Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-02-21
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got to be employed on this line"

"Well, sir, not much, though at times
it was pretty good, and we had some
jolly business. Ay," he continued,
g with good scent it's almost as ex-
citin' as fox huntin', is thiefcatchln F.;
for most of those fellows is as cum
min as foxes, every bit"
1T was through a robbery and a
bit of paper that | was made a guard,
as | said just now"
"How was that ?" said l, catching
at the idea of story to beguile the
time. II should like to hear a bit OF
your experience as detective"
at amt much of story, sir, but
I'll tell it to you with pleasure; and,
taking few rapid pulls at his pipe,
the guard commenced.
at is about two years ago, and
there had been great robbery IN the
city, and the Chieves 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 clue to go upon; it
was mostly guess work. Two or three
men was arrested, but nothing was
ever proved against them, so they was
left go, in course. Nothing ever tran
spired respecting the robbery, and it
was almost forgotten, except by some
of US detectives, for reward Of G100
had been offered, and we was, in
course, anxious to catch the man, 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 together, and we in the
force nicknamed them Chatham and
Dover, (whose real name was Byles)
up too, but nothing turned up. How
ever, one night, after the business had
blown over a bit, thought I'd have a
look after Dover so l goes to where
was sure to find him or his pal, in
an out-ofthe-way place near Field
Lane. When the door was opened, |
saw that the woman was a new hand,
and didn't know me- So | asked if
Dover was in. No. says she, hes
gone out of town In which direc-
tion 2 says l. She pointed upwards,
which meant north. Indeed says |.
Well, tell him as Mr.. Moss wants to
see him as soon as he returns maxim
a shot, sir. | was at man as | sus-
pected was a fence and who | had
my eye on. All right says she, and
shuts the door.
InInKs 1, I've not done bad stroke
of business this evening. Mr.. Moss
and will settle our little account now ;
so l went quickly home. Next after
noon, just after dinner, a 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 to-
night 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 by the nine o'clock train for
Liverpool, which we did, and arrived
there about four the next morning.
We Immediately put ourselves in CON-
munication with the local authorities
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 a pity you
, didn't know a little sooner, for an 4 m
erican bark sailed with yesterday
tide for New York The devil il
did, says Mr.. -.
"Yes," says the captain; "and yor
may depend upon it your man was off
, in that vessel.
"We're done, then" says Mr.. T.
"and will have to go back with oul
, tails atween our legs.
We'll" says l, :" 1 don't see that by
I no means. When does the mail go 2
| asked the captain.
ats gone," says he; "went las
, night.
"That's no good, then," says Mr.
. T. And he was very angry a
bein' done.
a think, Mr.. T" says, as W,
: walked away, 4" think we can catcl
him yet"
"How ?" says Mr.. T.
o Why" said |, "let US take th,
mail steamer to Dublin this afternoon
and 90 by the mail train to Queens
O town; we can catch the steamer ther,
and pin your man in New York"
j, 'By jingol we will, says Mr.. T
that's a good idea; only I'm afrai(
y I shall have to go alone, for you vii
be wanted in London, you know, mex
week.
s | had forgotten that, and was yer,
d much disappointed at not being abl,
: to accompany Mr.. T to New
e York.
However" says he, "I'll not for
" get you when | come back"
And in order to arrange our plan
i I L L. r
It to the railway station. Well, l saw
" Mr.. r off for Holyhead, and fel
very much annoyed at not being abl
to go with him, though, had | know
l. it was the best thing that ever happen
d ed to me, | shouldn't have felt so sui
n ky, you may depend. As the boa
Il left the landing stage, l turned int,
" - street, and walked about a bi