Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-05
CATCHING A TIGER.

It Is not an easy matter to catch
blind tiger. Everybody understands
that fact pretty thoroughly, and there
are few who are at loss to know the
reason why. In the first place the tiger
Is a very wary beast, always on the
lookout for officers of the law, and In
the second place the people with whom
he has business are Of pretty much the
same moral character as himself and
in full sympathy with him. The tiger
says he didn't sell, and the man to
whom he sold says he never saw the
tiger before, and In most cases that is
an end of the proceedings. But that
is not always all. Something some
times depends upon the vigilance and
efficiency of the officers Of the law.
Where the right kind Of officers have
full swing tigers cannot flourish, and
it will have to be admitted that York.
Vile has two of the finest officers that
have ever been wrapped in brass but
especially, is death on tigers.
The arrest and practical conviction
of Henry T. Roddey, white tiger, by
Policeman Sanders last Tuesday, was
one of the neatest pieces Of police
work that has come under the observa-
ton of the reporter in quite a while,
and the story Is deserving Of being
told in detail.
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derstood that Policeman Sanders Is
perpetually on the hunt for violators OF
the law. He Is as persistent as the
traditional cat after : mouse, and no
occasion hardly less patient No mat
ter how much trouble or discomfort
may be involved, if there Is a proba-
bility Of success at the end OF the
chase, Mr.. Sanders can be depended
upon to stick it out. This character
istic is fully illustrated in the case In
point
There was a big crowd in Carroll
Bros hitching lot Tuesday, salesday
for January, and between the disagree
able weather and the rough element
that helped to make up the horse
swapping crowd, it was just the oppor-
tunity for enterprising tigers. There
were several tigers on hand; but they
were not especially bold. Indeed they
were inclined to be so cautious that
even some of their would-be customers
were unable to keep them spotted.
It was getting we'll along in the
morning, and as two men were about
to leave the lot one said to the other,
Let us get another pint before we
go. What you say?' "All right" re-
piled the other, IN hunt that fellow
I'D and get it." Then after the two
men had gotten together and arranged
money matters, one started away
while the other waited around among
the traders.
Policeman Sanders was standing
near by while the little undertaking
was being arranged. His brass buttons
were concealed under a long over
coat. and the rain had taken enough
of the stiffening out OF his slouch hat
IN make him look like one of the boys.
"All right" thought the policeman,
YOU go and look up your tiger and I'll
trv and be about there when you get
to trading" The most likely place
for transactions Of this kind was
nearby stable The policeman walked
into this, concealed himself behind a
partition where he could peep through
the cracks and waited.
After a while the man who had gone
after the tiger came into the stable
with H. T. Roddey, and with only
word or two Of dickering an exchange
was completed, Roddey giving the
thirsty man a pint Of whisky and the
thirsty man giving Roddey half DOL
lar.