" The Detective then
points to crack in the toor, places the
mans arm across his breast, and tells
him TO imagine the crack TO bc the boats
chain, and requests him to step over il
The couutryman walked q few stops for
ward, lifts his left Lex to step ovA tho
imaginary chain, when in twinklink
the Detectives hand slides unpcrcsivsd
into his pocket. and draws forth u Jack.
knife without exciting the least auspic-
ion on the part Of the stranger When
shown the trick, the countrynan allows
its pretty cute" and is satisfied where
his money is gone. He was then shown
pic.urc II Charles. which graces The
Rogue's Gallery. and in il recognizes he
man who had addressed him on the boat.
Blu, how TO &c, his money back that's
the question: Fancy Charles - too
smart to show his face in New York fps
some time, but is rusticaiing in the inte-
rior Of Jersey, and tbs eoun,ryman caa-
not remain till requistion is procured
and Charley arrested, consequently he
departs for home, minus three hundred
| dollars.