Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04
A DETECTIVE ON CRIMINALS.
THE TROUBLE IN TAKING THEM FROM ONE
PART OF THE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER.

THE TRIO UB1E IN TAKING THEM FROM ONE
PART OF THE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER.
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"The majority of people imagine that be-
cause a man commits crime his whole
nature changes and he becomes reckless
and desperate character" said Detective
Larkins.
A critical glance at the detective revealed
the fact that he very much resembled the
other men who follow his calling in New
York, at least as to the big mustache and
general air of prosperity. If New York
detective is divorced from his big NOUS
the lapels we'll turned back he is disguised.
81 have in my time made journeys a
good deal with criminals; that is, have
gone to points distant from New York, and
taken fugitives to the home authorities.
After every trip of that sort men have asked
me whether l had much trouble with the
prisoner, and they seemed surprised to learn
that men are still sensible after they COM
nit crimes. The last man l travelled with
was arrested at Niagara Falls, and travelled
from that point with him to New Orleans.
1t is long trip, and the prisoner was want
ed for $4,000 embezzlement. If the man
hadn't been fool, he might have been en-
joying the money yet. He was small
clerk in New Orleans, and it was his custom
to make out checks for the cashier to sign.
Occasionally the cashier would sign blank
checks and allow the small clerk to fill them
out with small amounts, like 50 or 50, for in
stance. One day the small clerk took one
of these small checks, filled it out for nice
little $4,000, and took the first train for
Niagara. AS an illustration of the lax man.
ner in which business houses trust their
clerks, may mention the fact that this same
boI loI hpc hnncp
out of another few thousand dollars in the
same way. The youth took his $4,000 and
went to Niagara Falls, and painted the Falls
pea green. He was a very popular young
man around there for a time. He gave
philopena presents of diamond lockets and
the like to every young woman OF pleasing
exterior on either side of the Falls, bought
out the local jeweller, and spent about
$4,000 in week. His popularity was at its
highest point when arrived. [ found the
most popular man of the neighborhood on
l told him he was wanted in New Orleans
and he looked panied. Then he frightened
up, said he was on the Canada side and we
couldn't get him. 1 said it was only
matter of time when the Government would
give him up for forgery and he might as
we'll save the Government needless expense.
He didn't know, you see, that he was want
ed simply for embezzleInent 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. 1
the philopena girls. In less than a day |
recovered all the jewelry, except a locket,
which girl that lived at Port Huron had
taken home with her. Then / lighted
cigar and sat down by the bedside OF that
! interesting young criminal while he slept.
He enjoyed his sleep with calm repOse. He
arose the next morning and ate hearty
breakfast. Meanwhile was so tagged out
myself that couldn't eat "a mouthful. Then
the criminal and got into ear and start
ed for New Orleans. All that day he smok-
ed and enjoyed himself, and watched him.
Of course l did not dare to 60 to sleep.
That night made him take all his clothes
off and get into an upper berth. sat on
the edge of lower berth with my clothes
on. This made two sleepless nights. The
criminal was healthy and enjoying him
self. The following night put him to bed
again, and sat on the edge of the berth un-
til we arrived at New Orleans. When we
got off the train looked like an abandoned
and dissipated housebreaker, and he was as
| fresh and rosy as the morn. 1t just shows
that it is no trouble to take care of crimi-
nails on journey.
THE NEW TYPE-SETTING MACHINE
A Washington letter says: "The machine
type-setter, as it is called-it should be
termed stereotyping machine-is being
visited by many people at Chamberlain's,
where it has remained on exhibition since
last nights dinner 1t is wonderful piece
of mechanism, and is destined to reVOlu-
tionize the business. A small gas engine
operates number of these machines, one
of which occupies space 4x6 feet and does
the work Of ten compositors. In appear
ance it resembles mammoth typewriter,
the keyboard being arranged in exactly
similar manner. The operator sits at the
board, and with the copy in front, plays
the keys. The dies, instead Of stamping
paper, are impressed on heated type metal,
which as fast as each line is completed, is
cut off and automatically passed out in
galley. The operator, working leisurey,
can turn out a column of miniOn of the size
of the Washington Post every hour.
"This machine obviates the use of type in
the printing business, and does away with
the compositor of to-day. The work ceases
to be laborious and unhealthy, and the cost
to the business is reduced about 80 per cent.
Machines are made of different sizes of i'm
print, and the plan of the company is to
lease the machines-not to sell them-at
rates that will guarantee this reduction of
expense. The prospectus states that the
cost of type-setting in the United States
comes to $60,000,0OO per annum, and that
the substitution of this machine will reduce
the cost to S1O,0O0,0O0.
"When it is considered that in addition
to this the outlay for purchasing type is
entirely obviated, one can form an estimate
of the influence of the machine upon the
printing business. The capital stock of the
company is to be increased to $40, 100000,
and factories are being established"
HORSES IN BATTLE.-War horses, when
hit in battle, tremble in every muscle and
groan deeply, while their eyes show deep
astonishment. During the battle of Water
loo, some of the horses that lay upon the
field, having recovered from the first agony
of their wounds, fell to eating grass about
them, thus surrounding themselves with
circle of bare ground, the limited extent OF
which showed their weakness. Others were
observed quietly grazing on the field between
the two hostile lines, their riders having
been shot off their backs, and the balls fly
ing over their heads, and the tumult be-
hind, before and around them caused no
interruption to the usual instincts of their.
nature. 1t was also observed that when a
charge of cavalry went past near any of the
stray horses already mentioned they would
set off, form themselves in the rear Of their
mounted companions, and though without
riders, gallop strenuously along with the
rest, not stopping or tiinching when the
fatal shock with the enemy took place.
At the battle of Kirk, 1745, Major Nc
Donald, having immersed an English officer,
took possession of his horse, which was
verv beautifi1l and immediately mounted