The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-07-29

in part payment of lot of furniture
from, let me-Stevens," he called
\ man entered and said: eyes, sir. e"
"What's the name of that boarding
house woman that couldn't, or rather
wouldn't pay for her furniture in money
and we had so take watch? What is
her name? Quick, I'm busy"
"Mrs. Caddo, sir; TAO Limbill street.
eyes; that's correct Good day, sir. "
Broomberry FASTENED to the boarding
house of Mrs. Caddo. She would have
talked an hour about the watch, or by it,
either. She would have told of the
myriad Of trials that come to the wild
owed keeper of a boarding house, and
she did tell of certain harness-maker
named Sam Haines, who had boarded
with her, who was drunk nearly all the
time, who positively refused, indeed in
most insulting manner, to pay his
board, but who, after being threatened
by the law, and by certain enormous
policeman. who knew the widow quite
well, consented to give her his watch,
This Mr.. Sam Haines could be found on
Madison street, near Robey.
Broomberry found the harness. maker
drunk and communicative. He got the
watch of a certain pawn-broker, and
would neglect his work to go and show
Broomberry the place.
ooh, no; [ can find it easily enough, +"
said the visitor, taking down the num-
Der.
The pawn-broker remembered the
watch, and, turning to his books, said
that it had been sold to him by one II,
j. Miles, 426 RockIand street.
Broomberry started out to look for the
street and soon discovered that there
was no such place. He returned to the
pawn-shop.
THE fellow that sold you this watch
must have come by it dishonesty" he
sad to the broker
every likely, sir. We have nomeans
of finding out, you know. All we can
do is to take the name and address, or
what we suppose to be such"
Eyes, that's true, suppose. But 10
you think you'd know the man if you
were to see, him again? ?"
Eyes, I think So
"Have you seen him since he sold you
the watch?"
mo, 1 think not. }"
81 have" said "A boy standing at the
back end of the place.
"Good; but do you know where he car
be found?"
81 don't know where he stays, but ]
have seen him go up into a gambling
house"
"Well, now, il you will 90 with me and
point him out, l will pay you well fol-
your trouble"
Every day for four days the boy Went
with Broomberry and stood near a mar
row stairway on Clark street, and just as
they were about 20 leave the place on the
fourth day the boy clutched BroOmberry'E
arm and said:
"That's him going up.now."
alright. Here" Hegave the boy S.
Broombemy went up into the gambling
den he closely studied the man that hat
been pointed out. The fellow lost hi
money and went down. Broomberry fol
lowed him, He went to a sort of hote
on Canal street and Broomberry KEEP
him in view. He went into a bap-roon
and sat down TO table. Broomberr,
approached him, indiscreetly too, ant
said /:
"Will you please pardon me ii / asl
you few questions?"
81 don't know whether l will or not,
the fellow growled, but Broomberry, TAX
ing no notice Of his ill-humor, sat down
81 am about to write little history,
said he, "and think you may be able t
help me out on it. Lhaye in my posses
sion watch have traced to you, and
should like to know where you-"
The fellow jumped up, knocked Broom
. berry down and disappeared through
back door. When the historian got II
and brushed himself, he was told that
policeman had caught the fellows sir
gular outcome, surely. The fellow wa
+ brought back and then, together wit
? BfoOmberry, was taken to the police stG
!, ton, where the historian related his story
and then there came a sensation. TIL
' u,otcb bod ha1Opua1 70 old KloNtOoly ~,