The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-02
CLEVER DETECTIVE WORK is
DONE BY YOUNG MAHASKA
COUNTY MAN.

has proven himself a detective of no
mean ability. He has just been u
cessful in locating his half brother,
| Chas. Sailor, of Marion county, want
ed in Knoxville under an indictment
for adultery and in addition for skip
p g his bond.
Chas. Sailor was indicted by the
Marion county grand jury for adul-
terry. The required bond was furnish
ed by Samuel Taylor, of near Ere
mont, by the half brother, Peter Tay-
lor, and by a man named Graham.
Young Sailor disappeared n failed
to show up at the required time, and
the bond vas forfeited at the last
term of the Marion county district
court. The Taylors came to the city
to Judge Blanchard FOR advice in the
matter. 1t appears that some of the
bondsmen had a fiimsy clue of the
whereabouts of the indicted man, or
someone had heard of the fugitive
somewhere in Missouri. Judge
Blanchard informed the gentlemen
that they might produce the defend
ant in the Marion county court or else
settle with the court for the bond.
Young Taylor determined to make
the effort, and a few days ago, learn
ing what he could of the mans local
ity, followed him about from place to
place. He found where he had been
in Moberly and from there he went to
Hume. When Peter reached there,
however, Chas. Sailor had departed
for st. Louis and had left no word
behind. 1t was like the %proverbial
needle in a hay stack" but young
Taylor decided to push on. He
thought that he might be getting close
to the culprit and that it might be a
good thing to have some sort Of a
disguise. Taylor, who has sandy
hair, mustache and beard had hair
and mustache dyed a complete black
and kept closely shaved. The
change in the lads appearance was
complete. He. went about st. Louis,
"up against it," as it were, not know
ing which way to turn next. In his
dilemma he turned into a barber shop
which CHANGED in his way, to get his
daily shave. The barber looked at
the man somewhat ~curiously as he
seated himself in the chair and re-
marked something about "it hasn't
been a great while since you were in
here" Taylor replied that he had
never been in the shop before. The
hnphn~ cold hn pnrfoin1r nronnohnrn
him being there about three weeks
before, or else it must be a brothe".
Yes, I see now" said the barber,
the other fellow was minus the rim
of this ear, and yours is all right"
This was a peculiar mark by which
Sailor could be positively identified.
Taylor now knew that he was on the
right track again, but the barber
could give no further information.
Taylor,s next step was to lay the mat
ter before the police department of
the city of st. Louis. Here he OBJ
tanned additional clews and was on
the trail again in a short time. Sail,
or was known to the police and had
been followed upon one occasion ION
account Of certain reasons and be
cause he was intoxicated" so. stated
the officers.
The resorts of the city that had
formerly known the young man failed
to reveal his whereabouts, but the
fact was ascertained that he had gone
to Joplin. Taylor followed to this
mining center. All the clew he had
now was the fact that Sailor had de.
parted for the place. The young de-
tective had not been in the town long
before he located his man. He had
been learning something Of Sailors
habits since he had been on his trail
and ne made inquiry for the gaming
places of the town. He finally found
has way into a suite OF gambling
rooms on the fourth floor of a large
building, and there was the man he
was following. Here was exhibited
the wisdom of the disguise work by
the young sleuth. Sailor saw him
and looked at him. but failed to rec
ognize him, nor did he know him un
til long afterwards. Sailor now went
to the police department of Joplin
laid the case before them, fled infor
nation and went to the rooms with
the officer. Taylor took the real
stairs to guard against the possibility
of an escape. The policeman wen
up the front way. Taylor was admit
ted by the officer from the zeal ant
together they entered the rooms. Thy
arrest was made at TaylorAs dictation
The sheriff Of Marion county was mex
notified at Knoxville Of the man beins
apprehended and was sent for. Sail
or was landed in Des Moines yester
day and from there taken to Knox
vile. Taylor arrived in the city thi!
morning. He naturally feels some
what cr~estfallen over the odiun
which he feels is attached to tn,
family name on account of the doing