Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-02
NY ONE DETECTIVE CASE
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sition. When I recovered, started out 10 find another. Nj! plucky wife gave ne kiss and cheered me as well as she could.
 resolved to go from door te door in the business part of the town, without reference to the kind of business. had visited some twenty stores and manufacturing places when struck the headquarters of the police depart ment. True to my resolution. l went in. The inspector was in a bad humor about something, and l considered it mere waste of time 10 apply 10 him. but would not go back ou my resolu- | ton.
 What do yd wantY" he asked gruftiy
 Anything. Detective work, f you have any"
 "Detectives! Blunderers rather. I want a good detective right now. and | can't get one. Slow much experience have your
 None"
 He sat for a moment thinking. tEcn said: My detectives are all known to the crooks have a mind to try you on a case because you're not known. The --th National bank was robbed last night and he robbers are trying to get out Of town with the swag. If | arrest them. they won't have the | money on them. so I'm letting them ! run. Suppose ] put you on to one of | them. do you think you could make yourself out stupid eDough for him 10 ! send tile stuff out of town by yOu:' ! 'I can do a very hard job of trying" 1 replied
 He considered awhile, then instruct ed me to go 10 a certain cheap hotel and puff up as guest from the coun- l ny Bill o'N~il. one who was suspect ! ed of the robbery, was there. or had been there. was to gain lis conf ! dence iu tbe hope that he would send ! me Ou, with al least part of what had beeD taken from the bank. l fixed my self up in country costume and went to the place designated. 4 man an- ] was sitting in tbe office when l went up to register. paid TO attention to { nm nor be To me. l went into the din ing room, ale a good meal and on going out saw O'Neil sitting where had left him. bought five cent cigar and while l was smoking 1t walked up to | O'Ecil and asked him if he knew when tt-e next train left for Spottswood. a village twenty miles out He answered very Grufiy that be didn't, but sad down beside him and began 10 talk about Ihe price of corn, hay and other 1 country commodities. Presently he called out f0 the clerk, asking aim { about lie Spottswood train, aud re ceived a repsy that if would leave in an hour. He then asked what road it was on and 0H being informed said to me that be was going to a station on the hitler side of SpoItswoOd and we would go together. That is" he add ed If can see man before train lime He couldn't see-''a man" before tsiD time and asked me if l would take parcel to Cottonwood. He would telegraph bis partner 10 be on the look out wLcn the train stopped to receive il.
 II looked as if tbe man had faIleI into the trap. but suspected beeiadn't : Al any rate knew there was q game to be played and my eyes must be hk, q myriad of telescopes.
 All right said. Gimme yer bun de"
 ''Ccme up to my room I've bottle tbere. and I'll blow you of" l; was plain be wouldn't act wher' others could see. We went to tue room and he gave me the bundle. While h,
 was getting out his bottle with hi. , back toward ne jabbed sharp knif' into the package The blade met witl
 Bo resistance and I.cauSht sand an, : sawdust iD my hand. had just time t put up tbe knife and thrust the bundl' into my pocket when O'Neil turned and l received my liquor with a smile.
 asked for second drink and ;
 third and so on as long as O'Nei
 would give me one. l waxed merry a
 fdrank. and ] soon saw by the expres
 sion of O'Ne.Ts face that he was quit
 willing should get drunk. At last iu
 stead Of taking my train fell over oi
 the bed in aD apparent stupor. Had
 not possessed q strong bead l woul' ! have been all appeared. II was nov . quite dark. and ! was snoring iustily
 O'\eil turned of the light and 1 hear
 q key turn and a drawer open, The i, he went ont. locking the door on th | outside. Jumped up. glanced out tn , window. hung outside on the sill am
 Iei myself drop twenty feet or more [ ' an extension and then down anothe F big drop to the street. taking positio ( On q corner where ! could see ever
 egress. l waited half an hour and wa
 about to give up the job when l saw
 "bayseed" ike myself go out through
 side door. SoDething-I don't kno,
 waat-iDduced noe to shadow him.
 iracked him to railway station. wher
 directed a depot official to call pC
 Iceman while I watched my man. I
 a few minutes the "hayseed" was al
 rested On him was found the plunde . cone sp in bandie similar 10 the on ' tba: bad been given to me. O-Ncil was also arrested. He told m that as mine was a new face be wa \ uncertain whether ] was a detective c