The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18

ask many questions He didn't tell
anything except what l have stated.
Then he went away, leaving the farm
ers to talk about his visit and to specu-
late from what he had mot said as to
whether he was getting on to a clew.
Within a few days after his visit the
news Of it was spread all over the
county.
ut was about two weeks later that
another man appeared in the same To-
cality. This man was more like what
people expect a detective to be. He
went ostensibly as an agent for a
steam plow, but he took so many peo-
week after his departure everybody
knew that another detective had ar
rived. detected and departed.
"IEe next man that went on the job
put ON M air of profound thought
F[e stayed among the people several
dars before he let it out that he was
a detective. But by this time they had
become wrought upon by so many de-
tectives coming among them that he
had only to let the cat out Of the bag
to have the news go like prairie fire
all over the country. He made no mys-
terry Of the matter. Indeed, he told
Hunker that the discovery had been
made that the money had been stolen
by a man living in the neighborhOod
and it would soon be recovered.
"'Why doesn't he get away with itT
asked Hunker.
eff he should move he would &C.
knowledge himself to be the thief. You
wouldn't need a detective to tell you
that any one leaving this region just
now would be going to spend his stol-
en- money somewhere elSe.'
after that the farmers began to be
distrustful Of each other. They didn't
talk any more about the case. They
were uncomfortable about it. Every
man felt that he was being Swallowed.
No farmer could go into his house or
out of it without fancying that some
one stood behind a tree watching him..
They began to wish Hunker had let
the money go without subjecting them
to such surveillance.
about a month after the loss one Of
the farmers sent word to the agency
asking that man be sent to him.
When the detective arrived he found
a pale, haggard man who looked as If
he had been keelhauled. He took the
detective back of his house and told
him to dig in certain spot. The de-
tective dug and brought up cigar box
containing the stocking with Hunker's
gold in it. When the money was count
ed every dollar was there"
The speaker paused, and some one
asked, "Well. how did it all come
about?"
1.-THE first man sent up did not ap-
pear as detective. He learned that
no stranger had been to the house
about the time the money disappeared
The gold had been kept in the same
place for years, and a knowledge of It's
location had doubtless come to some
one Of the community, who had been
tempted to steal 1t. Chadwick, the
greatest detective genius / have ever
the culprit to confess. He sent the
first man, who appeared openly for the
purpose of spreading abroad the news
that the neighborhood was being
watched, sending others to confirm
this and to keep it in the peoples
minds. BY thus agitating the matter
he worked through anybody and ev-
erybody upon the guilty party. The
man told me after his arrest that he
couldn't go among his neighbors with
out hearing his theft discussed. There's
another detective here was the usual
greeting. Have you seen him? Then
when worn out with the constant
shadow lowering over him he resolved
to go somewhere else he learned what
the detective had said about any one
who should leave, thereby acknowlcdg
ing his guilt. Then he confessed"
]. ANTHONY TWINING.