The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-04-15
a DETECTIVES RUSe.
Clever Method by Which He Secured
Some Evidence.

e ! had to resort to queer rus
n once 10 get an admission from
!, man was after said a private de
IS 'ectiye. There had been som
{. trouble at club between two youn,
G men. One threw a glass of win,
c INTO the others face. The otbe
! dld not resent the insult as b,
j shou.d have done. When his "a
: ther heard Of it he threatened r
! disinhert his son unless he whippod
The man who had thrown the WINE
, IN ms 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 mot
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 hlm at the time there was talk
oi an action against them and his
iather for conspiracy. Our agency
was retained to get the evidence
needed.
II 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 70
get II. ] tried many wavs and failed 4
lie did not know ! was a detective /
lie had known me for a number Of
years. but thought ] was engaged in
other work. / had another plan to
set from him what / wanted. / told
him a New York publication was
having the affair written up and IL
lustratcd.
Il said | had seen the picture Of
the fight which had been prepared
for It. He was pleased at the pub
licity that the fight was to get. for
the story Of the affair at the club
had been printed. and he wanted II
known tina; his son had aven- -ed the 6
insult. | intimated that if he cared e
to see it thought ! could get him
he picture that had been prepared .
Tor publication. He was eager to !,
lee il. b
Il had friend. a new spaper art o
st, who made me a picture. He g
made a faithful cony Of the street 2
Gene where the fight occurred. and u
lie male fair likeness Of tho fig "
res in it. The picture showed one a
nan stealing up behind another and 9
trlking him from the rear. Behind ~
i'm were two other men, who were =
opposed to have accompanied him =
0 see fair play The father was !,
bought to have been in the neigh !,
orhood, hut as he wasn't seen he r, r,
as left of the picture. He exam
led it carefully. u =;
"'Who ire these two men? he
'ked, pointing to the two onlook- :,
s.
" They are the two Blacks. who II
ent along with your son to see
at he got fair play / told him. !.
"'That's all right he said, but
ho is thisS' pointing at the man
no was striking at the other from =
hind. l.
why, that's your son. l told
m.
I" That's a liev he exclaimed u
y son stood right in front Of him v
d hit him squarely in the face. 81
d him to do that and stand up in X
mt of him all the time. | was lE
Int across the street, and the two IL
N who were with my son were
sc enough to see all that happen
They will tell you that he did
! hif'him from behind. He faced
n fairly and whipped him fairly.
at was the way we made it up to
II that's printed III whip the
n who made itY -
1T wasn't printed, nor were there
! court proceedings taken on ac. ''r
mt Of the alleged conspiracy. The "
n concerned in it on both sides ...rs
together and settled it out OF
IT. Exchange. o., -
Opportune.
| was Just as the curtain was be :
rung up that kind hearted Mrs
Y suddenly remembered the in. A
y that she had intended to make 49,,
ut sick neighbor. She leaned noel
|, and accosted Mrs. Bascom, who -.
just moved in next door to the ~,
friend. ora- -
Jan YOU tell me-" she queried 49,,
lily, show old Mrs. Davis lisp" mo-,