The sun., 1895-05-15
STUDENT As DETECTIYE.
Notwithstanding His Pluck and Falls
Moustache Hts Game Escapes.

outstanding His Pluck and False
Moustache Hts Game Escapes.
PRINCETON. May 1.-the Tiger Inn Club IL
a swell social club OF Princeton College. 1t has
a very handsome house in Prospect avenue,
which was built by Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett Of
Baltimore.
Itwas told in THE Sun the other day how the
clubs chef, Frederick Henkenhoff, was swim
died out OF some money by sharpers who fol-
lowed II Wild West show while twas in Tren-
ton.
New Brunswick, near which tho show had
pitched its tents, and these had failed to secure
the arrest of the sharpers.
Subsequently, one of the students named Nc
Guire, when he found he could not induce his
fellow students to accompany him. resolved to
follow the show to Red Bank alone.
day night, taking with him u warrant obtained
in Princeton. but which contained no names.
In Red Bank he bought false moustache. the
worst suit of clothes he could find in a second
hand shop. and tat,ered slouch hat. In this
disguise lis went to the circus grounds to find II
stool pigeon He felt that as a detective he
ought to have stool pigeon:
tempted to assume their slang and swagger, but
he was speedily detected. They wanted to know
and, having offered to pay. them well to assist
him. they iell in with the plan.
Their dE,y was to point out the to
ager arrested In Red Bank. but Justice of the
Peace there said the evidence was not sufficient
still hopeful the young Princeton man retained
his three stool pigeons.
ii heard one of them call me easy fruit" said
Mr.. McGuire tonight at the Tiger Inn Club,
but knew my game all right"
That very, night the three circus men were
h9y e l@ of the sa
OF new friends then followed the show to Perth
He Siror. >r;onds ,o,d hin, II, ,ooL ,d ,o,,, ,,,,h
like a gentleman in those Red Bank togs, 30 he
bought q shabbier outfit in Perth Amboy.,
rested he could not find a constable with nerve
enough to serve the warrant. Luck seemed
aEanst him him he resolved to have recourse to
complaint. He arrived at the Justices house on
Sunday afternoon.
was admitted. The collcgian told the Justice
his story. and finally prevailed upon him to let
men named Dey and Tramm. who also had been
swindled by sharps AT the show.
woud have II ,Ie compants serVed On the mnn
ager of the show. who to him seemed TO be the
Planficd. last night. About S:3O O'Clock he
identified the manager. He still was in his dis
WAS Faaed P se stood f by .'o0''ss
t'fs e" Sody % t the Has me a~ SAID
You will have to come along" said the con;
stable, and the manager not u bit scared
marched TO Justice Newcorn's office. Then
Corporation Counsel A. Craig Marsh dashed the
students hopes to the ground.
He said the man could not be held on charge
made in NiddleseX county. At least he did not
believe in taking the risk. So the manager was
discharged.
Mr.. Mcclure took Off his false moustachc and
mnke-up in n drug store. and then took train
for Princeton. The last chapter in the detec-
tive story was enacted Tonight when Mr.. Nc
CURE sent the following despatch to Detective
Hanscl. at New brunswick:
The game is up. Men wanted have left the State.
There was great joy over the return OF Nc
CURE. empty handed though he was, at tho
Tiger Inn Club tonight.