Litchfield enquirer., 1864-04-21
THEDETEcl4vE's ADVENTURE.


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 THE DETECTIVES ADVENTURE. I Late in the Autumn of 1851 vas passiip
 home to Vermont for shor: visit. Just ag
 stepped on the wharf at Buffalo, gentlema tapped me on the shoulder and said. .Th
 way, if you please As I did not happen { Iplsase, but was turning to look after my bal
 gage, he seized hold of me, and said, Com along, sir ss eA; e2'' sf s-"3g@9' I said, Don't be rude, my man. am nc op dgty now. and cannot attend to your cas-, vhatevsE t may be- 3 .-at.. ..,l g ,..' a' .'@s'
 But can to yours rsts9Ftea he. tso com along without any more ado.' e.
 Claim your baggage! Train leaves in 6v minutes ' shouted the porter. ... My trunk! Check for Burlingtonp said ] 'Check for the station house. put in my per tinacious, w-Hade friend. - 1 What on earth do you mean, You will make me miss the train.' said I. 'Bat not to the atation,' he replied, drily 50 come along
 Will you please t9 iptrcduqe yourself befor we proseed without pur acauaiptances'
 liam Deputy Crape of Buffalo, ha answer ed. ...< .[..,..,-
 And am Deputy Wood, of Chicago. RgI trains of: will see yoar on my return a
 There was little confusion. 'Al aboard, shouted the conductor. And all aboard thal got, excepting neRaty Wood apd hia traqk which. to my certain knowledge. were left standing on the depot, the one for moment about as speechless as the other. Deputy Crane presently remarked that he had neve' before had tive pleasure of meeting Deputy Wood of Chicago, but he thought his friends Smith, Jones and company might have been more fortunate, and if I would have the good ness to walk to the City Hotel, where they boarded such as me for nothing, he would Send tor them. I knew there was some mis- take and as tho adventure might be worth al it cost would go along without further ex planation. ras..-
 We were soon at the iron gate and gratings of the City Hotel,' as Crane facetously term ed it. and while he was gone for Smith < Co.,, l had time to r fleet. Great robbery in Buf. falo. The store of Smith, Jones and company robbed of some thousand dollars worth of silk, besides notes and dFsfts for several thousand more. Qne thousand dollars reward for dstec ton of the thief &c This note had been published so long b'fore that I should never have thought of is again had npt the pEesent episode refreshed my memory. But I had not long to msditnts before Smith, Jones and Com- pany. with half dozen clerks. were on hand, sll Identifying ne, from Smith down to the er- rand boy, ss being the identical man who was lurking around the premises ip 9 suspicious manner the day before the robbery.
 Well. my man. said Deputy Crane, batting me on the shoulder, guilty or not guilty!
 Hungry replied, land if you please we Will go and get some breakfast
 'There is ice in that. But could you feed yourself with your hands tied together' Tha. is according to the rules anpssvered ps.l Crane.
 Nov hold on, Craue,' I exclaimed, this joke has gone about fss enough. We can tele' graph to the chief in Chicago, and get the matter all right; ip the m?|santime will eat some breakfast and be ready for the noon ex- press t' H 17a s. +'
 Tearing . leaf frqW ny memorandum book '' ,l I wFose, Chief Detective Police, Chicago !; de- scribe H1epnnty Wood, and say where he i'!'
 Crane took the despatch, signed his oown name to it. and sent it forward ipmediately.- Shortly the answer was returned: Deputy Wood. thirsy-hse years, red hair. freckled face, Eve feet eleven. dressed in full suit sheeps grey. On way to Vermont and probably passed Buff salo this morning. Has any accident happen' sd Signed Chief Detective Police, Chicago.
 This was conclusive, and I xes sNtr sNtrseieghtVssy escoFFttsd with many apologies by my nsW nzsW fricnd from the City Ho.sr tqiAs A!mHerieasn' !H where T I was invited to eat and driiak, not as the e1- pense of thle city. but of ny humble servant.- While the cihlicken yss hFoQilipg we talked ove' matters, and came to the copclssion l,a that es had not hean in Buffalo before for more than [ year, soEssbody had vhq looked wonderful, like me, aud thousand dollars were ofEered tt any one wao would procure him. which rewart Deputy Crane 2 ael@gaqs. felt in his pocket wher he nabbea ne n at the station. ......
 After bRrssakfass we walked down to the stort of Smith, JQnes ' O.. and talked over the af tsir.a Jones apOlogised and said he supposed they must q..t have been mistaken fep in the msn s which peFhsaRs sas not strange, ts'p seeing ogr at tentiop Fss nqt called to yoy particularly a the tine ans ssyerel P gaontahs had iptarvented mistaksss gh gh happen in very good families.'- Having !aQV.F dslQVysFea himself of this doubtful ad missian oR ny bbopsaty and entirely origina joke, Nr, senes retired into thseountiue room locking very uuconyineeq; and the clerks, asi by eoRRop instinct, began h tc 7 put back all th |lqose goods on the counter as though thsy fear ed IxyDeaqllaa grub thsRa ben on ny Esy eqt of tn