The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-07-10
TRACKING a CRImINAL.
The work eE ehe Detectives In AetenPs-
ing 20 Bu2 Down the Manhattan
Sank Robbers.
New Ysrk Herald.

by no means IS easy one as 1t appears.
The professional thief, whose hands are
with the faint of crimes, the
of which he has as yet es.
capped, has always fear their coming
to the surface, and is constantly on the
watch for the agents of the police. Ii he
proposes to have any meeting that will
compromise him, he takes care to assure
himself that he is not followed, and in
to his criminal experience Is
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. st 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 a dozen men lay under
suspicion of completely in the affair, and
each had to be wat 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
follow them up; but in one instance
surveillance was attended with consid-
cradle trouble. It was an cid hand
whom they we're 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 we're on
his track and in giving them the slip.
Perhaps the best watched man of all
was Patrick SheYeiin. At the time OF
the robbery's discovery several of the
investigators distrusted him, and the SUI
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 a 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 st all sorts of I'M
accountable places. But Shevelin wa:
sharp enough. whether drunk or sober
to keep a lockout for " shadows" and al
last became so familiar with faces that 6
small boy had to be substituted for 8
full grown man. This proved effectual
and, under the lads espionage, the
Waterman went about town and hello
his consultations with Ryan utterly OBJ
livious to there being any eye upon him
The first arrest which resulted from
the Investigations made by the oIict
was that OF " Johnny" Hope The de
scriptiOn of the man who had appeared
at the door while the burglars were q
wo K tailed with his appearance
" Johnny" differs from most of his Graf
in being q handsome, prepossessine
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 Il
implicate the son. All concerned In thu
quest were directed to arrest him OF
sight, and on his appearance at thu
theatre comique one night he fell int
the hands of Captain Byrnes, who, with
detectives D0lan 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 thu
train thiJher. 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 tn
prisoners Transmission. The detectiV
had the governor sign the request 70
the requisition at Albany; then packet
off to Harrisburg, where the governor o
Pennsylvania provided the neeessar,
pspers, and joined Byrnes at Philadel
phia. In their custody he was thel
brought here and lodged in the tombs
Meantime the case against Kelly ant
Shevelin had been made cut, and ta
time was ripe for action. So Captain
Byrnes had Shevelin quietly conveyet
to the statiOnhouse and then arranget
with justice Morgan the shreWd decep
ton by which he was produced in cur
every day according to law, withou
having his identity divulged. On Sat
urday Keliy's arrest followed, and tn
case for the present was declared com
pleted.
In connection with the capture c
these men and the termination of tn
Investigations that have been carried on
the question naturally arises, who Ia
borne the expense of them The re
porter in conversation with Captai
Byrnes yesterday said:
The rent for rooms, cab fare and tn
like must have cost yen something"
Well ;" said the captain with Iaug
"I am really ashamed to tell you HOY
much it did cost me. The fact is" b
added, "that did not feel warranted i
applying to the bank people for assistanc
at moment when they were embarrssse
in business and were such heavy loser
preferred to wait until had somethin
to show for nv work. Had 1 fsiled
would not fancy l had claims which tn
bank people should recognize 7''
Since the day OF the robbery" VS.
the reply, "thay have been untiring i
} their exeItions to bring the offenders t
account. At no time was the idea {
entering into negotiations with them fC
the return of the bonds entertained, an
at no time did they ever dream Of cor
doning the robbers offense under an
: consideration. All along they have e1
! pressed their determination TO have th
; men punished, come what would. The
! have refrsined from using any NEAR
that offered to open Communication wit
t, the thieves or their agents. Of that
! am certain. can add, too, that the
+ have taken no steps without consultiI
me-"
"Do you think the rest of the robbe
: | will be captured 7' asked the repoIte
: II live" said the captain, ''and +
= main on the force long enough, l wi
: have every one OF them under lock an
: key. A thief can't stay away from Ne
: York He will show himself in the ci
: IN spite of everything, and depend upC
: it, l will one day have the absentees."