The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-04-07
THE DETECTIVES ADVENTURES.


TEE DETECTIVES ADVENTURE
From the Springfield (Mass.) Daily Republican.
Late in the autumn of 1856 | was going
home to Vermont for short visit Just al
| stepped on to the wharf at Buffalo, a gen
tleman tapped me on the shoulder anc
This way if you please
As did not happen to please, but wa:
turning to look after my baggage, he seizec
hold OF me and said, ''come along sir"
| said, Don't be rude, man. l am no
on duty now, and cannot attend to you
case whatever it may be-"
But | can to yours" retorted he, 'sC
come along without any more ado"
''Claim your baggage! Train leaves here
in five minutes !" shouted the porter
"My trunk! A check for Burlington ?
said l.
''Check for the station-house, . put in my
pertinaciOus, new-made friend
3 What on earth do you mean, will yoU
make me miss the train?" said |, 81.
But not the station" he replied, drily, 81
come along"
a,.'Will you please Introduce yourself before
I'VE proceed with our acquaintance
Il am Deputy Crane, of Buffalo, he an
swered.
''And 1 am Deputy Wood of Chicago
But trains Oft. 1 will see you on my returr
to Buffalo" s- .. a-
There was little confusion. ''AIl aboard!
shouted the conductor. And all aboard they
got, except Deputy Wood and his trunk
which to my certain knowledge, were Ief
standing in the depot-the one for a momen
as speecLless as the other Deputy Cram
presently remarked that he had never be
fore had the pleasure Of meeting DEPUTY
Wood, Of Chicago; but he thought his friend
Smith, Jones & Co. might have been NOR
fortunate, and, if | would have the goodnes
to walk up to the city Hotel, where they
boarded such me for nothing, he woui,
send for them. [ kneH there was SOM
mistake but I thought it would hinder M
only one tran, and as the adventure nigh
be worth all it would cost, would 90 alon!
without further explanation,
We were soon at the iron gate and era
tibgs of the ''City Hotel, as Crane face
tiously termed it; and, while be was gon
for Smith & Co. | had time to reflect
Great robbery in Buffalo. The store 0
Smith, Jones & Co. robbed of some thousanc
dollars worth Of silks besides notes and draft
for some thousands more. One Thousand
dollars reward for detection of the thief, &c
This notice had been published so long be
fore, that should never have thought of i
again, had not the present episode refreshed
my memory. But [ had not long to reflec
before Smith, Jones e Co. with half-a-dozel
clerks, were on hand-all identifying m
from Smith down to the errand boy, as be
ing the identical man who was lurking
around the premises in a suspicious manne
the day before the robbery.
"WeIl, my man." said Deputy Crane
patting me on the shoulder, guilty or no
guilty ?"
"HaagrH" l replied, land if you pleas
we will so and get some breakfast"
There is ice i'll that. But could you fee
yourself with your hands tied together Tha
is according to the rules of the house." an
swered Crane.
''Now hold on Crane, - / exclaimed 'fhi
| joke has gone about far enough. We cal
telegraph to the chief in Chicago, and ge
our answer in half an hour, which will pu
the matter all right and in the meantim
I will eat some breakfast, and be ready 70
the noon express"
Tearing a leaf from my memorandum ool
I wrote;
s'Chief Detective Police, Chicago: De
scribe Deputy Wood and say where he is.
Crane took the dispatch, signed bis owl
name to it, and sent it forward immediately
Shortly the answer was returned:
g., l.
freckled face, five feet eleven, dressed il
full suit sleeps gray. On way to Vernon
and probably passed Buffalo this morning
Has any accident happened? p
Signed, ''----, Chief Detective Polio
Chicago
This was conclusive, and was straightwa7
escorted, with many apologies, by my new
friend, from the ''City Hotel" to the Ameri
can, where | was invited to eat and drinI
not at the expense of the city, but of m
humble servant. While the chicken wa
broiling, we talked over matters and cam
to the conclusion that as had not been il
Buffalo before for more than year, some
body had, who looked wonderfully like me
and thousand dollars was offered to an
one who would produce him-which rewar
Deputy Crane almost felt in his pocket whe
he nabbed me at the station.
After breakfast, we walked down to til
store of Smith, Jones & Co., and talked owe
the affair Jones apologized and said h
supposed they must have been mistaken i
the man, which perhaps was not strange
seeing our attention was not called particu
larly to you at the time, and several month
have interviewed; mistakes will happen
good families however,"
Having delivered himself of this doubtfI
admission of my honesty, and entirely orie
inal joke, Mr.. Jones retired into the coun
ing room, looking very unconvinced; an
the clerks as if by common instinct, bega
to put back all the loose goods on the cou
ter, as though they feared 1 would grab thel
on my way out of the store. Crane I thin
was thoroughly convinced, before | bad
him good by at the depot that, 50 far as
was concerned, it was all right; but persi
ted that it was a very natural mistake-bes
ged my pardon, and hoped | would see hi
on my return.
For a month or more while among m
: friends in Vermont, thought little of Il
occurrence. 1t is true, the thousand doll;
: reward would occasionally come into N
mind but, as | was not employed in Il
case, the prospect Of getting it was exceeding
ly small On my return, l spent a few day
in New York, visiting old acquaintance al
making new ones. mostly amonr the d