The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-12-12
How q Rogue Escaped and was
Caught again.

Several years ago had with much diff
Guilty arrested clerk OF a leading jewelry
house, who for a long time had not only
successfully purloined from his employers,
but had as successfully diverted suspicion
from himself. He made no confession
when apprehended, and was very sullen:
but got facts enough to give me clue
that the property he had taken was sold to
the EhrwitZ Brothers, who for series of
years had detied by their tinesse all the eX-
ertions of police and magistrate. After
commitment he was "habeas corpused -
plague on those bothersome writs! In
stead ct being helps to justice, as in olden
times, they had got to be mischievous, and
oftentimes-as in the case / now speak Of
mere lodges to help an escape. Being
somewhat his criminal guardian, was Sc
lected to care for him on his way to the
judges chamber and back again. The ar
gument over, he was remanded; for there
was nothing in the points. made "for the
liberty of this citizen," as the counsellor
with much bombast contended. ~
Just by the corner of Leonard and Elm
streets, as we were going to the Tombs, two
intensely countrified fellows came along,
and as quick as lightning seized me by
both arms, and just as quickly my prison
er cut and run towards Broadway. The
thing was so bold and audacious, was for
moment paralyzed, and they held tightly,
WV assure you. Ill dll llSlttnt lueIe WIS
crowd. Help me-" cried, II am an
offcer!' The crawd came closer; the men
released me. One said, II will get an Off
CERT the other cried, "Oh, he's drunk
and off they went, everybody laughing like
mad, and coming closer and closer around
me. Don't be so affectionate," said /;
''let me out of this;'' and made lunge at
a big fellow, and down he went. At this
another struck me, and 1 saw at once that
the whole thing, rescue, crowd, and all
that, must be premeditated dodge of the
brothers aforesaid, who were protecting
pal, and had well watched the opportu-
nifty.
Ny bird was gone, and bottling my wrath
l said to myself, VERY well, gentlemen,
fall, however, I'll have both you and the
prisoner tighter than the kettle-drums at
oratories, or I'll resign my office"
Sinking away, / went Immediately to
the office of an evening paper, and wrote a
bit Of intelligence that - had escaped,
and was probably on his way to Philadel-
phia, and that Sergeant Barker would take
of course. From there instantly went to
the shop of leading jeweler, and told my
story. He commiserated. "Now,' said
J., "if you want to pity and aid me, lend
me two diamond rings, four or five watch
es, and case of chains. l pledge you my
word they shall come back Tomorrow
Decoys?" said he, laughingly. "Just
so,' / returned; for he and had served
each other before. I left with my booty,
saying, as 1 did so, IF you see in the pa
per that you have been robbed, tip the
wink and humor it, you know" He
laughed, and off bolted again to the news
paper office, and fortunately got there just
as they were going to press. 1t was but the
work of q moment to write few lines,
lii vx,f< lnp 1a~
shop that morning, bold plunderers, &C.,
&c, which, coupled with the escape, made
the fourth edition of the paper highly
spicy issue. From there went to the
house of particular partner in the police
business. 1 told him at twelve o. o'clock pre-
cisely to be at No. John street, with
eight or ten men, and come in and make
search: THAT is Ehrwitz's den, says he,
they're cunning; theren be nothing
found we've tried that before.' "Never
you mind," rejoined; this time I'll be
there before you, and learn the mysteries.
With sign of delighted recognition-for
he loved bit of excitement-we separa-
ted, he to pick his fellows, and top put into
my traveling-bag the costume Of jaunty
as good disguise-the sandy wig and
whiskers, and check cravat were perfectly
irresistible.
By six o'clock, bag in hand was at the
New Jersey railroad depot. Said to my
self, "John, my boy, somebody interested
has seen that piece in the paper, and is
watching to see if you go. Now you must
find out who that somebody is" Looking
around over the crowd carelessly, it was
some time before conld venture conjec-
ture; but finally hit upon certain de-
mure-looking parson as the spy. So, to
try him with a bit of bait, pulls out a
stale telegraphic dispatch, and holding it
up so as he conld see what it was, scanned
it carefully with one eye, while with the
other I peered over at him. He nibbled,
and shortly edged toward my POSITION
I was now almost sure, and only wanted a
grain more intothe scale to poisethe doubt.
So taking favorable turn in the ''voyage'',
/ made over to him and said, Have you
an evening paper? omitted to buy one.".
"No sir" said he, shut you will get one
inside 1 think. 1 then pulled out the rail-
way ticket, 80 as to carelessly show it
caught his eyes looking anxiously at it,
and felt more convinced. But when, just
oc iptn tho froiv, 7 him, IA;