The Osceola times., 1879-07-05
TRACKING A CRIxINAL.
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by no means - easy q one % 1t appears.
The professional thief, whose hands are
muddied with the taint Of crimes, the
consequences of which he has a. yet es-
capped, has always fear their coming
TO the surface, and Is constantly on the
watch for the agents OF the police. Il he
proposes to have any meeting that will
compromise him, he takes care TO assure
himself that he Is not followed, and in
proportion to his criminal experience ls
fertile in methods of evasion. Besides,
he has generally the advantage Of the
detectives In being thoroughly acc
quainted with their personal appearance,
and likely to be deceived by only very
ingenious disguise. At the present time
the average detective Is as familiar to
the eye OF men about town as the prom
inent actor or conspicuous politician, and
can readily be recognized by those who
have the greatest interest in avoiding
him. This was well attested on more
occasion than one during the pro-
gress OF the hunt for the
burglars. Half dosen men lay under
suspicion OF completely In the affair, and
each had TO be wal ched secretly and
carefully. In most instances the detec-
tives succeeded In e working down" the
cases OF these people quickly, and sscer-
tained whether there was any cause to
follow them up; but in one instance
surveillance was attended with consid-
erxble trouble. 1t was an old hand
whom they were trying to keep under
their eyes and OF whose connections
they were striving to secure an inkling.
Night after night they started of with
this fellow In full sight, but before he
reached his destination he generally sue.
ceeded both In discovering who we're on
his track and in giving them the slip.
Perhaps the best watched man of all
was Patrick Shevelin. At the time OF
the robbery's discovery several of the
investigators distrusted him, and the SUI
perintendent "put q man on him."
Either this parsonage was a burglar or
the watchman was keenly suspicious,
for, a. he himself expressed 1t to the
reporter, he dropped TO the gawk In
less than three hours" Another man
was detailed to keep him in hand, but
Shevelin detected him too in couple OF
days. Surveillance was seemingly taken
off altogether then, but wherever Sheve-
lin went he was followed. More than
once when he entered . drinking place
he found man lounging at the bar, who
at the beginning OF the walk had been
at his heels; and subsequently this per
sousge would turn up at all sorts of un.
accountable places. But Shevelin va.
sharp enough. whether drunk or sober
to keep lockout for " shadows" and q,
last became no familiar with faces that ,
small boy had to be substituted for {
full grown man. This proved efiectual
and, under the lads espionage, tn,
wstchman went about town and hele
his consultations with Ryan utterly oh
livious to there being any eye upon him
The first arrest which resulted iron
the Investigations made by the Ollie,
was that OF johnny" Hope The de
scription of the man who had appeared
at the door while the burglars were a
wo.k Tailed with his appearance
Johnny" differs from most OF his Graf
In being q handsome, prepossessin,
young fellow, with a face easy to re
member, and the assurance the detect
ives felt of the fathers connection will
the burglary WAS sufficient of itself I,
implicste the con. All concerned in tn,
quest were directed TO arrest him OF
sight, and on his appearance at tn,
theatre comique one night he fell int,
the hands of Captain Bvrnes, who, will
detectives Dolan and Meikim, had fol
lowed him thither. The next develop
ment WAS the arrest Of Johnny" Dobb
for attempting to negotiate some of tn,
stolen bonds in Philadelphia. Captain
Byrnes and detective Dorsey took tn,
. train thither. The latter first saw tn,
prisoner. 1t was nine years since hi
+ eyes had rested on him. Captain Byrnes
on being shown in, remembered him a
once and posted Dorsey of to New Yorl
for the proper papers TO secure the
prisoners trsssm ission. The detectiy,
had the governor sign the request fol
the requisition at Albany; then packed
off to Harrisburg, where the governor o.
Pennsylvania provided the necessary
pspers, and joined Byrnes at Philadei,
phis. In their custody he was ther
brought here and lodged in the tombs
Meantime the case against Kelly and
Shevelin had been made cut, and TIE
time was ripe for action. So Captain
Byrnes had Shevelin quietly convened
to the stationhouse and then arranged
with justice Morgan the shrewd decep
tion by which he WAS produced in c,ur'
every day according to law, without
having his identity divnlged. On Sat.
urdsy Kelly's arrest followed, and the
case for the present WAS declared com
pleted.
In connection with the capture OF
these men and the termination of the
Investigations that have been carried on
the question naturally ari,es, who has
borne the expense of themY The re.
porter in conversation with Captain
Byrnes yesterday said:
The rent for rooms, cab fare and the
like must have cost you something"
Well, said the captain with laugh
az am really ashamed to tell you how
much it did cost me. The TACT is" he
added, "that l did not teel warranted in
applying to the bank people for assistance
1T moment when they were embsrrasse
in business and were such heavy losers.
preferred to wait until ! had something
to show for nv work. Had l failed /
would not fancy ! had claims which the
bank people should reoognisei'
Since the day OF the robbery" was
the reply, "thsy have been untiring in
their exertions to bring the offenders to
account At no time was the idea of
entering into negotiations with them for
the return of the bonds entertained, and
at no time did they ever dream of con.
doning the robbers of5ense under apy
consideration. All along they have ex-