Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-09-27
NO. A..

been fooling the police OF New York
for the last three months I've got re-
liable information. aud with your as
sistAnec believe shall have him
- but was going TO tell him I
knew nothing ahout thi~f-tskinx. and
that was afraid would only spoil
the affair, when he stopped me.
- No buts. he said. 4 know what I
am about. You will be new 20 him
lie knows all the headqusrter detee-
tives in the city. hut he wont know
you. There's a big reward IL we
catch him I'll come down hand.
somely- Waiter. some more beer,
II drank his health. listened. while
he went on talking by the yard. and
telling me what ! should have 10 do.
lie told me that the man he In
tended 10 catch Was going 10 commit =
burglary at house on Washing ton
Heights-vho informed him he didn't
say. but he said he knew it-and that
he meant 10 nab him In the very act.
The house stood in a piece Of ground
inclos>1 by low rail fence. and my
part OF the performance was to watch
fo< the burglar. and should he BY any
means give the detective the slip. &C
chase and collar him IL I could.
Blu; s'Pose' I said. as soon =.
could get a word in. 's'pose a regular
policeman comes along and catches
sight O me In those grounds at mid
night~
Well the little gent replied.
laughing. you've only 20 give the po-
lice signal. three loud whistles. and
tell them Detective Dawker has en-
gagged you-
II wa. rather doubtful even then.
but the littlr gents quick tongue soon
smoothed IL over. and agreed 70 20 in
for = share Of the reward
We left the saloon together and
parted Just outside. promising to meet
at the house he had described to me.
on Washington Heights, at twelve
o'clock the same night
He cautioned me again not To
breathe a worsi about the arrange
n>nt. and further mentioned that
when he met me a; night he would be
disguised
Twelve O'Clock came reached
the meeting place on time. and found
the detective waiting for me
He was dressed in clothes some
thing like my own. and looked the
fash gentleman no longer
lie seemed rather impatient. and
hastily pulled me into the garden and
into part % IL where thick shrubs
grew. making a capital hiding place.
from which you could look up and
down the street quite plainly without
being visible yourself
Now. mind he said. quickly. II
you see the burglar run. chase his,: II
a policeman comes. give three load
whistles. ul9ss he of. or shall
lose my ehsnee- I shall b. back in an
hour. 10 want assistance will give
ron the three Whistles
With these parting words the man
disappeared
Il stood waiting there for quite half
an hour. should think. when heard
on the stiil nlght air the heavy tramp
Of n policeman
lie Vas coming my way. faneied,
and I was right
slowly be drew nearer aud nearer.
uatii he stopped right abreast o the
+ q
20 the garden gate
lie pat his hand and tried the gate
fastening It opened. he came inside
aEd flashed his lantern full on the very
bush behind which was s.andin'.
Quick ~ possible I gave three very
loud. shrill whistles. but instead OF
the policeman being 2wed by the
sound he dashed a. me and caught me
BY the throat. In about half n minute
nearly choking me. and stopping me
tron explaining why was there
FINDING didn't resist. he loosened
hi. bold aud questioned me
4 told him plump and plain that De
tectiTe 9awker had engaged me-thai
was doing 70 my duty and that h.
/ hsd not better spoil our game
He only gripped my arm the tigh.
er and laughed. telling me not to try
It on him. aud blew his whistle.
In n few minutes another o1ic~r
arrived, and between the two of EN-.
what. with their laughing and their
questions. had lively time of 1t.
This was another OF that Dawker's
schemes. they said. and I was pu,
down as an aecomplice. trying on the
/ innocent hunbux' with EN-
1T was IN vain declared my limo
f eenee ot any scheme besides that for
the capture Of notorious burglar.
1t was no GO was taken 10 ths
nearest police station and held on sus-
/ pieiOn.
The next morning. when brought
before the police Justice. learned. &c
my great surprise. that the man }