New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-17
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY JANUARY IT, 1860

q pocket BOOK containing $500 in gold He Il asks'
70 relate bo9 I. occurred and replied by saying tina
he ef The Astor House ia the morning for jersey CITY
went down TO the ferry boat where he bought ticket
for PHILADELPHIA paying for from roll Of bills which
he afterwards pat back Ia bis pocket and when be
lsrded in jersey City the money wac gore. Having
given tbis simple statement, Of the. Detectives
questions him closely and ELECTS the further facts that
be stopped at the railroad ticke-oice in the ferry
house and bought ticket for Philadelphia; that in
paying for the same he exhibited roll Of bank bills
which he again put into hia pocket that the boat
crow ded that in his hurry TO be first the shore he
had forced bis way to the bow of the boat that be
was josted considerably in the crowd that he had a
bundle in bis hand which be cssped tightly aoross his
breast with bis left hand and arm tbst well dressed
gentleman with light msstache, addressed several re-
msrks to him, and stood by him in the crowd that
when the boat struck the bridge he stepped over the
c&aiu cft foot first, and went ashore when he got
int, the depot be missed his money. The Detective
having got all the information he desired, then lid to
strang,v, Fancy Charley has got your money, and
I'll tell you how be did it. Wien you bought
your ticket, Charley saw how much money
you put IN your pocket; he stuck slsse TO
you while crossing the river, and he was the we'll
dressed msn WHO spoke 10 you. TIE bundle you held
80 tightly kept your left occupied, aI as be would
have fixed it If he had the placing of It. He kept
jostling against you THAI you would not notice him
when be took the money. When you lifted your left
leg to get over the chain his right hand went into your
left-haDd pocket aud the money was hb- The act of
stepping over the chain eased np your psntsloon, 30
that you could not feel his touch" The detective then
points 10 crack in the floor, places the man's arm
across his breast and tells him to Imagine the crack to
he the boats chain, and requests him 20 step over it.
The counlryman walks few steps forward, lifts his
left leg TO step over the Imaginary chain when IN
twinkiug the detectives hand slides unpereeived into
bis pocket and draws forth jack knife without exciting
the slightest suspicion the part ofhe stranger When
shown The trick, the country man I" allows its pretty
cute" ard is satisfied where his money has gone. lie
was then shown q picture of Charles, which graces
the Rogue's Gallery and in il recognized the man
who had addressed him on the bost. But how 70 get
his money back, that's the question" Fancy
Charley" il too smart to show bis face il EewYork
for some time but is frustrating in the interior of Jer
sey and the countrynan cannot remain TIL reaus-
ton ia procured and Charley arrested consequently he
departs for home minus his 1890. In few days
Fancy Charley returns to the city where he lives
fast life I'LL bis money gone, and then watches for
chance 10 prey upon some one else In the same way
the officer viii explain how BURGLARY was committed
how some female customer stole piece of silk from
your store or what became of the family silver. II is
absolutely necessIy that they should be- able to at
a glance how thing was done, before they able TO
tell who did il, and to acquire this knowledge they
necessarily become experts in the various tricks of
the trade