The Jersey City news., 1891-09-09
Saved AT TIE BRINK.
A Texan in Town With a
Huge Gun and a Lot
Of Seductive Letters.
HE WAS AFTER GREEN GOODS.
And Kilcauley Gathered Him
in at the Depot-Perth
Amboy His Des-
tlnatiOn.
HE WAS AFTER GREEN GOODS.

Headquarters this morning in company
with man whose makeup would do
justice to Buffalo BilPs troup. He was a
typical Texas Ranger. and he gloried in
the fact No one could possibly mistake
him for anything else than one who had
graduated as a cowboy with high honors.
His hat, his boots, his figure and bearing
all bore testimony to that unmis.akable
fact. Texan he was from the crown of
his head to the sole of his boots. Like the
old-time Bowery butcher boy. did you
doubt it, then smell of his boots.
kilcauley was in raptures. He was to
full for uJierance. His face was broad
ened out into one colossal grin. He
seemed as if it would have relieved his
feelings 10 laugh outright. but there was
something about this countryman that
rest rained Kilcauley's mlrth.
THEY MET By CHANCE.
1t was at the Pennsylvania ferry that
kicauley met this interesting stranger.
The man had got off an Erie street car,
and stood in statuesque repose, when
Kilcauley took him in at one compre-
iiensive glance, and his feelings so over
powered him that he actually fell over
against truck. Alarmed at his bulginG
eyes and dropped jaw, the Ferry master
asked in some alarm IL he were i'll, think
Ing that Kilcauley had a tit. The reply
was brief. He uttered but one word
.'Spud r.
In the meantime the heroic figure of
the Texan had caught the detectives
baSiliSk-like gaze, and thinking the poor
man would be revived by specific he
carried in big leather bottle he offered
it to the paralyzed detective.
MY friend" said kilcauley, effuslveIy,
clasping the stranger by the hand, Il ami
obliged for your kindness. | know you
and l WAS SO pleased to see you that my
emotions have overpowered me. You are
from the far West: you have come here
to meet mani | know that man. He
is u bad man. You have a letter; so
have l"
The Texan looked thunderstruck.
"Yes, my FRIEND" continued kilcauley;
you are on your way to meet thaU pau
man. You bear letter to him. have
one, too"
The stupefed Texan gasped as Kill
cauley produced q well-thumbed docu-
ment. He acknowledged the hailing sign.
He regarded kilcauley as man and
brother. Their interests were Identical.
kilcauley had established claim TO the
Texans confidence.
81 know you," repeated Kilcauley, land
know all about your business. | ain on
similar mission myself, hut first let us go
and see the police. May be they would
help us to catch these fellows. or course,
you are not in the green goods business;
you have only come on TO expose ana cap
ture them. Isn't it so, my friendT'
1t was SO; that Was The case without
doubt 1t wasn't the "stufff he was after
at all, but the criminals, For this ne had
come from his far Western home. Kill
cauly grinned some more, but when he
again suggested trip to Follce HEAD
quarters the Hoosier kicked. That plan
didn't suit him at all. He was an officer
himself, and diun't want the police to
have anything to do with the case. This
was his funeral, not theirs.
"Tnen I'll take you Along ANYHOW"
said kilcauley, displaying his badge and
announcing his office. That settled it.
The big Texan knuckled down and strobe
along.
A SURPRISE PARTY.
superintendent Smith and Chief Muir
ply were closeted together in the latGer'S
office discussing police affairs when Kill
cauley was announced. The pair entered,
the Texan first
"Sufferin' JosephF'
"Holy MosesW
These were the expressions that broke
simultaneously from the lips of Superin-
tendent Smith and Chief Murphy as they
regarded the picturesque aud portentous
presence of the prnirie cowboy.
The latter stood to dress parade. He
drew himself up to his full height, doffed
his white sombrero, and dropped his
satchel that had been slung across his
broad shoulders by strap. The two of
ficials stared, and Kilcauley looked as II
he was suffering from very severe at
| tack of ticdoloreuX.
The visitor had not moved muscle.
His colorless boiled shirt was ornamented
with the glistening tooth OF prairie
wolf. mounted ia gold. His long riding
| boots were stained, and his frocK coat
was creased and soiled with dust; all de-
noting that he had reached here after a
| long journey.
The Superintendent and Chief quickly
sized him up. kilcauley was like man
| who wanted TO say something in hurry,
but couldn't on account of having sud-
denly swallowed something hot.
The salutations were brief when Chief
Murphy said, 'sOh, see! This man is an
officer"
The Texan frightened up. He was an
officer; belonged TO "Grannar's Detective
Agency" This is concern that pub
lishes weekly paper, and for So con-
tributor receives the paper for one year
and certificate appointing him detec-
tive. Que OF these gulls, in the person OF
the Texan, flew too far out to sea and
! was likely to go down on the raft or
wreck ON which he took refuge.
In short the Texan was on his way to
keep an appointment with green goods
men at Perth Amboy, they having lured
MIN IrOul lib laN QlSbduO hOhlSs Oi
| the plea of selling counterfeit bills. Ii
| was the old story-the old swindle-in-
cluding the usual decoy letters. ana the
| tempting offer to sell counterfeit notes
| that could not be detected from the gem
uine article for a mere bagatelle of con
| sideration in hard cash OF Uncle sam
| manufacture.
The story, though often told in its COM
| binatious, is ever fresh and interesting.
| This man had been hooked by this stale
old bait. He had travelled seven weary
| days. His home was removed so lar from
| civilization that it took him two days TO
| ride by coach 10 the nearest railroad sta-
| tion OF the Iron Mountain and Denver
| Railroad In few more hours he would
have completed the business that had
| tempted him on this long journey, would
have been hustled on a train on his return
! trip home, and would have reached there
| in another week TO find box OF sawdust
] awaiting him at the express Office and TO
| mourn the loss of his wallet.
THE OLD OLD STORY.
| WAn interesting colloquy took place be-
tween this gulllble hoosier and the Chief
| and Superintendent. He said his name
| was Penlegrant. He and his brother ran
| a LIQUOR store and cattle ranch at Man
! gunl, Texas. They had received the
/ usual decoy documents and this over
| grown hoodlum had come on thinking he
| had discovered the opportunity OF his
| life to make fortune.
The Chief assumed a gravity OF ex'