Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-11-03


was forced to give away. sat on an up.
turned barrel aud ate lunch which Mrs.
Dingies,eller kindly prepared for linn.
for two dollars While eatn !, his man
entered the store With Jug and pur-
chased half gallon of liquor, and he
paid for ii with a two dollar bin.
~lIl follow the gentleman t. his house
and see if can't secure lodging there for
the night. was Bridwelrs soliloquy.
The man who purchased the liquor
was called ~Misder ZumMers" by the
good natured German; and taking it for
granted that his name was Summers,
Bridwen accosted him when they had
left the store, thus:
Mister Summers, could you accommo-
date me with lodging to-nights IL is
raining hard. and as have no team to
convey me 20 my destination I'll have
to stay here somewhere.
~Wen. guess we can accommodate you
OF fair price, said Mr.. Summers, whose
seeming ,ccupation was keeper of the
Town hotel
Bridwell was given room ON the
second floor. and after inspecting it went
TO the hotel Office to pay his bill in adj
vance The clerk informed him that
breakfast and Lodging would cost one
dollar, and Bridwell handed him FIVE
dollar bill and received for his change
two two dollar bills which were crisp
and new.
Thinking he had sufficient proof Of
the fact that Summers was connected
with the manufacturers of the spurious
money, Bridwell sent the following dis
patch to headquarters:
Send up to Rieers. VIII meet them
at Huntington station on arrival of next
train. BRIDwELL
At 8 o'clock in the. evening the train
was due, aud with it came Dunning and
Ellis, two city officers. They we're met
by BridwelI, who directed them to "a to
the hotel and spend as much money as
possible in the building AMI to hold on
to the change they received Within
| two hours the men had spent two ten
dollar bills for supper, rooms, and break
| fast, their bill amounting to 81, and the
change they received was in two dollar
bills They reported this fact to Brid-
we'll, who was planning how he would
arrest the party. He could find no solu-
ton TO his mental query, but being a
great believer in luck he was sure some-
thing would "turn up And something
did "turn up Bridwell and his assist
ants seated themselves in different parts
Of the supper room, and while there saw
Summers. bis clerk, and three other
men come in and eat at the same table
They talked in low tones, and as their
conversation grew more spirited Brid-
well tried to overhear = portion Of it.
but could not dose. Suddenly one OF the
strangers jumped to his feet and whip
ping out revolver fired at Summers
Fortunately the bullet missed its mark,
and before the would be murderer could
fire again, Bridwell anh his two assist
ants, together with the others in the
room. quickly surrounded the table. The
officers drew their guns and commanded
every one to silence themselves, while
Bridwell spoke.
@We are detectives, said he. "and
have been looking for band of counter
feitars whom we have discovered in
| these five men, and we want the assist
ance of you gentlemen while the men
are being secured
Summers with an oath drew arevolver.
but was prevented from using it by one
Of the volunteer assistants When the
octette of criminals had been properly
ironed, the man who attempted to shoot
said: @We are the men the officers have
been looking for, and hal Summers
treated us decently l would not peach
as | am doing now. We have all been
showing bad bills for the past week and
would divide the good money we got.
Summers would not do the square thing
and wanted the lions share You will
find the press and things in cellar
under the stable, and if you will release
my hands ] will show you how to gel
into the place ! will make no attempt
to escape. if you viii promise to ask the
court to go as light with me as possible
lam an honest, decent man, and Summers
got me into this; but solemnly swear
will live an upright life in the future.
His manacIes were removed, and true
to his word he led one of the men K
where the plates, presses, etc, were hid
den. These were packed and sent u
headquarters on the the same train tina
conveyed the officers and heirprisoneri
to the city.
The.men were arraigDed in court and
the evidence was too overwhelming Il
be denied Tie man who showed n
where the presses and material were ties
tilted against Summers and tile others
who were sent to the penitentiary fol-
long terms. The man was released IN
der his personal bonds and is to-day al
honorable citizen of one Of our leading
cities. For this piece OF work Bridwel
was made inspector Of the detective
corps and his assistants are now polio
Iieutenants ARTHUR MCLEAN.
she Was Satisfied.
She Gust rescued from burning build
fng)-Ohi my babyi my babyl Won