Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-09-23

A SHORT time since, while our reporter
was visiting a town In the interior, he
made the acquaintance of q well-to do
farmer, who, after making some inquiries
in regard TO the growth and prosperity Of
Detroit inquired If there were any pick
pockets in the city. The reply was OF
course in the Affirmative. The farmer
laughed quietly moment, and then
said
"I don't often tell my first experience
In seeing the lions of your city, but l am
not ss sensitive over 1t now as l used to
be and Ill tell you about it. Some years
before my father died he went to New
York city on business, and while there be
bought himself gold watch. He wore it
as long as he lived, and when he died, o
few years ago, it came to me. OF course
was strongly attached to the watch, and
not little proud of 1t, especially when /
put 1t in my pocket upon the occasion of
my first visit TO Detroit. ] haven't any
doubt that l looked at 1t hundred times
day, and you will not be at all surprised
when l tell you that had not been in the
city two hours before twas missing, chain
and all
"I l informed the clerk of the hotel where
was stopping of my loss, and as did not
remember of being iostled by any one and
could give mo clue to the thief he said
there was no use in calling in an
officer. He advised me to offer
O large reward for the return OF
the watch and add that no questions
would be asked. then put such an adver.
tisement in the morning papers, and dur.
ing the afternoon received q note inform.
ing me that if would be at the corner Of
B and L streets that evening
at seven o'clock with the reward ($100
my watch would be returned to me- The
note also stated that must come alone
and If during the day l made any attempt
TO inform a1 0hicer the writer would not
meet me, That I would be watched III
the time, and the only way that I could
recover my watch was by doing precisely
| as advertised. l-l iss.4a .aHcf rf/
"At seven O'Clock / was at the spot In
dicated, and after waiting q few moments
well-dressed man in passing me asked
me the time of day. / replied thRtit wal
seven O'clock. Atthat he asked me towalh
along with him short distance, and as We
| walked he iDquiredi if had brought the
800. replied in the affirmative, wher
he handed me my watch, received the
money, and was about to leave me, wher
l stopped him, and told him would give
him $40 more to tell me how he managed
to pick my pocket. x s..n''
"'Oh ? said he, placing his finger OF
his lips, you promised to ask no ques
tions, but would show you if it wasn't
for that man standing over there on the
corner. He is detective officer and
knows me- and the man pointed acros;
| the street. '-a' b.. -i- ''i. a1-o
al looked in the direction he had indi
Gated, but could see no one that looked
like an officer, though there were plenty
of people standing in that locality. ThA'
tall fellow with the stove pipe hat is the
one l mean but must be OF. GOOD
bye
| 1.-THE man hurried off and saw hin
disappear round the corner; then agai1
triec TO see the tall fellow with the stove
pipe hat but if he had been there he had
disappeared, and started for the hotel
happy in again possessing my fathers lasI
present to me. At this thought put my
hand upon my vest pocket, where hac
placed the watch a mementsbeTore, and
the next instant you could have knocked
me down with straw, for the pocke
was empty. The thief had indeed com
piled wiCh my request, and shown mi
how it was done didn't advertise fol-
it again, and came home without telling
the hotel clerk about that evenings TX
perience.p-Detr0it Pot -