Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-04-23
ROBBER CAUGHT.

=, Some time ago the Canal Bank, of New Or
leans was robbed, in open daylight, Of $4,000.
The robber picked up a package from the desk
while the attention of the clerk, who had it in
charge, was attracted in another direction. The
robber, whose name is Ap Rlfool, has been ar
.rested, and as the arrest was accomplished under
very siguar circumstances, present the full par
ticulars, as given by New Orleans paper:
The skill and ingenuity displayed in working up
the case, and carrying it to successful issue re-
fleets the highest creditupon the detectives. Visit
ing the bank shortly after the robbery had been
committed, they noted everything that was calcul.
ated to help pthem in the search they had determined
to make-nothing escaping their careful scrutiny.
They saw at glance that the thief must have been
an exceedingly tall man, with long arms, to have Ia
ken the envelope containing the money from the spot
where it had been placed by the exchange clerk,
ton of the lower edge of the railing upon which he
must have stepped, they discovered the imprint of
tack. This at once arrested their attention, and
they argued to themselves that the man evidently
had worn machine-mad shoe or boot, as In these
steel tack or rivet is always driven about the CEN
tire or Just beyond the shank. 1t will be admitted
that this was but a poor clue upon which to hang
hope of pursuing the search to successful Is
sue, and the result only proves what may be ac-
cOQplSQeu TeSOlutc dllu eApeTI ueVeCtlfes, WHICH,
added to the esprit du corps which exits among
them, is the grand incentive of large reward
These two men Immediately became lost to almost
everything save contemplation of mems feet.
They walked steathly behind all the tall men they
met, endeavoring to catch glimpse Of the soles Of
their boots, hoping to see some protrudlng tack
which might lead to discovery. Days of weary
and fruitless search passed. They had inspected
the soles of almost every individual who walks our
streets, without avail when the merest chance re-
vealed what they had sought so long and vainly.
Having sauntered together into the City Hotel,
about two clock, while most of the guests were
seated around the long tables in the reading room,
or gathered in cosy knots conversing the topics
of the day, they sat down to observe and compare
notes Presently officer Farrell observed large
man, sitting on the opposite side Of the table, with
one foot resting on his knee He Immediately
called Yards attention to the man, who seemed to
be endeavoring to bend down tack IN his boot
with the end of his penknife. The intense salts
faction and surprise of the two detectives may be
readily imagined, Here was a man who answered
their idea of therobber exactly. He was tall, long
lmbed, and there, from the centre of his boot pro-
truded a steel tack. To quietly walk round te
where the man sat, to touch him on the shoulder
and whisper in his ear that he was prisoner, was
the work of moment. The manner in which the
man started, trembled and turned pale, would have
convinced them of his guilt had they seen no tale
telling tack. Without useless words they caused
the man to walk with them to the chief Of polices