The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-07
i DETECTIVES RuSE.
Clever Method by Which He Secured
Some Evidence.


Some Evidence.
81 had to resort 10 queer ruse
once to get an admission from q
man | was after said private de-
tectiye. There had been some
trouble at club between two young
men. One threw glass Of wine
into the others face. The other
did not resent the insult as he
should have done. When his IA
ther heard Of it he threatened TO
disinherit his son unless he whipped
the man who had thrown the wine
in his face. The father was a mem
Der Of the same club, and he made
a wager OF wine supper that his
son could and would whip the other
fellow. Soon after this the son met
the man who had insulted him and
whipped him. The fight occurred
on prominent street, and as two
of the young mans friends were
with him at the time there was talk
of an action against them and his
father for conspiracy. Our agency
was retained to get the evidence
needed.
"It was decided that it would be
necessary to get an admission from
the father of the young man who
had made the assault. ! was told 10
get il. | tried many ways and failed,
He did not know | was detective,
He had known me for number oi
wears. but thought | was engaged IN
other work. i had another plan to
get from him what | wanted. / told
him a New York publication was
|, having the affair written up and IL
: lustrated.
: 81 said had seen the picture o
the fight which had been prepared
= for it. He was pleased at the pub
, licity that the fight was to get, TO
! the story Of the affair at the clul
: had been printed, and he wanted
! known tina. his son had avenged tn
y insult. | imtimated that if he care
- TO see it / thought / could get hir
- the picture that had been prepare
y !. for publication. He was eager I
= see il.
: - 81 had a friend, a newspaper art
ist, who made me a picture. ii
? made a faithful copy Of the stree
scene where the fight occurred, an
Ir he made a fair likeness of the tiE
- ures in il. The picture showed on
man stealing up behind another an
striking him from the rear. Benin
rt him we're two other men, who wei
iy supposed to have accompanied hi
r to see fair play. The father WI
OF thought to have been in the neigl
OF borhood, but as he wasn't seen }
m was left of the picture. He exam
p ined il carefully.
ay "Who are these two men"
III asked, pointing to the two onloo
ers.
ot "'They are the two Blacks, WI
er went along with your son to 8
ne that he got fair play told him.
en- "That's all right he said, b
or who is this?' pointing at the mi
vn who was striking at the other fro
'es behind.
OF "why, that's your son. to
ia' him.
icy "'That's a liev he exclaimt
aie NV son stood right in front OF n
an and hit him squarely in the face.
OF told him to do that and stand up
ed; front of him all the time. | "
leu right across the street, and the I
9ol men who we're with my son We
uiy close enough TO see all that happt
ed. They will tell you that he
Vo- not hit him from behind. He fac
my :, him fairly and whipped him fam
W That was the way we made II up
III ~ do. II that's printed III whip
r. ~ man who made itv
.es @ "It wasn't printed, nor were tn
iau @ any court proceedings taken on
iom W count of the alleged conspiracy. !
" men concerned in it on both 81
lne e. got together and settled it out