, 1881-07-22
DETECTIVE HARTMAN.
Somo Isat11er Peculiar Tactics "A dopxel d
by ftilns

Sono Tsat1ler Peculiar Tactics s.Adupxetl
ty Him.
Tho arrest OF Wcknrtl, tho dofauittn9 cashier
OF the Cumberland, MD, Post. O!,!ce, by Con-
stable, orRs he delights to 10 oallol "netccttvo"
flarttnnn, which wns detailed In The TRIBUNE
OF ycstorlay. hns provud 10 bo u tauglud web
which shows up tho Constable Detective In nny-
thlng hut favorable light. Tho crcnm OF tho
alnlE WIS tho npposnttncnt Of Hartman aa u
spcciNi Deputy AArahll. whom hs lust c0nnou-
tion with tho United Btatea Authoritlns WIS In
tho r0!o','ot prisonor csarKcl with. OBJ
struot!u9 tho.> United Htatcs Marshal In
tho discharge Of his duties whom attempting
10 arrest Ooorgo 1lazard, tho great Indinun
"Haaaoses." Hartman's aution itt tho present
case IA atl mo- fnnro peculiar III that o autctl In
direct opposition " tho Oovurnuneut o,,clata
who had chnrge Of tho case; faliod tu brlaLx Ills
prisoner bofOrU tho Commissioner until, com.
pclcl, WIS ignomln'ously rolloved OF his teui-
porary authority In tho triple character OF
"Dctccttva "-Coustnbio-Ata Marshal, md was tho
cnuso ot sotno sharp words Detwoon tho United
Htatos Marshal and tho United States Columis-
sionnr. .r.'
Tho history Of WIckara's crltno, his flight to
,Canuua. uld ILLS subsequent complotc roatitu.
ton bus alEoAdy beon glveu.c It now ap-
'puats'taat7or,o. OF lIartrnan's correspondents
I'M CanAtn learned OF tho raso s1ad concluded
that something could bo inadu out 0t 1t, IIp
therefore advised WIukard to como to Chicago
and, looki for work ut tho stouk- tartis, and at
tho same tul0 hu put IIuttMHn Oh tho traok.
'Wtckatdi hAylnv becu assured that tho casu had
been tsettlcd. oaIno hero unsusplciouslyv and
itInrtnatl immediately loalnoI his whereabouts,
'iahurIughslalor tho u0lusion that Wickard still
would 'hai otorod. NOT himsolt hatnx In poVd
f.yor M!th: tho post,0es y a.,thotttes, ~ So
uIpI Stuart, tha Ehei 1nspestoF:; si9art tsie.
st sha o III 1sssss kssy
Gsceotnts sHe ws away VT shai a staleae haa
Iho authorltos u Washington wore aSan 'a cotn. :
sTess arsaia vi WIS tod ~ csps Ssusr. Si1s !9s is
Keep. the man IN aiFhtt but not To- arrext hiui.
o spsy
deuf.cl TO act Tor hinself. !. :.
lIoX0c, WHO oacS had hlm under Son,is, bus ut
GonslntasioneE a!Meon ". king ,Eas equal to t6o
H1snfax 4. na s:e r. nsshs
e..d was then kind Uaolgh TO Induce aiatshal
1o!,a: Wh99 knsw nos tno gress
authority, Wlokard was arrested between, ani
us se os o sasa asas. ts ss IL asass Il. au. hs
pr!sou. and DO !. pfotty sure 70 keup hIs prison.
eEs thorn v lea:t QUO night: aud ~ much longer
lions, Theto ,Wi0kaIi was brought, and iIerp
ho would Ge tonight had Hartman baI Bis way.
J1nes learned thaf uelther bis ahlu Noputy nor
Tho prisoner had put ln ~ appearanco 1t BIZ
10 posted to tho l4ttsr's olaco; Whuro
hu xavo tho Cummls4lolcf rleca .ot
shAFp advice ~ tu IBIS Gsra!ess methods ID
ing u WARRANT without duo Investing non. Then
ha set forth ~ ana tbs prisoner, and he found
hlul,-!u Hart!aal!'s private otiics. Tho d..
teutlv8" fccoiyed Aoiae shArp oe.iora, and tho
unfortunate prisoH0r waa brought beture tho
nrst unD Hartman made tho return on tie war.
rant, although that document commanded him
befoEu Mc, 4 Co!nMlsstaucr, etc. When
tho bearing was begun It Waa observed