The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-07-08

house woman that couldn't, or rather
wouldn't, pay for her furniture in
money and we had to take a watch?
What is her name? Quick, I'm busy"
Mrs. Caddo, sir; 742 Limbill street."
YES, that's correct. Good-day, sir
Broomberry fastened to the board
ing 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
widowed keeper of boarding house,
and she did tell of certain harness
maker named Sam Haines, who had
boarded with or, who was drunk
nearly all the time, who positively re-
fused, indeed, in most insulting man.
ner, 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 harnessmaker
drunk and communicative. He got the
watch of certain pawnbrolxer and
would neglect his work to 60 and show
Broomberry the place.
''Oh, no. l can find it easily enough"
said the visitor, taking down the num-
ber
The pawnbrol1er remembered the
watch, and, turning to his books, said
that it had been sold to him by one II.
j. Miles. 426 Rockland street.
Broomberry started out to look for
the street and soon discovered that
there was no such place. He returned
to the pawn shop.
1.-THE fellow that sold you this watch
must have come by it dishonesty" he
said to the broker.
Very likely, sir. We have no means
of finding out, you know. All we can
do is to take the name and address or
what we suppose to be such"
YES, that's true, suppose. But do
you think you'd know the man if you
were to see him again?"
Yes, ! think So"
"Have you ever seen him since he
sold you the watch?"
No, think not
Il have" said boy standing at the
back end OF the place.
Good but do you know where he
can be found?"
Il don't know where he stays, but l
have seen him go up into a gambling
house"
"Well, now, if you will go with me
and point him out, l will pay you well
for your trouble"
Every day for four days the boy went
with Broomberry and stood near mar
row stairway on Clark street. and just
as they were about to leave the place
on the evening of the fourth day the
boy clutched Broomberrys arm and
said:
That's him going up now"
"All right. Here" He gave the boy
five dollars.
Broomberry went up into the gamb-
ling den; he closely studied the man
that bad been pointed out The fellow
lost his money and went down. Broom
berry followed him. He went to a sort
of hotel on Canal street and Broom
berry kept him in view. he went into
the bar-room and sat down to table.
Broom berry approached him, ind.screet-
ly too, and said:
"Will you please pardon me if ask
you few questions?"
II dont know whether | will or not, ~
the fellow growled, but Broom berry,
taking no notice of his ill-humor, sat
down.
II am about to write a little history"
said he, land think you may be able to
help me out on it. have in my posses
sion watch which | have traced to
you, and | should like to know where
you"
The fellow jumped up, knocked
Broomberry down and disappeared
through back door. When the his
torian got up and brushed himself, he
was told that policeman had caught
the fellow-a singular outcome, surely.
The fellow was brought back and then,
together with Broomberry, was taken
to the police station, where tire histor-
ian related his story, and then there
came Il sensation. The watch had be-
longed to old Kloptock and Broomberry
bad found the murderer.-Opie Read, in
Il amer of Gold.