Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-15
a DETECTIVE ON CRIMINALS.
The Trouble in Taking them from One
Part of the Country to another.


Part of the Country to Another.
From the Ne,o York Sun.
'The majority of people imagine that
because a man commits crime his
whole nature changes and he becomes a
reckless and desperate character" said
Detective Larkins.
A critical glance at the detective re-
vealed the fact that he very much RESENT
bled the other men who follow his calling
in New York, at least as to the big nous
tache and general air Of prosperity. Ii a
New York detective is divorced from his
big mOustache and his snug-ftting sack
coat with the lapels well turned back he
is disguised.
Il have in my time made journeys a
good deal with criminals; that is, have
gone to points distant from New York
and taken tugttives To the home authOri-
ties. After every trip of that sort men
have asked me whether had much trOu-
bic with the prisOnhr. and they seemed
surprised to learn that men are still sensi-
BILE after they commit crimes. The last
man l travelled with was arrested in
Niagara Falls, and l travelled from that
point with him to New Orleans, 1t is a
IUnE u AAs Nllh VIC EAASOuGI WAS Nhnbtu
for "a $4,000 embeZZlement. II the man
hadn't been a tool, he might have been en-
joying the money yet. He was a small
clerk in New Orleans, and it was his Gus
tom to make out checks for the cashier to
sign. Occasionally the cashier would
sign blank checks and allow the small
clerk to I'LL them out with small amounts,
like 81 or SD, for instance. One day the
small clerk took one of these small
checks, filled it out for nice little $l0,-
000, and took the first train for Niagara.
AS an Illustration of the lax manner in
which business houses trust their clerks,
may mention the fact that this same
small clerk had swindled another business
house out OF another few thousand dol
lars in the same way. The youth took his
$40. 900 and went to Niagara Falls, and
painted the Falls pea green. He was
very popular young man around there for
a time. He gave philopena presents of
diamond l0cEeIs and the like to every
young woman o. pleasing exterior on
either side of the Falls, bought out the To-
cal jeweler, and spent about 81, 600 in
week. His popularity was at its highest
point when arrived. | found the most
popular man of tue neighbOrhOod on the
Canada side whoOping her up jOyously. |
told him be was wanted in New Orleans
and he looked panied. Then he bright
ened up, said he was on the Canada side
and We cOuldn't get him. | said IL was
only matter of time when the govern
ment would give him up for forgery and
he might as we'll save the government
needless expense. lie didn't know, you
see, that be WAS wanted simply for en-
heZzlement and not for forgery. Had he
known it he would have been secure on
the Canada side.
II talked with him half an hour, and
then he walked across the bridge, and we
put up at hotel on the American side. |
had him watched and went around to see
the philOpena girls. In less than day |
recovered all the jewelry, except lQcket,
which a girl who lived in Port Huron had
taken home with her. Then ! lighted a
cigar and sat down by the bedside Of that
interesting young criminal while he
slept. He enjoyed his sleep with calm re-
pose. He ~ ose the next morning and ate
a hearty breakfast. Meanwhile ! was so
tagged out myself that | couldn't eat a
mOuthiul. Then the criminal and I got
into a car ana started for New Orleans.
All that day he smoked and enjoyed him.
self aud 1 watched MIN. or course, did
not dare to go to sleep. That night l made
him take all his clothes off and get into
an upper berth. l sat on the edge of a
lower berth with my clothes on. This
made two sleepless nights. The criminal
was healthy and enjoying himself. The
following night | put him to bed again,
and sat on the edge OF the berth until we
arrived at New Orleans. When we got
out of the train | looked like an aban-
dOned and dissipated house breaker. and
he was as fresh and rosy as the morn. II
Just proves that it is no trouble to take
care Of criminals on a journey"