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a1,o,,t hin, 10 remind one of the late James
r ErCol,e who was chief of the secret ser
vice for many years and who was regarueu
rs orc of the brightest men in his line Ill
the l-H;tCd States.
one story told by Mr. Boland, whlch
proved interesting to the superintendent
of police involved the investigation ana
ARE, ST of a noted brigand. The case brought
to public notice the work of the ltahah
drSrtraioes known as the Mana.
1t was a short time prior to 1881 "hen
thu, people of Italy were troubled by the
band of outlaws and it became necessary
for the people to take the law in their own
hands and right their wrongs. SAID the
detective. The leaders were regarded Dy
people of their own class as heroes. one or
the hrigands. Esposito by name. was cap
tured but with the assistance OF frlends
he managed to escape and come 10 tile
nited States 1t appeared that an tlnsllSh
clergyman travelling through Italy had peeE
taken by ESposito and his followers ana
held tor ransom 1t was a good thing to
them and they placed the ransom at S6o.oo
and gave it out that unless the money soon
came to them that they would mut1late
and finally end the parsons life 1t so hap
pened that the parsons family could not
raise the amount of ransom and the ears
Of the captive came of
This act of cruelty aroused public sym
ba,ny and Indignation and the government
restoration of Esposito's captive. The
money was paid and the minister liberated.
Esposito was accused of being responsible
for at least one hundred murders and when
his captive was liberated demand was
made upon the government for the return
of the SEQ. COO Then the hunt for Esposito
was commenced In earnest.
The presence in this country of ESpOSitO
became known to the detective agency
and il through the members of the
firy,, fl,.,t lnnv nod
that he was in New Orleans operating as a
fruit merchant.
Investigate and get him.. was the mes
sage delivered to the detective agency by
the consul at New York.
"A warrant for his arrest was issued in
New York by United States Commissioner
Osborn and Detective Mooney was nomi-
mated as the representative of the Italian
government arriving in New Orleans. the
detective procured assistance and about
Is o'clock in the evening Esposto was found.
He seized and placed in a carriage.
The following morning he was placed
aboard a steamer and started for New
York The action of the detective and his
assistants caused some excitement in New
Orleans
The right of the United States authori-
ties to make the arrest was questioned"
said the detective. "and able counsel fought
the case through the courts Prince Campo
Raele took an active part In the extra
diticn proceedings and the United States
Senate, the treaty making power after
wards discussed the case because OF its i'm
portance.
"Esposito was finally returned to his ma
tive country and sent to prison. While
attempting to make his escape he was
killed.
'It is strange how intense interest in
base bali game will warm up a fellows
blood remarked a gentleman who finds
his way out to the ball park every time
game is announced there. 1.-The other day"
he continued. Il went out to see the Wash
inSton players administer a double dose of
defeat to the infants from Chicago. During
the carly part of the first joyful spasm a
corpulent, midde-aged gentleman came
into the srandstand and took a seat near
the back row. He pulled off his coat. from
force of habit. although it was not unusu-
ally warm, and laid it across his lap
AS the game wore on and became more
Interesting my fat friend removed his col
lar and necktie The heat was not increas-
IhS to any great extent, but the gentleman
seemed TO be warming up. In the ninth in
ming when Patten threatened to give an
exhibition of soaring into the ambient at
lupSfl"re and filled the bases with only
one out. the large gentleman became un-
usually warm ana took off his cuffs and
then opened his shirt front tanning him
sell with his hat. Before Patten came
down to earth the corpulent gentleman had
Hl!Srn ard WAS walking back and forth be
h.Ad the row OF seats. and occasionally
Shouting a word of cheer to the local
twirler
After the side had been retired without
any disastrous results our fat friend re-
srIlel his seat buttoned his shirt and put
Oh his collar, and seemed to he cooling off
but at the next critical stage o. the game
ne proceeded to disrobe to th,. extent pre-
v.uuSiy noted. 1t occurred to me that
Pitcher Patten probably saved the gen.
tuan some embarrassment by retiring the
SIDE without giving them further chances
To score, for there is no telling what might
have happened If the man had become
more excited
There Is a good business awaiting some
enterprising restaurateur in Washington -
said the old rOunder to The Star man the
other day. Let some one start in to util-
ize that great delicacy, the hard crab in a
proper way and he will have a crowded
house every night in the week and Sunday
too.
To begin with, the crab fresh and when
properly cooked is one of the most delicious
food products. 1t is delightful to the taste
easily digested and highly nutritious, be-
ing fun Of phosphorus. Yet. in the restau-
rants of this town it is almost impossible
t0 have the crabs cooked and served in a
manner to make them popular.
Grabs are cheap enough. for all over
town saloons make it profitable to give
them away with drinks. A > cent glass of
beer Will entitle You to eat as many crabs
as YOU want. Yet. in the restaurants they
are dealt in as luXuries.
DO YOU know that it is the rarest thing
to lind a restaurant where good deviled
crabs are made? Nine-tenths of the places
Will dish you UP a cold. clammy mass of
bread crumbs. diScOlOred with Worcester
shire sauce and streaked with few strag-
CLING pieces of crab meat. Let some res
tiurant man take 3 or ) cents worth of
crab flakes. not strings. bake it up with lust
enough crumbs to brown the surface and
Sell ii hot for 10 or even II cents and with
i'll two weeks he would have to double his
force in the kitchen.
Another delicious dish is crab flakes a
Ii creme. BY the prices charged in the
restaurants. YOU would think 1t was mock
ing bird tongues. Five cents worth of
crab flakes with cream dressing and
there YOU have a dish that when sold for
~ or - cents would attract custom far