The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-29
A DESPERATE PLOT.
|DetermiGed Efforts of a Crook to
Assa ssinats Me.

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that man sought your life, and that
he would not desist until one or the
&other of you were dead, the feeling
would be strange one. No matter
1how brave you were, you could not
hide your anxiety and alarm. No mat
: ter how strong your nerve. you would
j leel broken up. Let me send you word
/ to-day that / seek your life and will
4 not rest until ! have seen you dead at
4 ms feet, and an hour after you receive
n the message you will be changed
man. You can't help but worry, and
the more you worry the sooner your
nerve will go. If / was to fight you
fair and openly, you would not hesi-
tate. It is the knowledge that l am to
strike you at an unexpected moment.
khat l may stab you in the street
car, shoot yo,l down in the park. cut
your throat while you sleep, that un-
settles you and makes your flesh creep.
n While member of Pinkerton's de-
lective force | made the arrest of a
Highway robber at Madison, Wis. He
vas arrested for robbery committed
b Illinois Ave months before, and
lad been ON the case two months when
finally ran him down. He was a
nachinist by trade, and was then
Rorking in a shop. I proved him to be
ln old crook and dangerous one, and
vas satisfied that he went into the
hop to battle pursuit; but 1t seemed tt
strike others differently. The report
ers wrote him up as one anxious to re
form, and they wrote me down as {
bloodhound hanging to his trail, and
20 considerable public sympathy wa
aroused for him. then had proofs o
four other crimes committed by him
any one Of which would send him t.
prison.. but ! had to keep silent and t.
lake public criticism. My man got ,
y sentence Of FIVE years, and he hat
scarcely departed for prison when
received through the mail note read
ing:
z You have by money and perjur,
4 sent an honest man to prison. Yol
n knew he was honest and Woodworking
Lou wanted to glorify yourself. Th
81 poor fellow is q friend of mine. and
have sworn to revenge him. TAX
notice | viii have your life on the frs
s opportunityr'
u There was no signature to the letter
out l knew at glance that the write
meant business. It was plain, boil
hand, and after half an hours study
made these deductions:
!. Itwas written by crook.
= 1t was written in prison.
- The writer was in dead earnest.
: He was q large, muscular mar
With light hair, blue eyes and fai
complexion.
>. He would wear silk hat an
darkish clothes.
& .. he would aim either to throttl
me or strike me down with club.
now did reach these conclusions
ven, the average detective catches o
% : crooks chirography by instinc
= VAS written on half sheet, and til
pen and ink were poor. The pape
.as crested and soiled, and / felt ce
ain that the writer had passed it to
PRISONER about to be discharged. Th
4 iAster had mailed it to me in an e,
veiope addressed by himself. II
enirography Of the letter was bold an
earnest. Large men are more syr
pssnetic than small ones. Large me
wno betSay this sentiment are of sa
suinc temperament They are al
saln and dress well and in taste. Lar,
nen seldom ambush victim. Tn,
oepend on their strength.
mat is about the way I figured
eus' and ] was so firmly satisfied thai
as right that I founded my program
sccordirg gly, and permitted no chan
= creep in. Ifurther believed that t
I''er would not be out of prison und
month, and ! had ample time to 9
esdy for him. Had he been o.
3 would not have written. II
- several months to serve