The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-13
THE THIRD DECREE.

TIE UHIHO
blow Inspector ssyrne. Sometimes Obtains
IunJsnrtant Conf~~.iOn~.
Chicago Inter tk,ain New York Letter.
Among the manifold fine touches cnn-
p.uyssl by Chief Inspector Byrncs in Ills
detective work. no touch shows the handle
work of u great artist 50 markedly AS the
working of the thiri degree" To casca
u thief IL on" thing. tn convict him IL
another. A thief may bc set tai catch "a
thief, but the evidence of ~ turiICoat evil
sloer Is mot always successful In convictinR
his prey.
I'm olden times tho 'third degree" WAS
frequently called INTO service tai supply the
missing link ina the chain of testimony, hut
the ncthGsls of the inq,isition and of the
torture bors, the same relation to the In
spectOr's system hat the club of "a Zulu
warrior does tn the kccn-sslgcd stiletto of
the Corsican bandit. The one is vulgar
and ssvor4s of the SHAMELESS. The other.
equally cruel. perhaps, il ~ refined as the
stroke of 10 surgeons lancet. How il the
.thirl degrss.'' worked: The methods are
devious and vary with each candidate.
The master of csscinonics il ~ master of
his mysterious art and seldom fails to make
the initiation a success. The following I'M
gently worked:
Two men were. mystcriou-ly arrested
MOI long ago and taken to the marble
headquarters of the police department..
dine of the prisoners WAS about to board
al outward bound trans-atlantic steamer.
E1A tNske Ililll tHls1l tHpllKlt, HIS nlUXslXGs
had preceded him, and hc carried "a large.
leather vaIiss. in his hand. As his ioot
stepped upon the gangplank. a man of
middle a0s. and f~,sIlionably dressed.
touched linn al. the shoulder. The would
te Tourist started. and. for "a moment only,
'"rs;,i PALE; o,,, ~. ,u.
mer, s~is.fcsr.ntially.
YES" replied the latter CURLY.
~ want tai see. you "a minute"
Gan. wait, dear boy he replied AHA
bly. MN issat is about tai sail. don't Won
see ="
s.Neypr mind that. returned the middle
aged man rcnssurinuly. "You arr. not
going to Europe. on this steamer"
"No!"
NO"
!, my pinksi"
..Nev,.r mind them, have. ordered them
icaduIartcr- will, me-"
During this brief conversation the mid
sil..-,gcd man turned back the. lapel of his
coat and siisplay.ai the is.tlyc of a. detective
scrx,..,ut,
Mr., jones' facc became CHASTITY i'm its
paller. His square. jaw dropped. His black
suustas.lu. slrssppasl al tlu. ends and his low.
broal fnrs.ipai WAS creased i'm wrinkles.
Without "A word of rcnIonstranrr how
ever. he allowed himself To- Ia. led by the
arm to "a carriage, while another detective
saw that his trunks were. placed ON top of
ths. ~vciIiclc, and the trio were. whirleei i'm
siIen,,. over tl.. cobbIrstoucs through, the.
narrow str,..ts to L..,.luu,rt.rs. Five.
minutes later Mr.. Frisbic Jones' was i'm "a
''n ,,,,. linn. ,wo h,,,,,s,,,,.
.lcrs.d d..t.r,iv..s walked into the side door
Of a, w,.,tsid,. riy,.r-fr,nt snlunu. thro,,vh
the b.,r-room. ont of TIN. back door and IN
to "a dark hallway. They ran nm "A n,,jr OF
Ii,,vy stair. and knocked nj The Jnnr OF a
small r,o,n M th.. end of ,h.. hall. VVhiI,.
th,.v w,.r,. WAITING for "A rcniy. ti,rv l,cnr,i n
window raised. Witi,o,,t further DELAY.
shcv hurst ti,,. .I,,,r i'm i,,st in linn. Ia Catch
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