Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-04-06

Cherry Hill who has stuck 20 him |
through thick and thin. Her name |
is Kitty Brady. If there is soft
spot in Joe's heart it is for Kitty.
Find the girl and locate Joe."
That night the detective attended |
a dance on Cherry Hill and was in
troduced to Kitty Brady. As soon
as the detective, who was on the
burglary case, had lett the Office, the
Inspector called another officer, and |
giving him description of the jew
elry, told him to make a round of
the pawn shops and fences and find |
the stuff.
In three hours the officer returned |
with a few pieces of the woman's
jewelry. he had found them in a
Bowery pawn shop.
The stuff was soaked by Gentle
man Joe,' said the officer.
How do you know 2"
The clerk gave me a good de-
seription of the fellow who left it
and 1t fits Joe like new glove. He's |
been down from Sing Sing three
| months, and it is time for him to be
at work.
The Inspector put the jewelry in
his safe, and then he decided to call
on Baron Rudolph. He first sent
out another detective to look for
Gentleman Joe.
With handsome face, a graceful
form, q dandy in dress, bold and
cunning in crime, true to his friends
and free with his money, Gentleman
Joe was the pride of Cherry Hill.
He could pick pocket, rob bank
or make love to the girls With equal
success. Three times he had done
term at Sing Sing, and every time
he came down from the river his
friends on the Hill gave him an ova-
ton. He could tell story, sing a
song or do turn ia the concert
halls, and he never squealed when
he was pinched.
Many times he had set all Cherry
Hill laughing by his funny stories
and antics. His power OF facial con-
tortion was something wonderful.
Once policeman arrested him for
some small offence. and was taking
him to the station without putting
the nippers on his wrists. They got
| into a crowd, and when the police
man looked around to see that his
prisoner did not give him the slip,
Joe had vanished. A bent old man
with single pencil and a box of
| matches, was standing in the gutter
begging the crowd to buy his wares,
but Gentleman Joe had disappeared
so suddenly and completely that the
policeman rubbed his eyes three
minutes to make sure that he was
awake.
Joe's friends on the hill never
grew tired of telling how he had
| transformed himself into an old ped
lar that day and escaped from the
policeman.
Baron Rudolph was not in when
the Inspector called at his hotel and |
the clerk did not know when he |
would return. He was not regular
in his habits or hours. Sometimes
he was away from the hotel for days |
at time, and no one knew where he |
was.
The hotel people spoke in the high
est terms of the Baron. He spent |
money lavishly when he had it, and |
it is a rule at all we'll regulated ho
tells to speak we'll of guests who
have money.
The following day the detective
who was on the East Side burglary
case walked into headquarters with
Gentleman Joe.
He had found him in one of his |
old haupts on Cherry Hill, and took |
him in on the charge Of suspicion. |
Joe accepted his arrest as matter |
of course, and told funny stories on
the way to headquarters.
He was taken into a private room
and by order OF the Inspector, thor
oughly searched. No pawn tickets
were found in his pockets, but he
was we'll supplied with money, and |
was dressed even better than usual.
The Inspector had already arriv-
ed at conclusion about the dia-
mond robbery, but he wanted to put
his theory to the test of proof, to be
sure there was no mistake, and a
messenger was sent to the house of |
the widow, with a request that she
come down and identify her jewels.
The widow drove at once 10 head
quarters in her carriage, aid was
shown into the Inspectors Office.
He took the jewels that had been
recovered, from his safe, and the wo
man recognized them at glance.
She was greatly rejoiced at the
recovery of even few of them, and
was profuse in her thanks.
Now l want TO see if you can |
identify the thief said the Inspec-
tor. ~ will bring in the man who
pawned the jewels. Look at him
closely and see il you have ever seen
him before"