The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-03-03
DhVITT AND THE GENERAL.
How They Had Lots Of Fun at the Elk.
pense Of Moon-Faced Mr.. K.
OF Scotland Yard.
BLAKELY HALLS FUNNY LETTER
How the Footsteps If Michael Davitt are
''Dogged" by Her Majesty's
Detectives.

Mr.. Blakely Hall was in Galway re-
Gently, and from tn ere he wrote the fol-
lowing spicy letter to the n. Y. Sun:
Travelling with an Irish leader i'll this
country is diyerting. If the leader
happens to have a humorous streak in
his composition, the eff .ct borders on
the sensational / came down FROM
Dublin with Michael Davitt last night.
Mr.. Davitt was accompanied by an
amused smile and a black leather val
ise The smile was Indigenous, the va
lise the result OF observation.
Years ago" the leader remarked,
aa we met al the station, ''sOme Aniem-
can dynamite was found in black
valise; hence according to the detect
i've department of Great Britain, dyna-
mite can never be carried in anything
else out black ya!ise."
"You seem to know everybody" [
said. moment later, as the hats OF the
people ON every side were dotted in
honor OF the most popular Irishman in
She world. who is that moon-faced
pezson watching me from behind the
two.inch pillar p :ss'.:
THAT said Mr. pavitt, with an ex--
tension of an amused smile into a ra-
diant grin, lis Il full blown specimen
OF the British detective For twelve
years he WAS stationed on the corner of
Grafton and Dame streets as a police
man, and the public became as we'll &C.
Quainted with his appearance as New
Workers are with the officer who stands
On this corner Of Twenty third street
and Broadway. Then they made him a
detective, and he at once took on q
look of lurking mystery. HOW long
has be been with you % ..
"IIe followed me to the hotel after I
left YOU to-day, and registered as John
2. Campbell, commercial traveller,
Liverpool,' to the unfeigned delight of
the porters and hall boys. He sat by
the door for several hours, until J. left.
Now he has followed me here"
The man in question left his post Of
keen and sagacicus observation and,
salutiug a newcomer, held q long and
WHISPERED conversation with him and
then hurried away. The new man
walked around me twice and then dis
appeared into the waitin-room. We
walked slowly along an !, entering an
opposite door, discovered my detective
in close and obviously deep cousnlta-
ton with two other heavy proved men.
They saw us and scattered wildly. We
walked toward the ticket Office and
they closed i'll ON as cumbersomely to
learn our destination. No burlesque
actor could have presented a more ab'
surd caricature OF a stage detective
than the most polished OF our three
ssstadows" was at this point. Mr..
Dayitt walked up to the window and
said loudly:
where to, general p
I looked around at the detectives and
found their eyes blazing with excite
ment. An American general is in Ire
land a term surcharged with dynamite,
conspiracy, murder. treason and suspl"
cion. One of the men instantly scrib-
bled note, and rushing to the door,
gayeit to policeman aud sent him off
at full speed. 1t did not seem to him
that he was exposing his profession by
this astounding piece of nonsense.
Imagine member of the secret service
of the New York, Paris or St. Peters
burg police making such blunder. l
was so vrapt up in the blunders OF the
detectives that l forgot TO answer Mr..
Davitt's questi On. He rendered for a
moment, and then said shortly:
Book us for Woodlawn, please"
We paid and'moved away.
"If you will come out on the plat
FORM" said the Irish leader, softly,
"you will observe the further opera
tions of these superb dissemblers.
They will telegraph that all American
general and MIR. Davltt are to alight at
Weodlawn, at midnight, when this train
arrives. The police barrack is twelve
miles from the station. The poor
wretch on guard will have to plod all
the way to the barracks through the
rain and fetcn the commanding officer
and his police to the station to cover
our movements. Meanwhile we will
get off at Galway aud not bother with
Woodawn at all. See, there he is send
ing telegram =
docs this sort of thing always occur
when yo1travel p
Invariably. Every movement IS
dogged by these precious spies, and all
my mail is opened in the spostofice. !