Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-15
BAKERS STRATbGEM,

when General L. G. Baker was the CHIEF
detective Of thn war department. IA MH.n'
curious ways Of ending ont both spies and
Ceacaerf.
me captal was fun u them
a very go0d-luOlting young igan was mo-
ticad one day loniius sboui ASA Nns 70 one
reported io the general, rs were oll unac'
counted Tor strangers
"Iye marked him for q week am only
waiting my chances" aoil cue genera
Close watch was kept but no proof What.
ever Of anything wrong came 90 llEht
SIN the gsnnal felt sure ~ hin. one
generals office to look over the war nows
be- said. ana nnding himself almost alone.
the dny very hot his easy chair most COM
foriahlel he fell fast asleep. To gu appear,
anccs he slept soundly hut the general
crmc IN ana went qua several times Dur
Az last. when the strangers head was
lylug uH the back o. the chair his paper
fallen to the floor. and his siuep profound,
General Baker shouted suddenly Nnd herce-
Instantly lie young man was on bis feet.
Ohliyious OF his surroundings hr begul
preparing for the murch in great haste. IL
was useless after that Tor him TO deny that
he had Just left be rnuks.
Another man suddenly appearing about
the streets ami ollces, when questioned,
protested agsiust amy knowledge ~ sol
dier's life, and positively declared that hc
Was q pfyntc citizen, but General Bnler
had suspicious Of him gs n dcsrrtpr lie ioi.
lowed him about for days and finally had
proof of biz dcscrilOu in the spur marx ON
ms boot The man confessed his dcscrtlon
az once.
Numbcrioss were the generals odd ways
~ detection. One day n suspected man was
leaning over store counter ip % careless
manner, when the general, WHO he'd followed
him ln. stepped up 90 The oerE and asked
10 look at haudkarchCfs. Ihc young mal
also examined them Hs they laid spread
out ln the palm Of the strangers hrnd
was The proof Of hl, des'Iion. No oihcr
mara Ike lti The great cdllouH spot whore
il' gunIpck had pressed u days anu
Huuthsi He confessed.
uuc mldlcugci man boarding IN th.
city ugpd always to wash out hls stucldng'
wishcrWomnn with Dis other clothes. 10
looked strange 90 her, and ono Jay sue
Bakers detectives They found Tie rc1
mark OF Che government ON the top Of cach
liut General Baker had hnd bis own cN-
perirnces os SPY. ~ was wen un in
ne was rather fond Of telling ~ hls hiHt
starting ont iu The peiilOus business.
ne Wah uppo,htel ciucl ur,tcuNe OF VIC
war department 10y General Schtt Too 1851.
Ils father hph boon one ot tlc best sole
ilogf uuuH General scott I'm the Npfltun
VAR, aud thp Ola veteran Yves Interested -
him on his FIRST trip "duwu South into
DiXiS land hr said go him. "lMfaypltc,
Young man. u you have the Judgment ANA
discretion ~ your father, sou can GO us
great service tn your country as any man,
officer ur privntc, On this whole Union.
liis hrst trip was ca WCAWOnd. 20 the
Confederate cupii0l to learn the locality
and strength of the enemy The Ipnfcder-
ate army lay close 10 Washington all along
The potomutic. and no passes were thon
given by either army
Mr Bahcf Ind n line physique. clear.
piercing gray eyes, a very pleasant manner
and curdil rentlcmnuly ways. After roe
cclyiug Dix orders he f!it down pu the steps
OF the war department ana mcdiiaird.
"Now who ann II Good dly Mr.. LuflH-
cite Bnkcr. A tramp from ioluy. What
trade VIII become me ! wonder The
most day he bought from photograph gal.
lory au old photographic box, scluiily hllod
cr. disguised himself with an old cont ana
hat and began his murch go Richmond
By midday lac Reached tn Culnp OF
Maine regiment WhuAc colonel received him
politely az his hcndluartcrs
Photographs wore then hcw IN tie army.
"Ncry glad to h1ve our oamp taken Good
thing to sTud huWp--the boys VIII want
sOfuc." said the colonel
"An right SIR said the photographer,
I'm step up tn he top uf hat bin over
looking mo camp. ia get q good Wow
thprc"
"Haye dinner arsf Yon must be hungry
nfter a trump with tlat outfit. Oil Viz
giulp ig none too cool this tiue OF year"
kindly urged the colonel. The Young pho
tnTppher climbed tAc hi after d good dir-
npt uui climbed many uuotucr before dark,
Through tangled unarrbush over stones
ana rocks. through heat ana dust ne
PASSED gUurd after guard safely, when sud
G,nly Up prNIg two men shouting who
Eocs therct
ne was marched ne once TO tho nearest
headquarters where She whole force proud