Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04
making the coins were hidden In the eIbos
OF q stoveplpe.

making the coins were hidden Ia the elbow
OF stoveplpe
Finishing ths Job.
Thanks to this information Fred ana
again left New York for Norfolk that
very afternoon.
We now carefully Swallowed the house
l2s Princes Maud avenue and soon after
taking our stations wert, rewarded by see-
ing a buriy negro enter the house
Hail an hour thereafter q small. thin
white man about forty years OF age came
along the avenue and let himself Into the
house by means OF a latch key.
Fred and I Immediately crossed the
street and knocked at the door OF the
house. 1t was quickly opened by the col
ored man.
What do you want p said he
You." said |. aiming my revolver fun in
his face Fred also had him covered.
The negro turned gray. so great was his
fright Leaving Fred to take care Of his
man. slipped into the house. That mo
ment heard a slight noise coming from
the back room. Into IL quickly rushed.
my revolver in hand ready for business
1t proved to be the kitchen. and was
empty. I walked over to closet, the door
Of which found locked. Bang! and dis
charged my revolver through the door, SO
therein.
Immediately Fred entered with his col
ored prisoner, whose hands were now in
cased in pair of steel bracelets.
Our man Is in there said I, pointing to
the closet. II heard n noise from this
room; he had no chance to leave it. You
see the window Is locked from the inside"
Very good" answered Fred. with that
he picked up the lid-lifter from the stove,
smashed the lock off the door. and there
NOW said I, pressing my gun against
the head of the thoroughly frightened
negro. tell where the outfit If. or I'll
blow your black head off
0t,,4A sy3f h ts mo s1 ad
hands to theelbow of the stovepipe, saying,
ITS in dere, boss
With the litter Fred hit the pipe: it fell
apart, and out tumbled dies, files. etc, that
go to make up a counterfeiters tools. thus
proving the guilt of our new captives, ana
also showing that the girl had told me the
truth.
That evening we boarded steamer with
our prisoners, locked them in separate
staterooms and arrived the next afternoon
in New York. Here we turned In our new
haul to the United States authorities, got
our receipts for them and returned to
Washington.
The next morning we reported at head
quarters at 10 O'Clock and announced to
the chief the successful accomplishment Of
our assignment
At the next term of the United States
court in New York our four captives were
arraigned. We were able to prove a clear
case against them, our side being very much
aided by the girl giving her evidence against
her former accompiiees. For this good
The three men, the two whites and their
black companion in crime. received terms
of Imprisonment of five years each.
AS Selfridge was being led away by
United States deputy sheriff he turned to
my partner and said:
''What a fool I was that I did not keep
that white cowlck dyed the color of the
rest of my hair
fright you are" said Fred. ''1'hat cow
lick was what helped us to nall you.
Aftermath.
Upon leaving court I took the girl with
me to oath street and placed her in charge
of the landlady Together we outlined
letter. which she wrote to her father. and
which l at once mailed In this she asked
him to come and take her home. Within
two days her father answered by wire that
he would arrive in New York that after
noon. With a description of the old gentla-
man / proceeded to the Grand Central de-
pot and awaited him.
Upon the arrival of a train from Albany
began to scruttnize the passengers and
soon picked out a tall. countrified. elderly
man as the one i was expecting
l approached and touched him upon the
arm, and called him by name. Instantly
he turned and made terrific swing at me
with his valise, which, If 1t had reached
me, would have knocked me down and out.
But l lodged and came up under his arm,
which 1 seized. Depot attendants and a
policeman were quickly upon the scene and
seized the old man. This gave me OPP
portunity to explain to him that 1 was his
daughters friend.
Together we took a 4th avenue car to
oath street and here most touching meet
ing took place between father and daugh-
ter which affected even me hardened as
am.
A month thereafter received touching
letter of thanks from both father and
daughter, which I have never acknowl-
edged feeling that it would be better to
let the past be forgotten.