The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-18
\ DETECTIVES RUsE.
Clever Method by Which he Secured
Some Evidence.

some Evidence.
Il had TO resort to queer ruse
once TO get an admission from a
man ! was after" said private de-
tectNc. There had been some
trouble at a club between two Young
men. One threw a 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 il he threatened 70
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
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 q promnen 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
ut was decided that it would be-
necessary TO get an admission from
the father of the Young man who
had MADE the assault. l was told to !
get ~ tried many ways and failed.
tie did rot know | was detective. :
lie bad known re for a number Of !
years but thought was enga ged in /.
other work had another plan to .
set from him what wan ted. told |"
aim New York publication was !
having the affair written up and il !
Ius-ratcd. !
II sa'd | had seen the picture of -
The fight which had been prepared =
'or it, Tie was pleased at the pub (.
lcity that the fight was TO get. for .
he story - the affair at the club :.
lad been printed, and he wanted il =
snown tha; his son had avenged the -
insult. ! intimated that If he cared ~
D see it ! thought | could get him :,
ne picture that had been prepared - =,
or publication. He was eager to .
ee L. ~
Il had friend, a newspaper art
t, who made me a picture. He
lade a faithful copy of the street
'ene where the fight occurred. and
made fair likeness Of the fg- W
res IN it. Tie picture showed one Y.
ian stealing up behind another and
uking him from the rear. Behind l,
m were two other men, who were &
opposed TO have accompanied him h
see fair play The father was b,
ought to have been in the neigh Fl
'rhood, hat as he wasn't seen he N
a. left OF tie picture. He exam 81
ed it carefully. II
Who are these two men, he rs
ked, poisting to the two onlook- y
F" They are the two Blacks. who
mt along with your son to see ~
at he got fair play told him. "
That's all right he said. but
% is this" pointing at the man
% was striking at the other from
hind. =
why, that's your son. told l
r. Br
That's a lier he exclaimed hcel
son stood right in front Of lin rard
! hit him squarely in the face.
d him 70 do that and stand up in
nj Of him all the time. | was A
hit across the street, and the two chul
n who were with nv son were pocl
Y .Reugh to sec all that happen pers
- will tell YOU tibet He id kno'
hWlim from behind. lie faced ever
fairly and whipped him fairly. storl
1t was the way we made il uD to ware
II that's printed I'll whip the a
4 who made itp at Il
It wasn't printed, nor were there out:
court proceedings taken on ac Il
Mt Of the alleged conspiracy. The T
concerned in il on both sides man
together and settled it out Of you