Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-11-21
TOOTHMARKS In AN APPLE.
Slight Clue That Led to the Speedy
Arrest of Georgia Burglar.
From the Macon Telegraph

A Slight Clue That Led to the Speedy
Arrest of a Georgia Burglar.
From the Macon Telegraph.
TIE Telegraph's Hazlehurst CORE
spondent made mention yesterday ofthe
arrest ord committal of a negro named
Chandler Jones, fHr burglarizing the
store of J. L. Milton at that place, on
the night of the 18th. Jones was
bound over in the sum of 1000. The
circumstances of his detection are pc
cuiiar, and the work was done by De-
tective E. A Wilson, of Shackeliord' s
Agency, at Macon. 1t shows how that
efficient officer seized upon a slight
clue and followed it to successful re-
suit.
When he arrived at Hazlehurst he
made an examination of the store. and
found that the double door had been
unlocked by the insertion of chisel
between the doors and gradually work
ing the bolt into the lock. He then
made an examination of the store, but
saw nothing in the way of clue except
an apple out of which two bites had
been taken. His detectiye instinct
caused him to examine this apple, and
he saw upon it toothmarks that were
valuable. He saw that the two front
teeth of the bites were not only irregul-
ar but peculiar. He imagined that
when the bitter waa a boy an old tooth
remaining in the gum caused new
tooth to grow one-sided, and it was now
his resolve to find the man with that
improving tooth. The apple was placed
in water so as to prevent shrivelling,
and keeping bis secret to himself he
went down to Baxley, where he knew
there were number Of lOating negroes.
He found a group In a store and in
the center Of it was a real negro dude
and he was standing in an attitude that
would have shamed a New York swell.
The detective instinct. came into play
again and Mr.. Wilson was certain
that the dude was the man he wanted,
but 1t was necessary to put him to the
test. Walking into the store he bought
n cigar. Then seeing some apples he
bought dimes worth. and. biting one,
said to the crowd, "Here, | can't eat
all these" and treated the group with
the apples. His eyes were upon the
dude and when that Individual took
one bite the detective was dead sure of
his man, and when be raised the apple
to his mouth for second bite the hand
cuffs were placed on his wrist. There
never was more aston1shed negro.
He was under arrest so quickly that he
was unable to offer any resistance, and
submitted to the Handwriting. He was
wearing a suit of clothes stolen from
Mr.. Bussev, of Chauncey, and a fine
watch and chain taken from Mr.. Milton.
After placing Jones in the lookup, the
detective found where he was stop
ping, and then he secured the valise
with number of Millions goods, and
in the valise were the little cards at
tached to the clothing and on which
were Millions cost and selling marks.
Jones was then taken to Hazlehurst,
and at the store showed how he went
in with two others and made the haul.
When he first went In on the night of
the burglary the first thing he saw was a
barrel of apples. He picked up one,
and after two bites laid it down on Mr..
Millions desk. He owned up to the
entire affair, and told where the other
goods, could be found. He also con-
fessed to having robbed Mr.. Bussev in
Chauncev.
And thus ano Their apple caused mans
downfall.