Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-01
Cincinnati Times Star.
A DetectiyesS STORY.

Our readers were no doubt nearly all appraised of the
robbery Of T. P. train last summer and the capture
OF the band by our heroic efficient and astus detective
oucer, Mr. Steve Mead: how, after the first robbery
had been committed Mr.. Mead Joined the robing band
and effected the capture and subsequent Imprisonment
OF that desperate crowd. Mr.. Mead yesterday RECALLED
us with an account of the leader of the bani, who
captured a short time ago. The story is follows,
After having juggeuthe gang Iwascaed east and had
to forego for the time fine pleasure of handing theiread
er over to Justice. knew that had fed to California,
and there WAS forcaato leave him. Not long how
ever While working up another case in San Francisco
received note da1 at my hotel in which the writer
requested me to call alta certain place and time and hear
OF something to my advantage never attention to
ANONYMOUS notes. but something impelled
TO do SO in this ease i called at the time and
place mentioned, and found both time and
place anything but assuring. The house was
rookery in the Chinese quarter met at the door
by iaan of remarkable height, stoutiy blit and
ing long whiskers. Hcushered inside in manner
at the same time polite and sspicously mysterious.
observed mine host carefully and the furtive
gancts he shot al made wish that had remained
at my hotel never before since looked upon by
eyes such as he seemed to pierce through with.
They actually gi:ersd in his head with knocking cut
ting glance that made Internationally nervous. He
addressed me by name treated me kindly and politely.
DIT would answer questions. His manner impressed
me as being unusually strange. and watched his every
movement 1t was we'll for that did So for sud
denly, While in the midst of courteous speech. he
eaFed upoa NE in chair and hurled backward to
tightly cutched about my throat with embrace like
Ell iron wise It was the desperate struggle
had, and have had several Over and rolled.
now one on top aud then the other broke his hold
upon nay neck by almost su,erhunan effort 1t
long and tight struggle for the mastery. Ny right
arm was famed at the time from rheumatism and that
made matters worse. However, managed to get ont
my billy A blow of that reecemaker soon quieted
him. although struck him with left hand the right
arm, as remarked. being crippled with rheumatism.
The nppers were soon on him. In the struggle the
whskers which were false pulled from his face,
revealing the known mug of the leader of the train
robbers.
Had the struggle lasted much longer without giving
me chance t. get my billy he would have overcome
me- owing to the weakness of my rheumatic but
the rheumatism and struggle for life caught
together again. rid of the robLer and the rler
matlsln together The next day. while reading
count Of tn struggle in the San Francisco CAL noticed
ali advertisement of ST Jacobs OIL The Great German
kemedy, and Immediately and sensibiy purchased
bottle Ct that peerless medicine. had tried
different Enielts and called before tried
ST. Jacobs Oh and found them all useless. that
rated in calling that medicine peerless The way in
which st. Jacobs Oil knocks the rheumatism stoInd
ing had not used il than day before noticed
remarkable cha ge in my arm, and after week felt
Us though ii would be delight to meet with another
adventure Just II have chance to WELD it, In less than
twelve days time my rheumatism had disarl cared,
complete and permanent being the result Of using
St Jacobs Oil, and tray say that he We never
felt the least sign Of pain in my since. Could bat
rid the West Of train robbers fast ST Jacobs OIL
can knock the rhcunlatEn travel the L T. would be
safe 1t