Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-08
HAVE AIDED JUSTICE,

For their success in securing their
quarry the police at times Owe not a
little to the enterprise Of the press.
Percy LEROY, the murderer Of Mr..
Gold, was captured through the publi-
cation Of his portrait in The Daily Tel
egraph, which, coming to the notice of
| the landlady Of the house in which he
was hiding, was recognized by her as
that Of the self-styled engraver, Park,
who for a few weeks past had been her
| lodger. She gave notice to the police,
who promptly arrested the wretched
man.
Mr.. W. P. Firth, r. A., tells In his
"reminiscences of friend Of his named
O'Neil who was attacked one night by
footpad and robbed of his watch. The
assault chanced to take place beneath
gas lamp, by the light Of which the
victim saw sufficient of the thief's face
to jot down a rough sketch. This he
carried to the police, who by its aid
soon afterward arrested his assailant.
In the possession Of the writer is a
watercolor drawing by the late William
Hunt, which was the means Of trap
ping a dishonest valet who had robbed
his master. The fellow had eluded the
vigilance of the police, and the gen.
tleman had given up all hopes Of bring
ing him to justice, when, happening to
visit friends house, he saw on the
lie ne hn H o.
likeness Of his rascally servant in the
guise Of an Italian shepherd. The fol-
lowing day he called upon the artist,
who, on hearing the facts Of the case,
supplied him with the address Of the
original, who was duly arrested and re-
ceived his just deserts.
Even more curious Is the history Of
the sketch of a spaniel made by Sir
Edwin Landseer, in which a detective
who CHANGED to see the picture recog-
nized the property Of a man Of whom
he was in search. The address Of the
then owner Of the dog was ascertained
and the animal, being surreptiously
taken from his custody unconsciously
betrayed his master by guiding the
officers Of the law to the very house
where he was hiding.
Horace Vernet, the celebrated French
painter, was amazed to notice the effect
that the picture Of brigand had upon
q lady who had called at his studio.
On his inquiring the cause Of his visi-
tors perturbation the latter replied
that a week previous her house had
been broken into by masked man,
whose eyes-so malign and ruthless
were they-had stricken her with a
sickening terror-a terror which had
been strangely revived by the eyes Of
the portrait before her. This story so
interested the artist that he communi-
Gated it to the police, who, acting on his
suggestion, searched his models lodg-
ings, with the result that a great part
Of the stolen property was found on the
premises.
Many years ago the late George
Cruikshank told the writer that a gen.
tleman who was glancing through one
VI Ills ShclCll UOOhS was ~ uCh ny q
mans head that he, with visible trep-
idation, inquired the name Of the orig
inal. Cruikshank, surprised at his
emotion, answered that the portrait,
the result Of pure imagination aided by
abstract observation, was intended to
represent typical criminal, and de-
manded the cause Of the others so
anxious inquiry.
"Only that it bears a striking resem-
blance to my butler" was the reply.
I'm that case your buffers assuredly
thief" said Cruikshank. Keep
sharp eye on him."
Which the gentleman did, with the
result that the artists statement was
soon ustified..-London Tit-Bits.