Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-20

with the customary firing or shots they
took the prisoner, who was not smiling
and no longer a prisoner, with them.
What happened to him after that l do
not know, but / remember that he was
eventually rounded up. They all are
sooner or later, but that's small con-
ISOLATION to the detective.
This particular incident recalls the
case of Francis G. Bailey, president of
the American Export Shipping COM
pany, who got away with about $780,
900 worth of loot on the steamer
Goldsboro, only to be captured in Hon.
duras and to escape from Lieut.. Beery,
matter which cost Beery his job. It's
tough enough to take prisoner away
from any foreign country, but when
you get to the South or Central Amer
lean countries, where there are many
fugitives uncaught, 1t becomes still
harder.
Bailey got away from Beery, but
of course that didn't mean that the
New York detective force was through
with Bailey. In fact they became
buster than ever. Bailey's brother had
been brought back from Honduras by
Beery and he was in Sing Sing. Dave
Wilbur, headquarters man, was told
that he would be rewarded If he found
out where Bailey had gone.
LAS such things will happen, Will
bur learned that Bailey's brother in
Sing Sing knew young woman, a
Long Island school teacher, and Will
make the acquaintance Of that young
woman. He accomplished this sue
cessfully and one day he say her mail
letter to Col. Edward Shannon Kirk
connel, Whannock, British Columbia
Its an odd name,' said the cunning
Dave, and it's an odd place for this
young woman to have friend. I'll not
ask her about it, but I'll go up ia
Whannock, wherever that may be, and
look at this Col. Kirkconnel person
myself
tell you that Col. Kirkconnel was Bal
ley, who had bought about thirty-five
acres Of land, and he was tilling It with
Japanese farm hand when Wilbur
introduced himself Bailey was
brought back and he Is now in Sing
Sing.
Another detective had an interest
ing time bringing a fugitive back
from Cody, Neb., The fugitive had
skipped away from one Of the hotels
here after he had gambled away most
of the money he had stolen. The de-
tective learned that he was at Cody
which Is named for Buffalo Bill, and
he was sent with extradition papers
for him.
He found his man enjoying a good
reputation as the steward of the local
club. Perhaps he was the most popu-
lar man in town, for he was the only
man who could throw together good
mixed drink. When the detective an
nounced to the principal official Of the
town that he came to take the drink
mixer back to New York the official
made q vigorous protest.
What he said, do you mean to
deprive us of the society Of the only
man the town has ever had that could
mix a drink and make it worth while?
THE detective said he was sorry
and he showed his papers. The official
knew that the eXtradition warrant
would have to be honored, but he
warned the detective that If the town
got knowledge of what he was up to
there was little chance Of his getting
his prisoner away.
1.-The detective also knew a great
deal depended on the attitude assum-
ed by the steward so he went to him.
Strangely enough when the steward
learned that his visitor was a detec-
tive he didn't make q kick. In fact
he told him he was so crazy to see
Broadway again that he was willing to
spend some time in Jail. He even went
so far as to warn the detective that
his departure would have to be made
quietly and as secretly as possible.
otherwise the natives would hold them
up.
There was q good deal Of amusing
jockeying before all the arrangements
were made, and then the detective and
his prisoner drove forty miles to an
other station in order that the people
in the town, who had got an idea OF
what was going on, shouldn't intercept
them.
"A sleuth who was not thoroughly
up to his job got nicely fooled in Lon
don not long ago. He had been sent
over to bring back a prisoner who
wasn't Of much consequence and while
waiting for the boat he thought he
would lok around London and maybe
run into a crook wanted here. Much to
his joy one of the first persons he met
on the Strand was high roller who
the detective knew had been engaged
in swindling operations here and was
wanted by the American police.
"'Hello, Ollie said the detective
calling the mans name.
Don't know you; you have the ad-
vantage said Ollie, who was 6 suave
person.
"'Tut, tut, old top replied the sleuth
I'm Catchem Of the c. o., New York
Know me?
of course, but what Of 1t"
Just this said the detective;
you're wanted over there and I'm go
ing to take you back with me-
"'Take it easy, old top said Ollie
who wasn't a bit fustered. It's true
they do want me over there, but in the
Indictment the thing against me Is
written extortion and If you're not hep
I'll inform you that there Is no extra
dition for extortion between this coun-
try and the states. Ia, ia, old top
HE was right, as the detective dis
covered when he consulted Scotland
Yard, which knew all about the pres
ence in London Of Ollie and what ne
was doing there.
It's never safe for a detective to
take chances with a prisoner he's
bringing home. They are very likely
to do queer and unexpected things
One man who only had to face charge
that it was almost a certainty ne
would beat because public sympathy
was with him, jumped off moving
train and was killed. He couldn't
stand the prospect Of being put in jail
in his own town, although he knew
that in a very few hours he would be
free on bail.
Another prisoner who was almost
absolutely sure of acquittal jumped
off an ocean liner and was drowned.
So the alert detective in these days OF
stress when punishment for losing a
prisoner is swift and certain even goes
as far as to indemnify himself against
possible loss by insuring his prison.
s."-NeW York Sun.
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