The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-01
GOOD STORIES OF THE PRESENT DAY
so.e oaeer Cases In the Work OF . De-
tsetiye.


Detective Va Criminal" 1t Is the warfare
between Hide and Seek" The detective has
always worked with the odds against him.
The criminal has always had a leverage in
pubic sentiment. When a man commits muir
der there is a yell for vengeance. As soon as
he ia arrested certain portion OF the public
begins TO sympathize. When he is put on trial
the advantages are all in his favor. The
chances are that he has the very best counsel;
he has plenty Of friends who will help
him make an abb: there Is a strong
undercurrent OF sympathy in his favor:
the law gives him the benefit OF doubt: aver
age lures hesitate 10 convict where the penalty
is extreme: and challenge you 10 refer to q
great criminal case in which the prisoners
lawyers have not taken opportunity TO abuse
and viity the detectiyes-the men who were
untirinE In their efforts to bring this particular
rascal to justice. TheS are called "hounds"
and men hunters" and held uo to scorn for
doing their duty. and their zeal and enthusiasm
are always referred to as - licking their chops
for innocent blood
During the years that was In the profess
sion" I had some queer cases. had the rep
utation OF being lucky" and am ready to
admit that luck has great deal 70 DO with
successful detective work. have known off,
GERS who were honest. conscientious, and
painstaking. but who always Just missed IL.
II they had been on case for six months, and
had finally run q man down until he was with
In arms length. some one else was sure 10 step
In and bag the game at the last moment 1t is
an old saving that luck brings luck" It was
certainly true in my case. Ny first capture
was that OF the famous Dick Morton. the Ten
nessee outlaw OF thirty years ago I was in
Nashville when he shot and robbed two men
on q highway forty miles distant was then
on tho Cincinnati force, and was interested in
getting a close description OF the man. Any
description you may give Of particular man
will apply TO dozens in general war. Dick
was about six fee. high. brown hair blue eyes.
sandy whiskers, &c. The only real point was
In his manner OF speech. 1t was said that he
always rolled his eyes upward when beginning
a sentence. He did this on the advice Of al
old woman to break himself OF the habit OF
suffering. and it was success.
Just q week after | left Nashville was in
Evansville, Ind. As l sat in the Office OF a
hotel man came in and registered and when
he answered the inquiry OF the landlord up
went his eyes When had seen him do this
three or four times l began to compare him
point for point with my description OF Dick
Morton and in five minutes was satisfied that
had my man. he had been shaved. had his
his hair cut and wore suit OF black. but
there were some things he could not hide. The
little finger on his left hand was OF 10 the first
Joint he held his head cooked 70 one side when
listening 10 you. and his right foot toed in as
he walked. l made no move until after dinner.
Then. as he came out Of the dining room
held him up with the muzzle Of a revolver
right against his breast and the landlord put
the handouts Oh him. Then l called the local
L.
to!s and a knife on him. and his wallet canned
out over $4,000. Al this time more than lvO
men were looking for him in Tennessee and
offered Tor him dead or alive. It was luck. so
far as our meeting in Evansville, but had | NOT
ss9Fhs him e aS Snt IL the way he
was going to settle his bill and take boat
down the river and once outside tho hotel he
proach him
In the second { 81 ,, Of the war young man
bsRE In Gb.aso sEippsde a oat one Eth. xi;6
about $500. # 80 Happened Tia. I was CT
service thep. dong, a bit Of work for [ nels
Tiers trail. had seen him in court about
month before, where he was witness IN a
b H es {Is Soe. 9s rs IS
light and thin as woman's BE had thirty
hours the start OF me- and had left no trace Of
talking about lie in Paris. ] set out fer New
York IN hopes 10 hear something OF him at the
steamer Office. He had not been seen. nor had
he been among the passengers sailing for any
foreign country the day before. / argued tina.
he had fingered on he. way. some where. and
there three days, and was going Up BroSdWsy
one afternoon IN a stage when there Was lam.
stage coming down locked wheels with US,
horse was thrown down, and amid the excite
meEt heard thin putnE voice crying out:
Why don't you DO somethinG' We shall al
TIE voice 6eIonssd 10 a good. sized Ell man on
the outside OF tho other stage and spotted
him in an instant for Phillips followed him
tie French line Of steamers and after he had
pL chased ttcEet stated the case 70 the Su-
s he poss s9a mad him s s5sdts ed
changed he hal saeridesd WhiskeTs and
had his hair. shipped short; he had changed
his fine clothes :or an ordinary suit and his
SsaysF e, 81; tS bdpE might sb haze ia and
ogrlze him. but rs voice had given him away.
In the fall Of 1858 paymaster belonging 10
SIGH, with $500 in new, crisp green backs.
He was at Cairo when no received the money
from the GoysEF neat; a nd ne PIT i tato
the, evening and sunrise next morning h
hai been gone three days when reached
!tShtceo N pIeIioneI n an with light si3e wis.
kets. blue eyes. ard auburn hair There was
pothine REGULAR ABOUT nm m except q habit re
the palm 81 the right when speakinz. This was
a very slight clue 70 work on. but Il was all [
had. ! searched for tolE days between Cairo
and Chicago, bu; couldn't strike MS trail Ny
idea was that te would head Tor the
East AID seek to get out o; the country,
but he had other plans Pretty well satisfied
that he didn't leave Cairo b. Fal. began
hunting among the steam boats / found. after
long search. that man. who might possibly
have been the payn asIer. took a boat that
night up the river. bet low far no one could
say. The information was so vague that 1.
Was like hunting for ueeGle in haystack,
but went IN 70 Quincy before making stop.
II he showed up a. 50. Louis he was sure 10
be nabbed as the officers IN all the larger
cities had been notified and were now on the
watch l could hear nothing OF my man az
Quincy and after a lay or TWO ! went On 10
keokuk. IL was busy times on tho river then.
and everybody was on the Jump. | could hear
nothing OF the pawn as;er. and was about TO
return 10 Cairo 70 take I'D new line OF puE-
SUIT, when a stranger approached ne
with prUpost:on. be was farmer. and per-
hsps some one had pointed me out as a capt
M, timber, which he wanted 70 get TO market,
but needed money as starter. He offered. IN
case would advance $500. 20 give me q certain
share in the venture aCd. as thought well OF
Il, drove, out " his place, distance Of about
twelve miles. We reap he'd there at night and
next morning walked Through the timber. At
Abou: IL O'Clock We came upon the farm which
baked against his. and as We were both
thirsty We went to the wei for drink. While
there the woman. with whom my friend Was