Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-11-29

(" 1t was through robbery and bit of
paper that was made q guard, as l said
just now" stl L. =.
Glow was that2" said I, catching at
the idea of story to beguile the time. 81
should like to hear a bit of your expert
ences as a detective" S 81. Il
/" 1t amt much of story, sir, but I'll
tell it you with pleasure" and taking
few rapid pulls at his pipe, the guard COM
lit was about two years ago, and there
had been a great plate robbery in the city,
and the thieves had got clear away, so we
was all obliged to keep our eyes open and
our wits about us, for, though we had some
suspicious, there was no real clues to go
upon; it was mostly guess work. Two or
three men was arrested, but nothing was
ever proved against them, so they was let
go, in course. Nothing ever TRANSFERRED
respecting the robbery, and it was almost
forgotten, except by some of us detectives,
fora reward of e100 had been offered, and
we was, in course, anxious to catch the
men, as well for the credit of the force as
for the money, which, sir, was not by no
means to be despised. Well, sir, wasn't
half satisfied about one OF the men who
had been arrested, and whose name was
Dover. He and another was always to.
gether and we in the force nicknamed
them Chatham and Dover in conse-
quence We had chatham (whose real
name was Byles) up, too, but nothing
turned UP. However, one night after the
business had blown over bit, thought
I'd have look after Dover; so goes to
where was cure to find him or his pal,
in an out-of the way place near Field Lane
When the door was opened, saw as the
woman was a new hand, and didn't know
me So | asked if Dover was in.l No,
says she, hes gone out Of town.. In
which directions? says l. She pointed
upwards, which meant north. Indeed,
saysI well, tell him as Mr.. Moss wants
to see him as soon as he returns maxim
shot, sir. / was at a man as suspected
was fence and who i had my eye on.
Is All right, says she, and shuts the door.
3" Thinks /, I've not done bad stroke of
business this evening. Mr. Moss and I
will settle our little account now SO l
went quietly home. Next afternoon, just
after dinner, q message comes from the
------- Bank for Mr.. T, our inspector.
Telling me to be ready in case OF bein'
wanted, off he goes, and in about an hour
he came back and said, We've got a job
tonight he says for party has wrote
another gentleman's name by mistake, and
bolted with large sum of money and his
young woman, as is supposed, to America.
We had to start that evening for the nine
O'Clock train for Liverpool, which we did,
and arrived there about four the next
morning. We Immediately put ourselves
in communication with the local authorl-
ties, and searched several outgoing ships,
| but without any success. Just as we were
leaving one of the vessels, the captain said
to me. It's pity you didn't know a little
sooner, for an American barque sailed yes
terday's tide for New York. The devil
| it did, says Mr.. T 4at
r sc Yes, says the captain and you may
depend upon it your man was off in that
vessel 3s 80 s.t r. r <f'i
"We're done, then,' says Mr.. tt,
and will have to 60 back with our tails
atween our legs j. = be.j q
: Z" Well,' says 1, sIdon't see that, by no
means When does the mail go?' asked
the captain - tss% ule.es
It's. gone says he; went last night
/ a "'That's no good, them says Mr.. T.
And he was very angry at bein' DONE
al think, Mr.. t 1 says, as we
walked away think We can catch him
yet Soy Ao p.
g" How p says Mr.. r. rye. .t {
"Why,' said I,s'let US take the mail
steamer to Dublin this afternoon, and &C
by the mail train to Queenstown we car
catch the steamer there, and pin your man
in New York rf
"By Jingo! we WILL says Mr. 2
sthats good idea; only I'm afraid
shall have to go alone, for you will be
wanted in London, you know, next week.
81 had forgotten that, and was very
much disappointed at not being able to &C
i company Mr.. TITO New York.
I" However, says he, FIJI not forget
you when l come back
4 - "And in order to arrange our plans anG
4 have some breakfast we returned to the
railway station. Well, 1 saw Mr.. T
off for Holyhead, and felt very much an
noyed at not being able to go with him
though, had known it was the best thing
that ever happened to me, shouldn'
have felt SO sulky, you may depend. A
the boat left the landing stage, turnet
into - street, and walked about a bi
4 until saw great crowd opposite jew
eler's shop What's up?' thinks 1
Anything in my way So I asks a by
, stander, and he told me that an immens
, amount of jewelry had been stolen tn
previous night, and there was no trace &
the robber. 'Hol ho!' thought. An
l asked 30 see the owner of the shop an
5 telling him who Twas, requested TO Sc
some traces Of the thief's work, for, sil
some men work in exactly the same wa
/. at all their cracks and Won can tell thej
Handwriting after bit of practice
therefore examined the place, and, as
| suspected, found that this robbery ha
, been done in similar way to the one
London. For it had occurred to me ths
| Mr.. Dover had not left London for notl
ing, and now was pretty sure that he an
, his pals had done this job as well. -Afte
making my inspection, and asking the pr,
prietor to say nothing about my visit,
returned to Lime Street Station. / the
! found that l could return to London by
|, slow train at l. O'clock, which, as / la
J, nothing to do in Liverpool, preferred {
l. take rather than wait for the 3:45 expires
i was in much better spirits now than
had been, and as entered the train
e made up my mind to look after Dover
l. London, whittier never doubted he hs
z. returned, for of all hiding places, sir, Lo
n don is the best So made myself as cor
e Portable as possible. Nothing happen,
till, as we were nearing Stafford, bit
2. paper was blown into nAy face, and as
o out of mere curiosity, stopped to pick
up from the seat where it had fallen, tv
!" other and larger pieces came in and fell I
the floor aa
IS There was no one else in the compaI
ment, so put the scraps together, just
see whatI could make out of them, and
IS my establishment | read: ,......5
" al will beat 2 o'clo
d you do it. 80 -