Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-11


jewelry and money from the room haC
occurred. but it was difficult matter
to fasten suspicion upon any one
Naturally that suspicion turned to.
ward the servants. When the de-
tective appeared and began making
inquiries concerning the number Of
servants, how many washerwomen
came and went, etc., the news spread
among the naughty danes that there
was detective in the house. Down
they came into the parlor, with long
sweeping trains and noses tilted sky
ward, Callahan was a man Of small
stature. Pretty soon the ladies began
making uncomplimentsry illusions to
the police aud detectives, prompted
by the fact that the regular police had
undertaken an investigation and
failed. The thief taker felt as though
be was shriveling up and would soon
be diminished so that be could escape
through the keyhole. He pursued
his inquiries, however, and at last dis
covered that one of the servants, a
mulatto girl, had disappeared within
few days. That's the girl that
took the jewelry," he remarked to the
landlady.
wITHERED BY ABUSE.
Then turning to the ladies and
drawing himself to his full hight, in
a mock heroic style, he said: Ladies,
look at mel When | first went into
the detective police business | was six
feet high. That's a fact; but since
then I've been such a target for every
body's abuse and detraction that I've
shrunk up till this is all that's left OF
me, and he surveyed himself in such
a comieal attitude that the listeners
broke into merry laugh and at once
took him into favor. He was fortunate
enough soon after to capture the
thief and restore the stolen property.
He claimed the greater part Of the
credit of bringing to justice the Bot
any Bay thieves, who effected the
famous Darlington robbery. DR..
Darlington was the President of the
West Chester Bank many years ago.
1t was his custom to make visits to
this city at certain times and make
his exchanges" with the city banks,
taking back with him the redeemed
notes Of his own bank. Tobacco
Jack" Thompson and "Slappy" Viii.
liams conceived the plan Of robbine
him by substituting for the sachel in
which he had his valuables another
which was its exact counterpart,
but which contained waste paper in
stead of bank notes.
TRANSFORMED FOR THE DOCK.
Mr.. Callahan, in his morning walk
down Chestnut street, saw the two ex
convlcts standing at Twenty.second
and Chestnut streets on certain morn
ings for months past. He reasoned
that they were not after the tomb
stones in the marble yard where they
lOunged, but were after more portable
game. At length, one morning while
DR.. Darlington was getting on the
train, one Of the conspirators dexter
ously effected the substitution and
got away with the doctors satchel,
which contained 81 900. AS soon as
the news reached police headquarters,
Callahan exclaimed, II know who did
it, and gave description of the two
suspected men. They and another
man we're arrested. Two Of the men
had influence with the police officials,
and in a few days it was developed
that this influence was used in an at.
tempt TO thwart justice. When the
prisoners were sent to the county
prison they were attired in every day
clothing, but while there some OF
their official friends had struggled in
to them the clay-smeared overalls and
shoes of brickyard laborers. Wher
they went to the Central Station dock
before Mayor Swift, complete trans
formation had been effected in theil
appearance, so much so that DR.. Oar
lington was completely deceived, anC
the men we're released. A few day
afterward a descent was made on
solitary house on Isl;ngton Lane b,
Marshal John Murphy, Magistrate @
L. Jones aud posse, and a crimina
was arrested, in whose possession
were found a number Of letters, show
ing indubitable evidence that Their
had been a stand in" OF collusiol
between the thieves and detectives
The letters we're delivered to Judg
Parsons. One Of the eliminated de
tectiyes, on learning of this, visite,
Mr.. Jones and threatened to shoe
him, but was cowed by the determine
air Of the gentleman.
PLUMBER IN AN OLD GARMENT.
An investigation followed, in whio
it was developed that one of the &C
cused officers even boosted that he ha
a grip on the Mayor through sundr
financial transactions. He recanteC
however, when confronted with hi
chief. Eventually one Of the accuse
confessed that he had bought a me-
suit OF clothes in a Market street stor
after he had received his "divvy
from the robbery and had been afrai
to spend any oft. he had wrappe
the roll in handkerchief and thrui
it into a pocket Of the vest and left
in the care Of the clothing dealer, VIII
without I. suspecting the ~ prize, ha