New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-30
4 BURGLAR IN PETTlCOATS.
\ Chase OF Fourteen Months After n
Criminal.


From the Detroit Free Press.
Saturday morning the train from tht
West over the Detroit and Milwaukee rail
road brought into Detroit what appeared t.
I've a lady and gentleman. both we'll dressed
stylish, and seemingly man and wife. They
walked about arm in arm during the forty
minutes before the Lake Shore train started
and they went on board that train withou,
more than three persons being wiser fol
their brief visit. But for one little fact the
pair would have resumed their journey
without Il suspicion that the finely dressed
lady was young man, and that the seem
ing husband was Pennsylvania detective
The wind blowing through the depot caught
and lifted up a shawl thrown carelessly
over the locked arms OF the pair. and the
depot policeman caught sight Of the two
arms linked together with a pair of hand
cuffs. Curiosity Was OF course rcused and
a fellow feeling induced the detective to tell
a little story.
ABOUT fourteen months ago. in the town
of New Bergen, Pennsylvania a young man
giving the maine of Robert Clark, set up a
tailor shop, purchased a stock Of clothes
hung out sign to the effect that he would
guarantee tits to every customer. He made
acquaintance very fast, always among the
better class, and was a regular attendant
at'church, behaving himself in such way
AZ to win golden opinions from every one.
He had been settled about six weeks, when
one evening q family, which had been out
OF town for few days, returned to find
that their house had been robbed of cloth
ing, money and iewelrv to the amount of
six hundred dollars. The affair created
considerable excitement, but no arrests
were made. the rObber having left no trail
behind. The next week citizen was
awakened at midnight by the noise of some
one in his room, and by the dim light of the
moon shining through the blinds saw some
one just leaving the room. He sprang out
ct bed. seized his revolver and fired ut the
figure of man leaping out of window.
The next morning there was blood on the
window, blood on the walk and a little
trail OF blood led up to the tailOr's office
door.
The Office itself was closed. all the goods
gone, and within an hour it was known that
Clark was the burglar, and had absconded.
All examination revealed the fact that his
goods had been sent away the day before,
ana that he had stolen horse to yet away
mat nlStt. He was tracked distance OF
thirty miles, when his trail was lost, and he
was not heard Of again for six months
the officers. A month after he was heard
OF IN Hamilton. Ontario, but fled the city
about an hour before the police received a
telegram asking his capture. About two
months ago, a drummer for a commercial
house in Pittsbnrg. who knew Clark by
sight, being i'll New Bergen several times
whllc the tailor was Ill business was eating
breakfast at hotel in Grand Rapids. in
this State, and had his attention attracted
to the female who waited upon him. The
more he looked at her face the STRONGER
was his belief that he had seen her some
where in his own native State. and ut lepyth
ventured to ask her If she had ever lived
in Pennsylvania. He had no sooner uttered
the words than the girl walked out of the
room. and tho agent was waited upon by
another.
For days after the face of the girl haunt
ed him, but he could not recollcct where he
had seen her. A month after, while walk
ing in Milwaukee, the agent encountered
the girl on the street. She was gone before
he had time to say a word but he knew she
was the one nc had seen at Grand Rapids
Being in New Bergen ten days after, and in
company with people who were talking
about the Clark affair, the agent related the
case Of the girl. A deputy sheriff had his
matter was worth investigating, us he had |
information showing that Clark once passed |
himself Oft for female for several weeks
at Harrisburg. being then in the black
mailing business. The agent accordingly |
agreed to telegraph him next time he en-
countered the girl, and did so. Twelve or
fifteen days ago, while passing west ON the
Detroit and Milwaukee road. he saw the
EHa standing in the door of the depot
nuiiains at lonia, and on getting to Grand
KapMs' dispatched to the deputy immr-
dlateiy. The officer, whose name is Epson,
came on as soon as steam could bring him.
ARRIVING IN lonia Thursday. Sure that
LARK would know him if the female was
Clark, the officer kept as quiet as possible
making few inquiries, which revealed the
fact that the female was boarding at one Of
the hotels. e..........,.,
Without telling his business to a single
person, Epson asked permission of the ianI,
ord to visit the lady's rcoqs and he entered
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