The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-12


in the limo d tho preservation 81 the
peace before he catno to W Arlington
Heiwal born aud raised ID Wheeling,
VIVA, where he spent m ost Of his life,
up 70 last August, when ho received m
appointment ~ 10 messenger In tho
senate under Colonel Bright. Fouror
five years previous to his coming here
he had served as deputy TO tho sheriff
Of Ohio county, oil which Wheeling 10
tho seat The service In that part Of
tho country 10 particularly hard aud
trying and 1t proved IN excellent train
Ing for the captain, for no 10 perfectly
well acquainted with tho iiyersities
and arts Of the crook. His appointment
as captain was wholly unexpected by
him, and he WINS very much iastoniahod
when Colonel Bright told him, ono fine
morning In September, that he had
been promoted. NJ
Captain Garden 10 aided by three
lieutenant.. They arc OF tho same
grade otrank and pay, and serve on the
different watches In command OF tho
squads. fe /
Might duty in tho capitol 10 not pleas
ant. There isfa baroness, d 2gruosome
chill about the marble iloors and walls
and tho vast distances that give q man
ahiyers OF nervousness. There arc
many corners wharo the light mover
penotrates, oven In tho day time, and at
night these nro particularly "bogyish."
Away down in tho crypt and tho vaults
beneath that curious place arc spots
whore even the policemen do not caro-
to 60 without companions. OF course
there 10 nothing there, but a man al
ways feels better whom there Is somo
ono along tosharo adarknesa that seems
to have weight and substance and life.
CAPT. GARDEN AS a DETECTIVE. N
Ono Of Capt Gardens first achieve
ments was productive OF q most bone
fetal reform. 1thad como to his cars
that the mon on tho night watch were
not as vigilant as they might be, and he
concluded not to trust to hcarsay, but
to investigate for himself. So ono night
he slipped out OF his house about 2
O'clock, IN his citizens clothes, and
walked over to the capitol, few blockl
away. Going TO one OF tho doors that
he knew to be kept unlocked ho turned
tho knob and walked In. The light
was dim, and tho interior Mt first was a
haze before the ilali-blinded eyes Of the
nocturnal visitor. In n moment, how
ever, he had grown accustomed to tho
light, and his ears tried to trace out
q curious sound that came rolling from
the depths beyond. Twas a low, rum,
bling, roaring sound, OF a subdued soft
ness. It did not seem to come from any
one spot, but to emanate from all the
surrounding walls. Soon the captain
had secured his bearings and, softly
walking on his tiptoes, lie followed the
vibrations. a few steps away, behind
column, sat the policeman on duty,at
that post. His head was tilted back,
bis mouth was open, and from its
depths issued the cavernousroar.
lne man was asleep at hiu post.
Walking softly away, the captain
went to another post, and heard the
same roaring, and saw the Same cavern
Gus opening of the mouth, and witness.
ed the same surrender to the sleep god.
Two other posts were visited in the
same way. and only at the last one was
the policeman awake.
Retracing his steps, tho captain
awoke the sleepers, one by one, and,
sharply reprimanding them. ordered
them to report in the morning to the
police board. The culprits were taken
aback. They reported in the morning,
and the board. after warning them,
let them 60. Since that time, however,
there has been no snoozine ut posts.