Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-09-10

oeymp'ess change OF air and scene, that
would be likely TO stl aiahteu me Mp.
hired q ruw.boAt for the rem binder
Of the season, arranged for entertaining
my working hours, and rowed myself
ell she way down and mp ths Harlem
and RSst rivers whenever the tide
would serve me. OF course could not
be expected to row against the swift
East river current, and l became quite
learned In the matter OF tides and % :
dies.
One evening in September, % the tide
wonld be favorable at least 80 tsr as
the mouth Of the Harlem, invited
Charley Guest to tRke passage In my
row b1at and submit 70 q late dinner III
my homo In Harlem. -.. r..
Charley was detained by business 10
IL happened and IL was dark when We
got away. took the oars and he took
the Tudder lines, and We went up the
East river with the tide.
In rowing Up previously, though I
passed close to the pier which have
mentioned, never again saw the faos
In she plank. Therefore WAS com
pslled TO connect 1t With the Harlem
boat and the suicide, and that 0iFoum.
stance impressed me.
On this occasion we had passed Cor
lAer'a Hook, and were little below
and In sight Of that pier, when . row
boat came up and passed US swiftly.
II was rOwed by two men, who were
evidently pulling their best and In the
stern was seated man whose face strik
inRingly reminded me of she face sd
seen framed in the plank. Opposite the
pier he jumped overheard, ana the re-
m Amin kvvO man In kha f,ORt ~tfhpnf
seeming to notice his psTformAL ce. pull.
ed swiftly under an open dock and dis-
appeared.
Charley aud allowed our attention
to be httFao'ed to the man who went
overheard. He partly dlved and partly
swan to the pier sho wed his Q I'd there
. momeL and then suddenly and unAc-
oouptAbly sank
Before We could recover from our sur
prise smother boat came from the same
direction with two 0srsmen and Q man
In the stern aud une In the bow. Their
uniforms told us ct once that 1t was
police b at, and the detective serResnI
in the tow hailed as quietly and want.
ed 70 know II q row boat had passed ne
there.
AZ bIi d. as posi ible 1 told him what
we had Seen aud he caused his boat 10
be pulled In there, and I followed With
mine Watching him while he appeared
to be examining the plAnkinR Of the
per
"Ahp' he exclaimed, In tbs tore Of q
mao who has found something, and he
requested me to stay thsre and take one
OF mis- men into my boat. lie he went
for more help
could not make out the msAhinR OF
this, and nay policemen could not or
would not explain It to me, though he
examined his revolver carefully, as IL
be were expecting SONS desperate
work.
Shortly heard voices and the tramp.
Ing OF feet on the pier above, aud then
the 3srgeants boat came around to
where l WsB
"Those chaps are getting to be mighty
smart" said he
"WhAt csap.9 What do you msAn9
What are you AfteI?"
"RlveT tliAves. And IL lie very lucky
that you happened to be juBt where you
we're, 30 that on could poiaE out their
den. just look here.'
BE pullsi q spring oAtdh near the
edge Of the river-it Was then almost
high tide-and o square of the plank
opened outward, showing hole Into
which the water flowed freely. A pistol
shot from within told as that somebody
resented this intrusion. Tbs ssra cant
closed the hole at once, and 1t was not
long before the rising tide covered 1t
entirely
heard the Isnding of planks above,
and then two shots we're FIR d, followed
by brief struggle In what l may call
the bowels OF the dock, and two police.
men brought to the head OF the pier the
man whom had seen In the TowboAt
that escaped
"Thaps the man" said the sergeant
Take hlm in and look him up tight.
That 10 Dan Sk y" he continued, i'd
dressing me, lone of the worst of the
river thieves and the 10 Ader OF the East
river gang. / might never have found
his den II it had not been for you
l Was net at all surprised at this,
since had seen the man In the rowboat
and the panel in the planks, and l WAS
really glad that my supposed optical
Illusion had such . cold basis OF fact.
The sergeant hailed q tug, which COW.
ed Charley Guest aud me In my boat
mp to Harlem In q hurry. At home
to5k pleasure in explaining the affair to
my wife, and the beauty Of 1t was that
Charley and were not called upon TO
appear AgAibst the river thief, who WAS
sent 10 Sing Sing last November II
Stanley Henderson, In brakes MAga
zine.