East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-05-04
POLICE OFFICERS SToRY!'

STRATEGY IN THE DETECTION OF CRIME
Several years ago / had with much
difficulty arrested clerk Of a leading
jewelry house. who for long time
had not only successfully purloined
from his employers, but had as sue.
cessfully diverted suspicion from him.
self. He made no confession when
apprehended, and was very sullen
but / got facts enough to give me a
clue that the property he had taken
was sold to the Ehrwitz Brothers, who
for series of years had defied by
their "inesse" all the exertions Of po.
lice and magistrates. After commit
ment he was habeas eorpased--plague
on those bothersome writs. Instead
Of being helps to justice, as in olden
times, they had got to be mischivous,
and often times--as in the case j now
speak of-mere lodges TO help an es-
cape. Beng somewhat his criminal
guardian, / was selected to care for
him on tho way to the judges cham
Der and back again. The argument
over, he was remanded for there was
nothing in the points made 'for the
liberty Of this Citizen" as the coun-
selor with much bombast contended.
just by the corner of Leonard and
Elm streets, as we were going to the
Tombs, two intensely countrvtied fell
lows came along and as quick as
lightning seized me by each arm, and
just as quickly my prisoner cut and
ran toward Broadway. The thing
was so bold and audacious, i was for
moment paralyzed, and they held
tightly, too, assure you. In an IN
slant there was a crowd. "Help me,
/ cried, II am an ofiiccrw The crowd
came closer, the mon released me-
One said, '1 will get an officer" the
other cried, "Oh, the fellows drunk ~
and off they went, everybody laugh
ing like mad, and coming closer and
closer around me- "Don't be so af-
fectionate, let mo out Of this !" said 4,
and / made lunge at big fellow,
and down he went. At this another
struck me, aud / saw at once that the
whole thing-rescue, crowd, and all
must be premeditated dodge of the
"brothers" aforesaid, who were pro-
tecting a pal, and had well watched
The opportunity.
My bird was gone, and, bottling my
wrath, / SAID to myself, .'vs-- -..li,
gentlemen, you think / don't know
you before nightfall, however, III
have both you and the prisoner tight
er than the kettle drums at oratories,
or I'll resign my Office"
Sinking away, / went immediate
ly to the Office Of an evening paper,
and wrote bit of intelligence that
--- had escaped, and was prob
ably on his way to Philadelphia, and
that Sergeant Parker would take the
afternoon train in pursuit. All blind
of course. From there 1 instantly
went to the shop of n leading jeweler
and told my story. He commiserated
SNOW" said /, ''if you want to pity
and aid me, lend me two diamond
rings, four or FIVE watches and case OF
chains. l pledge you my word they
shall be back Tomorrow" "Decoys p
said he laughingly. ''Just So" 1 re-
tured for he and / had served each
ether before. left with my booty, say.
ing as did SO, ''if you see in the pa
per that you have beenrobbed, tip tho
wink and humor it, you know" He
laughed, and off / bolted to tho news
paper Office again, and, fortunately go1
there just as it was going to press.
1t was but the workof a moment tc
write few lines speaking OF daring
larceny in a jewelry shop that morn
ing, bold plundercrs, &C., which, cou
pied with the escape, made the fourth
edition Of the paper a highly spicy
issue. From there / went to tho
house Of particular partner in the
police business. l told him at twelve
o'clock precisely to be at No. Johr
street, with eight or ten men, anC
come in and make search. That il
Ehrwitz's "den," said he, 'they are
cunning; there will be nothing found
We've tried that before" "Ncvel
you mind" / rejoined, "this time III
be there before you learn the mys
terry" With sign of delighted re
cognition, for he loved a bit Of excite
ment, we separated, he to pick up hi'
fellows, and | to put into my carpe
bag tho costume Of jaunty cracks
man, which had once before served q
q good disguise-the sandy wig anc
whiskers and check cravat was perfect
/ " irresistible. 4off .. ).
by six o'clock, bag in hand, ] wa
at the Now Jersey Railroad depot
said 1 to = myself, "John, my boy
somebody Interested has seen tha
pieco in the paper, and is watching Il
soc you go, Now you must find VIII
that somebody is." Looking aropn'
over tho crowd crelessly, it was som
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