Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-31
A TRIO or TRAppERS.
A Peculiar PFoWlGr Pulls a Pair OIL
Pops on an UnSuSDGCting Posse
Of Police.
A Mysterious Stranger Introduces
Himself to Our New Chief and
Couple of His Slick Cops.

Something of a joke was perpetrated
upon our worthy chief of police and one of
his detectives, Mr.. Edgar, at Bergman
sens saloon on upper Broadway, late
Saturday night. 1t seems Mr.. Edgar
happened into the saloon in his rounds
as a detective, and while there a tall,
mysterious acting man, wearing a heavy
overcoat, entered and occupied his time
in looking around tho place and pacing
the floor. Detective Edgar, who is a
natural born detective, and who
should be on the Pinkerton force,
thought he scented a rodent
of some considerable magnitude, and
proceeded to keep a weather eye'' upon
the mysterious visitor. The man seemed
somewhat uneasy, and was noticed to
frequently thrust his hands into the side,
pockets of his big coat as he walked
leisurely across the floor. He finally
left the place, and with the instincts of a
true detective, Edgar followed him, be-
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some magnitude, and he didn't propose
to loose this chance of showing his abil-
ity. While s~hadowing the peculiar
prowler, Edgar met Chief of Police
Skinner, who was returning home after
a hard days work in examining the muz-
zles Of the canine tribe Of the city. He
gave the chief a pointer or two, and
both followed the stranger, a block, when
the latter returned to the saloon. In the
meantime the force was reinforced by a
special policeman, and all three entered
the saloon. Upon a signal from Chief
Skinner, Detective Edgar walked up to
the supposed crook, and laying his hand
upon his shoulder said, 81 want you."
"Oh, I guess not" coolly re-
marked the perambulator with
the big overcoat. "Well, I
guess we do want you" said the gallant
new chief, stepping boldly and braveiy
forward, and confronting the man. swell
L guess you DON'T" said the suspicious
appearing man, at the same time draw
ing two self.cocking revolvers from his
side pockets, and pointing them in the di-
r~ection of the new police force. The
chief took one hasty look at the holder
of the arsenel and a glance down the
barrels of the guns and then made for
the door, while Edgar got behind a GUS
pidoreand the regular policemango5 under
one of the tables. "Hold on a second"
remarked the man with the Colt instru-
ments in his hands, as Skinner was about
to skin out the door, 81 want you fell
lows" Before the chief could get away
the supposed sleek fellow had him cor
nered with a revolver, while he directed
the point of the other toward the cuspi-
dore and one particular table, under
which the form of the regular was Wis
IDLE. All these were successfully cor
rallied, when the man with the gun
said: "It seems you don't know
me. / am a deputy U. s. marshal from
Kansas City, and am here looking for a
government offender. But as / haven't
found him yet, l will disclose'a fact or
two to you fellows. 1t is this: Council
Bluffs has about the sleekest and most fly
police force of any city in the United
States. Your city is noted for several
things, but the police force is about
the most noted of all. When
l come again I will telephone
you," and the deputy marshal put up his
instruments of war, and was about to
walk out when Chief Skinner and Edgar,
who were gradually regaining their nat
ural color, asked him what he would
| take, and all four surrounded the bar,
while the chief called for B cigars,
suddenly remembering the new orders of
the mayor. The ears of the chief were
suddenly penetrated by the bark
of a dog, and he excused
himself to see whether the brute wore a
regulation muzzle or not, while Edgar
said he thought another confidence man
had arrived at the depot and the regular
went out to resume his beat. The officer
from Kansas City then thurst his hands
into those mysterious s~ide-pock cts and
started for the Ogden.