Wichita eagle., 1888-09-16

is not Dutchnan. and wouldn't 30 ons
for any consideration.
Mr.. Mendelsohn was consoled By this
expression Of confidence
Il thank you. Mr. simmons" he said
with emotion. Il hope heaven will pros
per you in this work If the thieves arc
not captured soon | shall Re ruincd in
body and soni. fer even my cid father in
Germany thinks | aEn the thief
Cheer up. SAID Denis, eRcouragingly;
wei Il bag the game and then YOU can
take months vacation TO receive ths
apologies OF your suspicious friends"
VI
II this were q romance instead of a
story based on facts, it would be easy to
associate Hr. Simmons name with some
wonderful experiences during his search
for the lace robbers.
Real detective wcrk. however rarely
possesses romantic features Success in
this arduous calling Is attained as much
by patient Pleading as By a keen appreei-
alton Of the habits and methods o. erin
inals and shrewd knowledge of the
world. Sometimes the NEST Important
revelations are the result Of sheer accident.
AS stravs show the drift of carrcat. 50
do trivial incidents often guide detective
important eGds.
When Denis pledged himself to bag
the game" he had net the slightest claw
TO work upon Like several Of his con
frcres. he believed the robbcr!cs were COM
niitted by New York experts. bat lie was
as much puzzled - they were when 10
was proved beyond pcradycnture that no
metropolitan thieves Of prominence. men
who We're skilled at th}S class OF work.
had been in to>n for months.
Consequently. Denis bad 80 ''coit blind"
for a time. trusting 10 Providence &c
furnish him a clew. and Providence
didn't shirk this grave duty
Two or three days after bis CONVERSE
ton with Mr.. &en3eIschn the detective
was detailed on q petty larceny case ia a
fashionable boarding house on Michigan
avenue. The Job was al easy one, and rs
he was about 10 leave the house lady
asked him II he were judge OF iaces.
mo. madam" said simmons; why do
you askY
.'Because have Just made q wonder
ful bargain. replied the lady. 81 have
bought several ys-ds OK the finest French
hand made lace for s. a yard. It's wort
at lea@t $40 a yard
Indeed said Denis. bis heart giving
q great bound rs he thought Of that
troublesome robbery 81 MenGelaohns,
"of whom did you buy it,
'Of peddler-a nice looking, curly
haired young man. wearing velvet coat
The detective examined the lace. and
although not an expert. To had sufficient
knowledge Of such goods to warrant him
in tho conclusion that the pcddler was
practically giving the iaccs away lie
made an excuse 10 take the bargain
down town and showed it 20 Mr.. AcHdel-
sOhn. who Immediately recognized II as
portion Of bis stolen stock
Denis bad struck clew The descriP-
ton Of the peddier Tailed with that u
Herman IandgrsG. boy whom be had
arrested for sneak work several years ago.
and whom he thought was leading cor
rect life. Stili. the detective did not
think th1t IandgraF was skillfui enough
TO commit the lace robbery: the boy was
probably the tool % elder thieves. who
had set him 70 pedels some Of thr goods
Is tie safest means 81 disposirg 81 taen.
But this was a great discovery and
Simmons was eisted over g.
About tho same tine suoi her detective
had his attention called 70 cheap peck
otbook bought from a poddler by broA.-
er's clerk. This pocketb9ok proved 20 bo
part 81 the stock stolen from CObbs Cir
culating i 5rary. The peddler who sold
It answered TO the dnacFi pt.sn % Charlie
Mott. partner Of Land graf 8. and tie
brother Of Aollis Mott. whOss thisying
propensities and preaigacy were tho tAi@
Of Chicago FOR years.
1T never rains bat l. pouys. remarked
Denis 70 his colleague. we are oH TIE
eve Of a great haul
Tr.- - - ~ 90
stolen PROPERTY. Simmons fe.t that tEs
rest Of the work vas comparatively SIN
pie. He soon heated Laadzrzd and Mott
They lived L. a. Old frame house ca Vest
Thirteenth street with Ars i2ldrAzr
The detective made czutloEa inquiries
a. TO the habits Of tie bow. and ssoer-
tanned that they we're regular night
hawks, a. vel - street yesidJars By day.
They rarely reached hens before day
light. and Invariably dssYe gp n buggy.
from which thsy carried bundLs iato tEe
house
Two other boys, knc~a 80 Carly aad
Herman, often Inp4nsed them. aid
stopped with Mrs. IAadgr<E ior days a.
a stretch
A. these facts 6eyesopsd 6.zaraoas
. changed his utnS sboat tie oonIsc-so1 81
New YORK nea wstA tks surglay-sa- Re
bad struck az organized Ez1sz Of smart
young thieves. WHO we're probably solsiy
responsible fer rs crimes which kSd
ss-zrtied the business oozzzn zs.sty I'D p'lz-
lied tie Police
Il wa Late a. = -at SAea Decis ssports-i
the rxssIt of lis iErssrlgzfsss % TIE eAlef.
lie uzs Instructed 20 sErest tie ls1s. b..
a. % tbs time tAs7 we're undoubtedly a
o1s Of i.ssir n1ArzG1sag sxyeSitsor1s. ss'a.
r.o<.A consizdsd % swSSp cS~n % Tie 81
frame koEss II tEo early nazaE2g sza
e@pszrs tbs -hoss gag
fhrse oE-nexs were Gesasc6 % sSH-z.
Sxrr--.o<as, AID at : s'eseex a tAs Eso.at-s
they drove ca. ., West 1k.xts-ztA s.rest-
Denis talked AsEs&ss.o24iy sSou. rs
irnp,u--anoe q tE1s ezyeSS.sIH and tie
v-zsxe tiseY roEl1 receive fer trsSxi7g up
szea 6-zing Sa5 tzngxr0sas ssng ef bSE-
gia-s
=. vii - oas Of ths bse.T-Ss tAtaEs e
tke year" he SAL. ~=z.e sylsxsel6 feather
IA all CIR caps.
DOnas s1tAuzl2sza WA infsct.o1z
Loag befo-s thsy resrheA tbe ed frame
house kss ec5i~zxrss were s~.lleG vssh ths
magnitude q shsS- z.Ssxa0n. zSi zz.tri-
,s.isng The gio=t-s secpzz;S q ;he.r efs-
cssz-y sad p-gveaz <aseA woll1 11o-a
the e1lzzs-ss q ths nsvsTzpsrz
rs e--r-z-s - IL l-<sn dErs<-- -