Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-10
DETECTIVES WAYS.
ONE OF THEM TELLS HOW THEY
SOMETIMES NAB THEIR MAN.

Criminals Picked Out of a Large Crowd
by Subtle fnstinct-Men Betrayed by
Common to Professionals.
What are you doing thereF'
The man TO whom it is addressed is z short
thick set man, there is nothing about him
to attract attention he is the most COM
monplace mal | have met for some time He
Is simply Leaning against pile of boxes
trunks and The like at a railroad station
Upon the first glance he looks like a sleepy
old fellow, wno may have drunk more than
tlagon OF rum, or he may have walked a
long distance, and therefore he is fatigued
As any one approached him in the crowd no
looked sharp y and then seemed to become
oblivious
That man s one of the sharpest detectives
in the state Of Massachusetts.
What are you doing there'" is the ques-
tion again.
Quickly, without moving muscle, without
looking up gain, he answers in Il low, distinct
voice: Don't speak to me now I'm watch
ing man" moved away
Presently The crowd grows thicker The
sleepy gentleman by the trunks becomes sud
denly aroused. He moves about very rapidly
among the ueople What will he do'
Hardly is there time to walk ten PAGES
when he has disappeared. The train thuuders
into the station and the people get aboard.
The man was nowhere.
CATCHING A BURGLAR
That night one of the boldest burglars was
arrested ano lodged in jail He was arrested
on that train and by the sleepy man.
The arrest was accomplished thus: AS a
rough looking man with tinpal in his hand
walked quickly from the depot to the train
the detective followed him closely, and just
as he WIS about TO put his foot on the steps he
trlpped and fell TO the platform. In an il4-
slant 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 lot of cakes and ap-
| pies, and they began to eat and talk about
| the news
THAT was a bad bit of work those fellows
done there n Boston. Did you See the even
| ing papers3'
What do you meanT said the man.
why, that safe burglary last night"
'WaS there burGlary!'
"Yes; didn't you hear of it1 Why, they
stole over $4,000 worth OF cash securities
| and bonds from the - bank"
Indeed! Any arrests
Not yet, but the officers are close on the
! track of the leader of the gang"
| Are thoyi Do they think they have the
right man"
| Yes, they are watching a man in East
Boston by the name of RdSewood, a noted
| burglar"
just at this moment a man arose from the
| seat behind and walked out of the car. He
| passed on into the next car.
| That's our man." whispered the detective
! to his apparently injured companion. The
| two men arose and passed into the next cal
| after the follow who had arisen.
They caught up to the man as he was going
! out of the next car. the train was stopping
| at a small station. The man got off. He wa.
| arrested.
| "How d d you know that was Ridgewoodf 2
was asked of the detective.
Because when | mentioned his name ht
started an left the car There is something
| about criminal that gives him away to
| practiced eye. l saw the man on the plat
form; he vas walking up and down. He die
| not walk more than ght feet before nc woult
| turn and walk back again. At this becam,
aroused and watched him closer
1T was when | tripped up my friend, tha
[ wanted % avoid suspicion, the burglar Wa.
| behind us; the man who fell first is one of tn
best detectives in Boston. He was dressed
| like workingnan and carried pail Whel
we fell the man did not notice us, but hurrie,
to the cars; all the other people stopped an,
looked on.