The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-01-20
4 DETECTIVES RUSE.
Clever Method by Which He Secured
Some Evidence.


Il had TO resort 20 queer rus
once TO get an admission from
man ] was after sand Il private do
tective. There had been som
trouble at club between two youn
men. One threw a glass of win
into the others face The othe
did not resent the insult as h
should have done. When his ia
Their heard of il he threatened I,
dlslnherlt his son unless he whipped
the man who had thrown the win,
in his face The father was mem
Der OF the same club, and he mad,
wager OF a wine supper that hi,
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
1T was decided that il would be
necessary to get an admission from
the father Of the Young man who
had made the assault. | was told 10
get it. ! tried many ways and failed.
He did not know | was a detective.
He had known me for a number OF
years. but thought | was engaged in
other work. had another plan to
get from HIM what | wanted. told
him New York publication was
having the affair written up and IL
lustrated.
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 it
known tina; his son had avenged the
insult. | intimated that if he cared
to see it ! thought | could get him
the picture that had been prepared
for publication. He was eager to
see il.
81 had friend. newspaper art |
ist, who made me a picture He
made faithful copy Of the street
scene where the fight occurred, and
he made fair likeness Of the fp-
ures in it. The picture showed one
man stealing up behind another and
striking him from the rear. Behind
him were two other men, who were
supposed to have accompanied him
TO see fair play. The father was
thought TO have been in the neigh
borhood, but as he wasn't seen he
was left of the picture. He exam
ined il carefully.
~Who are these two mem he
asked, pointing to the two onlook-
ers.
They are the two Blacks, who
vent along with your son to see
that he got fair play told him.
"That's all right he said, but
who is this'' pointing at the man
Who was striking at the other from
behind.
"'Why, that. your son. I told
him.
"That's a hep he exclaimed.
Ny son stood right in front OF him
md hit him squarely in the face. |
old him 20 do that and stand up in
roRt of him all the time. | was
light scros. the street, and the two
nen who we're with nv son were
lose enough to see all that happen
ID. They will tell you that he did
lot hit him from behind. He faced
Iim fairly and whipped him fairly.
That was the way we made it up to
10. II that's printed I'll whip the
nan who made it,
at wasn't printed, nor were there
ny court proceedings taken on &C
cunt of the alleged conspiracy. The
nen concerned in il on both sides
ot together and settled it out OF
curt. Exchange.
Glsdstone's Hsndshske.
An Aberdeen paper tells a Glad.
tone story Of the memorable Mid
,thian~ tour. On one occasion
here was a great handshaking or
cal at the window of the old gen
Ieman's railway carriage, and he
as rapidly getting the worst of it.
stalwart young policeman who
ccompanied Mr.. Gladstone proved
quail to the occasion. Crouching
ehind the great man and thrusting
is hand under Mr.. Gladstone's In
erness cape, the muscular "peeler"
ave each conner in turn a grip that
ad no lack Of cordiahty.
"The Suld mans uncommon
rigorous at his time O. life" OBJ
rrved one unsuspecting Scot as he