The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-10-18
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h VILE Detroit IOSG tells GO0u story as
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A short time since as our reporter was
Wis ting town in the interior, ne made
the acquaintance of well-to-do farmer
who after making some inquiries in re-
gard to the growth and prosperity Of De-
troit, 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-T cont often tell my first expert
ence in seeing the lions OF your city, but
| am not as sensitive over it now as [ nsed
to be, and I'll tell you about it. Some
years before my father died. he went to
New York cty on business, and while
thore he bought himself gold watch.
He wore it as long as he lived, and when
he died, a few years ago, it came to me.
OF course | was strongly attached to the
watch, and not little proud Of it, espec-
tally when put it iu my pocket upon
the occasion Of my first visit to Detroit.
l haven't any donbt that | looked at it a
hundred times a day, and you will not
be at all surprised when tell you chat |
had not been in the city two hours before
it was missing, chain and all.
81 informed the clerk OF the hotel
where [ was stopping Of my loss, and as
| did not remember Of being josted by
any one, and could give no clue 20 ihe
thief, he said there was no use in calling
n al officer He advised me 10 offer large
reward for the return Of the watch, a d
add that no questions would be asked. |
then put such an adver, sement in the
morning papers, and during the after
noon rece we'd a note informing me ,hat
Il would be at the corner Of b and i
streets that evening at seven o'clock with
the reward ($l00D my watch,would be re-
turned to me- The noje also stated that
| must come alone, and if during the day
| made any at tempt to io;orm an officer
the writer would not mee5 me-that |
would be watched all the tune, and the
only way that | could recover my watch
was by doing precisely as l advertised.
" At seven o'clock | was at the spot
indicated, and after waiting few mo-
/ III .DIS, Il NCll-uiCSsSl uldu III pd'olh- HlO
asked me the time of day. replied that
it was seven o'clock. At that he asked
me to walk with him a short distance,
and as we walked he inquired if [ had
brought the 500 Ireplied | in the air
native, when he handed me my watch,
received the money, and was about to
leave me, when | stopped him, and told
him | would give him $40 more to tell
me how he managed to pick my pocket.
""Oh." said he placing his finger on
his lip, you promised to ask no questions,
but I would show you, if it wasn't for
that man standing over there on the
corner. He is a detective officer and
knows me : and the man pointed across
the street.
" | looked in the direction he had indi-
Gated, but could see no one that looked
like an officer, though there were plenty
standing in that locality. That tall fel-
low, with the stove-pipe hat, is the one
mean; but must be off. Good by
"The man hurried off, and saw him
disappear round the corner; then again
tried 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
last present to me. At this thought
put my hand on my vest pocket, where
/ had placed the watch a moment before
and the next instant you could have
knocked me down with straw, for thC
pocket was empty. The thief had in.
deed complied with my request, and
shown me how it was done | didn't
advertise it again, and came home with
out telling the hotel clerk about that
evenings experience"