The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-11-19
When Mr.. Green read the let


When Mr.. Green read the let
ter he showed it to the boys o
the Office and inquired if any
thing had ever before occurred
to encourage such an insult tt
the, integrity of the office. The
boys laughed and said they were
glad to see the cold man struck.
That on several occasions they
had been offered So nd $40 fol
the tests in advance that fellow:
would come up and look ove1
the shoulder of the printer while
setting up the matter, until or
dered away. The names Of al
these parties thus attempting te
get certificate dishonesty and
dishonorably, were reported t(
Mr.. j. P. II. Stedem. On inquiry
we learned, and are glad to sc
publish, that none OF this class
hold certificates.
Mr. Green not enjoying the at
tempt to corrupt the Office as q
joke, went to Prosecuting Attor
ney Lowry and submitted the
letter, asking if the fellow at
tempting to bribe him, impose
on the examiners and disgrace
the profession of teaching, could
not he indicted. Mr.. Lowry said
not. Green was mol Il sworn off
Ger. but if he carried his fraud tc
The extent of attempting to i'm
pose on the school examiners
who are sworn officers, then he
started straight for the Peniten
tiary.
THE DETECTIVE.
| As it happened, just at this
time, Capt. Alf Burnett, Chief OF
the Eureka Detective Agency
and one of the most noted Detec
tives in the country, employed
looking up matters in the mining
district, was having leisure
hour, and Mr.. Green presented
him he case. Capt. Burnett
said that he had several times
been called On to run just such
fellows into hole, and il would
be fun for him at odd hours to
play the fool for the benefit of
the boys. He addressed the fol-
lowing letter:
The DETECTIVES BAIT.
LOGAN, O.. Nov, 10, 1885.
W. A. Barnes, Enterprise, 0.
Dear Sir:-I got hold of your
letter asking for a sheet contain
ing the questions to teachers. l
do all the Job Work and will fur
nish you a proof in advance for
IS 60. Send it to me by register.
ed letter, and say nothing to any
one else. Very Truly.
A. r. WICKE,
Box 44Sl, Logan. o.
Send me your right name and
how TO send tie proof.
When Charley Gould copied
the letter. he stumbled on Post
office Box 44S1.' Said Charley,
"Thats number greater than
all our Inhabitants" ''Never
mind,' said Burnett. If he is a
fool, as l think his letter shows
him TO be, he won't notice this.
and The point want TO make is
to discover if he is fool or a
graduate in rascality. If a fool.
| am soon done. II a keen ras-
cal, can enjoy hunting him af-
ter you are through"
HE Fool BITES AND is CAUGHT
ON A PIN HOOK.
In response TO the above letter
came The following reply:
LOGAN, O., Nov. "A, 1855.
Mr.. Wicke, Box 44SI.
Dear Sir-I would he glad to
see you at the post-oGice al three
o'clock, L. NJ, OH this day (Sai-
urday.) please, at three o'clock.
according to old time. Please be
at your COX so that | may know
you. w. A. BARNES.
The young MAJ was promptly
on time. Burnett was ia The
rear room Of the post Office dis
posing OF his accumulated mail,
but as soon as through he took
The sucker in hand and brougl.,
him mp TO the Sentinel office.
When they came in the boys
OF the Office, all onto he scheme,
were standing around settling
for The weeks work, and nearly
gave the joke away by laughing
out loud at the sight of The poor
fool walking INTO the lions den.
proposing TO play The smart on a
man who lives by his wits.
In the meantime, at Burnett's
suggestion, Charley Gould and
Alex Wilson had prepared a Sc
ries OF questions, the most ride
ulous possible to conceive.
Well, to continue, Burnett and
Gould and the sucker went into
the private room of the Office
He was asked for his true name,
This he gave and also history
of his life and all his family. His |
folks are respectable people and |
ont Of regard for their feelings.
as we'll as in the hope to not eter-
nally disgrace the young man, |
his name is withheld from the |
prints. The officers and examiners
know it.