Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-21
IS THE BEST POLICY
Especially Essential in Dealing with
Your Uncle Samuel.
PURSUIT OF FEDERAL CROOKS
No Expense Spared in the Chase and
Not Much Rest Until shackIes Are
on the QuRrry--SOme Nov
Ing Incidents.

The federal service of the United States,
in its myriad departments, develops day
by day a world Of character and of incident.
1t is easy to account for this. The system
is like a locomotive with a schedule run
ahead Of 1t. It keeps a-going. Nothing
short of absolute results are accepted. A
chase where the pursuers nave the au-
thority and facilities to c~nntinue to the
death is hound to Ee interesting-and per-
haps painful. The county sheriff is always
worried about his fees whe= hunting a
fugitive. If he takes a false scent he pays
for the mistake out of his own pocket.
The government emissary is not ham,
pered that way. Uncle Sam is behind him
with his strong chest; he demands of his
servants ceaseless toll till his journey ends
with the shackles around the quarry, and
when that is accomplished he doesn't growl
over the expense.
MOOnahIner Went ode Functe."
There's a story Of the service that a
revenue agent wired from a station in the
Tennessee mountains that Bent Elverson. a
daring moonshiner. had gone De Functe."
Whether the photography was that of the
agent or the operator matters not; Wash
ington looked up the geography, decided
that 1t was in Gaul, and instructed the
sender to hold his ground and It would
secure French extraditlon papers.
In 1884 John r. Cason, an agent under
Dan insolvency, chief Of the Washington
department. Joined the Boss Buck gang
of counterfeiters operating about Edens-
burg, Pa, and remained with them nearly a
year before he secured the evidence neces-
sary to convict every one ofthe band, which
was scattered over several counties
A lieutenant OF the boss was an influ-
entail member of the church, and his
daughter, who did not dream her pious
dad got the money for her gowns by
making the queer" sung IN the choir.
The agent was a good barytone warbler,
and ne was soon raising his voice along
side that OF Miss Daisy's, and later he
became engaged to her. Cason always
carried about him a letter purporting ia
be from his sister, who begged him To
give up his wicked ways and become a
law-abiding man. This saved his life on
one occasion. Three OF the counterfeiters
ambushed him and with revolvers at the
agents head demanded the privilege OF
searching him. They read that letter and
concluded he must be all right, which
through the laws eyes would mean "alI
wrong" When Cason and insolvency
finally made their debut in court will
Boss Buck and his clan, the defendants
were tremendously aggrived at the con.
duct Of the recruit, but Miss Daisy, whose
papa was there in irons, took it tbs
hardest.
81 never would have thought you guilty
OF such meanness, SAM" she said with
fearful eyes, addressing her fiance; you
could sing so beautiful"
A few years ago William ]. Reed. post
office inspector, with headquarters at st
Louis. stalked into the postoffice Of an
Arkansas hamlet u~nannounced. II was his
first visit to the place and when he ex'
planned who he was the postmaster ex'
tended a warm hand.
Glad to see you" he said. Been look