Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-01-07
DETECTIVE AND PRISONER

of smoking car on one of our railroads
and chatted fGmiliarly Of the ups and
downs of miners life, the topic being
suggested by landscape dotted with coal
breakers and furrowed with coal roads.
The freedom and interest of their con-
versation did not seem to be dampened by
the fact that the younger Of the two
carried revolver, while his compan-
ion wore a pair of those uncoveted articles
Of jewelry which are known in criminal
circles as bracelets.
The few passengers who had observed
them learned from the confidential brake
man that they were a noted detective and
his prisoner on the way to trial. As far
as ages went, the pair might have been
taken for father and son, the fine gray
head of the one contrasting strongly with
the crisp brown curls Of his captor.
What crime had been committed the
brakeman did not know, but haZarded q
conjecture that it must have been q
pretty bad one or George Munsen wouldn't
have took the trouble to put them things
on his wrists"
Presently the brakeman and the con
ductor satisfied the joint demands OF eti-
quette and curiosity by stopping to eX-
change few words with the detective:
the former then perched himself upon the
coal box directly behind the prisoner, and
the latter dropped magnificently into the
seat in front The train was sweeping
around a curve and past ruined trestle
on the hillside AT which both Of the pas
sengers looked with some interest
Il remember that place said the older
man.
so do L. responded the younger; Il
was born there. Came near being buried
there. too, he resumed, after moment S
pause.
How was that
Its pretty long story" said the de-
tectiye. but guess we'll have time for
it between this and the next station Way
up there ON the slope is the little
settlement where | made my debut, SO TO
speak: from il. tn the bottom of the hill
there used TO be a gravity road-a long,
winding track reaching from the settle
ment down to the top of blank wall Of
earth where slide occurred the year
was born. On both sides of the track
grew saplings that had sprung up since
the disaster what | am telling yon hap
pened five years later, and they crowded
the road and hung over the old rusty rails
oh n''h 'i'e .o'i .is " i""
must remehoer Una. ,he houses were
ouii' near tne i'iou'h Vi .ne P..-.,n"' was
one vi tue hre. '',nes "o.Neu !" 'hiS eoun
Try, ana one Oh the nrs' 10 oe apanuoheu
lime am 'eiiins aoout' some tnen wero
walking up track ana iot oI cni,arsn
playing near .he top, h,,ie oes :, chmo
ing IN ana our OF an oiu car WHICH a., M
IAN tnere since !. msae ns;,, ~ ,,s ~, ,as. & III WIN
the broken sprasgs SUN IN us ~nees
Inc men we're hhlnsis' az out ono VI
tnem, VINO ques'ionsu ns eop"uio. .,,o..
ABOUT .heir "orA anu .ne .ouns .ns'
h'eu III. ne was e,iuens
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fresenu!, Us e.. '"Au' snou'
from tne 'op .. 'ne sppo .n's. =. nc. ..'s.a
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=, ~ see 'he '"i 'es'" ~ "'o'e S''
the .ls.i graue'
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iroih .he oiues' Iii". Ia 'ne pay. ~
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sald. lhes ha'e s'ai 1eu .n"' o'u .,'ine
on d. ias'' 'e ,,,w ~
any tiihe 'his h'e !eai, Inc! hpe ,
ing their hecks !e. Win .ne'f 'o,iioohns:
Anu aho.her vi shS e'UuP "uu
must uus' ou' VI inns H'e,s' uhiees NC NC
want W eet oui oWh hes o.oNs' 81. a
e'ner jump 'ne ran VI ~ " p'e'e' q. 'ls
oo,'ohi' iueA! 'he'e "iu Nv o"e y" 'o"i"
ol her.
Inc stranger was iooAins anAious.s Nous up
y 'ne approaehns iu""as- ms w
eye hau eaush' sisn' y, io"'''
ana gOioeh aoo,e .he o.u.A TIL
mere ehiio III '"A' e"'' ne e"i"'
quietiS.
~ WAS Seeo,u vi wv os'oie ms I'm .
pahlohs reahHeo .he awiui ,"e"unns "a
that Statement; - ehiiu. Ana' ""s' "S
II he hao s"io 'ia' III e" h'oinen's Sou'e !,
ohe-prhaps one u '"elnSe''es-"o
oo ,,,i.n C",i ., ,.,.
win one Impulse ,he! .ufneo " iopN
al the broken raiis oy the eaEe VI .ne
iauit- sh,"'uerlhe' ,ne. hNeu ,heh ese9
again on the approaching % mass 'nen hope
iessiy on each otner' ihel eouiu ho'
dream Oh stopping L"e piosies. VI .ne ea.
But quick as 'h"ueht almost, lne stranger
'ooN ho'u Vi sap "nu 80 ~"
tili IL nearly 'oueneu 'ne ''a.A hoiu IT,
he saiu 10 one oi .,ie men, !. VIII heiP "
check her' - ,ou i"i .nei Wv" Sno,he'
anu ,nen ..',u anu ~ 80 ,h. na,, -
waited for few breathless seconds, while
| the two remaining ones hurried further
down: but one more effort and the car
was upon them. The first obstacle was
whipped out Of the hands OF the strong
man VINO held it And the car rushed on to
the second with scarcely lessened force.
Again, the barrier was brushed aside, hut
this time the speed Of the old wreck was
perceptibly less. BY the time the fifth
obstruction was reached the new conner
| was able TO Chamber aboard and throw the
child into the arms of his companion, but
before he had time TO save himself the old
truck had regained something OF Its mo-
memtum and was plunSinS on toward the
precipice.
We'll, the man jumped just as they