Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-04
GREAT CATCHES.
--------
Where Skill Was Put to the
Utmost Test.
CLEWS THAT LED TO SUCCESS
After Taking the Detective to All
Parts Of the Globe.
Difficult oasos that Attracted tho
Worlds Attention Romantic
Features Woven in with
the Web of Guilt

Cincinnati Enquirer,
There is ever strong fascination in
stories Of detective life.
For example, the stories Of Gabonan.
Of Du Bosgobey aud later Of Conan
Doyle in bis deIineailons of Sherlock
Holmes have IN them true literary
merit, an instructive thread OF discourse
aud keen analysis OF human nature
which quieleus the readers tact and
whets iuto kernncss HE powers OF OBJ
Ieryation.
The dramatic Incidents of he tragic
and pafhrur-lrr constantly before thr
aetcctivr and part OF ms daily exist
iugr.
Goes it for tho sake Of iruh tie IS ai
Il times d mystery, but Hc b. -O that be-
may Nuke clear what D. also d mystery FOO
others. aud. above tl, thH true drict'
tiye-lhe artist BOO rhr proieHslDn-=s
always gentlemen, even in ms di''
gusc-
fessIll Ul Mr tui.pt >tatns the I'm
plircr has secured interesting chapters
al aa,nM experience, thulhur tales lui
episodes which ure more realistic SUD 'I
5rlcr dramatic interest tblu melton
could comprehend or .mDoIIi,h
s,','-i'l'.,,. 5.i..l.y. f,r.o Ils in. neon
..t. . ,5,. -..t g.-..... 20 y,,
o,,,, ti.. u.iI,a' ,t.,,5rf.l.gf f.r Iggny
- ana. thonsh q tauns man. hls
,rr,i,i,,, ingr g1vIai fy Feeft soryiee
msii Ill over The country. lie h17 been
,'g rst IT, .,-5 far i,pe SeTs usb a.
80 stts,,,.t .n tb. id. of fIt.I.,
49,
.....i.t..s ,t.,, ,l,. -,ost i,t,resf,ps
~ 'on,ll,'' li''t . 'u .,,. ,.., M
,..e,i.,, sion IN, mint ny OLD, -rei,-
hratei iofeef Hunt whose iofsenes
liAuH fi'Ai -'H7N'' '" 900 Wy 'ti '"7
iaf- ny ntNl4 -4 "",
W1rth relating. h7 Do US e""t''s " aus
never been ioli.
In febfl1fy or thlt year thu' con,
sumpuyc apFunn- stranger UpptlIea
e. three different banks Ia Iincihhnu.
lie sorped 90 De au invalid, eoughel
caariEaaiy a. hc presented dratt To-
be- clshgd ava remarked thai he hnd
BEEN suufh for hiss heath, without avail
iis looEad iisr mau ahout 10 die. md
al each bank he secured payment OF
larze-s.z,sl drafts. which he ihdorsed Az
'sIbnmas Hunt
Ihe dral, were issued by Cbatia.
nogga hauks. and 100 u few days alter
fbeg wen sent ou tor collection word
cai1e tbnt tbay wcrr furgcries, or rather
.t.t ,lr sf,ieiints mad been raised Uy
skhlim manipulation. 10 fact q was
she most perfect piece ul WORK l'l
I 100" ' ~
}i@en h developed chat Hunt, the man
With a c1uEh. lad bought thrce ccrti-
Gej cheeks ~ ChattRnoon hanks la
amounts OF ST. SIS aud $40 each. The
pcrtuutlons had been filled m by q
lecrct process. and thc draft had been
Iilcrd 90 IN 10 read 81 200. $500 aud
Il,0OO ON the bnck wac tho genuine
iirlHtnr, aud o. h. marx OF the Ohatta-
n, an cashier.
,Wbcn Mi ma was discovered tbore was
M intense anxiety TO lind the poor con
plmptiye, and every imam with cough"
~ the country WIS Al once under sus
picion. liut Thomas Hunt had covered
bis tracks, and the best detective talent
IN the country was called into REQUEST
lion.
IL bchp1yel the banks 70 head on such
= dangerous individual aud his gang Tor
pf course, he had contcdoratees