The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-27
A FlSHY STORY
An Account of a Detective.
ture of a Taisr osn-

MH'oi. wheihcr Pa. o,ls.
SGT Na~ Certain. g
in~sninus.
They wcrc diSeus. inutf.
oil't.. 3, prisoner fraia u..r.
arrest - hc-;!quarta.-. ai b..
u.i'f cr: !,aE a-o. and I'll. ...
a-.l ;.ril .-'i-a s9cra ir.t-,..r Z
clpe;ii--tf. 3. and halu-uG ,s-
pocket bludgeons thong DIS ID.
aids. ,a--
u know" said a dctc.t-r. ..,
bcen - t7~ope an, ua .a
in t. Goi- ~ London ..,. a
Ncf. Aor-. lines reporter .... Pa
pocket was Once arrested ,....
captor seeing his pri-aap... ....
he got 10 the lo.lu1. a.r -
anyone petting a hand ou him. r
pcaed this way: 4 lata.t... ..r
Often dctailcd to gathr-ia ,.,
the houses OF parliament.
Abbey and other publicu uI....
across q wiry little man ..... -l
cred bad no business una-. f.....
and - nothing for Iiginr SEN
'Coincidcntal with the .,.r...-..
crowded places were com .r...- %
cenies Of articles that ,,..-. ...- .-''
the pockets Of tails of c.r-. ...l
pecially silk haadlzcrchfaf. M
tective suspected the lin. Mn. '>
but he evidently had moor. -...-'a -'a-
confederate 10 pass what ..-.,.r.. E
IS 10 be elem, for the a......-..t -
watching him and was u.-... 'A
proof from his superior r.- r.... e
an not discovering the r.
-..- -rrest- twice by ota......
'assou down without ...,.. 4
stolen Goods in his possession. any
''.H--..n-a ofIiccr- were u...r ,...
th1 arraats in order that -r..
nln mil not become f...I... ~.
the principal dctcctiye'- f... ..- "a
tcrmined T. ret him .bv ..r.
crook Nov ! don't moan r..
pun but i came ont that way r.
tective bel-agcd 10 one uf III.
lia.-lng elm that abound I'D I.......
wa I'm liar with tackle.
Procuring four dozen ur.-.-..
hooks Of the size and siren rlr...-..
for Blacklist. some fax t.-.F -..
needle, he passed am aFtcru.... .r-.
ing the tail pockets Of an oIl-fi-r. ...
frock coat into a thief tran Tl.r..
were ringed. and with the r..H..
.cwcd bent ont, just iu,iH. ...-......
permitting the hand 10 enter. br, r.
renting its Withdrawal Iir I-r.u. .s.
book sale that would be lar-.r, D..
tended at the east end Of th. >...-.
and made up carefully for H. Sd, ,...
when he left home he was "a rJ.s..,.
faced old gobe mouche.
AT the book sale he tool, car. .t.t.
as vacuous and uumiudfm ar fi..--
rOundings as possible. bu. noted ,..
presence of the suspect and v-qas
cllmlg for bite. il came. Tla-.v.
"a tug at his coat and bf.-.-n., ..s
he knew that his man 5 hand ..f,.r
by the hooks. and that h. mid n.
venture 10 risk tha agony .... t..--.
away forcibiy would nflcr. S9Hev4
quietly: II you follow me our surgeon
win relieve you, and attcmu. ~. raE
TO Scotland Yard half mil. awar.tf.
trapped thief following with hi, band
in the detectives pocket
But such a large crowd ratherF
that the detective had 20 take ,ab
and he landed the man safely ia the de-
tectives' office. He was held Hv t5urF
the hooks and the barb~ had % boz c-
off before they were extracted. Tas
thief confessed and went % prison i-
a short term, but the Scotland Yard
authorities frowned on the detective.
method and prohibited any further ey.
periments of the sort for fear III. r.r-
papers would deEounre the e n
as cruel But a deadIirr trap e9l.1ut
he b,ifa1 F,v- g. ...Tr.F..I-..r-