The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-04

was red-hot stuff. moment later l struck something better. While searching for information from the ferry hands ran across a porter who had found a valise in the lavatory and had taken it to the lost and found de partment. It did not take me long to get there and see that bag. It was a medium-sized affair, and had been found unlocked and empty. There was no mark on 1t to indicate where it had come from. I sent it to the bank and in a few moments received word that 1t was the bag which had been used by the messengers
 That point being cleared up, next started the telegraph lines work ing, and kept them hot until the train dispatcher held up the Scranton train at a station, and got the conductor on the wire. He had noticed every one on the train, simply as a matter of business, soon after leaving Jersey City. He was positive that no person | answering the descriptions of either of the men who had brought the bag. to the ferry house had been on board his train. This settled beyond reason able doubt that the thieves had not left the city. at least by that route.
 "The porter who had found the bag had got very good look at the two men. He remembered them even more accurately because he had associat- ed them with the lost bag. His de scription tailed with that given by l the street vender, except that he gave more complete details. In thinking 1t over it suddenly struck me that I had read similar description somewhere 1 could not place it until the next day Then it came over me like a flash What I had seen was the alarm which had been sent out at the request of the Erie county police giving the de- scriptions of Sam Ellis and Phil Hein- rich. fugitives from justice
 "The case then appeared perfectly plain to me. Ellis and Heinrich, after leaving Buffalo, had come to New York instead of going to Canada, as had been generally believed. They
 
 scheme of robbery in order to raise money at once, since their scheme had been frustrated to flood Canada with counterfeit money The job was not exactly in the line of either of the men, but they were, I knew. fully competent to undertake anything in any branch of thievery
 Unfortunately the newspapers got hold of the story of the finding of the bag and the description of the men. This was, of course, sufficient warn ing to the team of worthies to dive deeper into their hole and made my work so much harder How was I to get to Ellis and Heinrich? I did not know. They were a cunning lot, and I knew I had stiff game.
 "I knew all the haunts of both men. and after putting on some togs to suit the occasion I spent my days and nights bumming around booking tips It was slow work. but it was all that could be done I got in with a lot of people and heard all the gossip that was going on among crooks, but it was over month before I heard any thing of importance. I had to go very quietly in order not to excite suspicion. I did not dare to ask lead. ing questions of anybody or I might have got a tip sooner.
 "One evening" while I was having some oysters in Billy the Bites in Wooster street. Jack Griffin came in A few moments later in came his old friend, Reddy the Blacksmith They were both friends of Ellis and Hein rich. To my utter amazement Griffin began telling in my presence about the arrest of both Ellis and Heinrich in Pittsburgh for fighting and clean ing out a joint. Griffin was with them but had got away safely. Both men were sent to the county prison for thirty days under fictitious names I ate my oysters without any show oi hurry but I need not tell you that did not lose any time when I reached the street.
 q notified headquarters and took the first train for Pittsburgh I got there just in time to learn that the two men had been discharged upon bail after appealing their case. knew that they were going to skip the town, and just for a flyer I hur. ried to their lawyers office Luck was with me, and I met Ellis and Heinrich coming out with a satchel I followed them until I met police man and then closed in with them. covered them with a gun while the policeman put on the handcuffs, and then we locked them up. It took a three months fight in court to land them here, but finally they were tried and sent away for twenty years"