National Republican., 1883-03-15
QUIETLY STOLE AWAY.
The Ease With Which Mantz Gave Our Shrewd
PeelOrs the Slip.
Smith is suu in Town, But Nobody
Bothers Him.

1t has been n matter of considerable sur
prise that George Mantz and Ed. Smith, both
of whom were Indicted by the grand jury in
connection with the so.caled detective
frauds, have not been arrested. Mantz, 1t
will be remembered, left the city about q
week before the indictment against him was
found, stating that he was going to Philadel-
phia to witness chicken fight. 1t was stated
at the time in THE REPUBLICAN that his alb
sence would be for an indefinite period, and
that he would not return voluntarily to the
city. He did, however, il is said return TO
him was found and remained two or
three days, keeping under close cover.
Whether he was 80 carefully concealed during
his last visit as to elude the vigilance of the
police, or whether he was protected by them,
1t is impossible to say. When he went away
he took with him letters of introduction to
prominent sporting men in Denver, and it
was said that he intended going to that
city. He had some business in Brook
lyn, however, which he first de-
sired to settle, and he proceeded
Immediately TO the city of churches with the
intention of remaining there but few days
and then going west. When he got ready to
go to Denver he found that he was so closely
. watched that IL was imprudent to venture
upon the journey, and he has remained in
concealment ever since. The marshaPs office
here has no fund from which TO draw to
send for absent criminals, and so no deputy
has been sent for Mantz. An officer
of the police force, however, made a
trip TO New York and Brooklyn, thinking
that, as he knew him so well, he would be
able to bring back the fugitive. He failed,
aud returned empty handed.
1t is evident that Mant2 is kept well posted
as to the condition of atl"irs here, and that
can be illustrated by showing how closely
the detectives watched every movement of
the officers of the law during the time the
indictments We're being found,
When the indictment was found against
Bennett, the New York fence, it was upon
the evidence of Senator Christiancy's son and
Thomas DonOhue. The detectives were in
formed in some way that DOnOhue had been
before the grand jury almost as soon as he
had returned to his shop, and one Of them
charged him with having given them away.
Donohue admitted having testified, but said
it was about minor matters. This didn't
satisfy them, and they Immediately began to
shadow and pipe" him. They also under
took to "pipe" Col. William p. Wood,
who made the arrest of Bennett, and sta
toned man in front of his residence on
Maryland avenue to watch when the colonel
went in and out. But Col. Wood was too
smart for them. He and Douohue first went
going to Providence, X. l., the next day, and
made an appointment with him for the next
Friday, when he should return. Then they
came back, and the very next day on Went
one of the detectives to see Bennett; but he
had left New York, and consequently the trip
was in vain.
Tho night that Col. Wood went on with the
warrant for Benefits arrest his house was
"piped and he himself was shadOwed. Be-
sides this the detectives were at the Balti-
more and Potomac depot, one of them intend
ing to take the same train with Wood. The
old fox was too sly for them though, and
after leading the shadow to his own house
on Maryland avenue he went through
the back door and boarded the train just at
the edge of the depot rs it was going out. 1t
was not until the second section of the train
had gone that the detectives realized that
Wood had gone and then 1t was too late. The
same detective who had made the first trip
went on the next morning, but before he
reached New York Wood had arrested his
man and had him fast.
AS for Ed. Smith, he is in the city and has
been seen within two days The citizens
committee yesterday sent to the district COM
missioners several localities at one Of which
Smith might be found, and possibly if tho
police receive spur from the higher officials
they may succeed in capturing Smith.