The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-08
TOOTHMARKS IN AN APPLE.
A Slight Clew That Led to the Speedy Arrest
of q Georgia Burglar.

A Slight Clew That LED to the Speedy Arrest
of q Georgia Burglar.
Macon Telegraph.
The Telegraph's Hszlehurst correspondent
made mention yesterday OF the arrest and COM
initial of o negro named Chandler Jones. for
burglariZing the storesof j. L. Milton. at that
place, on the night of the 18th. Jones was bound
over in the sum OF 81, 0C0. The circumstances Of
his detection peculiar. and the work was
done by detective E. A Wilson, of Shackelfords
agency, At Macon. 1t shows how that efficient
officer seized upon slight clew and followed it
to . successful result
When be arrived at Hazlehurst he made an
examination of ths store, and found that the
double door had been unlocked by the insertion
Of chisel between the doors and gradually
working the bolt into the lock He then made
an examination or the store, but saw nothing in
the way Of q Glow, except an apple out OF which
two bites had been taken His detective instinct
caused him TO examine this apple, and ne saw
upon il tooth-marks that were valuable. He
that the two front teeth or the bites were
not only irregular, but peculiar. de imagined
that when the bitter was q boy an old tooth re-
naming in the gum caused new tooth to grow
one sided, and it was now his resolve 10 lind
the man with that iugrowing tooth The apple
was placed in water so as to prevent Its shrivel-
ing, and, Keeping his secret to himself, he went
down to Bxley, where he knew there were
number Of loafng negroes.
He found q group In a store, aud in the center
of it was u real negro dude. and be was stand
New York swell The detective instinct cane
into play again, and Mr.. Wilson was certain
that the dude was the man he wanted, but 10
WAS necessary to put him to test Walking into
the store he bought q cigar. Then seeing some
apples he bought q 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 in
dividual took one bite the detective was dead sure
of his man, and when he raised the apple to his
mouth for a second bite the handouts wero
placed on his wrist There never was q more
sstonished negro. He was under arrest so
quickly thas he was unable TO offer any
resistance, aud submitted to the hand
cutting. He wearing a suit OF
clothes stolen from Mr.. Bussey, OF Chauncey,
and fine watch and chain taken from Mr..
Milton. After placing Jones in the lookup, the
detective found where he was stopping. and then
be secured the vass with number of Millions
goods. and in the valise were the little cards
tached TO the clothing and on which were Mil
tons cost and selling marks.
Jones then taken to Hazelhurst,
and At the store showed how he went in with
two others and made the haul When he first
went 10 on the night Of the burglary, the first
thing be saw was q barrel OF apples. He picked
up one. and after two bites laid it down on Mr..
Millions desk. de owned up to the entire affair
aud told where the other goods could be found
He also confessed to having robbed Mr.. Bussey
in Chauncey.
And thus another apple caused mans down
fall