The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-04-04
FOOLED A DETECTIVE.

hu psvsf effected 10 telling story Q
iinssif. even uhss The poini ef u 60
ssts 10 ts hsvirg been Dsde 10 ''hoi
the Tag" Wheu be YES 10 W.hingio
10 keep 40 eye on, for sssdy ehssetsrs
ihs issi Bsaniss rsce meeting be told
h,ss gang Of alleged hsDsiers Of 'knoel
oit dfop." bsa fooled bin sboe. yes
btors. ssys the wssbias,oo sisr
I vs travelling Iron Csio,so 10 Mes
York, tsii Mr.. Pinkrion. Wed onl,
been on, from Chis.so ios sb3u, hsii I
deE.n hours when ny stieptico y" s'
te1tion vss st,fscted by the peculi. COZ
duct ofs party Of foor veil dressed 400
soms~bst isrky youas men 10 the smoking
compartment Of the car 90 sbleh ! us'
ridns. From The besinrins Of the lour
ney bsd noliesd tbst tbsse yoons cbsps
bsi been observing me pretty strongly
sni csustt compile Of them pointing TO
me snd nudsing esso other II ssv the
thiss out OF the tsil Of my eye when the
conductor approached my seat snd I'd
dressed me by name
Therefore. when | happened 10 caich
eight Of little gsns that ives soias on
among tho four 10 the smoking compart
msnt, kept them 10 good view. although
didn't snpposs they knew ! WAS ws,cs
ing them ssw that qosrt bottle vas
beils passed srouad smoug them pretty
freely. Nov. there was nothing unusnsl
sboui tbst. OF course. but Immediately
formed strong suspicious when ] observed
thst thres OF them vsrs only pretending
to tske their drinks Of liquor out OF the
slsss the porter provided. while the
fourth. youas fellow who bad let OF eI
cssdinsly valuable jswelry scattered sbout
his person, Was sctuslly Puipipg the
liqnor de9p at . great rate, and wss obvi
oasIy becoming ioolishly ittoIicated
Nov, II psiarsllv struck me as queer
thing, the ciutious and fnr'iye ws3 the
three young chaps emplied their glasses
ioto the spitto0n when tbs iourlb yonpg
fellow wasn't looking, aud. Ia view OF the
lsttsr's possession offs much foe iswelry,
it looked like a fair calculation tbs. they
didn't mean any good to him.
Finally, whsn the fourth man was very
IN much inloIicsied, to judge by bis bolster
Qua msnner, saw the three who had been
dumping their drinks tip each other the
wink. and then one OF them. a ter looking
around With great furtiveness, pulled
small vial ont Of bis vest pocket
No. | didn't matter 'EnrsksP like the
much disguised Old Sleush gentleman
does 10 the weekly thrillsrs. but am free
10 say that possessed qui'e degree Of
10 ward exeitomen. over the prospect Of
nipping sach . brsz,n pieoe OF "kuock
OUT work right during the accomplish
msnt thereof. The young man with the
vial sianaled 10 one OF bis pals, and the ,
pal poured ont stiff drink from The fresh
botls which the porter bad just brought
In. Then the young fellow With the vial
dropped sbout ten drops tbsreirom into ,
the glass OF liquor. Nov, you might sup
pose thst il was up TO ms right then TO
'cut 10, bat II wasn't. man can't get
the foil punishment prescribed for han I
iisys OF knock OUT drops until be has set
ably served the stuff to bis victim, and | 1;
was SO sore upon this party OF three rob
bsrs that wanted to have the best case ;
possible ssainst them. 30 l kept my
hard ont OF tie business until could see
he end OF the play. The youth who used 6
he Knockout drops handed the dopsd !,
glass OF liquor to the intoxicated chap. a
was msniIostly to be tbs victim Of the !,
hree. and he took il greedily and pulped ;,
/ down. Then be gradually cessed his =
ooisteroas talking. rested bic bead on the !,
,ushion OF bis chair, and. with bis mouth !,
vide open. apparently yielded 10 the ef 2
ects OF the 'kpock-out' hlid.
As soon as be bal sucoumbed Il cav IL n
III through 9 glass pane 10 the partition :.
between the smoking compartment and h
be jdy Of The car, the three exchanged :.
gnitissnt glsDces, and then they leaned r
'ver their apparently unconscious compsn a
on and began to strip him Of bis iewelry n
reached the door oil the smoking com I,
,irtmebt 10 two lamps. !
Pretty coarse work, SOUS, / said. jlst y
howing them the gun had in my hand. =,
mt not levslins it Of them. and sln sur 10
,rised ,hst you shonld be 90 foolish IS TO q
hipk that you could get away with the a,
oods 10 such sraw way. Now I've seen sc
no whole game from the beginning. and nj
he itrss OF you are 10 copsider yourselves
orrallcd A. perbsps you krow, my
ans is Pioker.on, and hsve The author
y TO put yen nbjcr arrest.
The youps fviios who wss being robb Ia
. uten broke 10 slnmbered ou With bis rc
,outh vide open. sni the other three hi
,okei terribly alarmed Their isces got ty
aud they began 10 reprosch each 9th
r. To
/ told you be wss a Pibkerton. one Of e
be m said, bitterly. ks
didnt vent to get mixed up in this %
10. sby how, ssid smother. co
Even IL PInkertou wssn's 90 the train 10
on idiots ought to'se kncwa how this
-.io is watched, said the third. ps
Say. What are yo1 eoing to Go with osi =
i three inquired Of ne q, once. vi
I'u going TO take The bunch OF ycu oA VI
be train st the melt stop snd msks con ~
lsiut sssint you, | replied, and can
i've II TO you pretty straight that you'fs Oh
1 10 ,ronhie sud . Whole 10, Of it. vi