Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-04-05
THE DETECTIVES ADVEN-
IURE.

Late in the autumn of 1856 was going
bone to Vermont for short visit. just
as | stepped on to the wharf at Buffalo, a
q gentleman tapped me on the shoulder
and said:
This way, if you rlcase.'
As did not happen to please, but was
turning TO lnok after my baggage, be ssiz-
ed hold of me, and said, Come along. sir.
said. Don't be rude, my man. | am
not on duty now, and cannot attend to
your case, whatever it may be.
But can to yours retcrted be, SO
come along without any more ado
Claim your baggage! Train leaves
here 10 five minutes 7 shouted the porter.
My trunk! A check for Burlington
said |.
Check for the station houss,' put in my
pertinaciOus, new made friend
What on earth do yon nsan7 You will
make me miss the train, said |.
But not the station he replied, drily
$50 come along
viii you please to Introduce yourself
before we proceed with our aceuaintance?'
i am Deputy Crane, of Buffalo, he at
swered.
And am Deputy Wood, of Chicago
But tsair's of will see you On my re-
turn TO Buffalo
There was little confusion. All sbnardv
shouted the conductor. Ard all aboard
they got, excepting Deputy Wood and his
trunk. which. to my certain knowledge,
we're lett standing 10 the depnt-the one
for a moment about az speechless as the
other. Deputy Crane presently remarked
that he had never before had the pleasure
of meeting Deputy Wood. OF Chicago hut
lie thought his friends Smith, Jones 4 Co
might, have the goodness TO walk up to the
City Hotel, where they boarded such as
me for nothing be would send far them. !
knew there vas some mistake; bat
thought it would hinder me only one train
and, as the adventure might be worth all it
cost, would 60 along without further ex-
PLANTATION.
We we're soon at the iron gate and graf
ipgs of the'City HOTEL as Crane facetious-
ly termined it; and, while he was gone for
Smith, & Co., had time to reflect. Great
robbery in Buffalo. The store Of Smith,
Jones & Co. robbed of some thousand del
| lars worth OF silks, besides notes drafts for
some thousand more. One thousand dol
lars reward for detection Of the f, &c. ,
| This notice had been published SO long
before, that should never Lave tbo't Of it
| again bad not the present episode refresh.
ed my memory. But / had not long to
mediate before Smith. Jones & Co., With
| bali a.dOZen clerks, were on hand ali iden-
tIiying me, from Smith down to the en-
rend-boy as being the identical man who
was lurking round the premises in q sus-
piciOus manner the day before the rob.
| berry.
Well, my man. said Deputy Crane,
patting me on the shoulder, guilty or not
guiItyT
Hungry replied: and. if you please
we will go and get some BREAKFAST
There is ice 10 that. But could you
feed yourself with your hands tied togeth-
err That is according to the rules of the
house, answered Crane.
Now hold on. Crane exclaimed
this joke has gone about far enough. We
| can telegraph to the chief in Chicago, and
get our answer in half an hour, which will
put the matter all right; and in the mean
| time will eat some breakfast, and be
ready for the noon express
! Tearing leaf from my memorandum
book, wrote;
/ Chief Detective Police, Chicago: Des-
cribs Deputy Wood, and say where be
| is'
Crane took the despatch, signed bis OWL
name to it aud sent it forward Immediately
Shortly tie answer was returned:
Deputy Wood, thirty, five feet eleven
dressed in full suit sleeps grey. On waJ
to Vermont, and probably passed Buffalo
this morning. Has any accident happen
ed
| Signed. '--' Chief Detective
Police, Chicago.
This was very conclusive, and wal
straight way escorted, with many apollo
gees, by my new friend. from the City Ho
tel, to the American, where l was invited
to eat and drink-not at the expense o
the city, but Of my humble servant. Whilt
the chicken was broiling, we talked owe
matters, and came to the conclusion tha
as had not been in Buffalo before To-
more than q year somebody had who look
ed wonderfully like me and q thousand
dollars was offered to any one who woulC
produce him-which reward Deputy Gran
almost felt in his pocket when be nabbet
me at the station.
After breakfast we walked down to tn
store of Smith, Jones 4 Co., and talket
over the affair. Jones apologized and SAT-
he supposed they must have been mistak
en- in the man which perhaps were no
strange, seeing our attention was not call
ed to yOu particularly at the time, on,
several months bad interviewed; mistake
will happen 10 very good families, how
ever
Having delivered himself of THE doubt
full admission of my honesty, entirely orig
inal joke. Mr.. Jones retired into hisUoual
ing room, looking unconvinced; and; .,tb,
clerks, as If by common instinct began q
pnt back the loose goods on the counter
az though they feared ! would grab then
on my way out of the store. Crane,
think, was thoroughly convinced, before
babe him goodbye at the depot that, 9
fer as / was concerned, it was all right