Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-14
TWO NERVY MEN.
A VHRlLLING STORY TOLD BY A
SECRET SERVICE DETECTIVE. -.

Capture Of Notorious shower of the
Queer" - Caught in u Trap - Setting
Fire to the Fuse Of Powder Keg.
The Last Moment.
Soon after the war our bureau was notified
that counterfeit 81 and s. bills were beingex-
tensiyely circulated in the region about Read
ing, P,.. was detailed, together Win a com
panioi named William Mad zen, to proceed
to Scranton and work up the case. We soon
foun that tue money was being hoated by
gaP.s Of six Or ssven Of whom the majority
were a tough eases as Abe Buzzard, Of mod
ern fame. We struck two leads at the same
time, and while mine led to Harrisburg, his
led into the mountainous country around
Fottsville, which at that time contained some
Of the most lawless miners who ever handled
I pick
At Harrisburg | unearthed an old bird
known as ~Greenback Charley" ," and landed
him temporarily behind the bars. In three or
four days | was satisfied that he was the only
one Of the lot in that neghbOrhOOd, and set
out 10 find Madden, from whom had not yet
heard word. met him in Reading and hs
also had as prisoner a man known as Sly
jim, but whose real name WIS Isaac Watson.
He had been brought from POttsvIlle, and he
was the head and front Of the showers No
sooner had Madden located Jim, who was the
OStenSible owner Of a saloon in town, than the
fellow slipped out and made his way up the
mountains, and took quarters in a cabin Occu-
pied by an aged woman, u widow Madden
hung to the scent until he relocated his game
| and at about O'Clock in the afternoon he
| drew near the house. Forty rods away he
was met by the old woman, who statei that
| Jim was in the house and willing TO surrender.
Madden should have stopped To reflect that
| some sort OF trap was being laid for him. IL
| Jim was willing to surrender, why hadn't he
| come out and shown himselff What need of
| a go-betweeE between him and the ofiiceri
The detective thought Of nothing but Secur-
ing his man at once, AMI he pushed on with
| out even drawing his revolver. The outer
| door was partly open, and he entered the
| house it was shut behind ham and he was
| covered by revolver IN the hands Of the
| cOunJerfeiter. Sly Jim had served five years
| for previous olTense. He reasoned that the
| officer hail him dead to rights ON the new
case, and that he would probably be settled
| for ten or fifteen years This prospect had
| made him desperate, AMI he had determined
on desperate thing.
Sit down over there," he commanded, and
| the helpless officer Obeyed
Now, them continued Jim, what do you
want OF me-
TO arrest you for uttering counterfeis
money"
Got any proofs"
Plenty
We'll, that settles it, I'd rather die thah
| 90 back to prison. but You shall die with me.
! | could kill you and skip, but I'd be run down
and hung Wen go tOgether"
C1 a table in the room was fifty pound
keg OF powder, and leaiing into it was four
minute fC~e. Jim walked across TO the table,
| covered the Sdicer anew and lighted the end
| Of the fuse with the remark:
In four minutes we'll be in h-Il. II you
make a move from hat chair I'll have 10
/ send you on ahead a littIS sOonerlr
Il think III wait and go ,.ith you!" coolly
replied Maiden, and if you've no objections
| I'll take out my watch and call time"
That wiIl be good idea,7 said jim, and
out came the watch and the detective called
! out:
Ten seconds! Fifteen: TWENTY Thirty"
and 50 on.
Nobody will never know what happened
| to US, remarked Jim as the first minute was
nearly gone.
But they'll mix up the scrapa and prob
ably bury portion Of me along with you.
| That's the only thing I care about"
well, always was fond OF good COM
| pany,' retorted Jim
| When two minutes had passed the defec-
tive began to softly whistle to himself
at will come mighty sudden when it
= l.. L.. L. l.
"Yes, we won't know what hurt usH
whats the time nowF
| AOh, we've got over a minute YETI
"Don't you wish you hadn't conner
mo, sir! I was bound to have you or die
with you"
That's the sortI It's come honor to die
with such man a. you. The fuse is getting
pretty short
-We've got fifteen seconds more"
Madden leaned back in his chair, and Jim
held the revolver full on his breast He
| hadn't been playing bluff game and the de-
tectivc had made up his nind that there was
no escape from death. From the corner Of
his eye he watched the fire creep nearer snd
nearer, but he did not move finger. The
spark finally touched the slaves Of the keg,
and Madden felt that his last minute of lire
! udu Nulilc- Alc uApIt'SA lis 9 . W LIS "dlSA
and saw the seconds ay paSt-two-four-
five-ten, and he felt that there had been
some miscarriage. When fifteen seconds had
passed Jim grOwled out:
The durn thing has gone back on mel"
He rose up, rs if to go over and examineit,
and the instant the muzZle of his revolver
was depressed Madden sprang for him and
struck him a blow between the eyes which
felled him like an OK. The revolver wits dis
charged. but the bullet entered the floor.
In another minute Jim was handcuffed and
dragged out He wilted as soon as the irons
were on him, and no trouble was expert
enced in getting him to Reading. He was
silent and sulky with Madden, but to me he
said:
Say, old man, you've got partner to be
proud Of! He's got more nerve than any
other man that lives
Excepting you," | replied, and he stroked
his long whiskers and seemed pleased with
the compiment.-DetrOit Free Pres
A ship Load of Treasure.
A practical result Of the French invasion