The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26
men AS LIKE
AS TWO PEAS.
10TH CAN'T TELL WHICH ONE TO
ARREST.
Both Answer the Description of Man
WANTED" by the New York Police
Deputy Sheriff Gets Them To-
gether and Is Completely Batfled-.
A Remarkable Coincidence.

The wonderful similarity Of two men
is battling Denuty Sheriff George 10th
in his search for a man for whose ar
rest a reward has been offered by the
metropolitan police Of New York, and
may. result in defeating the ends OF
Justice. F..
minute details of physiognomy and in
donations of speech is so exact that the
officer first thought he had met the
two men in a dream. Now he is IN
quandary If he arrests one, it may
be he who is innocent. If he arrests
neither he is practically certain the
guilty, man will escape: ~ &c
the ''wanted' man and has been keep
ing his eyes open for him. Monday,
while walking up Hennepin, near the
public library, he saw man whose ap-
pearance recalled the description. He
engaged him in conversation, and each
moment deserted other features which
had been described. Furthermore, on
the back of the man. hand was tat
too mark mentioned by the New York
police.
Stranger Is Suave.
Cautiously he let drop the suggestion
that man answering his description
was wanted by the New York police,
keeping on his guard lest the suspect
give him the slip or do something
worse to him.
"You We mistaken me for another,
I am afraid,'' said the stranger, suave-
ly. GA few days ago I was surprised
to meet man who looks enough like
me to be my twin brother. I'd never
have been bordering a great deal on the
striking similarity. Can't account for
it in any way.'
Then he told 10th where he could find
the other man. He was a boOkkeeper
in a wholesale house, he said: He sug-
gested that 10th, the deputy sheriff,
call at his room near Elliot park if he
didn It find the other. =.
way. He insisted that the stranger go
with him. TO this he quickly con-
scented. Together they went to the
wholesale house, but learned that the
bookkeeper had gone home early be-
cause he hadn It been feeling we'll.
10th demanded that his companion
take dinner with him that evening, for
he didn It want to let him out of his
meal went to the bookkeeper' home.
The Two Men Meet.
A tall, spare shouldered, smooth shaw
en- man came to the door in long,. check
cred lounging robe, and courteously
asked the visitors in. 10th couldn It
believe his eyes. The two men who
stood smiling at one another looked ex-
actly alike in every respect. :,
"You' re the man met on the street
the other day, aren't y9o999" asked the
are,O he went on, "you re the only
one I ever saw who looked just like
me. Funny coincidence, isn't its''
10th got down to business. He asked
to see the back of the hands of both.
They bore tattoo marks that were
identical, altho it was apparent that
one had been made several years be-
fore the other. He asked the men to
stand side by side.s They laughingly
same size. There was discernible
difference in general facial appearance,
but both answered the description in
that they had long noses, eyes set close
together, shaggy brows, dark brown
hair and square chins.
HEver been in Louisville9' asked
Eyes" they answered simultaneous
ly. 10th thought minute. The Cir
was seen last in the Kentucky city,
about Dec. Is.
"Wheng' he asked.
"I haven't been there for six
months,'' said the host.
"I've forgotten the exact date, u
said the bookkeeper, "but it was some
time in October or November. I've got
three cousins living there
10th Up Against It.
10th was up against it. He de:
cided not to make any blunder and
face suit for $4,000 for false i'm
prisonment or malicious prosecution
AS he left the house with his first :, sus
pect, the bookkeeper said "Goot
night,' in the most casual way, ana
the deputy sheriff and his companion
parted at street corner.
ct am sorry to have troubled you,
said 10th.
"Don It mention it, said the othel
pleasantly. 'I'm a travelling man ant
am in the city for a few weeks wait
ing for the spring run to begin, anc
enjoyed it.. Really, it is funny co
incidence, ism It it? Of course yol
were not to blame for the mistake.''
"Good night,' they said.
10th sat up nearly all night ponder
ing. And he hasn't decided what t,
do yet, altho he has notified the New
York authorities and is keeping his ey'
on the two strangers pending develop
, ments. They are both in town an,
neither has made any move to leave.
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