The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1868-04-25

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BY = New Orleans paperi
Yesterday evening officers lizard
and Farrell Succeeded In srcasing
The fobbef u lhe Canal Bank. The
shiIl and ingenuity displayed by these
able officers In working up The case
and carrying u toa successful Issue,
reflects the highest credit upon them.
Visiting The bank shortly after The
robbery had been committed, they
noted everything that was calculated
to help them 10 The search they had
determined to makc--nothing escap-
cd their scrutiny. They saw at q
glance that the thief must have been
an extraordinarily tall man, with
long arms, 10 have taken the cnvel-
ope containing the money from the
spot where Il had been placed by the
exchange clerk, Mr.. p. H. Duqueney,
and on a minute examination Of the
lower ledge of the railingupon which
he must have stepped, they discover
ed the imprint of tack. This at
once arrested their attention, and
they argued to themselves that the
man evidently had worn a machine
made shoe or boot, as in these a steel
tack or rivet is always driven about
the centre or Just beyond the shank.
Il will be admitted that this was but
poor clue, upon which to hang a
hope of pursuing the search to sue
cessful issue, and the result only
proves what may be accomplished by
resolute and expert detectives, when
added to the esprit du corps, which
exists among them is the grand in
centive Of large reward. These
two men Immediately became lost Il
almost everything save contempla'
ton Of mems feet. They walket
stealtbily behind all the tall men the,
met, endeavoring to catch glimpses o
the soles of their boots, hoping to SCI
some protruding tack which might
lead to discovery. Days of weary
and fruitless search passed. They
had inspected the soles of almost
every individual who walks oul
streets without avail, when the merest
chance revealed what they had sought
so long and vainly. Having saun'
tered together into the City Hote
about 2 o'clock, while most of tht
guests we're seated around the long
tables in the reading room, or gath
cred in cosy knots conversing on thu
topics of the day, they sat down Il
observe and compare notes. Pres
emily officer Farrell observed a larg'
man sitting on the opposite side o
the table, with one foot resting on hi
knee. He Immediately called 1zard'
attention to the man, who seemed u
be endeavoring to bend down a tacl
in his boot with the end of his knife
The intense satisfaction and surpris
of the two detectives may be readil.
imagined. Here was man who an
swered their idea of the robber ex
actly. He was tall, long-limbed, AM
there, from the center of his boot
protruded a steel tack. To quietl
walk round TO where the man sat, :
touch him on the shoulder and whis
. per in his ear that he was a prisone
was the work Of a moment. Tn
manner in which the man started
trembled and turned pale, would bav
convinced them Of his guilt bad the
seen no tale-teIliug tack. Withot
useless words they caused the man I
! walk with them 10 the Chief Of P'
/ Ices Office; after few attempts :
prevarication, he made q full eonfel
$ sion. IL seems tina, going to Il
: bank 70 inquire the rate Of exchang
: he saw the clerk leave his desk, an
: through the wire gaure detected u
: money envelope lying on the ledge
n A wild impulse seized him to posse
y Il, and quick as thought he reael''
: over, displaced the gasbracket, grasl
n ed the envelope, replaced the brack'
n and noiselessly left the bank. !
e stated further that he hadbee grea
If " surprised at the large amount co
9. tanned IN the envelope, and seen
h that the notes were all numbered, h
1t cut open the mattress in bis room
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