The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04
A MODEL DETECTIVE.
ue Plans a Robbery n GETS Caught
In Hts own Trap.

in His own Trap.
From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, COL
We have often read of the marvellous ex-
ploits performed, aud the almost superhu-
man cunning and acumen displayed by
hat trulv remarkable French detective
Ydocd. and had settled il in our own
mind that we should never look upon his
like again but q recent feat of one of our
Niagara frontier detectives, proves that we
were mistaken, and that we have had in
our very midst, all along, unbeknown to
anybody, an officer upon whom the mantle
of that great Frenchman might worthily
descend.
II seems, from particulars which came TO
our knowledge yesterday, that this N. f.
F., whose nam AS he is n very modest
man, and does not like TO have his doings
hemlded through the press-we omit A
day or two ago, he conceived the brilliant
idea of having q raid made upon n OF
our banks, the vault broken open, the safe
blown up, and the money carried of. In
pursuance of this scheme, he had an in
teryiew with three sports of the city, TO
whom the plan was revealed, and the pro-
position made. that they should do the
work; that he should detect them after
wards; that the bank should he made TO
'swhRck up" in consideration Of q return OF
the money stolen; that the robbers were to
share In the proceeds, and that they should
be suffered to escape punishment.
The parties to whom the proposition was
made, taking Il for granted that they were
to be victimized. VI lrst thought they
would give the detective q %drubbiug, the
remembrance Of which should abide with
him during the course of his natural life.
but il was finally determined to seemingly
bite Mt the bait, and in the end make him
the victim,
II was settled that the robbery should
take place on Tuesday night Qbout "
O'Clock, and early In the evening the three
'burglars" met the detective and placed IN
his hands a weighty box, containing, as
they Informed him, a complete set of tools
for Cracking oil sorts Of cribs. This
box they desired him 20 take care OF, as
should any of the other officers $50 II ~
their possession, suspicion would be ex
cited. After giving them n dollar to buy d
dark lantern, the detective was left to him.
self, and the trio proceeded 10 invest the
dollar In cocktails. Passing up Washing.
ton street between Q end 10 o'clock, 9
prominent oficial-not q membeT Of the
: police force, however, met the three funny
chaps, who told him what was up. AfteI
/. going a short distance, he came across th'
detective, being on the steps OF n mousse ~
, the corner of North Division street, will
the box Of tools beside him, his mind up
parentiy 80 absorbed in the business OF
, hand, that he did not answer until spokei
: to several times, when he uttered ,oml
mysterious words about the box, the tool
and the work to be done, and ]enjoine,
p silence. Leaving him with a promise L
return, the official went back to the spo
whore he had left the men, and suggested
p TO them that they had carried the Joke ia
: enough, and persuaded them to take pos
session of the box, which, by the way, con
. tanned nothing but paving stones Ap
? preaching the spot whore the detecttye wa
still reclining, one of them engaged him il
; conversation, while another succeeded IL
. removing the box without his knowledge
Upon discovering that the box was gone
n the detective became considerably excited
e while the bogus burglar declared that tn
J. kit il contained wa worth Sl5O, which SUI
Il must be refunded. lie actually gAse III
n watch to them, rs security, until he shoul,
g succeed in recovering the tools, which h
Q promised TO do in short time.
Yesterday the detective called ON the OF
fetal alluded to, and it was nat until thei
= that he was undeceiyed, and made oon
e scious of the extent to which he had Doe
duped. lie was completely dumbtounded
and signifed his determination to resig
his position on the force. We think tina
the soOn6 hB lOo4 so, the better.