Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-09

same plan. First Of all they dis
cover from a confederate, general
ly a female, the place where tn
) best booty is to be most easily oh
tanned. They then rise early il
the morning and wait outside un
/ til the porter opens the door, tax
; ing great care that no one is oh
J serving them. One then enter
/, and addresses the porter, tellin,
him some such tale as this fellow
! told yours, and while he is talk
ing the other two adroitly sliI
,jwhatever they can into a bae
which they have with them, anc
/ tdecampias soon asit.is filled. They
are always well dressed, anc
i would appear to be Thorough
gentlemen to those not, <conver
SAINT with their tricks, and men
ton that they have just come W
from the country, in order to ac
count for their being about SC
early in the morning. You will
hardly believe it, perhaps; bur
thieves carry about with them ex
ternal marks of their profession
which to a detective officer are
unmistakable. For instance, they
lhaye peculiar walk, and move
ment of The arms /; they are gen.
orally ungloved, and carry moth.
ing in their hands, while they are
scontinually glancing ON one side
or the other, to see if they are be-
ling watched. i would guaranty
to pick a thief out from among
Fone hundred honest men, let the
general appearance be what it
may"
DETECTIVE WORK.
The detective then took his
departure, promising TO commune
cate again with Mr.. johnson so
soon as he had anything of i'm.
portance to tell him, and pro-
Iceeded to headquarters to report.
He had observed three young
men frequently walking about to-
gether, and from their general ap-
=
| pearaDce had set them down In
his own mind as thieves of some
sort or other, although he knew
nothing positively against them
lie was irresistibly reminded of
the trio by the robbery in Broad
way; and the description given
by the porter of the man who
conversed with him conceded re-
markaHyEwith one Of them who
had attracted his especial notice.
/ He determined therefore to keep a
lsbarp-lookout and trace them
home should he again run, up a
gainst them. a
Mr.. johnson, meanwhile, after
attending to several matters of
business, started to. go up town,
on the way met young Vaughan,
who seemed strangely excited at
the encounter. He turned, how
ever, at Mr.. aJohnson's request,
and listened attentively to his
account OF the robbery, express
ing a hope that the perpetrators
would soon be brought TO jnstice.
He did not seem very well pleased,
nevertheless, when he heard that
the detective conceived that he
already had a clue, and was una
BILE to conceal his agitation when
his companion remarked in a
Whisper '.Do you see that man ?
he is the officer whom | have en-
gagged; it is, singular that we
should n eet him. -
Vaughan suddenly remembered
that he had forgotten a commits
sion entrusted to him ky his SIS
ter, and hastily bidding Mr..
johnson "Gocd-by,a hurried off in
an opposite direction. The de-
tective Immediately came up and
asked his employer who the gen.
tleman was who had just left him;
and on hearing that he was a.
friend of the family, gave a long
low whistle expressive Of the
most intense surprise
"Where does he live. sir? I'm
sure / have seen his face some
where" las ~ w
ssAt No. = Fourth street. Why
do you ask?' @
"Oh, simple curiosity; it's a
way we have" and he, TOO, left
the puzzled merchant.
The latter slowly continued lis
journey, and racked his brain in
vain to elucidate The mystery of
Vaughan's sudden departure, but
it never occurred to him to attri-
butte it to the coming in sight of
the detectives. AS he was in good
time, and was obliged to pass
Fourth street oD his way, he
made up his mind to call upon
Mrs. Wilson, and, if he found
her brother there, to ask him the
cause, fearing that he had offend
| ed him. The widow was sitting
! in her drawing-room, and dis
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