New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02
GOLD sLEUTHHoUND.'
AN EXCITING STORY OF LIFE IN CHICAGO
DETECTIVE CIRCLES.
. roILHp AGAINr BUT NOT DIsooURAGED-A
DARK pIsGUIsE-RUNNING A NAN TO EARTH.

:, Failed AGAIN~ BUT NOT DisooURAGED-A
DARK pIsGUIsE-RUNNING A MAN TO EARTH.
NOW IN tell you what II is--it was tho president
Of the Chicago Board Of Detee lives that spoke such
crimes can't be committed here and tho criminal ~
unpunished. We have been asleep long enough-here-
amer these low down, underhand criminals VIII ma
that We have got boots and ready for em "
There was speaking after the manner OF the world
blood IN the presidents right oye murder had b'cn
reported, and II began TO lookas the world would
have Il Aeain-as II tho murderer had better sing low
In the vicinity Of detective headquarters Hastily
rising ID. IT, Slcuhhound, for tha was the preSdehts
name. put hi, and began brushing his hat
with a feather duster
There's that man Brown" Kissed the president
through his clenched teeth, III bet house and lot
that he Is the guilty man. I've hadgy eye on Brown
for a long time. I've been expecting that he would
kill somebody some day. shall detect Brown"
sieuthhound pulled his hat nrmly over his ears
dropped handful OF cartridges down the barrel OF his
revolver and went out the door, making the building
shake with his tread
~ that very moment Brown started to enter b. pay
his dog tax
Rrowul did you commit that murdcri'
~No!S
Three days later We end sleuthhOund getting ready
to try once morc. By this 1t viii be soen that no
wasn't one Of those kind Of who gye up the hrst
time.
at must shadow some one.' he whispered IN mid.
night accents to his assistant, Vergos Lightfoot
"Whol' whispered LIghtfoot.
Jones will 10 a good man. Kissed Slouthhound:
4" I'll shadow Jones'
An that day and the next and tho day after that
Jones was not out OF Sleuthbounds sight. When he
wont 10 business SlCuthhouDd's cst.lke tread was
close behind: he lowered near his oflco door and
watched him through tho window; Jones went to
luncheon but the hswbeyed Sleuhhound saw him the
long and weary nights seuthhound passed on the roof
Of Joness wood. she'd counting his very breathing
sleuthhound never slept During oil these DAYS Jones
did not turn over his hand but Sleuthhound knew IT.
But he was cautious II his custom never to
rouse suspicion. II Jones hah once seen him Il had
boon fatal He never slept. lie never sroused sus-
pcion. lie never gave up. These wero s'euth-
hounds notices. lie Swallowed Jones that day. Tho
next ono and the day after On the afternoon OF the
fhrd day Jones turned white walking along the street.
came back TO where sleuthhound was gliding liln
ghost aud SAID
slcuth. I've seen you following me everywhere
Ivo gone for thros days Hseh night you have slept
on my eoalhouse roof whats your deai'
Discovered All Is lost once morc''
week later and wo ind President sleuthhound
working with laborers on new sewer lie
nrs Poe ted that of the vorkmen wa the guilty msu
For three days he had worked close BY the man by
day and slept by his side a. night. Tho man sup
posed him simply q lAborer like himself The man
had mentioned that 10 hN 9 great burden on his
mind IIe said he must confess soon 20 some ono or
Il would Kill him. sru'hhonnd ashod him TO confess
10 him and be said he would
Eut' says the man 10 sieu,hhound, ~why do you
strive TO be 80 Intimate With newly friendly r
awhy, Pm vouning myself into your CONFIDENCE,
Of oourso- answers slcuthbound. THAT'S way No
de.sctves have, yon knov-ve worm ourselves into
q mans confidence and got him To confess and then
nab him. It's juSt little vaS We hAve. this worm
ing and nAboing-so ahead and eOnfss like good
fellow
81 have mover lsF Q rnAu worm himself into my oon
ndenos in my life-Glt"
Fooled Fooled" and he rushed IN headquarters
With q bitter. mockinE laugh.