Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-01
A Bit of
Detective Work
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"Here, Crane" said the chief, tossing
me note. lis a job for YOU
| Jarvis the bank rd6ber that you're
looking for, Is going to give you the slip
by leaving the country: He takes the
csona the Jersey City Pennsylvania depot
and will sail tie same evening ON tramp
steamer. Ills mother goes with hi1nJ
The note was written In vupan's
| hand, and 1t seemed probable that
some companion With whom he had
become antago1dzed had given him
away. took an assistant along and
an hour before train, time went to the
depot ON the Jersey side and sat down
in the spacious corridor rallied off from
the trains to watt and watch. Ten
minutes before train time woman
about sixty years Of age passed
through to the train. and as there was
something in the WY she looked
about her that attracted my attention
l concluded to follow her, leaving Bur
ton, my assistant, to witch outside till
the train was about to start
The woman went into an ordinary
passenger coach and sat down. deposit
ing her bundles beside her. She seem
ed to be anXiDusly looking for some
one, and when the train pulled out Of
the station, that person not having ap-
peared, she made frantic rush to get
off. But the train was by this time
moving pretty rapidly and brakeman.
catching sight Of her. stopped her.
Then she went back to her seat and
began to cry.
whats the matterY' asked.
my old mans gone aud got himself
left. He was to meet me here to 60 to
Philadelphy. Pm afeerd so1nepn's hap
pened to him"
"MaJbe he's on the Gain somers," I
replied What kind Of looking man
is he? I'll hunt him up for you
Hes purity old. my man is No
hair 'cer patches If white hairs be-
hind the ears, white beard under his
chin and wears queen glasses"
call right. IN find him for sou if
he's aboard"
Glad Of an excuse to@nspect the pas
sengers, I got up FROM my seat and
went into the next car forward, where
had posted Burton. Directing him to
search the cars ahead searched those
in rear. We both scruttnized every
body, but when we met we had eeen
no one answering the description or
exciting the last suspicion I went
back to the old woman and told her
feared her husband had really got left
"Whats the first stops' she asked
Trenton. and that's the only stop
OF this train. VIII you get out therey'
7 dunno dunno what TO do
The great danger now was that our
MAN If on the train might e1ude us at
Trenton. posted Burton in the for
ward part Of the train while took q
position in the rear. arranging with
him that as soon as the train stopped
we were to Jump off, move back on the
platforn to point where those getting
on and off would not intercept our
view Of each other and scruttuize every
Qua When the train rolled into the
stattcn we did as we had agreed, but
neither Of US saw any one get off eA-
citing the least suspicion. We kept up
the watch till the conductor s1gnaled
the engineer to pull out, and at the
moment we were about to step aboard
we'll dressed gentleman whom we had
noticed on the train immersed in his
newspaper jumped from the car plat
form and with the agility OF a cat ran
to the exit Quick as thought I sig
nailed Burton to get on the train while
1 turned and ran after the fugitive.
He led me quite long chase and it
would have been longer had I not sig
nailed cop on the street just as the
runner passed him. This ended the
pursuit and in few minutes had a
pair of bracelets on the gentlenanly
man who had SO long fooled us on the
train.
AS soon as got him to the police
station took out q photograph Of Jar
Wis and compared 1t with my captive.
There was nothing very rugged about
either man or photograph, though did
not doubt from the resemblance that
the one was likeness Of the other. The
original was of q more delicate cast of
countenance than the picture, but this
attributed to the refining makeup,
which was for gentleman.
"Well," he said despondently, ''you've
got me. / done my best to beat you.
couldn't stay any longer in New York
You had me cornered."
telegrnphed Burton at Philadelphia
that I had my man. He was not to risk
anything b. arresting the old woman
unless he had proof Of her completely
with Jarvis This was the same as or
dering him not to trouble her, for therf
was no evidence whatever against her.
I was several days waiting for extra