Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-05-27
How an Experienced Detective
Does His Work.
"What are you doing there ?"

is simply leaning against a pile of
boxes, trunks and the like at rail-
road station. Upon the first glance
he looks like sleepy old fellow, who
may have drunk more than fiagon
of rum, or he may have walked long
distance, and, therefore, he is fatig-
ued. AS any one approaches him in
the crowd he looks sharply, and then
seems to become oblivious.
That man is one of the sharpest
detectives in the state of Massachu-
sets.
"What are you doing there" is
the question again.
Quickly, without moving muscle,
without looking up again, he answer
ed, in low, distinct voice: ''Don't
speak to me now; I'm watching
man." | moved away.
Presently the crowd gets thicker.
The sleepy gentleman by the trunks
becomes suddenly aroused. He moves
about very rapidly among t he peo-
pie. What will he do?
Hardly is there time to walk ten
PAGES when he has disappeared. The
train Numbered into the station and
the people went abroad. The man
was nowhere.
That night one of the boldest bur-
glars was arrested and lodged in Jail.
He was arrested on the train, and by
the sleepy man.
The arrest was accomplished thus:
AS rough looking man with a tin
pail in his hand walked quickly from
the depot to the train the detective
followed him closely, and just as he
was about to put his foot on the step
he tripped and fell upon the platform.
In an instant the detective fell on
top of him.
The two men were assisted into the
car, and then the detective apologize
ed for having fallen on him. They
sat down together in the smoking car,
the old-fashioned detective shook out
of his pocket lot of cakes and APP
pies, and they began to eat and talk
about the news.
''That was bad bit of work those
fellows done there in Boston. Did
you see the evening papers,"
"What do you mean?" said the
man.
"Why, that safe burglary last
night"
''Was there burglary?''
eyes; didn't you hear of it? Why,
they stole over 100000 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"
care they? Do they think they
have the right man."
eyes, they are watching a man in
East Boston by the name of Ridge
wood, a noted burglar
just at this moment 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 car after the fellow who had
arisen.
They caught up to the man as he
was going out of the next car. The
train was stopping at a short station.
The man got off. He was arrested.
GLOW did you know that was
Ridgewood? ?" was asked of the de-
tective.
"Because, when 1 mentioned his
name he started and left the car.
There is something about a criminal
that gives him away to practical
eye. | saw that man on the platform
he was walking up and down. He
did not walk more than eight feet be-
fore he would turn and walk back |
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and watched him closer.
cit was when [ tripped up my
friend that / wanted to avoid suspi-
cion; the burglar was behind us-the
man who fell first is one of the best |
detectives in Boston. He was dress
ed like workingman and carried a
pail. When we fell the man whom
we were watching did not notice us,
but hurried into the cars; all the 9th
er people stopped and looked on.
'EThe man went directly to the
smoker and lit cigar nervously; he |
drew his hat over his eyes and nestled
down IN his seat, apparently engrOss-
ed in his newspaper. The man read
the same paper for long time; he
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 be-
gan to eat apples and talk. When
/ mentioned the name of Ridgewood |
he started from his reverie. [ looked
him square in the eye. He got up
and left the car. He was our man.
ooh, about the eight foot walk
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 go about eight feet; that is
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