The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-30
4 SOLDIER on THE WATCH.
e Boy in Blue Brought to Grief.

A very nice little game was played on Sun
day night last by one of Uncle Sans boys il
blue. James Martin is the name of the val
liant soldier who entered the grocery store
corner Dauphine and Toulouse, on the nigh.
aforementioned, and called for glass of the
ardent, which was at once prod aced by Mr..
Pierre Nayells, the polite host.
litter the boy in blue had demolished three
quarters OF a tumb!e- of spirituous drink, he
asked the proprietor the loan of watch key
and pulled out his white super as il 10 wind
it Up. Ny. Navels palled his watch out, to
which the key was attached as well as {, heavy
gold chain, all of which he handed Sc the
soldier, OF course thinking the limb Of the
government was honesty ITSELF
Martin. the man in blue, wound uo his
"turnip ard handed the whole arrangement
back to The owner. About this time another
seeker after spiritual information stepped
into the grocery, and the proprietor thinking
That all was right, did not put his watch into
his pocket, but laid it on the shelf behind the
counter.
The soldier in moment perceived tbs
movement o. the proprietor, AMI with the
dexterty OF an expert, nipped the super and
was away and Sone before the propr etor had
turned around. Aston.shed beyond desrrip-
ton, Mr.. Nayei.es soqght ont Officer Nicker
son of that beat, and explained in graphic
terms the manner IL which his s.super" had
been Gifted"
The officer has ever since been on the look
out for Ms Soldier, aud luckily, at about 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. the peeler ran
against the OBJECT OF his search on Dauphine.
between st. Am and Orleans streets. The
faithful follower OF L ysses was pretty we'll
filled with benzine, and invited the officer to
partake OF the beverage at bis expense
At first Officer Nickerson was not sure that
he had dropped on the right bird, and ac-
cepted the protfered drink in order to be sure
OF the man. The officer, being up to snuff,
and thinking he had caught she watch man,
that they should both patronize the
saloon at the corner of Dauphine and Tou-
louise streets. Martin being toe full to object,
at once accepted the proposition of the officer,
at the time who had been the victim
of his little game.
The moment Martin and the officer en-
tered the saloon the proprietor recognized |
the purloiner OF his watch aud Chain. The |
officer being then satisfied that he had the |
right man, took Martin-blue coat, brass
buttons and ALTO the Jackson Square Sta
ion, where ne was locked up and or being |
searched silver watch and SIX dollars We re
ound in his pocket.
The officer then went back to the corner of
St. Ann and Orleans Streets where he irst
net the soldier, with the intention of reeov-
ring the stolen property from certain
woman with whom the soldier had been in j.
nate.
When first accused Of having the watch,
he woman denied in toto having anything to
10 with the property, but upon being threat
ned by the officer with arrest, she divulged
he secret that she had, at the soldiers re-
luest, pawned the watch and chain for eight
tollars, in the pawn shop at the corner of
Bourbon and Cont streets.
The woman then gave the pawn ticket to
he officer, who went to the shop at which it
vas soaked and there found the property in
question. The officer informed the proprietor
+ the pawn shop that the watch and chain
we're stolen property. and stated his intention
+ recovering it. The watch and chain is
alued at two hundred dollars, although
My eight dollars were loaned on it By the
awnbroker Sir. Langles