The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-02


tice in the neighborhood and devoted him
self to his patients with all the assiduity
which the prospect of n fee for services rem
dered could inspire His medicines, if they
possessed no curative qualities, were GER
tainly harmless. In visiting the farm-houses
embraced in the territory which he was try
ing to cover, the Doctor called on Himri
Kinder, farmer who lived near railway
station on the Louisville, Evansville d ST.
Louis road known as Blind Tiger Fail
ing to sell Mr. Kinder any of his
medicines for the cure of chronic
diseases, he exhibited some of his polish for
silverware. Kinder manifested some inter
est in its properties, and inquired 'if it
would give silver polish to metal?"
mo, it is only for polishing silver" eX-
planned the Doctor.
"Well, | would like TO have some kind of
stuff that would put silver polish on
metal" remarked Kinder.
81 know of no such preparation" the Doc
tor said. What do you want it for?'
well, | can't explain to you"
The conversation at the time was pursued
no further but the Doctor left some of his
silver polish for trial, and departed.
COMING TO THE POINT.
In few days he returned to get the sam
Pile of polish and to praise its marvellous
qualities. 'See here, don't you know of
something that you can put a silver platin g
on metal withY' asked Kinder during the
conversation.
well, what do you want it for?" inquired
the Doctor, "If you would let me know
might tell you something"
WELL you are a stranger, and | can't tell
you" said Kinder "Well have prepar-
alton for putting on silver plating" the Doc
tor said, II used it for putting silver plat
ing on buggy-harness and such things l
left it out in Iowa. but if thought 1 could
get enough business here to make it pay I'd
send for it,"
well, would like to know something
II could tell you, if 1 knew what you
wanted it for"
iii 1 knew you little better I might tell
you."
Again the conversation upon the subject
was dropped.
When Henderson made his third visit to
Kinder, he carelessly remarked in the course
OF the conversation, "Oh. yes, you wanted TO
see how that plating looked, and drew from
his pocket two bright new nickels and a
dime, but just as Kinder caught sight of the
nickles he slipped them back.
Let me see those nickles," Kinder said
"rll bet you l made then," and after some
coaxing they were produced.
"Pll bet anything that made them. They
look just like my make"
They are the only two that have got left
out of So worth that I bought a few days ago
If you can make anything as good as they
are, I'd like to buy some"
Before the conversation ended it was ar
ranged that Kinder should meet the doctor
at a certain schOol-house in the neighbor-
hood, and deliver to him $14 worth of his
counterfeit for 20 per cent The "deal' was
made.
Henderson was afterward introduced to
the Houchins boys, and soon was on conf
dental terms with a number of the members
of the gang operating in that immediate
neighborhood. 1t was understood among
them that he was a counterfeter-' of
the gang"-and that his professional preten-
sions were simply for the deception of the
public.
1t is now very plainly understood that
Doctor Henderson is government detect
i've. The public is better acquainted with
him by the name of Robert Hobbs, the
young man who brought TO justice the gang
OF Upton county counterfeiters
Together with Jack Killan, the young
man who first reported the gang to the Sc
cret service. Hobbs has been working on the
case for ten months. Several times both
men have been in very dangerous quarters.
They have done some remarkably cunning
work and throughout the case have exhibited
unhinehng courage. At one time the
Houchins boys had threatened to kill Hobbs
on sight Learning of it, he went to their
home, unarmed, and spent the night in the
house. At another time Kinder, when
about to make deal placed revolver to
his head and threatened to kill him, but
Hobbs cooly remarked to him, "You fool,
if you don't put that gun away, Pll not have
anything more to Go with you"