The Grenada gazette., 1886-12-11

is any other reason for it being called a
hotel If must be because eight or ten
loaters sit on the ycranda facing the
river and Sleep and smoke and spit.
You can sit in the station and starvc, or
you can 20 TO the hotel and de the same
thing The station, however doesn't
charge you for it, while the hotel does.
On the floor in the railroad station at
Trenton, which is another good place
to wai5 | found u photograph of a
good-looking man. On the back was
written: 1.-TWO hundred dollars re-
ward. The above reward will be paid
for the arrest of George X. Smith, who
is wanted at Binghamton, n. Y, for
arson. This is perfect likeness. He
is slow Of speech, and clears his throat
often
pockcted the picture, arguing tina.
some detective, sheriff or constable had
lost it. On the way down to Camden |
got the face down pretty fine in my
memory, and made up my mind to vary
the monotony of the usual five hours
wait by discovering, George. playing
him for awhile, and then turning him
over to the police and pocketng a
couple of hundred dollars to spend for
shark bait at Atlantic City. had been
in the station halt an hour when |
walked down to the gate through which
passengers for the seashore were
obliged to pass. ! wanted to ask the
gate-keeper when the train went |
knew it was just four hours and half.
but | wanted to see if he knew He
came very near knowing, when he re-
piled: 1T will be over three hours,
any way"
As | was ready to turn away | no.
ticcd the gate-Keeper's companion-a
man in citizens dress. who stood beside
him and had evidently been look NO me
over. 1t seemed to me that he gave a
start of surprise. If he didn't | did.
Right there within arms length was
George K Smith. described to dot on
the photograph, and not a change made
since the picture was taken, 1t took me
q full minute to realize the situation.
and expect he didn't get ahead Of me
more than a second or two. | had it
down on my programme to play with
him for awhile. and | was tickled TO
death when he observed that it was nice
weather, asked which way had come,
and walked up and down with me.
never grew so friendly with n man on
short notice. We offered each other
cigars. lied about the big fish we had
caught, and were twin brothers in agree
! ing that Camden was the worst
| place in the United States. In
very guarded manner. a' we walked,
pulled out the photograph to
make comparison, the comparison
was all right. but l was gricvcd to de-
tect him with photograph in his own
hand Had accident furnished him with
one, and did he suspect he WAS being
pursued? If so, he m ght become dam
gerous, and it would be safer to give
him away at once. There was an officer
at the ferry gate and kindly inquired
Of Smith if he didn't want to look
around home little lie did. We
sauntered up to the gate, and took his
arm. lie returned the courtesy by tax
ing mine.
'Officcr.' said. as we reached that
official, ''arrcst this man, He is George
X, Smith. and is wanted for arson!'
You come with me,' said Smith,
while the officer smiled and chucklcd
Il tell you TO arrest HIM He is
wanted for arson''
"Now come quietly and don't make
a scene!" softly remarked Mr.. Smith.
If you get too bad shall have to put
the handouts on''
"Who are you?' asked, as we walk
ell aside.
"Nlat. Pinkerton.
"Oh, And who am I?'
"Billy Soulc, wanted for cmhnzle-
mcnt"'
"Do you see that?' | asked as I
handed him the photograph,
"And do you see this:?' he replied, az
he handed me one.
They We're fair likencsscS. No officer
wodld have wanted any thing better on
which to make an arrest We had a
little talk. and we crossed to Philadel-
phia. where was identified to Mr.. Pm
kerton satisfaction and he to mine II
he hadn't been should have made that
two hundred dollars 1t WAS mutually
agreed in the editorial rooms of the