The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-04-10
catch Mr.. Dover for the robbery at

stopped, out jumped, and began
looking into the carriages as I passed,
pretending had lost something.
"At last.I came to q carriage near
the engine, (second GLASS, )s on, the
flooring of which I could see several
bits of paper, and upon going in /
found (for the carriage was empty
an envelope, addressed to some place
IN Camden Town, in the same hand
writing as was on the bits I had
"While l was examining the enve-
lope, l saw three men coming from
the refreshment room, in the direc-
ton OF the carriage, so 1 seated N.Y.
self IN q corner next the door, aud
shut my eyes. was more than ever
convinced that I had now got q clew
to the Liverpool job, and 1 deter
mined to keep my eye on the former
occupants of the carriage, who now
returned to their seats. -,
'"The smell of rum which pervaded
the compartment convinced me that
they had been indulging pretty free
ly, and while they were in earnest
conversation I opened my eyes, and
sitting nearly opposite to me was
Dover himself; the other men did
not know. Before the train got to
Rugby, they were all fast asleep, and
as we stopped, out I jumped, and
left them still snoring"
"You went for assistance, I sup
pose, said I.
''No, SIR" replied the guard, with
a knowing wink, "I wanted them in
London, not Rugby; for, ye see, by
keeping the train I might have excited
suspicion, and my birds might have
flown. No, sir, London was their
destination, and I could catch them
Oh their arrival"
''Well," said I, "but you left the
train, you say"
81 did, sir, for. it occurred to me
that the 3.45 up express from Liver
pool was due, and I knew that it left
Rugby few minutes before the train
in which Dover and his friends were.
just as got out, and had shut tho
door, had the satisfaction of seeing
the train shunted, to make room for
the express, which came up few
minutes after. I was soon. on nv
road to London, where 1 arrived
about O'Clock.
81 had just an hour and a half to
make my arrangements, and while
my men were quietly Jogging along
near Tring in the slow train, 1 was
on my way to Bow street. Notwith-
standing the lateness of the hour, I
was soon in possession of the neces-
sary authority, and taking two of our
u, TJ
Square.
"We had to wait some little time,
but the train ut last arrived, and T
led the way to the carriage in which
| had left Dover and his associates.
They were just getting ont as we
reached them, and q gentle grasp on
the collar and word the ear, soon
reduced them to terrified silence.
Their baggage was also seized, and in
portmanteau was found n quantity
OF Jewelry which had been stolen in
Liverpool
eve had them up next day, and
they were fully committed. At the
trial, one of them turned evidence,
and by those means the city bur-
glary was proved against them. The
rewards were paid over to me after
the trial, and l was very much COM
plimented by the judges on the man
ner in which I had managed the cap
ture."
81 think you quite deserved the
rewards" said L; "but. what became
Of the INSPECTOR"
so. Mr., T, sir. He went
across. as I had told him, by the
mail from Queenstown, and got to
America the day before the ship in
which the forger was.
"He boarded every ship, and from
the description he had received, he
caught him afore he went ashore.
There was no doubt about him, for
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