National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-08-26

The Detroit Post tells good story as
follows
'' 4 short time since, while our reporter
was visiting a town III the interior, he
made the acquaintance of 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 III the affirmative. The farmer
laughed quietly moment, and then said :;
| don't often tell my first experience i'll
seeing the lions of your city, but | am
not as sensitive over it now as ] used to
be, and I'll tell you about it. Some years
before my father died he went to New
York city on business, and while there he
bought himself gold watch He wore
it as long as he lived and when he died,
a few years ago 1t came to me OF course
| was strongly attached to the watch, and
not a little proud of IT, especially when |
put 1t IN my pocket upon the occasion of
my first visit to Detroit. | haven't any
doubt that | looked at il Il hundred times
"a day, and you will not be at all surprised
when | tell you that had not been IN the
city two hours before it was missing, chain
and all
Il 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 no clue to the
thief he said there was no use in calling
IN II officer He advised me to offer
large reward for the return of the watch
and add that no questions would be
asked. | them put such an advertise
ment III the morning papers and during
the afternoon received note informing
me that If / would be at the corner of
b and L- streets that even
my at seven o clock with the reward 500
my watch would be returned to me. The
note also stated that | must come alone,
and ii during the day made any attempt
to inform an officer the writer would not
meet me That ! would be watched all
the time and the only way that | could
recover my watch was 10y doing precisely
as | advertised.
At seven O'Clock | was at the spot in
dicated, and after waiting few moments
well Dire sed man IN passing me asked
me the time OF day. ! replied that it was
seven o'clock. At that he asked me to
walk along with him short distance,
and as We walked he inquired II | had
brought the Sl00 lreplcd IN the affirm
ative. when he handed me my watch, re
ceived the money and was about to leave
me, when | stopped him, and told him
would give him SO more to tell me how
he managed to pick my pocket
80 On y sald he, placing his tngcI
on his lip, you promised to ask NJ
questions, but | would show You ii i
wasn't for that man standing over ther,
on the corner. He is detective office
and knows re, and the man pointed
across the street.
- looked in the direction he had in
dicated, but could see no oue that looked
like an officer, though there We're plent,
of people standing III that locality 'Tha
tall fellow with the stove pipe hat is tn,
one | mean: but ! must be OFF. GooC
bye.
The man hurried of and | saw him
disappear round corner then | agaiI
tried to see the tail fellow with the stov,
pipe hat, but if he had been there he haC
disappeared. and | started for the hote
happy in again possessing my father
last present to me At tins thought | pu
my hand upon my vest pocket, where
had placed the watch a moment before
and the next Instant you could have
knocked me down with straw, for til,
pocket was empty. The thief had indee,
complied with my request, and show
me how IT was done. | didn't adverts,
Tor 1t again, and | came home withou
telling the hotel clerk about that even
mgs experience