The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-20
~ His First ~
Detective Case.

SeNerul years. 'AellO, Buly, 4 Sulu.
The last time saw you you were
just going into the detective business.
suppose by this time you can tell
by the kind of nat man wears
whether he Is innocent or guilty."
Billy smlled--a rather sickly smile,
l thought-and told me the following
story:
"Yes, went into the detective busi-
ness and got position with a leading
agency. ! reported at the office every
day for week before was given a
case. Then man whom the police
were looking for had been captured
and In the hope Of light treatment had
volunteered some information. He had
a pal who was to rob country place
near the city where there was a lot of
fine jewelry. The name of the family
to be robbed was Wetmore. The rob-
bing was to be perpetrated on GER
tain night ut certain hour. The chief
told me that this was simple case
suitable for beginner and directed
me to trap the burglars.
taking man in plain clothes with
me. l went to the house designated aud
lay In waiting behind a hedge. The
hour given me was IL p. M. but that
hour came and passed without any de-
velopments. 1t was nearly IL, when
l was about to give up the job, that a
carriage turned In from the road, drove
up the entrance way and stopped un-
der the porte-cochere. l couldn't see
how this could have anything to do
with robbery, but determined, of
course, to wait and see. Tom Green,
the man / had with me, who had been
long connected with the agency for
subordinate work. seemed to think that
the carriage had great deal to do
with 1t, but / didn't pay much atten-
tion to his opinion.
"The carriage had hardly got into po-
sition when man and woman, the
man carrying suit case. came out of
the house, went to the carriage, got In
and were driven away. They passed
by where we were crouching. and both
of us caught on behind. had consult
ed q time table and, knowing that n
train was due at the station in few
minutes, felt sure they would go there.
And so they did. At the station sur
prised the man by handing him out of
the carriage and surprised him still
more by clapping pair of bracelets ON
his wrist. Green took care of the wo-
man. putting another pair on her.
There were protestations usual In such
cases. but was rather surprised when
the girl turned upon the man angrlly
and said:
"'You have led me into some trap.
shall be disgraced for life. You know
protested against this elopement
Father, mother, everybody, warned me
against you
"'Never fear, sweetheart the man
replied. These gentlemen have made
some kind of q mistake. But when
they are convinced they will not trou-
BILE u.s.
Then. turning to me. he told me that
II their elopement were discovered 1t
would lead TO disastrous results; that
he hadn't time to explain and implored
me not TO detain them. Just then
man, who said he was the station mas
ter, came up to US and asked what was
the matter. When Informed he asked
me what place l had been told would
be robbed. ! told him the name was
Wetmore. Il reckon you're mixed, my
good man, he said. I know this young
lady 10 be Miss Ditmar, don't know
the gentleman's name, but he's been
going back and forth to the city with
her for long while
"'Where is the Wetmore placer
asked.
"'Over there pointing In a different
direction from the place had watched.
"Just then there was a locomotive
whistle that indicated the approach of
the train the two had come to the sta
tion to take. The girl fell on her knees
before me. took my hands, covered
them with tears and kisses and i'm
plored me not to bring on a complica
! ton that would ruin her whole life. 1T
will go hard enough with me for the
elopement.' she said, but If / am ar
rested father will kill me-
meanwhile the train rolled up to the
station. II was trying time for me.
whispered to Green, asking him what
/ he thought about the matter. He re-
piled that he thought 1t was a game.
/ Just then the conductor of the train
cried All aboardv and the girl went
| into Mysteries. Her moans were too
much for me. unclasped her nippers
and those of the man. They rushed,
with the suit case, to the train and
were helped on as 1t moved out.
"Green deserted me, jumping on the
train. / didn't want to do that be
cause 1t was going from the city, and
l wanted to go TO the city. felt very
uncomfortable, ! can assure you. How
ever, took the next train back and re
ported what / had done. The chief
heard me through, then handed me q
telegram from Green, stating that he
had bagged the culprits with a sui
case full of stolen jewelry.
II never felt so crestfallen In my life
The man In the case was the one we
had been Informed would commit til.
robbery; the girl was lady's maid
who was to share In the plunder, and
the station agent was not connected