The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-29
A DETECTIVES WATCH.
1T IS sTOLEH From HIN BH TIE
THIEF HE Is LOOKING FOR.

"About the slickest theH Of which
l have personal knowledge said
the veteran detective, John Shark
ey, yesterday, twas played in this
city during the Centennial BY .
Baltimore thief, and the man he
robbed was one Of the Mayors de-
tectives, who was sent especially to
look for this very thief"
II can't tell you; I will not give
him away. he is still living said
Mr.. Sharkey, in refusal Of the 70
quest fer the name.of tho outwit-
ted detective. "a series OF odGOit
robberies had been committed In
Baltimore during the months
just preceding tho opening Of
tho Centennial Exposition in this
city. A man named DnBarry, a
Chicago crook, who was known to
be in Baltimore, was suspected. but
the officers could not get the dead
wood on him until a bold confidence
game was worked on . Richmond
merchant in which . handsome
Young weman named Beck Richards
played a prominent part. The
Richmond man squealed, and 1t
was discovered that the young wo-
man had months before been placed
to board In a disreputabls l,ohse BY
DuBarry, and whom he visited as a
Friend The pursuit became toe
warm for the pair. and they de.
oamped 80 suddenly that part OF
the young woman's baggage was
left behind. A search revealed
pawn tickets for goods which, ex,
amined, were identified as portions
Of those which had been stolen, and
for the theft Of which DuBarry had
been suspected. The pair left the
city in a hack, but whether they
took at some outlying station o
train bound north, south or west,
the officers conid not tell.
"Of course, description was
sent around to the different cities,
and tho Philadelphia authorities
were especially notified, because j,
was believed that the pair woul,i
work the Centennial at some time.
before its close. IN consequence,
among the detectives detailed 10:
work Oh tho grpunfs -as ,s1 taie,,,;
let us caf1 him Jones. Ono day
Jones VS. lunching at the Three
Brothers alone at the oni,
table which hai not one o,
Rnorc occupants, when a gentleman
a! Il Milesian n.cent aakcd per,
mission to occupy scat At the
ialaan tta!,Is: Tho l'nir n.taran:
:oA fcrsation, in the conr~c OF
40 ranger mentioned nj,
kith chicago criminals,
5aeciallS pick pockets and conf
lfee men ananWon,en. fila n"n's
Mct.ar: ne!l md, he wsa r'shin
RsAvar r,>:ires: tr0in the official tie.
sIsct:y" force OF -tAat city. .!ume,
:.,.nc,' simselr, and The pal,
e. >:a:':s.l orct as,h rrnncam2a',
s&:':'s;a= vine. homes pin.n:N,,t t.
ILL, at:Cain"y 'un' tho i'!,iia:r:
lhia crooks :,n.. s!,Ow him ,n-
whole Elephant, and McUar.nc:
To point ont tn" Chi.as
Fs.i;;alss, iaclutiinS Dnl>arry aud nj,
Ftstress, tho former 6; <raorn H.,
sad I.c knew w...ll,
Injecting Jones tcE days afte,
;.sais Mccartney said he had til,
IG4sa'ry g;,mc in bis hsnds; tina,
he had sccn tho girl xko proved t.
he "a woman NAMED Lyons, and that
where she was DuBarry could not
be far distant. He was rather sur
prised, because it could not be un
derStood in Chicago that she had
reformed. Jones was rather in
credulOus.
"'Her name is Lyons l tell you,
raid Mccartney. Come and lunci
with me and you shall SEQ her.
"'Iou seem CERTAIN observed
Jones.