East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-03-09


and get our answer in half an hour,
which will put the matter all right,
and in the meantime / will eat some
breakfast, and be ready for the noon
express" T4t FSI3J
Tearing leaf from my memoran-
dunn book, 1 wrote, "Chisf Detective
Police, Chicago, describe Deputy
Wood and say where he is -
Crane took the dispatch signed his
own name to it, and sent it, immedi-
ately. Shortly the answer was re-
turned: deputy Wood, thirty-fye
years; red hair, freckled face, five feet
eleven, dressed in full suit sleeps
gray. On way TO Vermont and prob
ably passed through Buffalo this
morning. Has any accident happen
ed ?" Signed Chief Of Detective Po-
lice, Chicago"
This was conclusive, and / was
straightway escorted, with many apol-
ogies, by my new friend from the
City Hotel to the American, where l
was invited to eat and drink, not at
the city's expense, but of your hum
bic servant While the chicken was
broiling we talked over matters, and
came to the conclusion that as / had
not been in Buffalo before for more
than a year, somebody had who look
ed wonderingly like me; and thous-
and dollars reward was offered to any
one who would produce him, which
reward Deputy Crane almost felt in
his pocket when he nabbed me at the
station - ~. tAslN 81 81 ~ WF
After breakfast we walked down to
the store of Smith, Jones & Co., and
talked over the affair. Jones apollo
gized, and said, HE supposed they
must have been mistaken in the man,
which perhaps was not strange, seeing
that our attention was not called to
you particularly, and several months
had intervened mistakes will happen
in very good families" Having de-
livered himself of this very doubtful
admission Of my honesty, and entirely
original joke, Mr.. Jones retired into
the counting room, looking very un-
convinced, and the clerks, as if by
common instinct began toput back the
loose goods on the counter, as though
they feared would grab them on my
way out of the store, Crane, / think,
was thoroughly convinced before /
bade him good by at the depot, that,
so far as was concerned, it was oil
right, but persisted that it was very
natural mistake, begged my pardon,
and hoped / would see him on my re-
turn.
For a month or more, while among
my friends in Vermont, thought lit
tie of the occurrence. 1t is true the
thousand dolla- -a--~-I ---~-il ---.-
siUn.iiy como into my mind, but as
was not employed in the case, the
prospect of getting it was exceedingly
small. On my return / spent few
days in New York, visiting old ac-
quaintances and making new ones,
m ostly among the detective branch of
the police, as the line of business to
which / was devoted can be best
learned by mingling with adopts.
One day, while passing down West
street, some person slapped me on the
shoulder in familiar manner saying
at the same time, GLOW are you, old
fellow? When did you get back p
Wasn't you going to speak to fellow
cause you got new suit p Made the
thing pay, eh ?"
Quick as thought the Buffalo ad-
venture came into my mind, and i re-
solved at once to follow up my advan-
tage.
NUNS the word," said /, clapping
my lips at the same time to indicate
that mum was the word, but also
more effoctually to change my voice"
'Come in joe" said my new ac-
quaintance, pointing down the stairs,
into a drinking saloon. Nobody
there but Gill and the boy. We've
had some fine pickings since you left.
Didn't expect you back till tomorrow;
but come in and get a drink, any
way"
Clapping my lips again, blurted
out, Business; but I'll be around to-
morrow. Have oil the boys in at
four" SO saying, ] dashed on as if j
had thousand stores to rob, and sew
eral men to murder before / could
stop to talk. Ny friend in utter
amazement was still standing where ]
left him when l turned the corner,
thinking no doubt, it wasyery strange,
but apparently with no suspicion of
my idendity. ~
was certain that / had got hold Of
a string which followed up might lead
to at least a thousand dollars, and
may be, much valuable property and
still greater rewards. AS tho key to
the situation was evidently my resem-
blance to some rascal, / thought it
right as had to bear the resemblance
that should have all the benefit that
was to como from it, or at least the
lions share; SO l resolved to keep my
own counsel, and make up my case as
best / could in my own room. Joe
was coming back on the next day |;
Bill, my new acquaintance, and the
boys had been having good pickings,
and they would probably be there to-
morrow at four, if the rascal Joe did
not come around before and clear up,
or add to the mystery of to-day. Joe
evidently must be headed off, or the
other pigeons would scatter before
they could be baggcd. 1t was my
main interest having no local rcspon-
sibility in the matter, to bag the thou
sand dollars and Joe. But as the
street had two ends to it, and the bag
ging must not be done where it would
frighten the othcr game, 1 began to
see must have help even in the out
set, so / sensibly concluded to lay the
whole affair before the chief, and have
men enouoh detailed IN in s,,r re euccess