Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-21
A DETECTIVES RUSE.
The Clever Method by which He Sc
cured Some Evidence.


"I had to resort to queer ruse once to
get an admission from man was after,
said private detective. There had been
some trouble at a club between two young
men. One threw glass Of wine into the
Others face The other did not resent the
insult as he should have done When his
father heard Of it, he threatened to disin-
herit his son unless he whipped the man
who had thrown the wine in his face.
The father was a member Of the same club,
and he made wager OF wine supper
that his son could and would whip the
.ther fellow. Soon after this the son met
the man who had insulted him and whip
ped him. The fight occurred on pronf-
nent street, and as two of the young man s
friends were with him at the time there
was talk of an action against them and
his father for conspiracy. Our agency was
retained to get the evidence needed.
lit was decided that it would be neccs-
sary to get an admission from the father
of the young man who had made the as
sault. / was told to get it. l tried many
ways and failed. He did not know was
a detective lie had known me for a
number Of years, but thought ] was en-
gagged in other work ! had another plan
to get from him what I wanted. l told
him a New York publication was having
the affair written up and illustrated.
III suid | had seen the picture Of the
fiqht which had been prepared for it. He
was pleased at the publicity that the fight
was to get, FOR the story Of the affair at
Tie club had been printed, and he wanted
IL known that his son had avenged the in
suit intima:ed that If lie cared to see
If thought | could get him the picture
that had been prepared for publication.
H was eager 20 see il.
II had friend, "a newspaper artist, who
made me picture. He made faithful
cory NJ the street scene where the fight oc-
CURED, ana hc made d fair likeness Of the
figures i'll 1T. The picture showed one
u1H stealing up behind another and strik-
ing hiu from the rear. Behind him were
two other men. who were supposed TO have
accompanied him ID see fair play. The
father was thought to have been in the
npighborhood. but as he wasn't seen he
was ISIS of the picture. He examined it
Gl~ofully.
Who are these two mcn?' he asked,
pointing io the TWO onlcokcrs.
Y lhcr arc the two Blacks, who went
along with your son to see that he got fair
play, / told him.
That all right, ne said, but who Is
this. pointing AZ the man who was strik-
iug w, tile other from behind.
Why, that's your son, l told him.
That's q lie, he exclaimed My son
stood right in front Of him and hit him
squarcl9 in the face. l told him 10 do
that ana stand UP in front Of him all the
time ] was right across the street, and
The two men who were with my son were
close enough to see all that happened
They Will tell you that he didn't hit him
f-pin behind. lie faced him fairly and
whipped lin fairly. That was the way
VIZ made Ii TIP To DO. If that printed,
l II whip the man who made it"
1t wasn't printed, nor were there any
court proceedings taken on account of the
alleged conspiracy. The men concerned
Ill ID On both sides got together and settled
Il out OF court. ''-Pittsburg News.