The sun., 1873-09-29

An Interior View ot thr Work of the New
N1rk Detective Police What tnmc OF iu-
timatc Relations with the stage Drivers


In 1eiS Inspector Walliug was Captain of
~, Detective Police. Ho had been Inspector of
stage, under chief Ma,s-il, aud In that capacity
made tac Acquaintance OF all the stage drivers.
ON the Bowery and Grand street line was
driver VINO. from his hcrcuican proporti lis and
strikI M resemblance To- that famous rugilist,
was known as Tom Hyer. Tom hailed the
fuslcct. one dnv, and told him that man who
had rddcn with him ON the box said ho ,,ould
SELL counterfeit gold dollars Of an excellent
qua,ity at a pri.c that would make Il au induce
ncnt to buy. lie invited Tom - call at hi
house, irar the Dry Dock. spurious coins had
been ,it, ratcd freely. and the sharpest dctec
lives. - long haniod IA their efforts to
hnd the couu'crfciien, lad ncarb given up
the search IA despair To an officer OF Inspector
Nalliug- Ni.tf..nrv the drivers information
was an the clue mat was needed. he tolI Tom
tu gu tu tIc house. aiI what TO do tLc,c. Tho
officer knew that TO follow his agent would re-
SUIT IN nothing. Ills approach would ie watched.
ana II detectives followed him they would fail
to nnd the eouutcrititcrs or their machinery
and tools. Tom uteyed his instructions, ana
harxained To buy 500 worth of the spurious
money for which he was to paw S;p They were
to meet at T. NJ. on :. certain day ia Chatham
to complete the transaction. Detective McCort +,
having been introduced to the driver follower
him 10 the place, where the men made the
ing each other McCord witnessed the act aud
started in the nteTieitcrs wake. For SIX
in-s reslles ~ the WANDERING jew, dodging in
and out of liquor stores and other pub lc place,
and not until 10 O'Clock that night did ne feel
satisfied that hc had cludrd pursuit. Then he
entered a is"d-c uI nid rCpdtc ~ the flitu Ward
aud remained uu'l sunrise, when lac went To- u
store IA the second Ward wutrr oruide wn-
sod. From there lac went 10 the Fulton ferry.
toy whicn he crossed taAtnk scat IN Myrtle
avenue car. After hurr'dlY exp aiming his bust
ness to Cahman the detective borrowed his
slouched hat. pat him inside the carria4c, pulled
of his own coat, and rolling up hIs White shIr
sleeves 80 - g. cApos, tic rOd hauuel h,ucat DO.
mounted thc pox and for tue nonce WAS "a luii-
/ Il, .cd cih driver.
In this disguise hc followed the car Nenr
Fort Greene the man quiz "a ANA went INTO a drug
store, but hc came uat pa few minutes and
Thut wrs his last aitcrnpt o. ,,v3de watchers and
! he evidently lelt SECURE, for AT the end Of the
/ car route he proceeded directly about hall "A mile
/ to one uf tNtru cottages tuAt were standing In
/ "a secluded spot, ana Went in without the pre-
caution ~ even lroking around. NcCord dis
mi scd the dtlNeri ana SctitNhs hiih-cii IN some
bushes beniud stone v all IN an orchard near
I hV, watched the house until evening, when his
man came uut and went away. He had been On
/ dutI thirty hours without food or sleep when
I his report was made 10 the Inspector that nl lat,
but At duyhrcak the nest morning he and de-
tectiyc Elder were hidden In the place that he
had occupied un the day prcvt MS, and Tor two
weeks, diy and nisnt, they stay ed there, neither
nl,sentlng himself but to swallow a hasty meal
. Tney slept on the ground, alternating the guard
for this purpose few hour edch night
| their watch. But three persons had hceu seen
to enter or leave the hunsr; the man McC,rd
/ Iol,oWed, who went In every morning and quit
NJ night an Old man who sometimes went out
. I.r "a short time only, and an elderly woman
/ who invariably answered calls ut The door.
There was chain across the door which ~ as
. never taken down unless To allow the Passage
of tine inmates. TO the milkhau, butcher, and
grocer Am "u"nue Nts made $40 IiI hS ~" lcugi
/ OF the chain pvru ltted. through which the
/ woman received whatever they brought. Tie
/ summary ui these uuaerNltl Ina convinced the
Inspector that they had found the count, J.
foitprs lair aud he decided to make dc.cour
upun H. but ne know that 10 force his wa, IA
lI N "a f. .f