The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-07-03
TRACKING A CRIMINAL.
The work Of the Detectives in ATTEMPTS
ms 10 Hum Down the Manhattan
HanR ROboers,
New York Herald.

muddled With the tSlnL OF crimes, TIE
conseq uences of which be has as yet es-
capped, has always tear their coming
10 the surface, and is constantly on the
watch for the agents Of the police, 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 is
fertile Ia methods of evasion. Besides,
be has generally the advantage of the
detectives in being thoroughly ac'
quainted with their personal appearance,
and likely to be deceived by only very
ingenious disguise. 1T 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 tde greatest interest ia avoiding
him. This was well attested on more
occasion than one during the pro-
gress OF the hunt for the
burglar. Half dozen men lay under
suspicion OF completely in the affair, and
each had to be ws, ched secretly and
carefully. In most instances the detec-
tives succeeded in = working down the
cases OF these people quickly, and ascer-
tanned whether there was any cause to
hollow them up; but in one instance
surveillance was attended with consid-
cradle 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 off with
this fellow in full sight, but before he
reached his destination he generally sue
ceeded both in discovering who were 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 su~
perintendent "put a man on him"
Either this parsonage was burglar or
the Waterman was keenly suspicious,
for, as he himself expressed it 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 8 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.
souage would turn up at all sorts of un-
accountable places. But Shevelin was
sharp enough, whether drunk or sober
to keep q lockout for " shadows" and at
last became so familiar with faces that q
small boy had to be substituted for
full grown man. This proved effectual
and, under the lads espionage, the
Waterman went about town and held
his consultations with Ryan utterly OBJ,
livions to there being any eye upon him.
The first. arrest which resulted from
the Investigations made by the nolice
was that OF " Johnny" Hope. The de
scription of the man who had appeared
at the door while the burglars were at
wo.k tailed with his appearance.
" Johnny" differs from most OF his craft
in being handsome, progressing
young fellow, with face easy to re-
member, and the assurance the detect
ives felt of the fathers connection with
the burglary was sufficient of itself to
implicate the son. All concerned in the
quest were directed to arrest him on
sight, and on his appearance ct the
theatre comique one night ne fell into
the hands of Captain BvrDes, who, with
detectives Dolan and Meikim, had fol-
lowed him thither. The next develop
ment was the arrest of Johnny" Dobbs
for attempting to negotiate some of the
stolen bonds in Philadelphia. Captain
Byrnes and detective Dorsey took the
train thither. The latter first saw the
prisoner. 1t was nine years since his
eyes had rested on him. Captain Byrnes,
on being shown in, remembered him at
once and posted Dorsey off to New York
for the proper papers to secure the
prisoners Transmission. The detective
had the governor sign the request for
the requisition st Albany; then packed
off to Harrisburg, where the governor Of
Pennsylvania provided the necessary
papers, and Joined Byrnes at Philadel>
phia. In their custody he was then
brought here and lodged in the tombs.
Meantime the case against Kelly and
Shevelin had been made cut, and the
time was ripe for action. So Captain
Byrnes had Shevelin quietly conveyed
to the stationhouse and then arranged
with justice Morgan the shrewd decep-
ton by which he was produced in court
every day according to law, without
having mis- identity divulged. On Sat-
urday 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
that have been carried on,
the question naturally arises, who has
borne the expense of them? The re-
porter in conversation with Captain
Byrnes yesterday said:
The rent for rooms, cab fare and the
ike must have cost you something"
Well" said the captain with laugh
| SIN really ashamed to tell you how
much it did cost me. The fact is" he |
Idded, "that l did not feel warranted in
applying to the bank people for assistance
It moment when they were embarrassed |
n business and were such heavy losers. |
preferred to wait until | had something |
o show for nv work. Had I failed l |
would not fancy l had claims which the
'ank people should recognize7"
+" Since the dsv of the robbery" was
he reply. "they have been untiring in
heir exertions to bring the offenders to
Iecount. At no time was the idea of
'ntering into negotiations with them for
he return OF the bonds entertained, and
It no time did they ever dream of con.
loning the robbers ofense under any
'onsiderstion, All along they have ex-
pressed their determination TO have the
men punished, come what would. They
ave refrained from using any means