The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-06
An Elusive Criminal

The most peculiar experience in all
my professional career" said the Sc
cret service man, occurred in a small
but ambitious city in Missouri | do
not believe ] ever related an the par
ticulars, even 20 my most intimate
friends. and | am sure my official rel
ports failed 10 relate the story In It's
entirety.
y was in search Of a young man,
who was wanted for using the malls
20 defraud. and had reason TO believe
that he was hiding in this little Mis-
souri, city had not traced him to
the place but | based my belief on my
knowledge OF his habits. coupled with
the information that he had relatives
in NJ
80 took two men and went TO NJ
Ia investigate We put up at an %
scure lodging house, and ! made eau
tious Inquiries found many who
were well acquainted with the man
was after. for he had been a frequent
visitor IN the place. but none Of them
had seen him for several months
Moreover ! learned that the relatives
who, / had been red to believe. were
oonceaiing him were the mayor OF the
city and his family
Now. the mayor aside from having
an excellent reputation Tor honor and
honesty. was one OF the leading poll
ticians Of the state
Firmly believing that the laycr
Was harboriug a criminal / dare not
let him know that | even suspected
such a thing unless was absolutely
certain that such was the fact For. II
! was wrong. the mayor. who very
naturally would feel highly indignant
at me. would doubtless take such ac-
1ion as would certainly result In my
losing my Official head
still. my sixth sense told me that !
had my man located. and haYc A.
ways found my sixth sense unerring
In my extremity enlisted the aid OF
d man and his wife, Ia whom ! knew
could place implicit confidence. and 70
them I explained the situation. They
we're neighbors OF the mayor and his
family and they agreed TO assist me.
Following my suggestion. the hus-
band called upon the mayor at bis
Office and The wife called upon the
family az their horne. at the same
hour OF the day. Thus. separately and
apart. the mayor and his wife were
casually questioned about their nephew
who. Il was rumored. was visiting
them
Both expressed genuine surprise at
the question. and both with an the
semblauce OF candor and truthfulness
denied that they had seen the nephew
for several months.
"The woman whose services I had
secured went even further With
great adrOitncss she obtained pcrmis.
sion to examine every room In the
house under preiense Of inspecting
the arrangements Of the building But
she saw not the slightest thing to In.
dicate that anyone was 10 hiding.
Boys said 7. ] am positive The
man is in that house and ! am going
TO end him. / intend to burglarize the
place tonight n / am discovered /
shall make my escape and they viii
not suspect that their nocturnal visitor
was other than a thief
Well. carried out my plan.
waited until long after midnight. for
knew the family kept late hours. and !.
naturally desired that they should be
exceedingly sound asleep The town
had inferior police protection. and {
knew ! had little % fear in that dircc.
tion. left my assistant at our lodging
house for believed ! could best es-
cape detection by going alone
IT was as dark as the ace of spades
when inally approached a window OF