Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-01-25
NEW VOL. 24--NO. 1S.
Ways Of Detectives.
"What are YOU doing thereY''


first glance he looks like a sleepy old
fellow. who may have drank more
than a fagon of rum, or he may have
walked long distance, and, Therefore,
he is fatigued. At any one who APP
preached him in the crowd he looked
sharply, and then seemed TO become
oblivious.
That man is one OF the sharpest de-
tectives in the State of Massachusetts,.
What are you doing there.' is the
question again.
Quickly, without moving a muscle,
without looking in again, he answers
in low distinct voice. Don't speak
10 me now; I'm watching a man.
moved away.
Presently the crowd gets thicker
The sleepy gentleman by the trunks
becomes suddenly aroused. He moves
about very rapidly among the people.
What will he do.
Hardly is there time TO walk ten
PAGES when he has disappeared. The
train thunders into the station and
the people went aboard. The man
was nowhere.
That night one OF the boldest burg
lars was arrested and lodged i'm Jail
! He was arrested on that train and 10y
the sleepy man.
The arrest was accomplished thus:
As a rough-looking man with tin
\ pail i'm 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 to the platform.
Ia an instant the detective fell on
top of him.
The two men were assisted into the
! car, and the detective apologized for
having fallen on him. They sat down
together in the smoking ear, the old
| fashioned detective took out OF his
pockets lot OF cakes and apples, and
they began To eat and talk about the
news.
That wa. a bad bit Of work those
fellows did there In Boston. Did you
see the evening papersr'
What do you meanT said the man
why, that safe burglary last
night
Was there n burglary
Yes. didn't you hear Of itr' Why,
they stole over one hundred thousand
dollars worth OF cash securities and
! bonds from the -- Bank"
Indeed, Any arrestsr'
NOT yet. but the officers are on the
track OF the leader OF the gang"
Are theyS Do they think they have
the right manf'
Yes they are watching IA man In
East Boston 10y the name OF Ridge
wood, a noted burglar"
Just at this moment a man arose
/ from the seat behind and walked out
OF the car lie 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 n he
was going ont Of the next car. The
train was stopping at n short station.
The man got of. lie was arrested.
How did you know that was Ridge
woodY' was asked OF the detective.
Because when ] mentioned his
name he started and left the car.
There il something about "A criminal
that gives him away TO practiced
eve. ! saw that man on the platform
he was walking up and down. lie
did not walk more than eight feet be-
fore he would turn and walk back
again. At this became aroused aud
watched him closer.
1T was when ! tripped up my
friend that wanted TO avoid snspi'
eion, the burglar was behind US; the
man who fell first il one Of the bert
detectives ia Boston. lie was dressed
like a workingman and carried pail.
When we lell the man whom We were
watching did not notice us, but hurried
into the cars; all the other people
stopped and looked on.
THE man went directly to the
smoker and lit cigar nervously: bs
drew his hat over bis eyes and nestled
down in bisseat. apparently eDgrossed
In his newspaper. The nIan read the
same paper for long time. he did
not seem to be Interested IN ~ as al,
although his eyes were inteDtly upon
IL. They were only on one spot We
sat down In front OF him and began
TO eat apples and talk. When men
toned the name Of kidgewood ne
started from his reveris. j looked
him square In tine eye. lie got up
AID left the car. He was our mar.
"Oh. about the eigbt-foof walkf
Well, yon see an old criminal who has
done time will never get out Of the
habit Of walking up. and down as he
has done 80 hong Ia his cell. He will
only go about eight feet; that II the
regulation length Of cells. he does
lilr hHSoDr,lOuSttf ob' ''+h snp,.1"
be may guard himself against IL, be-
fore he knows IL he will begin to walk
up and down.
"Of course. said the detective. mo
man gives himself up 10 jnstice-Do
criminal tells the detective that he j.
the man We are compelled 20 Judge
from our experience. A criminal has
certain look, a peculiar way Of
moving secretly, even iD public places
lin hotels, at theatres. all over. No
one but a skillfni man in criminal
work can tell the difference, but their
actions are readily apperent-fhey
become larger part Of the crimirais
nature: he cannot east on himself.
Then there are other things: Ger
tain well known criminals have. he
added. "a distinct style of walk The