New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

and myowncorne onthe avenue, Isaw woman hur
ryng northward | recognized her a competent
person who had been employed on several occasions
bv the department. She knew me- and stopped
She told she would like to be in the service
again; 50 | told her there was party of young
FOUNDERS in the French quarter who fOated about
the Tenderloin all the evening drinking and picking
pockets and at three or four o'clock in the morning
went to Sleeps Foot, all night eating house on
3Oth-st. for supper before separating. She agreed
to take job there waitress.
The autopsy, next day, showed that the wine
seller had been killed by thirtysiX Calber bullet.
Every pawnbroker in town notified to be on
watch for pistols of that size. Meanwhile got the
girl installed III the restaurant without beng person.
ally known in the matter. Her hours were from ten
in he evening until four clock in the morning After
She had been there for week, sent for her. When
the girl was shown in, | encouraged her to talk.
Four young fellows come to place about
three O'Clock every morning, she began. "One of
them is tall handsome, intelligent boysh chap
named Bantield He looks too frank and any
to he thief too good for his companions. But he's
very sociabe with them While they were eating
drinking, and chatting yesterday morning, rounds
man with a placard which he asked to
tack on the wall The only bare space over
the table at which the party seated. nailed up
the card. and then saw that it an offer OF five
hundred dollars reward for the arrest of the murderer
of a saloonkecper West 7th-st. No doubt YOU
have heard of the case But while | hanging
up the cardboard the eyes of the four men were
fixed upon it. Bantield read it quickest, and, nudging
the fellow seated next to him, said
= "'There's good thing for to onorrow.'
80 What S 1t like! asked the other Indltterently,
not having bothered to read the poster.
80 \ chance for me to make five hundred plunks;
see'' And Banteld then told his companions the
substance of the notice, speaking in voice 50 low
that couldn't overhear, although | got busy at
the adjoining table
"A hush fell upon the group that had been in
high spirits up to that time, and the party soon after
left the house.
Can YOU identify the who sat next to Ban
field | asked.
oh, YES; his face is familiar because he generally
comes with the others He is a repulsVe, bull
necked man; walks with a swagger and assumes to
be the leader OF the gang, whatever their business
may be. He has the face OF brute. He isn't lie
Mr.. Bantield'
Make II Your business 10 ascertain that fellows
name; but be very careful | cautioned her. | vas
almost inclined to warn her not to tall IN love with
BantIeld She clearly liked him.
y few days later, a paWnlroker notified ne that Il
revolver OF thrty-siX Calbcr had been paWncd that
morning by Young man he described with II UGH
particularly. 1t tailed with that given by the
waitress. The pawnbroker also said the chap had
the face of a brute StIll, | hadn't any evidence.
An Italian who rolled 4 cart with apples to the
corner about midnight each evening in the
plov of the department but he didn't know what
he was looking for. | wanted him to familarzc
himself with the faces OF the frequenters of the
taurant.
Ten days later the girl came tell me that during
a quarrel between two members of the Banicld
partv one Of the , had gcc,lscd the stout, thick