Cañon City record., 1902-09-18
1T WORKED
BOTH WAYS
[OriginaL.1

mances of Gaboriau and Conan Doyle,
we entered it at the same time and
for awhile worked in the same city
This could not very well continue for
ever, and we at last drifted apart For
awhile we corresponded. then finally
lost track of each other
Meanwhile for me the romance had
gone out of the detective service, and
it had become the detective business
unvarnished, at which l struggled to
keep the wolf from the door for my
self and family. made very little
money and tired of my duties How
ever, thera was no help for me l
knew no other calling and kept on
hunting criminals.
One day | was sauntering along
Washington street, Chicago, when i
man passed me and whispered in my
ear, &c. x G's in ten minutes" then
passed ON and was lost in the crowd
Who he was, what he meant or
how he came to know me was mys-
terry. Ny training as a detective at
once assured me that l might be on
the track of i crime &C. X G.'s in ten
minutes" | have it. The letters We're
the initials of large restaurant and
SIlOOl near ba. htpl oh ~
the place. entered it and looked about
for my man He soon entered. passed
me without Il glance and went to 4
private dining room. to which fol-
lowed him The door was scarcely
closed when he said 10 me:
Its some time since we met The
last 1 saw OF you you were being led
OF 10y cop with pair OF bracelets
on your wrists. So was l.
Memories are not always pleasant
Better cone 10 the point at once
Right you are. Simmons and j
Cyou know Simmons; he was with rs
on the other job was discharged last
week Well were going to crack
bank and we are badly in need OF
man we can trust 10 watch If you'll
join US. well share the plunder in
thirds"
/ consented. and he unfoIded a plan
to rub the til National
How the man had mistaken me fo-
some one else could not ima giEe-
However. / did not trouble myself very
much about il. being absorbed with the
wonderful piece OF luck that had be
fallen me l was too old a bird TO
give away my secret for nothing i
went to the president Of the til Ma
tional and told him that | knew OF
serious misfortune about 10 happen TO
him and that l would tell the secret
for $4,000. He questioned me to get
4 clew without paying for ii. but
sealed my mouth, and he finally con
tracted TO pay me what asked
OF course on the night we We're to
rob the bank had policemen stationed
at convenient places, who at the
proper time swooped down upon Us
| and captured us red handed and Just
as the burglars were about to get
away with SIo,ee2 ~ bills, besides
large number 9f goysrn~a9t bonds.
! 1 Eas led away 70 Jail With pair OF
handcuffs on my wrists. which were
taken on as soon as / was out OF
sight OF my coiaborers- Meanwhile
the ven Who had met me on the
/ street was siaudlus beside me waiting
fer : Black Marii.
There's no way in the world TINS
| gould have leaked out" he muttered.
hexeepI through you Ncw. | believe
yori gave US away at Buffalo You'll
pay FOR thisS'
The next day received my pay and
/ k4lt tNcllh- W sIuoAlu-
contentcdly and planning for new
start with my capital when the fact
suddenly popped into my head that
had been mistaken FOR my twin
brother Had Bob gone to the bads
My own brother. born at the same
time. grown up with me. burglar.
| jailbird-it was sickeninr.
As soon as could get away start
I 4 4. ~
| chief oS lsoilce. who helped ne to In
formation about the bank robbcries
that had occurred in that city. bu,
there was 10 record OF 3ny one OF my
c-Wharton-being connected with
any Of them. One day police cap
tain. on seeiaS me. starred 1t me a
moment. then asked:
How did you get out:'
soon learned that he mistook me
for 4 man who had been convicted OF
bank robbery year before and sen
tenccd 10 the pcnitentiary for i've
years went to the prison aud there
| found my brother Bob. As soon US he
saw me he threw himself on my neck.
eNclaimius;
''oh. Tom. this comes OF reading
Gaboriau and Conan Doyier'
"Explain, Rob"
Il fen in with some men who pro
posed TO rob bank and convinced
them that | was one OF their kind. Be
fore | could explain how l intended 10
| trap them they were arrested and
peachcd on me. Papers were found in
my room connecting me with them.
was arrested. tried and convicted. The
man who got the reward l had hoped
for WAS Il newspaper reporter and no