Evening star., 1907-08-28
TRIP FOR KEMP A FIzzLE
AMATEUR DETECTIVE WITH TIN
BADGE TO BLAME.
Arrested Suspect on Flimsiest Grounds.
Washington Sleuth Returns Dis
gusted With His Journey.

Detective McNdflttA. VINO went " i>'o i'''
W Va. to get James Arthur Kemp. the
abscondIng chief clerk of the police depart
ment. returned home this morning. He was
greatly disappointed upon his arrival at
Logan. having felt certain that the man
under arrest was the missing chief clerk.
The message received from Logan gave the
positive information that Kemp was In Gus
tody, and in addition to that, ii Is stated.
the police had information that he had
probably gone In that direction after leav-
ing New York.
Detective McNamee found the trip tire
some. but he would not have complained
had the prisoner been Kemp. His failure to
get Kemp however. so greatly disappointed
and disgusted the detective that he felt as
II he would like to lock up Albert Moore.
the young man who had made the arrest of
the suspect.
Logan Is a small mining town about sew
enty miles from Huntington and Is reached
by a branch road OF the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad Company. Between Hunting
ton and Logan the train made something
like twenty stops omitting but few cross
tngs and wood piles through the rough.
mountainous country.
Load for a DRY" Town.
Most of the passengers in the smoker
we're tall men with their mustaches dyed
black They were on their way home TO
dry town from one that Is decidedly
wet" and those who did not have their
supplies of wet" goods in jugs made known
to the other passengers that they had more
than their share OF them before they board
ed the train. There only one of the
iub!lant ones, however who insisted upon
making himself both seen and heard. but he
was restrained until he reached his destina-
ton. The name Hatfield. painted In large.
bold letters across the front or Smaii
business house on the side of the mountain
gave the sleuth idea that he was not far
from the Kentucky border. in the country
made notorious by the Hatheld-McCoy feud-
Because of the numerous stops and de-
lays caused by the coal trains 1t was later
than schedule time when the train reached
Logan. or "Lo-gan. as many OF the ma
tives call the little mining town. The
platform at the station was crowded with
residents of the town and those from the
surrounding country. some having gone
there to meet friends and others to see the
detective from Washington. One of those
who had gathered al the station was AL
bert Moore. He is a young man from Egg
gleton. about four miles from Logan. where
he conducts hotel Incidentally he Is a
private detective. with a tin badge sent him
by one of the several detective agencies
In the west. His detective instincts had
caused a desire his part to get the 500
reward that had been offered for the cap
ture OF Kemp and when George Farley
was at the Eggletcn boarding house the
sleuth thought there was something sus-
pic!ous about him.
Amateur Sherlock Holmes Explains.
He seemed so anxious 10 get away early
Sunday morning" said Moore, that I
knew there some reason for 1t. | had
received d circular from Washington and
1 recalled that the photograph very
much like the face of the man who had
five days he was working laborer at
the coal mine
Detective McNamee sized up the Logan
boarding house detective and began to give
up hope. Moore. however. told OF the
points of resemblance between the prisoner
and the description ne had been given of
Kemp. reassuring the detective to slight
degree. A number of residents of Logan
followed the little party to the JAIL where
the door was thrown open and the detect
i've admitted The several prisoners in the
small jail were roaming about the corridor.
Farley being near the front of the cage.
DO you want the door opened?" asked
the man In charge of the prison.
He was told by the detective that he
would like to enter the corridor the latter
thinking Kemp might still be there and
that he had remained In his cell
There's your man to the right" said the
amateur detective. pointing to Farley.
Suspect Glad to See Visitors.
look Of disgust showed upon the face
of the detective.
James Farley, the detained suspect,
greeted the two visitors from Washing
ton with smile. sure at last that the the
ory of his identity with the absconding
clerk would be exploded. as it was on
the instant of the meeting, for. though
the man has several of the distinguishing
marks given In the description of Kemp his
features are totally without resemblance
TO those OF the missing official.
The other prisoners in the ia appeared
to be delighted that Farley was not the
man wanted by the Washington authori-
ties.
But Farley's troubles are not yet over
He has given out that he is from Lam
caster. Ohio. Sheriff ]. NJ. Moore feels
the police of that city. Accordingly he
telegraphed to the Lancaster chief of DO
lice last night. telling him of Farley's ap-
prehension. Farley will be held until word
comes from Ohio.
There was no train to leave Logan before
the next morning. making it necessary for
the detective TO remain in the mining town
over night.
Wants His Expenses.
What about my expenses" was the
question asked by Moore shortly before the
departure of the detective from the town.
Moore heard the answer given. He was
told of the trouble and expense he had
caused and the detective has no idea that
he will send in a bill for services rendered
This country. which is mountainous
region. would be ideal hiding place for
Kemp II it were QOt for the tell-tale cir
cularS that posted in all the towns
but the people now familiar with
Kemp's description. and the arrest of Far
ley has renewed interest in the case.
CARBOLIC ACID COCKTAIL.