The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-03-29

II hy oommpn Nsilucl. began g Pa
bach ail ths loose aosjs On lhe coaa.
ter. n iipugh ihey feared ] would grah
them gn my way out q abe sore.--
Crane. / ihiak. was lh0fpagtly con.
WINGED before bade him goodbye 81
lIc depot that, 50 far e. was con.
csucd, Ii was NJ right bot persisted
tlsai Il was a very natural mistake
begged my pardon, a0d hoped ] would
SEE him % my return.
For a month u more, while among
my friends 10 Yefmont, | thought li,.
lie Of the occurrence. lis true the
thousand dollar reward would occa.
sioually come into nay mind bat, as
/ was not employed IL the ease, the
prospect OF getting il was exceedingly
small. On my return, spent a few
days 10 New York, visiting old ac.
quainianees and making new ones,
mostly among the detective branch Of
the police, as the line oi business to
which WAS deyded can best be
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:
How are you, old fellow ? When
did you get back +? Wasn't you going
to speak to fellow cause you got on
new suit Made the thing pay, eh !?
Quick as thought, the Buffalo adj
venture came into my mind, and
resolved at once 10 follow up the ad,
vantage.
Nuns the word, said /, clapping
my lips at the same time to indicate
that mum rnas the word but alse
more eilectually 10 change my voice
Come in, joe Isaid my new ac,
quaintance, pointing down the stairs
into n drinking saloon. Nobody
there but Bin and the boy. We've
had some fine piekings since you left
Didn't expect you back till tomorrow
but come in and get a drink, any way.
Clapping my lips again, | bhrted
out:
Business; but I'll be around to-
morrow. Have all the boys in al
four.
So saying, ! dashed on as though
had a thousand stores to rob and sey.
eIal men to murder before | could stop
to talk. Ny friend in utter amaze
ment was sill standing where left
hm when / turned the corner. think.
ing no doubt il was very strange, but
apparently having no suspicion Of
identity.
was certain as ! went TO my hotel
that ! had GOT hold Of string which,
followed up might lead to at least q
thousand dollars. and may be much
valuable property and still greater re-
wards. As the key TO the situation
was evidently my resemblance 10 some
rascal | thought il right as | had TO
bear the resemblance that ! should
have all the benefit that was to come
Of it, on at least the lions share; so ]
resolved TO keep my own council, and
make up the case as best | could in
my own room.
Joe was coming back on the next
day Bill (my new aequaintance) and
the boys having good pickiags, and
they would probably be there to-mor-
row at four, if the real Joe did not
come round before and clear up, Or
add 10, the mystery Of to-day. Joe
evidently must be headed off, or the
other pigeons would scatter before
they could be aagged. 1t was my
main interest, having no local respon-
sibility in the matter, TO bag the thous-
and dollars and Joe. But as the street
had two ends 10 1t, ard the bagging
mustnot be done where il would fright
en- the other game, ! began TO see ]
must have help even in the outset -
so | sensibly concluded to lay the
whole affair before the chief, and
have men enough detailed 10 ensure
success. The case was so plain that
there seemed to be but one plan, and
in that we all agreed, namely: TO make
arrangements thai evening TO have
me stationed IL grocery store on the
FIRST corner of the street from the sa-
loon, with two or three assistants, and
as many more placed in the corner
drug store down the street. so as to ar
rest Joe before he met his pals, and
by putting him in a close carriage we
might take him ol 50 quietly that no.
body would hear Of it.. A few men
were TO be stationed ia a private house
the saloon, 10 make a decent
IL they saw any unnatural commolion
about there before the appointed hour.
But otherwise all were 10 concentrate
when the hour arrived. and arrest who
ever might be present.
One hour before daylight we were
all ID our places, not to attract atlen-
tion By gong there aiierward. II was
a long, dreary inrcaoon. We fanci 4
VIZ saw now ad then a suspicious
pefsDn passing; but no more perhaps
than We might expect TO see on any
other street ii Tie city. Noon came.
Crackers and rasifs bad been dispos-
en u as our grocery, and yet my 5oub
le had not made his appearance
Whether they had taken him IT The
drug store We did noi know but