The critic., 1890-12-29
LOCAL Talks.
What Men, Prominent and Otherwise,
Lind TO Interest Them.

INC teltuINltu NCiptllNc agency bearing
his namc-My first case? Well, IL was q
rathCrcu curious one, and may interest you.
When mere boy | resided in the West,
and at the age Of 10 became a victim oi
the detective fever not, however from
reading dime novels, for ! never read the
first page of one in my life.
Hearing of band Of countcrfcitcrs who
were showing the queer in New York, and
atccrtaiuing that large reward had been
offered for their apprehension, deter
mined To 90 tu the metropolis and see If 1t
were not possible tO locate the "Shovcrs." ."
Having no one 20 whom could look for
aid or shelter, it only took me short time
to pack few belongings and get to New
York.
Now ! am, and have been, ever since
have heou IN the business, great believer
in luCk, fer have never handled difli-
cult case in which II did not take "strcak
Of luck to get u good clue. had no
sooner ariiyed in thcgrcat city and boarded
a horSC-cgr for Harlem before q gcntcc-
luul ing man, Of perhaps 20 years of age,
lot in, and cncrdd the conductor two,
dollar silver ccriii cate, from which his
fare was 20 lie taken. The conductor
closely ex0mincd the bill. and went to the
rear platform of the car and showed Il to
an old gentleman, who shook his head
negatively after he had examined the
money. The original poSscssor of the bill
sew this and jumped of the cur, with me
close behind
He boarded the next car and you may
rest assured | was there, too. This time
he rendered for his fare another bill of n
like denomination and received his
change with smile.
He went up as far as Sevcnty-third
street and walked about mile up Third
avenue toward Harlem. Going as far as
Ninety-ninth street he stopped and
waited, and | went into cheap rcstau-
rant to. get something to eat, and to
watch the man at the same time.
He was Joined by another in about
twenty minutes and together they went to
an old church at the foot OF Nincty-ninth
street. No light was visible, but the men
seemed to know the ground quite well for
they walked to the rear of the structure,
which had long since been abandoned,
and entered by little door, scarcely over
eighteen inches wide. A few seconds
later flash of light was visible, only for
an instant, when all was dark again.
| cautiously approached the building,
but not sound could hear although the
night was clear, cool and dark. entered
the rear window, being unable to unfastcn
the door, which was locked with n spring.
After getting inside all was quiet and
still, but had not been there many min
utes before a trap-door in the floor near
the main entrance to the building opened,
and two other men came out and left the
building the way il had been entered by
the two persons whom had "shadowed'
there
Duflng tlle snort time door wa, held
open isccie'ed myself ana distinctly heard
.Ie ioM running hoise vi soiiic very me
naWviinefhl W,h ,, ,as. A.. .,,
h,i, .ile Ilicii hau iclt ,he Snuruh
Mas ceteimlneq that they shpuid h9t DC
ios. ~. 10 rue, anu Sot ou. Oh .he Dulluiny
r. a. 'onn as P.Ssin,u Pi;, anu iuau. my way W
sS snc n9aIos, ,r lvluc s.a.,on' where l. in-
a,nd e,, i,o nnl.a,, ., W. T,. haa u,sc ",
e'uI anu rc!ues.fu .nao ne senu Anew men
MN ne 10 .nc cHurch 10 secure the men
AT Morh ' .neis' ,..,. , -,
~ iis',nou quleily, ana wheh l hau
iiiiSneu IN! my harra,iVe l was au'ised ny
ohea s,e o"i.n,r. ~ 70 noii,e niin s.op IeaninS
cntrdat;ov cn,np ,oei,,r r T"s lers,sa;' Suu my
o,isleaa'rs en.no "cru oI no avail naverai
u,,;ccis on. WHO Were ON uuty uhtii m9nignt
su,p,Iilor ,,l, oincorS' ana ti'ey concluded To 20
WV W. me, o,,o, ..oo,u,,,, , .oa,
hpLrohuncu s'eai.hiiy anu ehtered'
III sll1r, .inie we io,lnu thc Trap uoor,
anu, "Hen ~ was Slowly ana silently
iulseu, iour men engaged IN the, 10 then,
nignly iauuhnle 3ccupation Oh making
aaIhnoyi III Wiilcn .ne u9lects were almost
Us US Hhru % 10 uG,ecr as % IN tlle DIS turned ouI
~ ny iio'oiIol,s mileS Osie Wh1 was re-
nanti, Tene.i a'P,uIeI u. holic ny pc.ee1''eS
pon.na uiu paucr an9 sentenced 10
twenty ,y years. at Memphis week before
ianri ri
d M i, oi,cc,s nid;lc lcap mo ,ne ceLiar'
uI.u' pclhS ~ u ulShdNahtaSe, tne snoV-
viS ,, Jun ileu upon mem, anu pistol-shots
w.. ~ Snr.'"iihos, -, pue lo1t"hhseiy l.0 one
Mas INT NJ on e'lner slus. me olllSers
irui,Iu ''lc iileii anu iaiiuSu thenl saiely
IN lne s'n,oh-ho,lse, ana snort tlme
i"Iea p thgN wSIe sent W. the river river; p
pdn uCe S ~ ostsney' ntiiy' p 'onn Snllth, rrailk
Reno, ana NIKE Rogers composed the
crowd ald since that tune they have be-
Goine yodn famous laWDreaKers. ms was IN
Iooo, out they DroKe jan, ana Mccartney
Meilt 10 ,MissSout,, nss, ,wnere ihe rest Oh the
SarE aIu Mlies ugIe loihe9 MN. -,
o,. aho es incl M suCcee1cu III eluuinE tne pm on
oeLs 9i the iaW anu maze very me plll'
nhioh Was sh0yea 10Y. d al oyer the country,
Us,c s s.oIc .s''vW Oh 'he money
nana0d anu earue g; 70 Iihuii,iau anu slt'
r'uSu T., is1i M assiig rne MAJOR portion Oh u;
r ~ fo,l VSle was arrested Ill lit'spurg ana
forfeited $4,000 bond, and year later
was was arresteu III Inilaueiphia lor enSray-
i5,S BS 81 pia.es, Mhicu ne surrenuereu.
fhpomising hp 10 work ior :, the ,"oyernment
ne was reieasen on siiali paii' Mnen ar
aesle1 III .ailn Siatioh, ra,, Mcoartncy at nSy
anu psle nao III tneir possession ION soZ,ooo
% worth oi couhterieit money. iney were
vnuEn', pu. ne,o escaped anu VSie eoW went
uI Ior eigii' years ana was l,iien so,oog.
ie was arresteu several tinies since
;nein, ilaNIiig niauv money on natpoat
IT. W iarfHerspuIs'o w ooo va. IN Menlpnls
af,ar hd d iiaue sitcU anu waS Spresicn EFT sh;
tn;oI, ai.Jt uesleIatc strissic, ana Iot tlis
1850 Gclo was ralaosod @ "a arSS IdaS, ho,a - ati ,
the money for which bn was arrnsted q
short timc 400 tJe Is now Iangu;sLju u IN
the Tcnnessee nenitentiar% fnr tbn samn ~,
offensc' iN"''e'''''' i'' ''' '"'''
Arthur plarcbard- Tho tr;ols thot ov.
rressmen are snbicctcd tn m dwring .n the @ @hoii- Ill
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