The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-05
OUTWITTING A DETECTIVE.
An Episode Ia the Chase for KImPton,
or ROuth Carolina.

The recently reported arrest Of Kimp
ton, the former financial agent OF South
Carolina, at his place Of business In
Westfeld, Mass, calls ts mind an episode
which occurred in this city last March,
about the time that Kimpton escaped
from New Haven to Canada. He had
been living in retirement with his wife in
New Haven, but detective discovered
his place OF refuge, and KimptOn
managed to escape. The detective con-
tinued to watch Mrs. Kimpton's move
ments, however. She set out to rejoin
her husband but in the same car she
discovered the persistent detective, and
surmised that he was following her as
guide to her husbands whereabouts.
At this city she left the train and sought
refuge at the house of a gentleman whom
she had formerly known. Telling her
troubles, he received her Hospitality, and
offered to do all in his power to assist her
in continuing her journey.
Very soon the ubiquitous detective
was discovered proving around the
house. He had followed the lady's car
riage to the house of her friend, and
seemed determined to watch all her move
ments. She could not go on without
being "shadowed," :" and the,tireless officer
even hired two spies and bribed the gen.
tleman's coachman, the better to prevent
the lady eluding Linn. TO overcome such
vigilance was puzzle which, as the gen
tleman says, "kept him awake night"
| Finally plan was devised, and, as
will be seen, it succeeded Mrs. Kimptou
put some lew necessary articles in q
hand bag, and Mr. covering the bag
carelessly with buffalo robe placed it in
his carriage and told his coachman drive
the carriage to repair shop on From
street and leave it there until he shoulC
call, in ashort time, and superintend SOM
slight repairs. Then telling Mrs Kimp
ton to call at his store on State street a
precisely II A. NJ, and 10 observe il sh
was shadowed, he went to his busines
as usual. At II the lady appeared, bu
reported that the pertinacions detectiv
was on the track. "Very wei" said th
gentleman; "now, you 60 Market stree
to Temple, and start up Temple a
though you were going to Main. Th
detective will probably go up Kingsley
street (parallel with Temple), expecting
to come in sight of you at Main street
But instead of continuing up Templ
street, turn about and go down Marke
street to Pleasant street as fast as yol
can. | will meet you there"
Immediately the course as explained
to Mr.. Kimptsn was followed out. A
predicted, her follower took Kingsle
street, and she thus eluded him. Mr.
leaped the fence in the rear Of his plac
OF business with an agility that would d
ere dit to a man of half his weight, ws
in his carriage in Front street in secon
and quickly rejoined his friend at til
corner of Pleasant and Market street
: Then rapid ride to the Ten-Mile Wood
y and on to Windsor She took a trai
and went TO Boston, thence rejoinin
t her husband. The gentleman returne
v to the city by a circuitous route. TT
; detective WAS not long in discoverin
that he had been foiled, and, approach
ing Mr.--in the evening, he aske'
J, "Did you have a pleasant ride? "Yes
i was the reply, "and it was It ride TIN
| tnleW Jou vi Ine lid'hJ W. III oth'
words, YOU were dis anced . Sub.
quently, the problem ot getting Mr.
Kimpton's trunks ia ough to her sto
ping. place came W; and her iugenill
l friend was again equal to the emergenc.
Having them taken to his store, he il
closed them in ordinary dry 90, ds cls
and shipped them with his usual col
signment OF goods. The detective ar
his spies, completely thrown off the seen
gave up the job in disgust HarL!oI
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