Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-21
DETECTIVES WAYS.
ONE OF THEM TELLS HOW THEY
SOMETIMES NAB THEIR MAN.

Criminals Picked Out Of Large Crowd
by Subtle Instinct--sien Betrayed by
Their Manner OF wallsins-Pe ouiiarities
Common to Professionals.
"What are you doing therep
The man to whom it is addressed is short,
thick set man; there is nothing about him
TO attract attention He is the most COM
monplace man have met for some time. He
is simply leaning against a pile Of boxes,
trunks and the like at a railroad station.
Upon the first glance be looks like sleepy
old fellow, who may have drunk more than
a aagon of rum, or he may have walked
long distance, and therefore be is fatgued
As any one approached him in the crowd he
looked sharply and then seemed to become
obliviors
Tint man is one Of the sharpcst detectives
in the state of Massachusetts.
"What arc you doing there| is the ques-
ton again.
Qaickly. without movinga muscle, without
looaiug up again, heausweis ina low, distinct
voice: "DOn't speak TO me now. I'm watch
ing a man. moved away
Presently tho crowd grows thicker The
sleepy gentleman by The trunks becomes sad
denly aroused. He moves about very rapidly
among the people. What win be do,
Hardly Is there time to walk ten PAGES
when he has disappeared The train thuudes
into the station and the people get aboard.
The man was nowhere
CATCHING A BURGLAR.
That night one of tho boldest burglars was
arrested and lodged in jail. lie was arrested
on that train and by the sleepy man.
The arrest was accomplished thus; AS a
rough looking man with a tinpail IN his hand
walked quickly from the depot to tho tlQia
the detective followed him clo.eiy, ana just
as be was about to put his lot on the steps he
tripped aud lsll e the platform. In an in
stGht the detective fell on him.
The two men were assisted into the car,
and then the detective apologized for having
fallen on him. They sat down together IN
the smoking car, the old fashioned detective
took out Of his pocket a lot of cakes and cp-
pies, and they began to eat and talk about
the news.
That was a bad bit Of work those fellows
done there in Boston. Did you see the even
ing papersp
"What do you meant" said the man.
why, that safe burglary last night"
WAS there burglaryp
Eyes; didn't you hear Of itl Why. they
stole over 100000 worth Of cash securities
and bonds from the - bank"
Indeed Any arrestsf'
''Not yet, but the officers are close on the
track of the leader of the gangn
Are thoyl Do they think they have the
right manp
Yes, they arc watching a man in East
Boston by the name Of RidseWood, a noted
burglarn
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seat behind and walked out of the car. lie
passed on into the next car.
That's our man" whispered the detective
70 his apparently injured companion. The
two men arose and passed into the next car
after tho fellow who had arisen.
They caught up TO the man as he was going
out Of the next car. the train was stopping
at small station. The man got of. lie was
arrested
"How did you know that was RidgewoodT'
was asked Of the detective
because when / mentioned his name he
started and left the car. There is something
about criminal that gives him away to
practiced eye. saw the ma@ on tho plat
form; he was walking up and down. He did
not walk more than eight feet before he would
turn and walk back again. At this became
aroused and watched him closer.
1T was when trpped up my friend, that
| wanted to avoid suspicion, tho burglar was
behind us; the man who fell frst is one Of the
best detectives in Boston. He was dressed
like workingman and carried pail When
wo fell the man did not notice us, but hurried
to the cars; all the other people stopped and
looked on.
SIGNIFICANT EIGHT FOOT WALK.
1.-THE man went directly to the smoker and
lit cigar nervously; he drew his hat over his
eyes and nestled down iD his seat, apparently
engrossed in his newspaper The man read
the same paper for long time; be did not
seem to be interested in it at all, although his
eyes were intently upon it. They were only
on one spot. We sat down in front Of him
and began 10 eat apples and talk. When
mentioned the name Ridgewood he started
from his reverie. looked him square in the
eye. He got up and left the car. He was our
man.
''Oh, about the eight foot Wake Well, you
see, an old criminal who has done time will
never get out Of the habit Of walking up and
down as he has done SO long In his cell He
will only SO about eight feet, that is tho
regulation length Of cells. Ho does this I'M
consciously, and even though he may guard
himself against it. before he knows it he will
bt8lu 10 Walk UP anu down.
"Of course said tho detective. "no man
gives himself up TO justice-no criminal tells
the detective that he is the man. We are
compelled to judge from our experience. A
criminal has a certain look; a peculiar way
OF moving secretly, even IN the public places
lin hotels, at theatres, all over. No ono but
a skillful man in criminal work can tell the
difference, but their actions are readily APP
parent-they become a larger part of a
criminals nature; ho cannot cast OF him
self.
"Thcn there are other things certain well
known criminals have" he added, "a dis
tinct style Of work Tho crime is always
carefully investigated and the detectives
learn the methods OF tho different men. 1t is
a school, ] cannot explain 10 to you unless
you arc q close observer OF human nature
"a criminal in walking along tho street
will unconsciously turn his head and give n
quick glance backward almost every so
often, generally Nth every hundred steps l
can tell man instantly when l enter a
crowd That's why these fellows hide away.
They know that il they appear in public they
will be recognized Boston Record
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