The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-10-17

He had no sooner stepped on the
| platform before he saw the detective
looking ut him. and Granger followed
| him up q fight Of stairs. through n
| railway station and on to ferryboat.
AS soon as the boat left the dock the
| detective Joined the Kentuckian.
81 thort you was goin' to nab the
thief" said the latter.
"He has eluded me. Well return to
| New York You may as well turn over
the goods to me. I shall not be able
to take the thief"
Now. Granger was countryman.
| but there are few persons in the world
| who have not learned the principle
| that possession is nine points Of the
law"
What am l goin' to git out O. the
| find?' he asked.
"Oh. you'll get the reward. There's
| $4,000 offered for the return of the
| stolen goods
"Reckon that's all right But if you
| reward?"
"Ill report you as the finder Of the
| property"
"You jist tell me whar to turn it in,
and I'll go thar with it,"
There was a good deal of sparring
| on the part of the detective to get pos
session of the property, which failed.
Before the boat landed he explained
| to the Kentuckian that the latter was
| in very dangerous position. If the
| detective should arrest him as the
thief it would go hard with him. But
| the bluff was not effective. The Ken-
| tuckian said that he thought he could
| prove an alibi since he had reached
New York only that morning and Cy
Butler could swear to the fact since
he had come all the way from Hen
derson county with him.
| well" said the detective, Il sup
| pose I'll have to go with you to the
| bank that lost the money, but it's too
| late to go today. The banks don't
keep open after 3 o'clock. You can
stay with me overnight. and We'll
turn the money over tomorrow morn
ing"
The Kentuckian said he had prom
Used to stay with Cy Butler at hotel
on the east side, but the detective en-
planned that it would not do for him
to let him go away with the money.
so Granger finally consented to spend
| the night with him in his room.
The apartment was in q cheap fat
| house. The detective, as soon as they
| had entered it, locked the door and
! said to Mr.. Granger:
"See here. pard, there's plenty for
| both of us in this deal. I'm the man
that took that money from the bank.
There's $4,000 of it. I'll give you
| $4,000. What do you say"
| "What do | say? Why. l say I'm
| parnin' New York powerful fast
thort you was detective"
You're pretty good sort of chap,
replied the other. land 7 don't mind
taking you into my confidence. was
| the man who sat down by you In the
| Hudson tunnel station. l was trying
| to get away from shadower. con
Guided to load the goods on to you till
1 could get away from him and divide
| with you. All you've got to do to be
| rich is to turn the goods back TO me
and deduct your share"
Granger looked at him with righteous
| indignation and said:
stranger, I've lived in Henderson
county, Kaintucky. for forty year
| Anybody tharll tell you hain't got
| dishonest ha'r in my head. I'm goin'
| to turn this money back to the bank
that lost it. and don't you forgit il"
The man put out his hand and grasp
ed Changers. saying. Anybody II
know to look at you that you were an
honest man."
Holding Changers right hand, the
rascal put his own left hand to his hip
| and drew n revolver. He had cooked
| and raised it only a part of the way
| to cover his man when Granger. quick
as a flash. put his hand to the back of
| his neck and drew forth knife about
| ten inches long and held 1t point down
| ward over the so called detective.
81 see that hand he said quietly,
land go you one better. Drop yer
weeponw
| The man needed to raise his pistol
but a short distance to make it effec-
tive yet the distance was sufficient TO
| give the Kentuckian time to draw his
bowie knife-a weapon Of the olden
time-and hold it point downward over
him. The villain quailed and dropped
his pistol.
| How the Kentuckian drove his en-
| envy down and out into the street, met
| policeman and the three proceeded
| to station; how the next morning the
money was turned over by its finder
| to the bank. is merely a succession Of
ordinary details. When the president
handed Granger check for $4,000
| the subject grows again interesting.
The Kentuckian handed 1t back, say
ing:
"Do you reckon that If one o. my
Kaintuck neighbors' mares war to
stray away and git on to my premises
and I sent her back by niger I'd
take money for dom it? No. sir. You
may do things that Away in New York.
| but we don't do 'em so In Kaintuck."
And, turning on his heel, he left the
| bank